Pediatr Crit Care Me
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Sep 2023
Hyperferritinemia in Severe Dengue Infection: Single-Center Retrospective Cohort Study.
Hyperferritinemia in the critical phase of dengue infections may correlate with severe dengue ( sd ) disease, and our primary objective was to examine the association between ferritin level on day 1 of PICU admission and 2009 World Health Organization (WHO) criteria for sd . Our secondary objective was outcome in relation to care. It is unclear whether immunomodulatory therapy during the critical phase may restore immune homeostasis and mitigate disease severity. ⋯ Hyperferritinemia in the critical phase of sd is associated with the number of 2009 WHO sd criteria present. Our data also indicate that many patients with sd recover well with supportive care.
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Sep 2023
Plateau Pressure and Driving Pressure in Volume- and Pressure-Controlled Ventilation: Comparison of Frictional and Viscoelastic Resistive Components in Pediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.
To examine frictional, viscoelastic, and elastic resistive components, as well threshold pressures, during volume-controlled ventilation (VCV) and pressure-controlled ventilation (PCV) in pediatric patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). ⋯ P PLAT , ΔP, and tPEEP can guide clinical decisions independent of the ventilatory mode. The modest purely frictional resistive component emphasizes the relevance of maintaining the same safety limits, regardless of the selected ventilatory mode. Therefore, peak inspiratory flow should be studied as a mechanism of ventilator-induced lung injury in pediatric ARDS.
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Sep 2023
Validation and Extension of the Association Between Potentially Excess Oxygen Exposure and Death in Mechanically Ventilated Children.
"Cumulative excess oxygen exposure" (CEOE)-previously defined as the mean hourly administered Fio2 above 0.21 when the corresponding hourly Spo2 was 95% or above-was previously shown to be associated with mortality. The objective of this study was to examine the relationship among Fio2, Spo2, and mortality in an independent cohort of mechanically ventilated children. ⋯ Potentially excess oxygen exposure in patients whose oxygen saturation was at least 95% was associated with increased mortality.
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Sep 2023
Using Two Statewide Medical Operations Coordination Centers to Load Balance in Pediatric Hospitals During a Severe Respiratory Surge in the United States.
Report on the use of two statewide Medical Operations Coordination Centers (MOCCs) to manage a rapid surge in pediatric acute and critical care patient needs. ⋯ Washington and Oregon statewide MOCCs have leveraged centralized coordination to effectively load balance a surge in pediatric patients which has overwhelmed existing pediatric hospital resources. Centralized coordination and surveillance informed pediatric hospitals and policy makers of unmet clinical needs and facilitated rapid expansion of clinical capacity and modifications to referral processes. Integration of pediatric SMEs enabled efficient triage of these resources. MOCCs provide an adaptable centralized resource for addressing surge and have been effective in managing overwhelmed pediatric hospital resources in Washington and Oregon.
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The September 2023 issue and this year has already proven to be important for improving our understanding of pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome (PARDS); Pediatric Critical Care Medicine (PCCM) has published 16 articles so far. Therefore, my three Editor's Choice articles this month highlight yet more PCCM material about PARDS by covering the use of noninvasive ventilation (NIV), the trajectory in cytokine profile during illness, and a new look at lung mechanics. The PCCM Connections for Readers give us the opportunity to focus on some clinical biomarkers of severity and mortality risk during critical illness.