Indian journal of pediatrics
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Comment Letter
Isolated severe bilateral bronchomalacia: authors' reply.
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Comment Letter
Isolated severe bilateral bronchomalacia: correspondence.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Isotonic intravenous maintenance fluid reduces hospital acquired hyponatremia in young children with central nervous system infections.
To find the appropriate type of intravenous fluid (isotonic vs. hypotonic saline in 5 % dextrose) for empiric maintenance fluid therapy in children with central nervous system (CNS) infections that reduces the incidence of hospital acquired hyponatremia. ⋯ Administration of 0.9 % saline in 5 % dextrose as intravenous maintenance fluid in children with CNS infection leads to significantly less incidence of hyponatremia when compared to that with hypotonic fluids.
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Observational Study
The passive leg raise test to predict fluid responsiveness in children--preliminary observations.
To assess whether the passive leg raising (PLR) test can predict fluid responsiveness in pediatric patients. ⋯ Cardiac index changes after PLR varies widely in children and may be a poor predictor to volume loading in children under 5-y-old. However, in those over 5 y, PLR may be helpful in predicting fluid responsiveness in pediatric patients.
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Comparative Study
Comparison of two new generation pulse oximeters with arterial oxygen saturation in critically ill children.
To compare the performance of two new generation pulse oximeters, one with enhanced signal extraction technology (SET) and other without enhanced SET in detecting hypoxemia and to correlate it with arterial blood gas analysis. ⋯ Both pulse oximeters were not found to be performing satisfactorily in picking up hypoxemia in the study. There was good correlation with mean SpO2 from pulse oximeters and arterial SaO2. The reliability of pulse oximetry decreases with worsening hypoxemia and hypotension, and the sensitivity for picking up hypoxemia can be as low as 15 %.