Immediate effects of manual hyperinflation on cardiorespiratory function and sputum clearance in mechanically ventilated pediatric patients: A randomized crossover trial by Tawatchai Luadsri, Jaturon Boonpitak, Kultida Pongdech-Udom, Patnuch Sukpom, Weerapong Chidnok

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Functional status of pediatric patients after extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: A five-year single-center study by Yang Yuhang, Yang Ni, Zhang Tiening, Wang Lijie, Xu Wei, Liu Chunfeng

“…We aimed to determine the incidence of new morbidity, prognoses, and follow-up data of survivors treated with ECMO in pediatric intensive care units (PICU) using the Functional Status Scale (FSS).MethodsWe retrospectively collected and analyzed clinical data of patients in the PICU who received ECMO from January 2016 to January 2020. …”
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A national survey of PICU clinician practices and perceptions about respiratory cultures for invasively ventilated patients by Anna Sick-Samuels, Danielle Koontz, Anping Xie, Daniel Kell, Charlotte Woods-Hill, Anushree Aneja, Shaoming Xiao, Elizabeth Colantuoni, Jill Marsteller, Aaron Milstone

“…We characterized current respiratory culture collection practices and perceptions and identified potential barriers to changing practices among a national collaborative of pediatric intensive care units (PICUs). Methods: We conducted an electronic survey of PICU physicians, advanced practice providers (APPs), respiratory therapists (RTs), and nurses at 16 US academic pediatric hospitals across the United States. …”
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Spread and clinical severity of respiratory syncytial virus A genotype ON1 in Germany, 2011–2017 by Andrea Streng, David Goettler, Miriam Haerlein, Lisa Lehmann, Kristina Ulrich, Christiane Prifert, Christine Krempl, Benedikt Weißbrich, Johannes G. Liese

“…Methods During 2010/11 to 2016/17, clinical characteristics and respiratory samples from children with acute respiratory tract infections (RTI) were obtained from ongoing surveillance studies in 33 pediatric practices (PP), one pediatric hospital ward (PW) and 23 pediatric intensive care units (PICU) in Germany. RSV was detected in the respiratory samples by PCR; genotypes were identified by sequencing. …”
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Glycopyrrolate for drooling in children with medical complexity under three years of age by Eleonora Lovardi, Maria Antonietta De Ioris, Donatella Lettori, Caterina Geremia, Susanna Staccioli, Gessica Della Bella, Raffaella Scrocca, Alessia Scarselli, Marcella Aversa, Francesco De Peppo, Andrea Campana, Enrico Castelli

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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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Sedação e analgesia em crianças: uma abordagem prática para as situações mais freqüentes Analgesia and sedation in children: practical approach for the most frequent situations... by Santiago Mencía Bartolomé, Jesús López-Herce Cid, Norberto Freddi

“…SOURCES: Review of the literature using the MEDLINE database and review of the experience in pediatric intensive care units. SUMMARY OF THE FINDINGS: The continuous administration of analgesics and sedatives prevents the development of undersedation and is less demanding in terms of care than intermittent administration. …”
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Estresse ocupacional e suas repercussões na qualidade de vida de médicos e enfermeiros intensivistas pediátricos e neonatais Occupational stress and repercussions on the quality of... by Monalisa de Cássia Fogaça, Werther Brunow de Carvalho, Paulo Cesar Koch Nogueira, Luiz Antonio Nogueira Martins

“…<br>OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between work and quality of life of doctors and nurses in pediatric intensive care units and neonatal. METHODS: Cross-sectional study with 37 doctors and 20 nurses. …”
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Echocardiography in PICU: when the heart sees what is invisible to the eye by Fatma Rabah, Khalfan Al-Senaidi, Ismail Beshlawi, Alddai Alnair, Anas-Alwogud Ahmed Abdelmogheth

“…Objective: Echocardiography has become an indispensable bedside diagnostic tool in the realm of pediatric intensive care units (PICU). It has proven to be an influential factor in the formula of clinical decision-making. …”
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A DELPHI study on aspects of study design to overcome knowledge gaps on the burden of disease caused by serogroup B invasive meningococcal disease by Ole Marten, Florian Koerber, David Bloom, Monika Bullinger, Corinne Buysse, Hannah Christensen, Philippe De Wals, Christian Dohna-Schwake, Philipp Henneke, Markus Kirchner, Markus Knuf, Burkhard Lawrenz, Andrea L. Monteiro, Joseph Patrick Sevilla, Nicolas Van de Velde, Robert Welte, Claire Wright, Wolfgang Greiner

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Analysis of a Web-Based Dashboard to Support the Use of National Audit Data in Quality Improvement: Realist Evaluation by Natasha Alvarado, Lynn McVey, Mai Elshehaly, Joanne Greenhalgh, Dawn Dowding, Roy Ruddle, Chris P Gale, Mamas Mamas, Patrick Doherty, Robert West, Richard Feltbower, Rebecca Randell

“…MethodsQualDash was co-designed with data users and installed in 8 clinical services (3 pediatric intensive care units and 5 cardiology services) across 5 health care organizations (sites A-E) in England between July and December 2019. …”
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Evaluation of Mannose Binding Lectin Gene Variants in Pediatric Influenza Virus-Related Critical Illness by Emily R. Levy, Emily R. Levy, Wai-Ki Yip, Michael Super, Jill M. Ferdinands, Anushay J. Mistry, Margaret M. Newhams, Yu Zhang, Helen C. Su, Gwenn E. McLaughlin, Anil Sapru, Laura L. Loftis, Scott L. Weiss, Mark W. Hall, Natalie Cvijanovich, Adam Schwarz, Keiko M. Tarquinio, Peter M. Mourani, PALISI PICFLU Investigators, Adrienne G. Randolph, Adrienne G. Randolph

“…We evaluated MBL2 variants known to influence MBL levels with pediatric influenza-related critical illness susceptibility and/or severity including with bacterial co-infections.Methods: We enrolled children and adolescents with laboratory-confirmed influenza infection across 38 pediatric intensive care units from November 2008 to June 2016. …”
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A risk score based on pediatric sequential organ failure assessment predicts 90-day mortality in children with Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infection by Shuang Li, Jingxian Liu, Feng Chen, Kang Cai, Jintong Tan, Wei Xie, Rong Qian, Xiaoqin Liu, Wenhong Zhang, Huimin Du, Ying Liu, Lisu Huang

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Monitoramento de fungos anemófilos e de leveduras em unidade hospitalar Monitoring of airborne fungus and yeast species in a hospital unit by José Nelson Martins-Diniz, Rosangela Aparecida Moraes da Silva, Elaine Toscano Miranda, Maria José Soares Mendes-Giannini

“…METHODS: Collections were carried out on a monthly basis, at two different time periods, from the adult and pediatric intensive care units and surgical center of a hospital in Araraquara, Southeastern Brazil. …”
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Factores Pronósticos de muerte en niños portadores de desnutrición aguda ingresados en cuidados intensivos. by Maria Elena Alavarez, Mercedes Esquivel Lauzurique, Mercedes Rubén Quesada

“…<strong>Material and Methods:</strong> An observational cohort study was conducted in 378 patients with acute malnutrition admitted to several pediatric intensive care units during the years 1994 to 2010; were carried out by univariate and multivariate logistic regression, receiver operating characteristic and the calculation of Standardized Mortality Ratio was determined. …”
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Hypoxia-Ischemia Induced Age-Dependent Gene Transcription Effects at Two Development Stages in the Neonate Mouse Brain by Nicolas Dupré, Céline Derambure, Bérénice Le Dieu-Lugon, Michelle Hauchecorne, Yannick Detroussel, Bruno J. Gonzalez, Stéphane Marret, Stéphane Marret, Philippe Leroux

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Pediatric airway reconstruction: results after implementation of an airway team in Brazil by Rebecca Maunsell, Nayara Soares Lacerda, Luciahelena Prata, Marcelo Brandão

“…Introduction: Since development of pediatric intensive care units, children have increasingly and appropriately been treated for complex surgical conditions such as laryngotracheal stenosis. …”
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