Pediatr Crit Care Me
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Jun 2019
Informed Consent for Bedside Procedures in Pediatric and Neonatal ICUs: A Nationwide Survey.
Primary objectives were to discover current practices of informed consent for bedside procedures in the PICU and neonatal ICU and how trainees learn to obtain consent. We also attempted to gauge if program directors felt that one method of consent was subjectively superior to another in the way it fulfilled established ethical criteria for informed consent. ⋯ Most respondents' ICUs use separate procedure-specific written consents for common bedside procedures, although considerable variability exists. Trainees reportedly most often obtain informed consent for procedures. Although most fellowship directors report their program as strong in preparing trainees to obtain consent, this study reveals areas warranting improvement.
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Jun 2019
Observational StudyIntensivists Performed Percutaneous Bicaval Double-Lumen Echo-Guided Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Cannulation at Bedside in Newborns and Children: A Retrospective Analysis.
To describe a single institution experience on echo-guided percutaneous bicaval double lumen extracorporeal membrane oxygenation cannulation performed at the bedside by intensivists. ⋯ The described technique proved to be feasible, safe, and effective. Further investigation is needed.