Pediatr Crit Care Me
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Jun 2014
The Importance of Microalbuminuria in Predicting Patient Outcome in a PICU.
To evaluate the prognostic significance of microalbuminuria in critically ill children. ⋯ Microalbuminuria is a simple, inexpensive, and useful tool for predicting mortality and morbidity in critically ill children in the PICU.
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Jun 2014
Pressure and Flow Waveform Characteristics of Eight High-Frequency Oscillators.
The differences in performance of early generation high-frequency oscillators have been attributed to their distinct pressure and flow waveforms. Recently, five new oscillators have been commercially released. The objective of this study was to characterize the pressure and flow waveforms of eight commercially available oscillators. ⋯ Current high-frequency oscillators deliver different waveforms. As these may result in variable clinical performance, operators should be aware that these differences exist.
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Jun 2014
Observational StudyPhysiological Effect of High-Flow Nasal Cannula in Infants With Bronchiolitis.
To assess the effect of delivering high-flow nasal cannula flow on end-expiratory lung volume, continuous distending pressure, and regional ventilation distribution in infants less than 12 months old with bronchiolitis. ⋯ In infants with bronchiolitis, high-flow nasal cannula oxygen/air delivered at 8 L/min resulted in increases in end-expiratory lung volume and improved respiratory rate, FIO2, and SpO2.
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Jun 2014
An Electronic Delphi Study to Establish Pediatric Intensive Care Nursing Research Priorities in 20 European Countries.
To identify and to establish research priorities for pediatric intensive care nursing science across Europe. ⋯ The results of this study inform the European Society of Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care's nursing research agenda in the future. The results allow nurse researchers within Europe to encourage collaborative initiatives for nursing research.
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Jun 2014
Comparative StudyValidation of Extravascular Lung Water Measurement by Transpulmonary Thermodilution in a Pediatric Animal Model.
The measurement of extravascular lung water using the transpulmonary thermodilution technique enables the bedside quantification of the amount of pulmonary edema. Children have higher indexed to body weight values of extravascular lung water compared with adults. Transpulmonary thermodilution measurements of extravascular lung water in children have not yet been validated. The purpose of this study was to validate the extravascular lung water measurements with the transpulmonary thermodilution method over a wide range of lung water values in a pediatric animal model. ⋯ EVLWITPTD was significantly correlated to the postmortem gravimetric gold standard, although a significant overestimation was demonstrated with increasing pulmonary edema.