High-frequency oscillatory ventilation in pediatric acute hypoxemic respiratory failure: disease-specific morbidity survival analysis. [PDF]
, 2012 BackgroundMultiple ventilatory strategies for acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (AHRF) in children have been advocated, including high-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV).
Babbitt, Christopher J +5 more
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Implementation and impact of pediatric antimicrobial stewardship programs: a systematic scoping review. [PDF]
, 2020 Background: Antibiotics are the most common medicines prescribed to children in hospitals and the community, with a high proportion of potentially inappropriate use. Antibiotic misuse increases the risk of toxicity, raises healthcare costs, and selection
Barbieri, E +6 more
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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 +4 more
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Critical Care Ultrasonography and Its Application for COVID-19 [PDF]
, 2020 Ultrasound has developed as an invaluable tool in diagnosis and proper management in the intensive care unit (ICU). Application of critical care ultrasonography is quite distinct from the routine comprehensive diagnostic ultrasound exam, because the ...
Chong, MD, Weelic +4 more
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Parents’ satisfaction with care in pediatric intensive care units
Revista Gaúcha de Enfermagem, 2022 ABSTRACT Objective: To verify the parents’ satisfaction in relation to the care provided to their child admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit and associated clinical factors. Method: Exploratory, cross-sectional study, with a total of 84 parents, in a private hospital in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Cintia de Cassia Cintra +5 more
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Delirium in a Child in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Advanced Biomedical Research, 2023 Delirium is a syndrome with an acute onset that is accompanied by fluctuation and is associated with behaviors that indicate impaired consciousness and cognition. It is common and costly and is associated with severe functional decline and distress in an adult. However, its detection and diagnosis are so challenging in children.
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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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PICU mortality of children with cancer admitted to pediatric intensive care unit : a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
, 2019 Background: Outcomes for children diagnosed with cancer have improved dramatically over the past 20 years. However, although 40% of pediatric cancer patients require at least one intensive care admission throughout their disease course, PICU outcomes and
Angaard Nielsen, Jeppe S +11 more
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Leukemoid Reaction in Infant Pertussis: Is There a Place for Hydroxyurea? A Case Report
Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2018 A 73-days old infant of 34 weeks' gestation was hospitalized with a co-infection of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and Bordetella pertussis (BP).
Guillaume Maitre +8 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 +7 more
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