Pediatr Crit Care Me
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Jan 2009
Randomized Controlled TrialLow-dose hydrocortisone in pediatric septic shock: an exploratory study in a third world setting.
To study the efficacy of low-dose intravenous hydrocortisone therapy in the management of pediatric septic shock with respect to the time taken for shock reversal and requirement of inotropes. ⋯ Our data, although, inconclusive favor the need for a study with a larger sample size to clearly define role of low-dose hydrocortisone in pediatric septic shock in developing countries, while taking in consideration effect of malnutrition, delayed presentations, and their interactions with the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical axis.
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Jan 2009
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyEvaluation of ultrasound-guided radial artery cannulation in children.
To compare ultrasound (US)-guided radial artery cannulation with the traditional palpation technique. ⋯ US guidance did not facilitate faster cannulation of the radial artery in children in our study.