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Respiratory mechanics in infants with severe bronchiolitis on controlled mechanical ventilation
BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2017 Background Analysis of respiratory mechanics during mechanical ventilation (MV) is able to estimate resistive, elastic and inertial components of the working pressure of the respiratory system.
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Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory failure in children
Pediatric Reports, 2012 The aim of this paper is to assess the clinical efficacy of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) in avoiding endotracheal intubation (ETI), to demonstrate clinical and gasometric improvement and to identify predictive risk factors associated with NIV failure ...
Clara Abadesso +5 more
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The Professional Medical Journal, 2006 Intensive care is predominantly concerned with the managementof patients with acute life threatening conditions in a specialized unit. Children having acute neurological deterioration,respiratory distress, cardiovascular compromise, severe infections and accidental poisonings constitute the majoradmission to a pediatric intensive care unit.
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Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 2022 Background Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a life-threatening disorder. How to stratify high risk patients is one of the current challenges for the treatment of HLH. HLH patients usually fulfill multiple but not all eight diagnostic criteria.
Xun Li +11 more
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Life-threatening complications of streptococcal sepsis: a PICU contemporary series
Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care, 2021 Background Life-threatening streptococcal sepsis nowadays represents an uncommon event in previously healthy infants and children. Critically ill patients suffering from severe streptococcal sepsis complications may present with pre-antibiotic era ...
M. Piastra +15 more
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Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2022 ObjectiveTo investigate the epidemiology and the effectiveness of resuscitation from cardiopulmonary arrest (CPA) among critically ill children and adolescents during pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) stay across China.MethodsA prospective multicenter
Xin Ding +25 more
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Some Aspects of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Paediatrica Indonesiana, 2021 A pediatric intensive care unit is a matter of fact indispensable for a pediatric hospital. The Pediatric Department of the Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital, although not really a pediatric hospital, has a capacity of 300 beds for infants and young children; therefore, it is only natural that the department should acquire its own intensive care ...
R, Hassan, Y A, Kasim
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Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Resident Educational Curriculum [PDF]
MedEdPORTAL, 2020 Consistent medical knowledge acquisition while caring for the critically ill can be challenging for learners and educators in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU), a unit often distinguished by fluctuating acuity and severity. We implemented a standardized didactic curriculum for PICU residents to facilitate their acquisition and retention of ...
Uchechi Oddiri, Grace Chong
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Deep coma in a child treated with propranolol for infantile hemangioma
BMC Pediatrics, 2019 Background Propranolol hydrochloride is the first-line agent recommended for the treatment of infantile hemangiomas (IH). Serious adverse effects of propranolol therapy for hemangiomas are infrequent.
Ilirjana Bakalli +7 more
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BMC Infectious Diseases, 2023 Background Nonpharmacological interventions for COVID-19 could reduce the incidence of children hospitalized in pediatric intensive care units (PICU) and the incidence of children with bacterial infections.
Jingwen Ni +15 more
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