Articles: critical-illness.
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Nov 2022
The relationship between Nephrocheck® test values, outcomes, and urinary output in critically ill patients at risk of acute kidney injury.
Nephrocheck® was approved for acute kidney injury (AKI) risk assessment in critically illness. However, new studies suggest that urinary concentration affects Nephrocheck® and previous studies did not provide data on urinary output (UO) at the time of measurement. ⋯ Nephrocheck®'s predictive performance was limited and its value was inversely correlated with UO. Nephrocheck® had no independent relationship with outcome once UO at measurement was considered.
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Nov 2022
Characteristics and Outcomes of Critically Ill Children With Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome.
To characterize the prevalence of pediatric critical illness from multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) and to assess the influence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) strain on outcomes. ⋯ Overall mortality from MIS-C was low, but the disease burden was high. There was a peak in MIS-C cases during Q1 of 2021, following a shift in viral strains in Q1 of 2021. However, an improvement in MIS-C outcomes starting in Q4 of 2020 suggests that viral strain was not the driving factor for outcomes in this population.