Pediatr Crit Care Me
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Jul 2009
Pediatric organ donation: a national survey examining consent rates and characteristics of donor hospitals.
To characterize the eligible pediatric donor pool in the United States by age, consent rate, location, and cause of donor loss. ⋯ Overall pediatric consent rates were 69.2% but varied by age. Eligible donors were found most often in hospitals with level I trauma programs or PCCM fellowship programs. Few hospitals had >10 eligible donors in a 12-month period. This study is the first to describe in detail the U.S. pediatric donor population.
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · May 2009
Clinical TrialUsing acupuncture for acute pain in hospitalized children.
Clinical study to determine the acceptability and feasibility of acupuncture for acute postoperative pain control in hospitalized children. ⋯ Our results support that acupuncture is highly accepted and feasible in critically ill, postoperative pediatric patients with acute pain. Our findings suggest that acupuncture may be a potentially useful adjunctive tool for acute pediatric postoperative pain management. A randomized, controlled clinical trial is warranted to confirm these findings.