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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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Review of delirium in the pediatric intensive care unit [PDF]
Journal of Pediatric Intensive Care, 2015 Delirium is an acute neuropsychiatric syndrome reflecting serious cerebral dysfunction. The characteristic core symptoms of delirium include the inability to direct, focus, sustain, and shift attention; abnormalities of the sleep-wake cycle; impaired consciousness and awareness; disturbance of thought processes; and behavioral dyscontrol.
Susan, Turkel +3 more
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Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 2007
The measurement of quality and patient safety continues to gain increasing importance, as these measures are used for both healthcare improvement and accountability. Pediatric care, particularly that provided in pediatric intensive care units, is sufficiently different from adult care that specific metrics are required.
Matthew C, Scanlon +2 more
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The measurement of quality and patient safety continues to gain increasing importance, as these measures are used for both healthcare improvement and accountability. Pediatric care, particularly that provided in pediatric intensive care units, is sufficiently different from adult care that specific metrics are required.
Matthew C, Scanlon +2 more
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Establishing a new pediatric intensive care unit
The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, 1993Pediatric intensive care is a collaborative practice of dedicated personnel, advanced technology and a diverse group of support services. Unit design must focus on current patient needs while envisioning the technological and clinical needs of the future.
S, Driscoll, M, Fleming, P, Khilnani
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Fungal infections in pediatric intensive care units
The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, 2011Pediatric fungal infections are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Few adequately powered antifungal trials have been performed in neonates and children. Neonatologists and pediatricians are reliant on adult trials when managing candidemia.
FINCO, GABRIELE +4 more
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Ethical Issues in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Pediatric Clinics of North America, 1994Advanced technology and better scientific understanding of mechanisms of disease now permit intensive care personnel to extend life beyond what some patients and families consider reasonable, leading, in part, to the "patients' rights" movement and the articulation of legal and moral guidelines for foregoing life support.
J, Frader, A, Thompson
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Family-Centered Care in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North AmericaFamily-centered care (FCC) promotes participation of families in the care of patients, particularly in the pediatric environment. Pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) are the perfect environment for FCC, nurturing collaborative relationships between families and health care providers.
Elizabeth A, Olafson +2 more
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Sedation and Analgesia in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Pediatric Annals, 2005Various clinical situations may arise in the PICU that necessitate the use of sedation, analgesia, or both. Although there is a large clinical experience with midazolam in the PICU population and it remains the most commonly used benzodiazepine in this setting, lorazepam may provide an effective alternative, with a longer half-life and more predictable
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Transpyloric Feeding in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, 2007ABSTRACTThe approach to achieving and maintaining nutritional support in pediatric intensive care unit patients continues to evolve with newer techniques such as transpyloric feeding. We reviewed our transpylorically fed patients over a 4‐year period and found that we achieved adequate nutritional support in 96% of them.
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Transfusion in Pediatric Intensive Care Units
New England Journal of Medicine, 2007Niamh P, Conlon, Donal, Ryan
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