Investigation of a nosocomial outbreak of fungemia caused by Candida pelliculosa (Pichia anomala) in a Korean tertiary care center by Jiwon Jung, Young Sook Moon, Jung A. Yoo, Ji-Hun Lim, Joseph Jeong, Jae-Bum Jun

“…There have been a few nosocomial outbreaks of C. pelliculosa fungemia in nurseries and pediatric intensive care units (ICU), hematologic units, and surgical ICU. …”
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Intravenous morphine versus intravenous paracetamol after cardiac surgery in neonates and infants: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial by Gerdien A. Zeilmaker-Roest, Joost van Rosmalen, Monique van Dijk, Erik Koomen, Nicolaas J. G. Jansen, Martin C. J. Kneyber, Sofie Maebe, Greet van den Berghe, Dirk Vlasselaers, Ad J. J. C. Bogers, Dick Tibboel, Enno D. Wildschut

“…Methods This is a prospective, multi-center, randomized controlled trial at four level-3 pediatric intensive care units (ICUs) in the Netherlands and Belgium. …”
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Perceived stress and coping strategies among ICU nurses in government tertiary hospitals in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study by Homood Alharbi, Abdualrahman Alshehry

“…SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Nurses from cardiac, surgery and pediatric intensive care units responded to an online survey. …”
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Pediatric Intoxication Cases Followed in the PICU; 2-year Experience by Halil Keskin, Mustafa Kara, Hülya Akat, Naci Ceviz

“…Introduction:There is no regional study presenting the pediatric intoxication cases followed in pediatric intensive care units (PICUs). As they show regional features, we aimed to present the pediatric intoxication cases followed in our PICU, and indicate our self-constituted protocol about the PICU admission rules in these patients.Methods:Demographic, clinical and laboratory data of patients who admitted with intoxication and followed in PICU between October 2015 and October 2017 were noted. …”
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The recurrent SETBP1 c.2608G > A, p.(Gly870Ser) variant in a patient with Schinzel-Giedion syndrome: an illustrative case of the utility of whole exome sequencing in a critically i... by Maria Pia Leone, Pietro Palumbo, Orazio Palumbo, Ester Di Muro, Massimiliano Chetta, Nicola Laforgia, Nicoletta Resta, Alessandro Stella, Stefano Castellana, Tommaso Mazza, Marco Castori, Massimo Carella, Nenad Bukvic

“…Finally, given the heterogeneity of clinical presentations of affected patients hospitalized in Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU) and/or Pediatric Intensive Care Units (PICU), in agreement with emerging data from the literature, we suggest that WES should be used in the diagnosis of unexplained syndromic conditions, and even as part of a standard first-line diagnostic approach, as it would allow a better diagnosis, counseling and management of affected patients and their families.…”
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Clinical, Laboratory, Radiological, Bronchoscopic, and Outcome Characteristics of Pulmonary Fungal Infection in Children in PICU in Central China: A Case Series by Chengjiao Huang, Shuna Xiao, Yin Cheng, Yong Li, Zhi Xia, Wen Tang, Buyun Shi, Chenguang Qin, Hui Xu, Xiaolan Shu

“…ObjectiveFungal infections are common in pediatric intensive care units (PICUs), but the monitoring methods are limited. …”
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Bacterial Contamination of Mobile Phones Used by Healthcare Workers in Critical Care Units: A Cross-Sectional Study from Saudi Arabia by Nabil Dhayhi, Nader Kameli, Mohammed Salawi, Amjad Shajri, Vinod Kumar Basode, Abdullah Algaissi, Edrous Alamer, Majid Darraj, Khalid Shrwani, Abdulaziz H. Alhazmi

“…This study sought to examine the occurrence of bacterial contamination on mobile phones utilized by healthcare workers (HCWs) in intensive care units (ICUs), pediatric intensive care units (PICUs), neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), and cardiac care units (CCUs) within a central hospital (CH) and two peripheral hospitals (PHs) situated in the southwestern province of Saudi Arabia. …”
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Relation of Procollagen Type III Amino Terminal Propeptide Level to Sepsis Severity in Pediatrics by Nagwan Y. Saleh, Hesham M. Aboelghar, Sherif S. Salem, Shimaa E. Soliman, Doaa M. Elian

“…Background: Sepsis is still the main etiology of mortality in pediatric intensive care units (PICUs). Therefore, we performed this study to evaluate the value of procollagen Type III amino-terminal propeptide (PIIINP) as a biomarker for sepsis severity diagnosis and mortality. …”
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The Use of Crystalloid Solutions in Fluid Therapy in Children (Literature Review) by V.I. Snisar, S.V. Yehorov

“…The objective of this review — to provide a summary of the current concept of intravenous fluid administration in pediatric intensive care units. Certain tenets to be followed, when prescribing intravenous fluid to a child, are presented. …”
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Calciferol Status and Clinical Outcomes in Children with Congenital Heart Disease after Heart Surgery by Zulham Effendy, Tri Yanti Rahayuningsih, Fachrul Razi, Hendra Kurniawan, Azmi, Farhan Marzuki, Herdianta, Rovy Pratama

“…Hypovitaminosis D has been reported to be associated with poor clinical outcomes and child mortality in pediatric intensive care units. Children with congenital heart disease (CHD) are vulnerable to critical conditions and require early intervention due to heart failure. …”
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Lactate/albumin ratio as a predictor of in-hospital mortality in critically ill children by Guan Wang, Junhui Liu, Rui Xu, Yanan Fu, Xinjie Liu

“…Abstract Objective Managing critically ill patients with high mortality can be difficult for clinicians in pediatric intensive care units (PICU), which need to identify appropriate predictive biomarkers. …”
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Pediatric logistic organ dysfunction score as a predictive tool of dengue shock syndrome outcomes by Lola Purnama Dewi, Eka Nurfitri

“…Background The pediatric logistic organ dysfunction (PELOD) score is widely used as a predictive tool of patient outcomes in pediatrics intensive care unit (PICU) settings, including for dengue shock syndrome (DSS) patients. …”
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KADAR LAKTAT SERIAL SEBAGAI FAKTOR PROGNOSIS MORTALITAS PASIEN SEPSIS by , dr. Keswari Aji Patriawati, , Prof. dr. H. Purnomo Suryantoro, DTM&H, SpAK, DSc(hon)

“…We collected serial blood l Method: This observational prospective study was performed at Pediatrics Intensive Care Unit (PICU), Sardjito Hospital, Yogyakarta from July to November 2012. actate specimens of children with sepsis fulfilled criteria, at first admission followed by 6 and 24 hours later. …”

High prevalence of hospital-acquired infections caused by gram-negative carbapenem resistant strains in Vietnamese pediatric ICUs: A multi-centre point prevalence survey by Le, N, Hf, W, Vu, P, Khu, D, Le, H, Hoang, B, Vo, V, Lam, Y, Vu, D, Nguyen, T, Thai, T, Nilsson, L, Rydell, U, Nguyen, K, Nadjm, B, Clarkson, L, Hanberger, H, Larsson, M

“…This study aims to measure prevalence of HAIs in Vietnamese pediatric hospitals.Monthly point prevalence surveys (PPSs) in 6 pediatric intensive care units (ICUs) in 3 referral hospitals during 1 year.A total of 1363 cases (1143 children) were surveyed, 59.9% male, average age 11 months. …”

Online educational interventions in pediatric intensive care medicine by Dennis Daniel, Traci A. Wolbrink

“…We explored the current state of the evidence base for online education targeted towards healthcare professionals working in pediatric intensive care units (PICUs), to report how we are using online education in our field.Materials and MethodsWe performed a literature review by systematically generating a list of publications indexed in PubMed describing online educational interventions in the PICU, using Medical Subject Header (MeSH)-based search terms and the following inclusion criteria: studies published after 2005 that describe online educational interventions aimed at healthcare professional working in the PICU. …”
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Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) during SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in Brazil: a multicenter, prospective cohort study by Fernanda Lima-Setta, Maria Clara de Magalhães-Barbosa, Gustavo Rodrigues-Santos, Elaine Augusta das Neves Figueiredo, Melissa de Lorena Jacques, Raquel de Seixas Zeitel, Roberto Sapolnik, Cibelle Teixeira da Siva Borges, Vanessa Soares Lanziotti, Roberta Esteves Vieira de Castro, Ana Paula Novaes Bellinat, Thiago Peres da Silva, Felipe Rezende Caino de Oliveira, Bárbara Carvalho Santos dos Reis, Natália Almeida de Arnaldo Silva Rodriguez Castro, João Henrique Garcia Cobas Macedo, Ana Carolina Cabral Pinheiro Scarlato, Paula Marins Riveiro, Isabele Coelho Fonseca da Mota, Vivian Botelho Lorenzo, Natalia Martins Lima de Lucena, Zina Maria Almeida de Azevedo, Antonio José L.A. Cunha, Arnaldo Prata-Barbosa

“…Method: Multicenter, prospective cohort study, conducted in 17 pediatric intensive care units in five states in Brazil, from March to July 2020. …”
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Associations Between Fluid Balance and Outcomes in Critically Ill Children by Rashid Alobaidi, Catherine Morgan, Rajit K. Basu, Erin Stenson, Robin Featherstone, Sumit R. Majumdar, Sean M. Bagshaw

“…Clinical trials and observational studies (from database inception to present) in patients (<25 years) admitted to pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) reporting fluid balance, fluid accumulation, or fluid overload, and associated outcomes will be included. …”
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Recognizing Risks and Optimizing Perioperative Care to Reduce Respiratory Complications in the Pediatric Patient by Chinyere Egbuta, Keira P. Mason

“…Key components of lung protective mechanical ventilation strategy such as low tidal volume and moderate PEEP used in the management of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in pediatric intensive care units have been adopted in pediatric operating rooms. …”
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Premedication practices for neonatal tracheal intubation: Results from the EPIPPAIN 2 prospective cohort study and comparison with EPIPPAIN 1 by Elizabeth Walter‐Nicolet, Laetitia Marchand‐Martin, Isabelle Guellec, Valérie Biran, Mostafa Moktari, Elodie Zana‐Taieb, Jean‐François Magny, Luc Desfrère, Paul Waszak, Pascal Boileau, Gilles Chauvin, Laure deSaint Blanquat, Suzanne Borrhomée, Stéphanie Droutman, Mona Merhi, Véronique Zupan, Leila Karoui, Patricia Cimerman, Ricardo Carbajal, Xavier Durrmeyer

“…Data concerning TI performed in neonates during the first 14 days of their admission to participating neonatal/pediatric intensive care units were prospectively collected at the bedside. …”
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Factors associated to mortality in children with critical COVID-19 and multisystem inflammatory syndrome in a resource-poor setting by Emmerson C. F. de Farias, Manoel J. C. Pavão Junior, Susan C. D. de Sales, Luciana M. P. P. do Nascimento, Dalila C. A. Pavão, Anna P. S. Pinheiro, Andreza H. O. Pinheiro, Marília C. B. Alves, Kíssila M. M. M. Ferraro, Larisse F. Q. Aires, Luana G. Dias, Mayara M. M. Machado, Michaelle J. D. Serrão, Raphaella R. Gomes, Sara M. P. de Moraes, Gabriella M. G. Moura, Adriana M. B. de Sousa, Gabriela C. L. Pontes, Railana D. F. P. Carvalho, Cristiane T. C. Silva, Guilherme Lemes, Bruna da C. G. Diniz, Aurimery G. Chermont, Kellen F. S. de Almeida, Salma B. Saraty, Mary L. F. Maia, Miriam R. C. Lima, Patricia B. Carvalho, Renata de B. Braga, Kathia de O. Harada, Maria C. A. Justino, Gleice Clemente, Maria Teresa Terreri, Marta C. Monteiro

“…This multicenter prospective cohort included critically ill children (1 mo–18 years old), with confirmed COVID-19/MIS-C admitted to 3 tertiary Pediatric Intensive Care Units (PICU) in the Brazilian Amazon, between April/2020 and May/2023. …”
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