Canadian Pediatric Intensive Care Adaptations for Critically Ill Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Survey Study by Evan Parchomchuk, Tanya Holt, Gregory Hansen

“…In order to decompress adult intensive care units, pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) introduced adapted models of traditional care to lessen these burdens. …”
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A retrospective and cross-sectional study to evaluate potential drug – drug interaction in hospitalized pediatrics, Bandar Abbas, Iran by Motahareh Ahmadi, Abd Nazemi, Seyedeh Fatemeh Davoodpour, Fahimeh Gharaie Pour, Maryam Montaseri, Omid Safa

“…Abbreviation PDDIs: Potential Drug-Drug InteractionsDDIs: Drug-Drug InteractionsED: Emergency departmentNICU: Neonatal Intensive Care UnitPICU: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit…”
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Filter Size Not the Anticoagulation Method is the Decisive Factor in Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy Circuit Survival by Monika Miklaszewska, Przemysław Korohoda, Katarzyna Zachwieja, Krzysztof Kobylarz, Constantinos J. Stefanidis, Alina Sobczak, Dorota Drożdż

“…Background/Aim: As continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) has emerged as a standard therapy in pediatric intensive care units (PICU), many related issues that may have an impact on circuit survival have gained in importance. …”
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Pediatric Critical Care in Resource-Limited Settings—Overview and Lessons Learned by Tina M. Slusher, Andrew W. Kiragu, Louise T. Day, Ashley R. Bjorklund, Arianna Shirk, Colleen Johannsen, Scott A. Hagen

“…In addition, most LMICs lack pediatric critical care training programs for healthcare providers or certification procedures to accredit healthcare providers working in their pediatric intensive care units (PICU) and high dependency areas. …”
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Diagnostic and predictive value of Respiratory Index of Severity in Children (RISC) scoring system in community-acquired pneumonia: a prospective cross sectional study by Mohamed Abdallah Abd El Megied, Mohammad Abdel Fattah Abdel Motey, Miriam Magdy Aziz, Mohammed Mohammedy Ebrahim

“…Methods This prospective cross-sectional study was conducted on 150 Egyptian children who were diagnosed to have CAP, admitted to the general wards and pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) of Cairo University Children Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University from September 2019 to June 2020. …”
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Iatrogenic severe hyperglycemia due to parenteral administration of glucose in children – a case series by Nora Bruns, Anja Große Lordemann, Tobias Rasche, Jochen Meyburg, Marcus Krüger, Christian Wieg, Alexander Gratopp, Marc Hoppenz, Friedhelm Heitmann, Thomas Hoppen, Günther Löffler, Ursula Felderhoff-Müser, Christian Dohna-Schwake

“…Methods We emailed a survey to 105 neonatal and pediatric intensive care units in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, asking to retrospectively report cases of ISH. …”
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Comparison of the Spo2/Fio2 Ratio and the Pao2/Fio2 Ratio in Patients With Acute Lung Injury or Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome by Bilan Nemat, Dastranji Azar, Ghalehgolab Behbahani Afshin

“…The pulse oximetric saturation Spo2/Fio2 (SF) ratiomay be a reliable non-invasive alternative to the PF ratio.Methods: In this cross-sectional study, we enrolled 70 patients with ALI or ARDSwho were admitted in Tabriz children’s hospital pediatrics intensive care unit (PICU).Spo2, Fio2, Pao2, charted within 5 minutes of each other and calculated SF and PFwere recorded to determine the relationship between SF and PF ratio. …”
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Evaluation of renal near-infrared spectroscopy for predicting extubation outcomes in the pediatric intensive care setting by Mustafa Colak, Mustafa Colak, Gokhan Ceylan, Gokhan Ceylan, Sevgi Topal, Ozlem Sarac Sandal, Gulhan Atakul, Ekin Soydan, Ferhat Sarı, Pinar Hepduman, Utku Karaarslan, Hasan Ağın

“…BackgroundIn pediatric intensive care units, extubation failure following invasive mechanical ventilation poses significant health risks. …”
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Balloon Laryngoplasty for Subglottic Stenosis Caused by Orotracheal Intubation at a Tertiary Care Pediatric Hospital by Melissa Gomes Ameloti Avelino, Edson Junior de Melo Fernandes

“…Materials and Methods This study involved children from pediatric intensive care units or NICUs suffering from respiratory distress and who presented an endoscopic diagnosis of Myer and Cotton grade I to III SGS. …”
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Lymphocyte count as a sign of immunoparalysis and its correlation with nutritional status in pediatric intensive care patients with sepsis: A pilot study by Talita Freitas Manzoli, Artur Figueiredo Delgado, Eduardo Juan Troster, Werther Brunow de Carvalho, Ana Caroline Barreto Antunes, Desirée Mayara Marques, Patrícia Zamberlan

“…Malnutrition can lead to immune dysfunction, which is associated with a higher mortality rate due to sepsis, the most frequent cause of death in pediatric intensive care units (PICUs). The aim of this study was to investigate whether malnourished patients are more likely to have relative or absolute lymphopenia and, consequently, worse prognoses. …”
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Cost-Effectiveness of Pediatric Central Venous Catheters in the UK: A Secondary Publication from the CATCH Clinical Trial by Colin H. Ridyard, Catrin O. Plumpton, Ruth E. Gilbert, Dyfrig A. Hughes

“…Background: Antibiotic-impregnated central venous catheters (CVCs) reduce the risk of bloodstream infections (BSIs) in patients treated in pediatric intensive care units (PICUs). However, it is unclear if they are cost-effective from the perspective of the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK.Methods: Economic evaluation alongside the CATCH trial (ISRCTN34884569) to estimate the incremental cost effectiveness ratio (ICER) of antibiotic-impregnated (rifampicin and minocycline), heparin-bonded and standard polyurethane CVCs. …”
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Limitação do suporte de vida pediátrico: argumentações éticas by Grace Kelly Paranhos, Sergio Rego

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Role of vitamin D, serum zinc, and serum iron deficiency in community-acquired pneumonia in children by Asmaa Alhusseiny Ahmed Alsharkawy, Ahmed R. Rezk

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uNGAL Predictive Value for Serum Creatinine Decrease in Critically Ill Children by Cristina Gavrilovici, Cristian Petru Duşa, Cosmin Teodor Mihai, Elena-Lia Spoială, Iuliana Magdalena Stârcea, Codruta Olimpiada Iliescu-Halitchi, Irina Nicoleta Zetu, Lavinia Bodescu-Amancei Ionescu, Roxana Alexandra Bogos, Elena Hanganu, Vasile Lucian Boiculese

“…Acute kidney injury (AKI) occurs frequently in critically ill children, having an incidence of up to 26.9% and is associated with high morbidity and mortality in pediatric intensive care units (PICU). Currently, the decrease in the glomerular filtration rate is calculated using the serum creatinine levels. …”
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Online education and improvement of caring behaviors of nurses in pediatric wards: a quasi-experimental study by Elnaz Monemi, Monirsadat Nematollahi

“…Methods This interventional (quasi-experimental) study used a simple random method to select 70 nurses working in pediatric wards and pediatric intensive care units in Kerman. The nurses in the intervention group received online training in the sky room three days a week, while nurses in the control group received routine pediatric care. …”
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Assessment of job satisfaction and quality of life among practicising pediatric intensivists of India: Results of a pediatric critical care physician survey by V S. V. Prasad, Anjul Dayal

“…Aim: The study was conducted to assess the quality of life, working patterns as well as socioeconomic wellbeing among pediatric intensivists working in Indian pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) in the private sector, public sector, and charitable institutions. …”
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Undiagnosed Hepatitis B and C Virus Infection at a Teaching Hospital in Rawalpindi by Muhammad Imran Khan, Fadia Kalsoom, Fakhra Batool, Ahsan Kazmi, Qurat-ul-ain Zahra, Muhammad Bilal, Rizwan Ali, Ajkia Zaman Juthi, Hafiz M.N. Iqbal

“…Further 4.2% was the highest infection rate of HBV in patients of Surgery and Medicine and the lowest in Orthopedics, Urology, Gynecology and Obstetrics, Pediatrics, Intensive Care Unit, Ear Throat and Nose, Eye>0.001%. …”
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Identification of the main contributors to blood culture contamination at a tertiary care academic medical center by Brianna Sacchetti, Justin Travis, Lisa L. Steed, Ginny Webb

“…The most notable factors associated with contamination were found to be phlebotomy teams (2.7%) (P < .01), peripheral draws (2.3%) (P <.01), adult emergency departments (2.6%) (P < .01), and pediatric intensive care units (2.7%) (P < .01). A positive correlation was present between the number of hospital beds per unit and unit contamination rates (r = 0.429 P < .01). …”
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Electrolyte derangements in critically ill children receiving balanced versus unbalanced crystalloid fluid resuscitation by Natalja L. Stanski, Katja M. Gist, Kaci Pickett, John T. Brinton, Jennifer Sadlowski, Hector R. Wong, Peter Mourani, Danielle E. Soranno, Jessica Kendrick, Erin K. Stenson

“…Methods A prospective, observational cohort study of critically ill children who received ≥ 20 ml/kg of fluid resuscitation and were admitted to two pediatric intensive care units from November 2017 to February 2020. …”
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Evaluation of Candida colonization index, molecular identification, and antifungal susceptibility pattern of Candida species isolated from critically ill pediatric patients: A sing... by Maryam Moazeni, Mohammad T. Hedayati, Amirhossein Davari, Jalal jafarzadeh, Bahram Nikmanesh, Amir Ali Hamidieh, mojtaba nabili, Mahdi Abastabar, Nasim Ahmadi, Abdullah Al-Hatmi

“…Twelve isolates (7.01%) were multi-azole resistant with high MICsagainst both isavuconazole and ravuconazole and seven strains (4.09%) wereechinocandins resistant.Conclusion: In pediatric intensive care units, patients are at risk of fungal infection,particularly candidemia. …”
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