Pediatr Crit Care Me
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Feb 2014
Vasopressin as a Rescue Therapy for Refractory Pulmonary Hypertension in Neonates: Case Series.
To determine the effect of vasopressin therapy on the efficacy of oxygenation and arterial pressure in infants with severe persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn. ⋯ Although there is limited experience of vasopressin use in persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn infants, our case series suggests it to be a potential adjunctive therapy for improving the efficacy of oxygenation and systemic hypotension. A prospective randomized trial is needed to confirm its efficacy and safety in the management of severe persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn.
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Feb 2014
Parental Experiences and Recommendations in Donation After Circulatory Determination of Death.
To describe parents' experience of organ donation decision making in the case of donation after circulatory determination of death. ⋯ Parents' decision making was related directly to end-of-life experience and grief process. Providers need to orient to parents' end-of-life concerns to support parents' decision-making process and improve donation after circulatory determination of death procedures.