Pediatric Intensive Care Unit admission criteria for haematooncological patients: a basis for clinical guidelines implementation by Marco Piastra, Giuliana Fognani, Alessia Franceschi

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Rapid Whole-Exome Sequencing as a Diagnostic Tool in a Neonatal/Pediatric Intensive Care Unit by Robert Śmigiel, Mateusz Biela, Krzysztof Szmyd, Michal Błoch, Elżbieta Szmida, Paweł Skiba, Anna Walczak, Piotr Gasperowicz, Joanna Kosińska, Małgorzata Rydzanicz, Piotr Stawiński, Anna Biernacka, Marzena Zielińska, Waldemar Gołębiowski, Agnieszka Jalowska, Grażyna Ohia, Bożena Głowska, Wojciech Walas, Barbara Królak-Olejnik, Paweł Krajewski, Jolanta Sykut-Cegielska, Maria M. Sąsiadek, Rafał Płoski

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Evaluation of the Performance of PRISM III and PIM II Scores in a Tertiary Pediatric Intensive Care Unit by Büşra Uzunay Gündoğan, Oğuz Dursun, Nazan Ülgen Tekerek, Levent Dönmez

“…Introduction: The most commonly used scoring systems for the assessment of predicted mortality (PDR) in the pediatric intensive care unit are the “pediatric risk of mortality” (PRISM) and the “pediatric index of mortality” (PIM) scores. …”
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Using an Audience Response System Smartphone App to Improve Resident Education in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit by Hoyoung Chung, Tom Kallay, Nick Anas, Diana Bruno, Jose Decamps, Darci Evans, Niveditha Vilasagar, Richard B Mink

“…In the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), most teaching occurs during bedside rounds, but technology now provides new opportunities to enhance education. …”
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Scores TISS-28 versus NEMS to size the nursing team in a pediatric intensive care unit by Kelly Dayane Stochero Velozo, Pedro Celiny Ramos Garcia, Jefferson Pedro Piva, Humberto Holmer Fiori, Daiane Drescher Cabral, Paulo Roberto Einloft, Francisco Bruno, Cristian Tedesco Tonial, Caroline Abud Drumond Costa, Simone Travi Canabarro

“…ABSTRACT Objective: To estimate the workload and size the nursing team using the scales TISS-28 and NEMS in a pediatric intensive care unit. Methods: An observational prospective study with a quantitative approach was conducted at the pediatric intensive care unit of a university hospital from Jan 1st, 2009 to Dec 31st, 2009. …”
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Procalcitonin to stop antibiotics after cardiovascular surgery in a pediatric intensive care unit-The PROSACAB study. by Sara Bobillo-Perez, Anna Sole-Ribalta, Monica Balaguer, Elisabeth Esteban, Monica Girona-Alarcon, Lluisa Hernandez-Platero, Susana Segura, Aida Felipe, Francisco Jose Cambra, Cristian Launes, Iolanda Jordan

“…<h4>Introduction and objective</h4>Children admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit after cardiovascular surgery usually require treatment with antibiotics due to suspicion of infection. …”
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Pneumonia associated with mechanical ventilation in the pediatric intensive care unit of a tertiary hospital 2015-2018 by Liliana Cieza-Yamunaqué, Edgar Juan Coila-Paricahua

“…The data was obtained from the Rikchary program of a pediatric intensive care unit, analyzed withSPSS 24.00. Results:There were 60 cases of VAP, with average annual rates of 9.8 per 1000 days of mechanicalventilation (MV). 65% of the VAPs were late diagnosed after 5 days of MV, the average MV days were 15, 25%of the patients were re-admitted to MV. …”
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Reduced serum cholinesterase is an independent risk factor for all-cause mortality in the pediatric intensive care unit by Chaoyan Yue, Chunyi Zhang, Chunmei Ying, Hua Jiang

“…ObjectiveOur aim was to assess the relationship between serum cholinesterase levels at intensive care unit admission and all-cause mortality in the pediatric intensive care unit.MethodsWe used the pediatric intensive care unit database (a large pediatric intensive care database in China from 2010 to 2018) to conduct a retrospective analysis to evaluate the serum cholinesterase levels at intensive care unit admission of 11,751 critically ill children enrolled to the intensive care unit. …”
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Pediatric Shock Profile in The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) of Dr. Soetomo General Academic Hospital by Rafida Anshori, Arina Setyaningtyas, Arie Utariani, Neurinda Permata Kusumastuti

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Characteristics Influencing the Occurrence of Respiratory Medical Device-related Pressure Ulcers in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit by Hae-kyung Kim, Younghae Kim, Hyun-Mi Son

“…Purpose: This prospective study was conducted to determine the incidence and related characteristics of respiratory medical device-related pressure ulcers (MDRPU) in children admitted to a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). Methods: The participants were 184 children who were admitted to the PICU of P University Hospital from April 2016 to January 2017. …”
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Comparison of the Effects of Intralipid 10% and 20% on Peripheral Catheter Ablation in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit by Farzaneh Mohammadi, Babak Karimi, Atieh Mehdizadeh Hakkak, Abdolreza Norouzy, Bahareh Imani

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Risk factors and characterization of Plasmodium vivax-associated admissions to pediatric intensive care units in the Brazilian Amazon. by Ellen Fátima Caetano Lança, Belisa Maria Lopes Magalhães, Sheila Vitor-Silva, André Machado Siqueira, Silvana Gomes Benzecry, Márcia Almeida Araújo Alexandre, Connor O'Brien, Quique Bassat, Marcus Vinícius Guimarães Lacerda

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Intelligence outcome of pediatric intensive care unit survivors: a systematic meta-analysis and meta-regression by Eleonore S. V. de Sonnaville, Marsh Kӧnigs, Ouke van Leijden, Hennie Knoester, Job B. M. van Woensel, Jaap Oosterlaan

“…Abstract Background Long-term morbidity after pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) admission is a growing concern. …”
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Role of capillary blood ketone assay in diagnosis and management of diabetic ketoacidosis in pediatric intensive care unit by Muhammad Shahzad, Anwarul Haque, Sadiq Mirza, Humaira Jurair, Abdul Rahim Ahmed, Muhammad Khalid

“…Materials and Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the electronic medical record of children aged 2 months to 16 years with DKA from January 2018 to January 2020 admitted in the pediatric intensive care unit of The Indus Hospital which is a tertiary care specialized center. …”
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Association between mortality and critical events within 48 hours of transfer to the pediatric intensive care unit by Huan Liang, Kyle A. Carey, Priti Jani, Emily R. Gilbert, Majid Afshar, Majid Afshar, L. Nelson Sanchez-Pinto, Matthew M. Churpek, Matthew M. Churpek, Anoop Mayampurath, Anoop Mayampurath

“…IntroductionCritical deterioration in hospitalized children, defined as ward to pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) transfer followed by mechanical ventilation (MV) or vasoactive infusion (VI) within 12 h, has been used as a primary metric to evaluate the effectiveness of clinical interventions or quality improvement initiatives. …”
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Prognostic factors for multi-organ dysfunction in pediatric oncology patients admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit by Marijn Soeteman, Marta F. Fiocco, Marta F. Fiocco, Joppe Nijman, Casper W. Bollen, Maartje M. Marcelis, Ellen Kilsdonk, Edward E. S. Nieuwenhuis, Teus H. Kappen, Wim J. E. Tissing, Wim J. E. Tissing, Roelie M. Wösten-van Asperen

“…BackgroundPediatric oncology patients who require admission to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) have worse outcomes compared to their non-cancer peers. …”
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Pediatric risk of mortality III score – Predictor of mortality and hospital stay in pediatric intensive care unit by Amarpreet Kaur, Gurmeet Kaur, Shashi Kant Dhir, Seema Rai, Amanpreet Sethi, Avneet Brar, Paramdeep Singh

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Challenges in establishing a pediatric intensive care unit: Experiences from a tertiary care center by Ashish Kumar Simalti, Shuvendu Roy, Jyotindra Narayan Goswami

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Vitamin D status in critically ill children admitted to pediatric intensive care unit with relation to outcome by R Satapathy Jyoti, K Meher Bijay, D Pradhan Deepti, Mahar Jatadhari, K Maji Benoj, K Routray Rakesh

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Prognostic factors of pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplantation recipients admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit by Da Hyun Kim, Eun Ju Ha, Seong Jong Park, Kyung-Nam Koh, Hyery Kim, Ho Joon Im, Won Kyoung Jhang

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