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Autopsies and the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Pediatric Clinics of North America, 1994The pediatric autopsy can provide great benefits to families at a time when their world is falling apart. It can be invaluable in the processing of grief that families endure, helping them to plan their future. Autopsy results not only provide information but may also provide consolation by giving the family the opportunity to discuss the disease ...
D, Riggs, R E, Weibley
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Infections in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 1987All infections occurring in a busy pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) from 1982 to 1984 were characterized by site, bacteriology, acquisition status, and outcome. Standard Centers for Disease Control criteria were employed. Nine hundred sixty-five patients were admitted to the PICU. Mortality was 3.4%.
R B, Brown +4 more
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Hyperglycemia in the pediatric intensive care unit
Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care, 2007Studies on critically ill adults demonstrate the benefits of glycemic control. There is a paucity of data, however, in pediatric intensive care settings. This review summarizes sentinel papers in the adult literature, outlines mechanisms by which hyperglycemia mediates its effects in the critically ill, highlighting those described in pediatrics, and ...
Genna W, Klein +2 more
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Telemedicine in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Pediatric Clinics of North America, 2013Telemedicine technologies involve real-time, live, interactive video and audio communication and allow pediatric critical care physicians to have a virtual presence at the bedside of any critically ill child. Telemedicine use is increasing and will be a common technology in remote emergency departments, inpatient wards, and pediatric intensive care ...
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Pediatric Palliative Care in the Intensive Care Unit
Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America, 2015The chronicity of illness that afflicts children in Pediatric Palliative Care and the medical technology that has improved their lifespan and quality of life make prognostication extremely difficult. The uncertainty of prognostication and the available medical technologies make both the neonatal intensive care unit and the pediatric intensive care unit
Kevin, Madden +2 more
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Pediatric trauma: Postinjury care in the pediatric intensive care unit
Critical Care Medicine, 2002Traumatic injuries occur in > 20 million children each year and are the leading source of death in children over the age of 1 yr. Mechanisms of injury and subsequent therapies for critically injured children are diverse. This review will focus on resources and management strategies for caring for the severely injured child in the pediatric intensive ...
Jeanette R M, White, Heidi J, Dalton
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Stroke in the pediatric intensive care unit
Medicina Intensiva (English Edition)To analyze the frequency, causes, risk factors, mortality and sequelae of stroke in children admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU).Single-center retrospective observational study based on a prospective database.Pediatric intensive care unit.Children between one month and eighteen years of age admitted to the PICU and diagnosed with ...
Javier, Zorrilla Abad +4 more
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Guidelines and Levels of Care for Pediatric Intensive Care Units
Pediatrics, 2004This Policy Statement was retired January 2013. The practice of pediatric critical care medicine has matured dramatically during the past decade. These guidelines are presented to update the existing guidelines published in 1993. Pediatric critical care services are provided in level I and level II units.
David I, Rosenberg, M Michele, Moss
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Pediatric Multipurpose Intensive Care Unit
Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 1974On page 862 of this issue of theJournal, Bhatt et al report the urgent and complex problems that arise in the management of a child critically ill with rabies. More than three weeks of intensive medical care was required for this patient. Initially, the child was unable to handle oral secretions.
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Pediatric intensive care units
Critical Care Medicine, 1993To describe the structure and organization of pediatric intensive care units (ICUs) in the United States.We directed a mail survey to pediatric ICU medical and nursing directors and hospital quality assurance officers. A total of 201 of 301 hospitals with pediatric ICUs initially responded.
M M, Pollack, T C, Cuerdon, P R, Getson
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