Pediatr Crit Care Me
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Oct 2016
Multicenter Study Observational StudyEnteral Nutrition and Acid-Suppressive Therapy in the PICU: Impact on the Risk of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia.
Enteral nutrition has been implicated as a risk factor for ventilator-associated pneumonia. We explored the prevalence of ventilator-associated pneumonia and its association with clinical and nutrition-related therapies in mechanically ventilated children. ⋯ Ventilator-associated pneumonia was diagnosed in 6.5% of mechanically ventilated children in a heterogeneous multicenter cohort. We did not find a link between enteral nutrition duration or route of delivery and ventilator-associated pneumonia. In addition to duration of mechanical ventilation and length of PICU stay, the use of acid-suppressive therapy independently increased the likelihood of developing ventilator-associated pneumonia in this population. This association must be further explored in clinical trials.
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Oct 2016
Inotropic Therapy in Newborns, A Population-Based National Registry Study.
To describe the use of inotropic drugs and the characteristics of neonates receiving such treatment in a national cohort of patients admitted to neonatal ICUs in Norway. ⋯ This comprehensive epidemiologic study indicates that less than 0.3% of newborns receive inotropic support in the neonatal period. Dopamine was the most commonly used drug. Relating inotrope use to clinical condition, gestational age, and postnatal age may be useful for clinicians and helpful in delineating relevant patient populations for future clinical trials.
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Oct 2016
Frequency, Composition, and Predictors of In-Transit Critical Events During Pediatric Critical Care Transport.
Transport of pediatric patients is common due to healthcare regionalization. We set out to determine the frequency of in-transit critical events during pediatric critical care transport and identify factors associated with these events. ⋯ Using new consensus definitions of transport-related critical events, we found critical events occurred in almost one in eight transports, and were strongly associated with pretransport cardiovascular instability. Transport Pediatric Early Warning Score was poorly predictive of in-transit critical events, and was not superior to the presence of pretransport mechanical ventilation and cardiovascular instability. Future prospective studies are required to elucidate the optimal matching of transport resources to patients, in particular those with both pretransport cardiovascular instability and mechanical ventilation.
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Oct 2016
Multicenter Study Clinical TrialUtilizing a Collaborative Learning Model to Promote Early Extubation Following Infant Heart Surgery.
To determine whether a collaborative learning strategy-derived clinical practice guideline can reduce the duration of endotracheal intubation following infant heart surgery. ⋯ A collaborative learning strategy designed clinical practice guideline significantly increased the rate of early extubation with no change in the rate of reintubation. The early extubation clinical practice guideline did not significantly change postoperative ICU length of stay.