Pediatr Crit Care Me
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Apr 2019
Oliguria and Acute Kidney Injury in Critically Ill Children: Implications for Diagnosis and Outcomes.
Consensus definitions for acute kidney injury are based on changes in serum creatinine and urine output. Although the creatinine criteria have been widely applied, the contribution of the urine output criteria remains poorly understood. We evaluated these criteria individually and collectively to determine their impact on the diagnosis and outcome of severe acute kidney injury. ⋯ Nearly one in five critically ill children with acute kidney injury do not experience increase in serum creatinine. These acute kidney injury events, which are only identified by urine output criteria, are associated with comparably poor outcomes as those diagnosed by changes in creatinine. Children meeting both criteria had worse outcomes than those meeting only one. We suggest oliguria represents a risk factor for poorer outcomes among children who develop acute kidney injury. Application of both the creatinine and urine output criteria leads to a more comprehensive epidemiologic assessment of acute kidney injury and identifies a subset of children with acute kidney injury who are at higher risk for morbidity and mortality.
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Apr 2019
Determining Interrater Reliability of the Cornell Assessment of Pediatric Delirium Screening Tool Among PICU Nurses.
To determine the interrater reliability of the Cornell Assessment of Pediatric Delirium Screening Tool amount PICU nurses. ⋯ Evaluating the interrater reliability of clinical tool, such as the Cornell Assessment of Pediatric Delirium, may be important to more accurately identify patients at high risk of delirium in a PICU or pediatric cardiac ICU. The evaluation of the tool's performance in practice may also be helpful to ensure ongoing consistency among the clinical nurses that complete these assessments on a daily basis.
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Apr 2019
Observational StudyPrevalence, Evolution, and Extent of Impaired Cerebral Autoregulation in Children Hospitalized With Complex Mild Traumatic Brain Injury.
To examine cerebral autoregulation in children with complex mild traumatic brain injury. ⋯ Impaired cerebral autoregulation is common in children with complex mild traumatic brain injury, despite reassuring admission Glasgow Coma Scale 13-15. Children with complex mild traumatic brain injury have abnormal cerebrovascular hemodynamics, mostly during the first 5 days. Impairment commonly extends to the contralateral hemisphere and discharge of children with ongoing impaired cerebral autoregulation is common.
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Apr 2019
Avoiding Furosemide Ototoxicity Associated With Single-Ventricle Repair in Young Infants.
To reduce bilateral delayed-onset progressive sensory permanent hearing loss using a systems-wide quality improvement project with adherence to best practice for the administration of furosemide. ⋯ A practice change to ensure slow IV administration of furosemide eliminated permanent hearing loss. Centers caring for critically ill infants, particularly those with single-ventricle anatomy or hypoxia, should review their drug administration guidelines and adhere to best practice for administration of IV furosemide.