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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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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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Malignant Pertussis in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing, 2010Infantile malignant pertussis is characterized by severe respiratory failure, pulmonary hypertension, leukocytosis, and death. Bordetella pertussis is a vaccine-preventable disease that is becoming a much more globally prevalent condition contributing to more and more infant deaths each year.
Sarah L, Kundrat +2 more
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