Pediatr Crit Care Me
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Feb 2020
Observational StudyEvaluation of a Multimodal Resuscitation Program and Comparison of Mouth-to-Mouth and Bag-Mask Ventilation by Relatives of Children With Chronic Diseases.
Children with chronic critical illness are at higher risk for cardiopulmonary arrests. Before chronically ill children are discharged from hospital, family members receive training in basic life support at many institutions. We evaluated whether a multimodal training program is able to teach adherence to current resuscitation guidelines and whether laypersons can be trained to perform both bag-mask ventilation and mouth-to-mouth ventilation equally effective in infants. ⋯ A standardized multimodal cardiopulmonary resuscitation training program for family members of chronically ill children is effective to teach good cardiopulmonary resuscitation performance and adherence to resuscitation guidelines. Laypersons could be successfully trained to equally perform mouth-to-mouth and bag-mask ventilation technique.
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Feb 2020
Observational StudyEarly Hyperoxemia and Outcome Among Critically Ill Children.
To identify whether a high PaO2 (hyperoxemia) at the time of presentation to the PICU is associated with in-hospital mortality. ⋯ A conventional threshold for hyperoxemia at presentation to the PICU was not associated with in-hospital mortality in a model using a calibrated acuity score. Extreme states of hyperoxemia (≥ 73.32 kPa) were significantly associated with in-hospital mortality. Prospective research is required to identify if hyperoxemia before and/or after PICU admission contributes to poor outcomes.
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Feb 2020
Parental Conflict, Regret, and Short-term Impact on Quality of Life in Tracheostomy Decision-Making.
The prevalence of tracheostomy-dependence in critically ill children is increasing in the United States. We do not know the impact of this decision on parental outcomes. We aimed to determine the prevalence of decisional conflict and regret and explore the impact on quality of life among parents considering tracheostomy placement for their child. ⋯ The decision to pursue tracheostomy among parents of critically ill children is fraught with conflict with worsening regret and quality of life over time. Strategies to reduce contributing factors may improve parental outcomes after this life-changing decision.