Pediatr Crit Care Me
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To describe the red blood cell transfusion practices of pediatric intensivists. ⋯ This survey documented a significant variation in transfusion practice patterns among pediatric critical care practitioners with respect to the threshold hemoglobin concentration for red blood cell transfusion. The volume of packed red blood cells given was not adjusted to the hemoglobin concentration.
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Oct 2002
Alternative arterial catheterization site using the ulnar artery in critically ill pediatric patients.
To examine the patterns of usage and associated complications among radial, femoral, and ulnar artery catheters in the pediatric intensive care unit to ascertain the utility of the ulnar artery as an alternative vessel of peripheral cannulation. ⋯ Based on the ischemic and infectious complication rates, the ulnar artery should be considered as a viable site for peripheral vessel cannulation in cases in which arterial catheterization is necessary and attempts at more common sites of catheterization are unsuccessful.
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Oct 2002
Capillary and arterial blood gases in hemorrhagic shock: a comparative study.
To determine whether capillary blood gas samples accurately reflect the information obtained from arterial blood gas samples in a porcine hemorrhagic shock model. ⋯ Capillary blood gas samples are poor predictors of Pco2 and pH in porcine hemorrhagic shock. These findings should be taken into account when capillary blood gas samples are used in the monitoring and management of subjects diagnosed with shock.