Pediatr Crit Care Me
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Feb 2015
Multicenter StudyA multicenter outcomes analysis of children with severe rhino/enteroviral respiratory infection*.
To investigate the impact of human rhino/enteroviruses on morbidity and mortality outcomes in children with severe viral respiratory infection. ⋯ There is substantial morbidity associated with severe respiratory infection due to human rhino/enteroviruses in children. Mortality was less severe than reported in other respiratory viruses such as influenza and respiratory syncytial virus. The burden of illness from human rhino/enteroviruses in the ICU in terms of resource utilization may be considerable.
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Feb 2015
Hemofiltration Is Not Associated With Increased Mortality in Children Receiving Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.
To investigate whether the use of continuous renal replacement therapy is independently associated with increased in-hospital mortality in children on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. ⋯ In-hospital mortality was similar between children on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation with and without hemofiltration although hemofiltration appeared to be associated with a slight increase in the duration of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and more liberal platelet transfusions.
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Feb 2015
Bumetanide Continuous Infusions in Critically Ill Pediatric Patients.
Limited data exist for the use of bumetanide continuous infusions in children. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the use of bumetanide continuous infusions in critically ill pediatric patients. ⋯ This study showed that a bumetanide dose of 5.7 μg/kg/hr was effective in achieving negative fluid balance in the majority of critically ill pediatric patients. Additionally, bumetanide appears to be a safe loop diuretic for use as a continuous infusion at the doses described in critically ill pediatric patients.