Pediatr Crit Care Me
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Mar 2012
Should I stay or should I go? Parental struggles when witnessing resuscitative measures on another child in the pediatric intensive care unit.
The aim of this study was to examine the experiences of parents encountering the critical deterioration and resuscitative care of other children in the pediatric intensive care unit where their own child was admitted. ⋯ Pediatric intensive care unit teams have to be attentive to the benefits and burdens for parents to be present when resuscitative measures are required for another child to arrange for the provision of psychosocial support by pediatric intensive care unit physicians, nurses, and/or psychosocial consultants.
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Mar 2012
Lamellar body count and stable microbubble test on tracheal aspirates from infants for the diagnosis of respiratory distress syndrome.
To evaluate the performance of lamellar body count in tracheal aspirates from intubated preterm babies to predict respiratory distress syndrome. ⋯ Lamellar body count and stable microbubble test can be rapidly and easily performed on tracheal aspirates and they seem to have very good performance for diagnosing respiratory distress syndrome in intubated patients.
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Mar 2012
Outcomes of neonates requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for irreversible pulmonary dysplasia: the Extracorporeal Life Support Registry experience.
Neonates with an irreversible pulmonary dysplasia such as alveolar capillary dysplasia, surfactant protein deficiency, and pulmonary lymphangiectasis may have a deteriorating clinical course requiring cardiopulmonary support with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. These neonates are often difficult to distinguish from those with persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn. The objective of this study was to identify clinical variables that distinguish infants with irreversible pulmonary dysplasia from those with persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn before, and while receiving, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support. ⋯ Although neonates with irreversible pulmonary dysplasia and persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn have similar presentations, those with irreversible pulmonary dysplasia require extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support later in the perinatal period and for a longer duration. For neonates with a diagnosis of persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn, irreversible pulmonary dysplasia should be considered when extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is initiated on day of life ≥5 and/or the duration of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation ≥10 days.
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Mar 2012
Catheter-associated bloodstream infection in the pediatric intensive care unit: a multidisciplinary approach.
Catheter-associated bloodstream infections have been reported to occur in 3% to 8% of all central venous catheters inserted and are the predominant cause of hospital-acquired infection in intensive care units. ⋯ While implementation of these and other interventions has shown a positive impact, this project will continue into the future to assure sustainable successes and continued best practice improvements.