Pediatr Crit Care Me
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Apr 2003
Parental experience of highly technical therapy: survivors and nonsurvivors of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support.
To describe the experience of parents of critically ill infants and children who require highly technical therapy and to identify interventions that parents might find helpful during the experience. ⋯ Researched-based family-driven care requires an understanding of parental experience and worries, and interventions that parents themselves identify as helpful. Continued sensitive individualized care is warranted.
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Apr 2003
Mechanically ventilated pediatric stem cell transplant recipients: effect of cord blood transplant and organ dysfunction on outcome.
To compare survival of pediatric umbilical cord blood and bone marrow transplant recipients requiring admission to a pediatric intensive care unit for mechanical ventilation and to determine the effect of organ dysfunction on outcome. ⋯ Pediatric recipients of an umbilical cord blood transplant who subsequently required mechanical ventilation had lower pediatric intensive care unit and hospital survival rates compared with patients receiving bone marrow transplantation. Survival at 2 yrs for umbilical cord blood transplant and bone marrow transplant patients was similar. Predictors of outcome for all stem cell transplant recipients requiring mechanical ventilation included pediatric intensive care unit diagnosis requiring intubation and hepatic function. Predictors of outcome can be identified shortly after intubation in pediatric stem cell transplant recipients and may aid in therapeutic decision making and family counseling.
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Apr 2003
ReviewPediatric critical care medicine: planning for our research future.
To introduce to the pediatric critical care medicine community a new program in pediatric critical care medicine at the National Institutes of Health. ⋯ The composition of the new program, including its link to physical medicine and rehabilitation, is discussed. In addition, recommendations by the conference participants and program director are provided to foster the development of more randomized, controlled clinical trials and to develop successful clinician scientists in pediatric critical care medicine.
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Apr 2003
Case ReportsTreatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia-induced extreme hypercalcemia with pamidronate and calcitonin.
To describe extreme hypercalcemia as the presenting feature of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in an 8-yr-old girl and the combined use of pamidronate and calcitonin for its treatment. ⋯ Extreme hypercalcemia can be a presenting feature of acute lymphoblastic leukemia, but it may not result in life-threatening organ dysfunction. Combined treatment with pamidronate and calcitonin should be considered for treating hypercalcemia that does not respond to conventional therapy with hydration and furosemide.
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Apr 2003
Multicenter StudyDying in the intensive care unit: collaborative multicenter study about forgoing life-sustaining treatment in Argentine pediatric intensive care units.
Describe modes of death and factors involved in decision-making together with life support limitation (LSL) procedures. ⋯ Most of the patients in Argentina underwent CPR before their death. We have a high proportion of patients with CD (65%) and low BD diagnosis. PO condition decreased LSL probability in chronically ill patients. Do-not-resuscitate orders and withholding new treatments were the most common LSL. Active withdrawal was exceptional. The Ethics Committee was consulted in 5% of the LSL population.