Pediatr Crit Care Me
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Dec 2020
Multicenter Study Observational StudyCharacteristics of Patients With Congenital Heart Disease Requiring ICU Admission From Japanese Emergency Departments.
To evaluate the characteristics of patients with congenital heart disease requiring ICU admission from emergency departments and determine the associations between the reasons for emergency department visits and specific congenital heart disease types or cardiac procedures. ⋯ Classification of the reasons for emergency department admission by congenital heart disease type and surgical stage may guide clinicians in the selection of appropriate treatments in such settings.
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Dec 2020
Observational StudyClinical Signs to Categorize Shock and Target Vasoactive Medications in Warm Versus Cold Pediatric Septic Shock.
Determine level of agreement among clinical signs of shock type, identify which signs clinicians prioritize to determine shock type and select vasoactive medications, and test the association of shock type-vasoactive mismatch with prolonged organ dysfunction or death (complicated course). ⋯ Agreement was low among common clinical signs used to characterize shock type, with clinicians prioritizing extremity temperature, capillary refill, and pulse strength. Although clinician-assigned shock type was often discordant with vasoactive choice, shock type-vasoactive mismatch was not associated with complicated course. Categorizing shock based on clinical signs should be done cautiously.
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High-flow nasal cannula and noninvasive positive pressure ventilation have become ubiquitous in contemporary PICUs. Practice patterns associated with the use of these modalities have not been well described. In this study, we aimed to describe the use of high-flow nasal cannula and noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in children after extubation and analyze the progression of usage in association with patient factors. Our secondary aim was to describe interventions used for postextubation stridor. ⋯ High-flow nasal cannula is commonly used immediately after pediatric extubation and the development of postextubation stridor; however, its usage sharply declines over the following 72 hours. Larger multicenter trials are needed to identify high-risk patients for extubation failure that might benefit the most from prophylactic use of high-flow nasal cannula and noninvasive positive pressure ventilation after extubation.
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Dec 2020
Nurse-Implemented Goal-Directed Strategy to Improve Pain and Sedation Management in a Pediatric Cardiac ICU.
To assess the impact of a nurse-implemented goal-directed sedation strategy on patient care and nursing practice in a pediatric cardiac ICU. ⋯ The implementation of a nurse-driven goal-directed plan such as cardiac-RESTORE to manage pediatric cardiac ICU patient pain and sedation is possible, sustainable, and associated with reduced sedative and methadone use.