Pediatr Crit Care Me
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Jan 2012
Editorial CommentNutrition after head injury: challenges and recommendations.
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Jan 2012
Comparative StudyNeutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin levels during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in critically ill children with congenital heart disease: preliminary experience.
To evaluate diagnostic and prognostic significance of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in children with congenital heart disease. ⋯ Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin levels at the first extracorporeal membrane oxygenation day may have predictive value for continuous venovenous hemofiltration. During the course of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support, creatinine levels were normalized in patients with acute kidney injury undergoing continuous venovenous hemofiltration; in these patients, neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin levels may provide further information on kidney injury.
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Jan 2012
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative StudyTemperature profile and outcomes of neonates undergoing whole body hypothermia for neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy.
Decreases below the target temperature were noted among neonates undergoing cooling in the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network Trial of whole body hypothermia for neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. ⋯ Term infants with a lower birth weight are at risk for decreasing temperatures of <32.0°C while undergoing body cooling using a servo-controlled system. This information suggests extra caution during the application of hypothermia as these lower birth weight infants are at risk for overcooling. Our findings may assist in planning additional trials of lower target temperature for neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy.