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Pediatric Palliative Care and the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit [PDF]

Current Pediatrics Reports, 2018
The role of palliative care in pediatric critical care medicine is described, with a focus on communication practices, complex chronic medical disease, end-of-life care, and moral resiliency. Palliative care medicine has an increasing presence in pediatric critical care medicine.
Eileen Rhee, Wynne Morrison
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Monitoring Quality of Care Through Linkage of Administrative Data: National Trends in Bloodstream Infection in U.K. PICUs 2003-2012. [PDF]

, 2015
OBJECTIVES Interventions to reduce hospital-acquired bloodstream infection have succeeded in reducing rates in U.S. PICUs, but there is a lack of evidence for the impact of similar interventions in the United Kingdom.
Tibby, Shane M, Muller-Pebody, Berit, Wade, Angie, Parslow, Roger, Mok, Q, Gilbert, R, Muller-Pebody, B, Parslow, R, Harron, Katie, Harron, K, Wade, A, Tibby, SM, Mok, Quen, Gilbert, Ruth   +13 more
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Pediatric In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest International Registry (PACHIN): protocol for a prospective international multicenter register of cardiac arrest in children

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2021
Background and aims Cardiac arrest (CA) in children is a major public health problem. Thanks to advances in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) guidelines and teaching skills, results in children have improved.
Jimena del Castillo, Débora Sanz, Laura Herrera, Jesús López-Herce, Grupo de Estudio de Parada Cardiaca Intrahospitalaria en la Infancia   +4 more
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Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

, 2017
Introduction: The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of central line-associated bloodstream infections, risk factors, their relationship with catheter insertion location, and the effect of central line-associated bloodstream infections on ...
Çağlar Ödek, Adem Karbuz, Derya Aysev, Tanıl Kendirli, Gamze Özsoy, Haluk Güriz, Halil Özdemir, Ayhan Yaman, Bilge Aldemir, Can Ateş, Ergin Çiftçi, Erdal İnce   +11 more
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Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in a pediatric intensive care unit

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2011
Introduction: Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) infection is an increasing problem worldwide. In developing countries, there is little data on CA-MRSA infection in children.
Khaled Menif, Asma Bouziri, Ammar Khaldi, Asma Hamdi, Sarra Belhadj, Aida Borgi, Zahra Fitouri, Najla Ben Jaballah   +7 more
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Determining the Difficulties of Parents with Children in Home Care Who Were Discharged from Intensive Care [PDF]

Introduction: This study was performed to determine the difficulties experienced by parents with children in home care who were discharged from intensive care.
Gülzade Uysal, Atiye Karakul, Duygu Sönmez Düzkaya, Gülçin Bozkurt, Tülay Yakut, Yakut, Tulay, Karakul, Atiye, Uysal, Gülzade (55320030400), İstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Midwifery, İstanbul, Turkey; Tarsus University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, Mersin, Turkey; Sakarya University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, Sakarya, Turkey; İstanbul University, İstanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, İstanbul, Turkey, Uysal, Gulzade, Yakut, Tülay (57191609887), Bozkurt, Gülçin (16038698400), BOZKURT, GÜLÇİN, Sönmez Düzkaya, Duygu (57191618843), Karakul, Atiye (57203321312), Duzkaya, Duygu Sonmez   +15 more
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Hyperglycemia in the Intensive Care Unit

, 2014
Hyperglycemia is frequently encountered in the intensive care unit. In this disease, after severe injury and during diabetes mellitus homeostasis is impaired; hyperglycemia, hypoglycemia and glycemic variability may ensue.
Ozan Akca, Rainer Lenhardt
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A randomized trial of hyperglycemic control in pediatric intensive care. [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND: Whether an insulin infusion should be used for tight control of hyperglycemia in critically ill children remains unclear. METHODS: We randomly assigned children (≤16 years of age) who were admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (ICU ...
Allen, Elizabeth, Grieve, Richard, Morris, Kevin, Sadique, Zia, Parslow, Roger, Elbourne, Diana, CHiP Investigators, Macrae, Duncan, Pappachan, John, Tasker, Robert C   +9 more
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Late-preterm birth in a level III hospital: incidence and associated morbidity

Journal of Pediatric and Neonatal Individualized Medicine, 2016
Introduction: Late-preterm infants are physiologically and metabolically immature and have important risk of morbidity and mortality. Aim: To analyze the incidence of late prematurity and its associated morbidity and mortality at a level III hospital ...
Carla Garcez, Nicole Silva, Liliana Pinheiro, Miguel Costa, Carla Sá, Eduarda Abreu, Albina Silva, Almerinda Pereira   +7 more
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Benefitting From Monitorization in Intensive Care Unit

, 2011
The most essential matter about following a patient in intensive care unit is a fine and correct monitorization. While benefitting from monitorization is the main objective of every intensive care physician, it should be discussed how successful we are ...
Mois Bahar
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