Pediatr Crit Care Me
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Mar 2008
Critical heart disease in the neonate: presentation and outcome at a tertiary care center.
To define the modes of presentation, incidence of major organ dysfunction, predictors of hospital mortality, and adverse outcomes in neonates with critical heart disease admitted to a tertiary care center. ⋯ In patients with complex congenital heart disease, including nearly half with single ventricle heart disease, neonatal hospital mortality was 7%. These patients have a high frequency of multiple congenital anomalies, genetic syndromes, low birth weight, and prolonged length of stay.
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Jan 2008
Assessment of neonatal ventilation during high-frequency oscillatory ventilation.
To determine alterations in high-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV) performance during clinical ventilator management. ⋯ Measurement of tidal volume and HFMV may be clinically important in optimizing HFOV performance both during ETT suctioning and adjustments to breathing frequency.
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Jan 2008
Case ReportsType B lactic acidosis and insulin-resistant hyperglycemia in an adolescent following cardiac surgery.
To report the presence of type B lactic acidosis and insulin-resistant hyperglycemia following cardiopulmonary bypass in a pediatric patient. ⋯ Type B lactic acidosis is a phenomenon that may occur in the pediatric population in conjunction with insulin-resistant hyperglycemia. We observed that its resolution corresponded to improvement in the patient's hyperglycemia.