Anales españoles de pediatría
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Comparative Study
[The evaluation of autopsy in the pediatric intensive unit].
Because of concerns about the declining autopsy rate, an attempt was made to evaluate the contributions from the postmortem examination in children. ⋯ The value of the autopsy as quality assurance and to detect iatrogenics and occult genetic diseases is unquestionable. New strategies have to be designed to increase the rate of autopsies.
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Comparative Study
[Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). II. The development of an experimental model in newborn lambs].
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a technique used for cardiorespiratory support in the treatment of newborns with severe respiratory insufficiency. ECMO has not been used yet in newborns in Spain. The aim of this work was to develop an experimental veno-arterial ECMO model in newborn lambs for training the NICU medical and nursing staff before the clinical application of this technique. ⋯ The development of an experimental ECMO model in newborn lambs may allow the establishment of an initial training program and to maintain the expertise of the NICU staff of a perinatal center planning to start an ECMO program.