Antibiotic treatment duration for bloodstream infections in critically ill children-A survey of pediatric infectious diseases and critical care clinicians for clinical equipoise. by Sandra Pong, Robert A Fowler, Srinivas Murthy, Jeffrey M Pernica, Elaine Gilfoyle, Patricia Fontela, Nicholas Mitsakakis, Asha C Bowen, Winnie Seto, Michelle Science, James S Hutchison, Philippe Jouvet, Asgar Rishu, Nick Daneman

“…<h4>Setting</h4>Pediatric intensive care units in Canada, Australia and New Zealand.…”
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Quality of life in children three and nine months after discharge from a paediatric intensive care unit: a prospective cohort study by Bos Albert P, Bronner Madelon B, Knoester Hendrika, Grootenhuis Martha A

“…As a consequence evaluation of the well being of survivors of Pediatric Intensive Care Units (PICU) has become important. Outcome assessment should therefore consist of evaluation of morbidity, functional health and Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL). …”
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Why does mode of conception affect early breastfeeding outcomes? A retrospective cohort study. by Shiue-Shan Weng, Li-Yin Chien, Yi-Ting Huang, Yen-Tsung Huang, Min Chang

“…The relationships were mainly mediated through multiple gestation and admission to neonatal/pediatric intensive care units (NICU/PICU; proportions of mediation were over 50%). …”
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Lack of pediatric surgical cardiac care in Pakistan by Muhammad Abdul Rehman, Anooja Rani, Maheen Fatima Hussaini

“…A nationwide survey carried out in 2014 highlighted the insufficiency in the number of functional pediatric cardiac care units in Pakistan where out of 16 operational pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) merely three were dedicated cardiac PICUs. …”
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Neonatal and pediatric intensive care in Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil: an analysis of bed distribution, 1997 and 2007 Terapia intensiva neonatal e pediátrica no Rio de Janeiro, Bra... by Arnaldo Prata Barbosa, Antônio José Ledo Alves da Cunha

“…The objective of this study was to describe the characteristics of neonatal and pediatric intensive care units (ICU) and beds in Rio de Janeiro, correlating with population demands in 1997 and 2007. …”
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The Evaluation of Nosocomial Candidemia in Pediatric Intensive Care: A Single-center Study by Hatice Feray Arı, Murat Arı

“…Objective: Patients in pediatric intensive care units are more likely to develop serious nosocomial infections due to comorbidities, longer and more invasive procedural treatments, and the development of immunosuppression. …”
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Milrinone in congenital diaphragmatic hernia – a randomized pilot trial: study protocol, review of literature and survey of current practices by Satyan Lakshminrusimha, Martin Keszler, Haresh Kirpalani, Krisa Van Meurs, Patricia Chess, Namasivayam Ambalavanan, Bradley Yoder, Maria V. Fraga, Holly Hedrick, Kevin P. Lally, Leif Nelin, Michael Cotten, Jonathan Klein, Stephanie Guilford, Ashley Williams, Aasma Chaudhary, Marie Gantz, Jenna Gabrio, Dhuly Chowdhury, Kristin Zaterka-Baxter, Abhik Das, Rosemary D. Higgins

“…Intravenous milrinone is a commonly used medication in neonatal/pediatric intensive care units and is currently used in 17% of patients with CDH within the NRN. …”
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Effect of apneic oxygenation with intubation to reduce severe desaturation and adverse tracheal intubation-associated events in critically ill children by Natalie Napolitano, Lee Polikoff, Lauren Edwards, Keiko M. Tarquinio, Sholeen Nett, Conrad Krawiec, Aileen Kirby, Nina Salfity, David Tellez, Gordon Krahn, Ryan Breuer, Simon J. Parsons, Christopher Page-Goertz, Justine Shults, Vinay Nadkarni, Akira Nishisaki, for National Emergency Airway Registry for Children (NEAR4KIDS) Investigators and Pediatric Acute Lung Injury and Sepsis Investigators (PALISI) Network

“…Methods AO was implemented across 14 pediatric intensive care units as a quality improvement intervention during 2016–2020. …”
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Incidence and Risk Factors for Developing Dengue-Associated Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in Puerto Rico, 2008 - 2013. by Esther M Ellis, Tyler M Sharp, Janice Pérez-Padilla, Liza González, B Katherine Poole-Smith, Emmaculate Lebo, Charlotte Baker, Mark J Delorey, Brenda Torres-Velasquez, Eduardo Ochoa, Brenda Rivera-Garcia, Hector Díaz-Pinto, Luis Clavell, Anabel Puig-Ramos, Gritta E Janka, Kay M Tomashek

“…Cases were younger than controls (median age: 1 vs. 13 years, p < 0.01), were hospitalized longer (18 vs. 5 days, p < 0.01), and were admitted more frequently to pediatric intensive care units (100% vs. 16%, p < 0.01). Cases had co-infection (18.2% vs. 4.5%, p = 0.04), recent influenza-like illness (54.5% vs. 25.0%, p = 0.01), and longer duration of fever (7 vs. 5 days; p < 0.01). …”
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A prospective investigation of interleukin-8 levels in pediatric acute respiratory failure and acute respiratory distress syndrome by Heidi Flori, Anil Sapru, Michael W. Quasney, Ginny Gildengorin, Martha A. Q. Curley, Michael A. Matthay, Mary K. Dahmer, for the BALI and RESTORE Study Investigators, Pediatric Acute Lung Injury and Sepsis Investigators (PALISI) Network

“…Methods This was a prospective cohort study of children 2 weeks to 17 years of age with acute airways and/or parenchymal lung disease done in 22 pediatric intensive care units participating in the multi-center clinical trial, Randomized Evaluation of Sedation Titration for Respiratory Failure (RESTORE). …”
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Vancomycin Prescribing Practices and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring for Critically Ill Neonatal and Pediatric Patients: A Survey of Physicians and Pharmacists in Hong Kong by Twinny Cheuk Hin Chow, Janice Yuen Shun Li, Jasper Chak Ling Wong, Freddie Man Hong Poon, Hugh Simon Lam, Teddy Tai-ning Lam, Teddy Tai-ning Lam, Chui Ping Lee, Chui Ping Lee, Celeste Lom-ying Ewig, Celeste Lom-ying Ewig, Yin Ting Cheung

“…This study aims to collect the expert opinions of clinicians who practice in the neonatal or pediatric intensive care units (NICU/PICUs) of 12 major medical centers in Hong Kong.Methods: This was a multicenter, cross-sectional study. …”
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Transfusion Therapy in Critically Ill Children by Tai-Tsung Chang

“…Critically ill children in pediatric intensive care units are commonly indicated for blood transfusion due to many reasons. …”
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Performance and Analysis of Pediatric Index of Mortality 3 Score in a Pediatric ICU in Latifa Hospital, Dubai, UAE by Dinesh Malhotra, Nadine Nour, Mahmoud El Halik, Marwan Zidan

“…Introduction: The pediatric index of mortality (PIM) 3 is one of several severity scoring systems used for predicting the outcome of patients admitted to pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) based on data collected within the first hour of admission. …”
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The fluid management and hemodynamic characteristics of PiCCO employed on young children with severe hand, foot, and mouth disease—a retrospective study by Fengyun Wang, Xinhua Qiang, Suhua Jiang, Jingsong Shao, Bin Fang, Lixin Zhou

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Similarities and Differences Between Staphylococcal and Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndromes in Children: Results From a 30-Case Cohort by Etienne Javouhey, Etienne Javouhey, Pierre-Adrien Bolze, Claire Jamen, Gerard Lina, Gerard Lina, Gerard Lina, Cédric Badiou, Claire Poyart, Claire Poyart, Claire Poyart, Claire Poyart, Aurelie Portefaix, Aurelie Portefaix, Anne Tristan, Anne Tristan, Anne Tristan, Anne Tristan, Frédéric Laurent, Frédéric Laurent, Frédéric Laurent, Frédéric Laurent, Michèle Bes, Michèle Bes, François Vandenesch, François Vandenesch, François Vandenesch, François Vandenesch, Yves Gilletand, Yves Gilletand, Yves Gilletand, Olivier Dauwalder, Olivier Dauwalder, Olivier Dauwalder

“…Children were consecutively included if they were admitted to the pediatric intensive care units of Lyon (France), between January 2005 and July 2011.Results: Among the 30 analyzed children, 15 presented staphylococcal TSS and 15 streptococcal TSS. …”
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Mortality and clinical characteristics of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) associated with covid-19 in critically ill patients: an observational multicenter st... by Lorena Acevedo, Byron Enrique Piñeres-Olave, Laura Fernanda Niño-Serna, Liliana Mazzillo Vega, Ivan Jose Ardila Gomez, Shayl Chacón, Juan Camilo Jaramillo-Bustamante, Hernando Mulett-Hoyos, Otto González-Pardo, Eliana Zemanate, Ledys Izquierdo, Jaime Piracoca Mejìa, Jose Luis Junco González, Beatriz Giraldo Duran, Carolina Bonilla Gonzalez, Helen Preciado, Rafael Orozco Marun, Martha I Alvarez-Olmos, Carolina Giraldo Alzate, Jorge Rojas, Juan Carlos Salazar-Uribe, Juan-Manuel Anaya, Jaime Fernández-Sarmiento

“…Methods An observational cohort study was conducted in 14 pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) in Colombia between April 01, 2020, and January 31, 2021. …”
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Respiratory Syncytial Virus: An Uncommon Cause of Febrile Seizures—Results from a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Matteo Riccò, Milena Pia Cerviere, Silvia Corrado, Silvia Ranzieri, Federico Marchesi

“…The prevalence was not substantially greater in studies performed in pediatric intensive care units (53.817 per 1000 RSV cases vs. 23.552, <i>p</i> = 0.12). …”
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A 10-year retrospective study of alterative aeroallergens sensitization spectrum in urban children with allergic rhinitis by Yang LF, Cai LM, Li M, Liu JT, Wang ZN, Wang WH, Yang QT, Chen ZG

“…Li-Fen Yang,1,* Liang-Ming Cai,1,* Ming Li,2,* Jin-Tao Liu,3 Zhao-Ni Wang,1 Wei-Hao Wang,4 Qin-tai Yang,4 Zhuang-Gui Chen1,5 1Department of Pediatrics Intensive Care Unit and Respiratory Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, People&rsquo;s Republic of China; 2Department of Pulmonary Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, People&rsquo;s Republic of China; 3Department of Population and Quantitative Health Science, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA; 4Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, People&rsquo;s Republic of China; 5Institution of Respiratory Diseases of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, People&rsquo;s Republic of China *These authors contributed equally to this work Objective: To investigate the alterative spectrum and trends of aeroallergens sensitization in children with allergic rhinitis (AR) in Guangzhou, China in the past 10 years.Participants and methods: In this retrospective study, 4,111 children with complaints of nasal hyper-reactivity who visited the Pediatric Department and/or Otolaryngology Department from January 2007 to November 2016 were enrolled. …”
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Improvement in Sleep Architecture is associated with the Indication of Surgery in Syndromic Craniosynostosis by Robbin de Goederen, MD, Koen F.M. Joosten, MD, PhD, Bianca K. den Ottelander, MD, Mark J.W. van der Oest, BSc, Els M.M. Bröker-Schenk, Marie-Lise C. van Veelen, MD, PhD, Eppo B. Wolvius, DDS, MD, PhD, Sarah L. Versnel, MD, PhD, Robert C. Tasker, MD, PhD, Irene M.J. Mathijssen, MD, PhD

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تأثير تطبيق برنامج علاجي متمم على قياس النتائج السريرية عند الأطفال الخدج وناقصي الوزن الولادي by مروان عيسى, هلا يني, رامي العربيد

“…The study was conducted at the pediatric intensive care units of AL-Assad hospital and maternal &child hospital (lattakia). …”
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