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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%.
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Education in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Pediatric Clinics of North America, 2022This article addresses the latest data and ideas related to education in the pediatric intensive care unit, including traditional education methods with newer and technology-based methods. A review of adult learning theory is included with discussions regarding medical decision making and error prevention, bedside teaching, medical simulation, and ...
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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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Palliative Care in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
AACN Advanced Critical CareThe purposes of this review are to describe differences between palliative care for adult patients and palliative care for pediatric patients, both generally and in the intensive care unit; to highlight ethical considerations for pediatric intensive care unit patients by using illustrative cases; and to examine the impact of these ethical ...
Noreen, Crain, Joy, Miller
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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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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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