Pediatr Crit Care Me
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · May 2024
Retrospective Validation of a Computerized Physiologic Equation to Predict Minute Ventilation Needs in Critically Ill Children.
Mechanical ventilation (MV) is pervasive among critically ill children. We sought to validate a computerized physiologic equation to predict minute ventilation requirements in children and test its performance against clinician actions in an in silico trial. ⋯ A computerized equation to predict minute ventilation requirements outperformed clinicians' ventilator adjustments in 75% of ABGs from critically ill children in this retrospective analysis. Prospective validation studies are needed.
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · May 2024
High Variability in the Duration of Chest Compression Interruption is Associated With Poor Outcomes in Pediatric Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.
To determine the association between chest compression interruption (CCI) patterns and outcomes in pediatric patients undergoing extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR). ⋯ Shorter duration of CCI and lower variability in CCI during cannulation for ECPR were associated with survival following refractory pediatric cardiac arrest.
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · May 2024
Observational StudyRotational Thromboelastometry and Clot Waveform Analysis as Point-of-Care Tests for Diagnosis of Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation in Critically Ill Children in Thailand.
This study aimed to determine the test performances of rotational thromboelastometry (ROTEM) and activated partial thromboplastin time-based clot waveform analysis (aPTT-CWA) compared with the International Society on Thrombosis and Hemostasis disseminated intravascular coagulation (ISTH-DIC) score for diagnosis of overt disseminated intravascular coagulation (ODIC) in critically ill children. Prognostic indicators of DIC complications were also evaluated. ⋯ ROTEM and aPTT-CWA were valuable diagnostic tools in critically ill children who might require point-of-care tests. Min2 showed significant clinical implications for predicting bleeding events in this population.
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · May 2024
Multicenter StudyCardiac Surgery-Associated Acute Kidney Injury in Neonates Undergoing the Norwood Operation: Retrospective Analysis of the Multicenter Neonatal and Pediatric Heart and Renal Outcomes Network Dataset, 2015-2018.
Cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury (CS-AKI) is associated with adverse outcomes. Single-center studies suggest that the prevalence of CS-AKI is high after the Norwood procedure, or stage 1 palliation (S1P), but multicenter data are lacking. ⋯ KDIGO-defined CS-AKI occurred frequently and early postoperatively in this 2015-2018 multicenter PC 4 /NEPHRON cohort of neonates after S1P. We failed to identify associations between resource utilization and CS-AKI, but there was an association between severe CS-AKI and greater odds of mortality in this high-risk cohort. Improving the precision for defining clinically relevant neonatal CS-AKI remains a priority.
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · May 2024
Spiritual Care in PICUs: A U.S. Survey of 245 Training Fellows 2020-2021.
To understand the perspectives of pediatric fellows training in critical care subspecialties about providing spiritual care. ⋯ Providing spiritual care for families is important in critical care settings. In 2020-2021, in the United States, 245 pediatric critical care fellows responded to a survey about spiritual care in their practice and reported that they lacked training in this subject. An opportunity exists to implement spiritual care curricula into pediatric fellowship training.