Pediatr Crit Care Me
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Jun 2015
Mental and Physical Wellbeing Following Admission to Pediatric Intensive Care.
To assess mental and physical well-being in school-aged children following admission to pediatric intensive care and to examine risk factors for worse outcome. ⋯ Our findings indicate that a significant minority of school-aged children admitted to PICU are at risk for reduced mental and physical well-being in the short term. Symptoms of poor mental well-being were linked to both vulnerability factors and critical illness factors.
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Jun 2015
Comorbidities and Assessment of Severity of Pediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Proceedings From the Pediatric Acute Lung Injury Consensus Conference.
To determine the impact of patient-specific and disease-related characteristics on the severity of illness and on outcome in pediatric patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome with the intent of guiding current medical practice and identifying important areas for future research. ⋯ The assessment of oxygenation and ventilation indices simultaneously with genetic and biomarker measurements holds the most promise for improved risk stratification for pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome patients in the very near future. The next phases of pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome pathophysiology and outcomes research will be enhanced if 1) age group differences are examined, 2) standardized datasets with adequately explicit definitions are used, 3) data are obtained at standardized times after pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome onset, and 4) nonpulmonary organ failure scores are created and implemented.
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Jun 2015
Noninvasive Support and Ventilation for Pediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Proceedings From the Pediatric Acute Lung Injury Consensus Conference.
Despite the widespread use of noninvasive ventilation in children and in children with acute lung injury and pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome, there are few scientific data on the utility of this therapy. In this review, we examine the literature regarding noninvasive positive pressure ventilation and use the Research ANd Development/University of California, Los Angeles appropriateness methodology to provide strong or weak recommendations for the use of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in children with pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome. ⋯ Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation can be beneficial in children with pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome, particularly in those with milder disease. However, further research is needed into the use of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in children.
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Jun 2015
Nutritional Status and Clinical Outcome in Postterm Neonates Undergoing Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease.
Poor growth is a common complication in infants with congenital heart disease. There has been much focus on low birth weight as having increased risk of adverse outcomes following neonatal heart surgery. In this study, we examined whether preoperative nutritional status, measured by admission weight-for-age z score, was associated with postoperative clinical outcome. ⋯ Poor nutritional status as measured by weight-for-age z is associated with adverse short- and long-term outcomes in neonates undergoing surgery for congenital heart disease.
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Jun 2015
A Survey Demonstrating Lack of Consensus on the Sequence of Medications for Treatment of Hyperkalemia Among Pediatric Critical Care Providers.
Hyperkalemia is one of the reversible causes of cardiac arrest in children. The Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support guidelines have specific recommendations on the choice and sequence of medications for treatment of life-threatening hyperkalemia. However, the Pediatric Advanced Life Support guidelines have no specific treatment recommendations. The objective of this study was to measure the extent to which opinions diverge among pediatricians on the choice and sequence of medication administration in the management of hyperkalemia during cardiac arrest. ⋯ This survey revealed notable variability in the choice and sequence of medications for treatment of life-threatening hyperkalemia with surprisingly few participants in compliance with the advanced cardiovascular life support hyperkalemia guidelines. A standardized approach for pediatric life-threatening hyperkalemia is recommended to improve resuscitation quality.