Prevalence of myocarditis in pediatric intensive care unit cases presenting with other system involvement by Hanaa Ibrahim Rady, Hanan Zekri

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Assessment of Pediatric Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Patients Hospitalized in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit by Fatma Şemsa Çaycı, Özlem Yüksel Aksoy, Serhat Emeksiz, Oktay Perk, Emel Uyar, Esra Koçkuzu, Ali Kansu Tehçi, Serhan Özcan

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Impact of a nurse-led feeding protocol in a pediatric intensive care unit by Bixia Ang, Wee Meng Han, Judith Ju-Ming Wong, Ang Noi Lee, Yoke Hwee Chan, Jan Hau Lee

“…Background: To determine effectiveness of a nurse-led, volume-based feeding protocol in our pediatric intensive care unit (PICU), we evaluated patients’ nutrition adequacy pre- and post-protocol implementation. …”
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Hirudotherapy for limb ischemia in the pediatric intensive care unit: A retrospective observational cohort by Joseph C. Resch, Rachel Hedstrom, Marie E. Steiner, Sameh M. Said, Arif Somani

“…Based on this retrospective cohort, we cannot recommend routine use of hirudotherapy for acute limb ischemia from arterial malperfusion in the pediatric intensive care unit. Application of leeches should be aligned with a protocol defining start and stop parameters, standardized leech utilization, and monitoring for adverse outcomes. …”
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The impact of pediatric intensivists on the management of pediatric diabetic ketoacidosis in pediatric intensive care units by Ah Young Choi, Esther Park

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Isolated bacterias and their antimicrobial resistances in a pediatric intensive care unit. 2010-2013 by Rosa Isabel Bermúdez Alemán, Midalys Llaneza Flores, Calixta Rosa Hernández del Sol, Leidys Hernández López, Hilda Roque de Escobar Martín, Alina Choy Marrero

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Acute Rhabdomyolysis in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: Etiology, Clinical Features, Treatment, and Prognosis by Ebru Azapağası, Bilge Akkaya, Sevim Onguner, Mutlu Uysal Yazıcı, Zeynelabidin Öztürk

“…Objective:This study was designed to identify the underlying etiology, evaluate the treatment methods, and determine the incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI), and to establish the predictive laboratory values for kidney failure and the factors associated with mortality in critically ill children with a diagnosis of rhabdomyolysis and high creatine kinase (CK) levels.Method:Twenty-three patients who were diagnosed with acute rhabdomyolysis in the first 48 hours in the pediatric intensive care unit between January 2011 and January 2021 and whose CK levels were found to be ≥50.000 IU/L in follow-up were included in the study. …”
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Characterization of Nosocomial Infection in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Cienfuegos 2005-2009 by Lourdes Elena Duany Badell, Dagmaris Losa Pérez, Mabel Ávila Ramírez, Jorge Emilio Barletta del Castillo, Sara Hernández Malpica, Aymahara Gómez Morejón

“…<strong>Background</strong>: children can frequently develop nosocomial infections in pediatric intensive care units. <br /><strong>Objective</strong>: to characterize nosocomial infections in pediatric patients treated in intensive care units. …”
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Individual illness dynamics: An analysis of children with sepsis admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit by Sherry L. Kausch, Brynne Sullivan, Michael C. Spaeder, Jessica Keim-Malpass

“…We propose a method to characterize individual illness dynamics in patients who experienced sepsis in the pediatric intensive care unit. We defined illness states based on illness severity scores generated from a multi-variable prediction model. …”
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Risk factors for venous thromboembolism in a single pediatric intensive care unit in China by Jintuo Zhou, Yanting Zhu, Ying Liu, Hairong Zhan, Peiguang Niu, Huajiao Chen, Jinhua Zhang

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MICROBIAL PATTERN AND ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITY IN PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT DR. SOETOMO HOSPITAL, SURABAYA by I Wayan Putra A.A.W., Irwanto Irwanto, ira Dharmawati, Arina Setyaningtyas, Dwiyanti Puspitasari, Agung Dwi Wahyu, Kuntaman Kuntaman

“…Gram-negative bacterial are known as common pathogen caused infection in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). Microbial Pattern and Antibiotic Susceptibility are needed as clinical data for selected appropriate antibiotic therapy. …”
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Pencegahan Luka Tekan Pada Pasien Hidrosefalus Di Ruang Pediatric Intensive Care Unit by Wa Ode Rahmayanti, Kadek Ayu Erika, Ariyati Amin, Suni Hariati, Nur Fadilah, Mukhtar Yusuf

“…Studi kasus ini bertujuan mengevaluasi intervensi pencegahan luka tekan pada pasien hidrosefalus di ruang Pediatric Intensive Care Unit RSUP Dr. Wahidin Sudirohusodo Makassar. …”
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Retrospective Evaluation of Patients Who Underwent Bronchoscopy in a Tertiary Pediatric Intensive Care Unit by Emrah Gün, Hacer Uçmak, Fevzi Kahveci, Edin Botan, Anar Gurbanov, Burak Balaban, Hasan Özen, Fulden Aycan, Gülçin Çıplak, Gizem Özcan, Fazılcan Zirek, Sümeyye Sözduyar, Ergun Ergün, Nazan Çobanoğlu, Tanıl Kendirli

“…Introduction:This study aims to evaluate bronchoscopy’s indications and clinical results in patients who underwent bronchoscopy during their stay in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU).Methods:This study was carried out retrospectively in PICU between April 2019, and October 2021. …”
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Klebsiella infections in a pediatric intensive care unit: incidence, antimicrobial susceptibility, and resistance genes by Ahmed El-Nawawy, Marwa A. Meheissen, Ahmed M. Badr, Manal A. M. Antonios

“…This was the main principle to conduct a detailed study about this organism, its resistance pattern, and type of its resistance genes Subjects and methods A cross-sectional study was carried out in a pediatric intensive care unit on patients with age range from 1 month to 12 years over a period of 1 year with positive K. pneumoniae using standard microbiological culture and antibiogram sensitivity testing. …”
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Effect of Gastric Acid Suppressant Prophylaxis on Incidence of Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit by Tahoora Abdollahi, Alireza Sabzevari, Ali Khakshour, Alireza Ataiee Nakhaie, Majid Sezavar, Toktam Etezadie, hamidreza kianifar, Seyed Ali Jafari, Mohammad Ali Kiani

“…Background: Critically ill children admitted to pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) are at increased risk of gastrointestinal bleeding due to stress related mucosal injury. …”
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Naloxone as a trigger to identify opioid-related adverse events in pediatric intensive care units by Haline Ogata, Fábio A. Motta, Marinei C. Ricier

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Erratum: Implementation of ventilator bundle for prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia in pediatric intensive care unit

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Nosocomial infections caused by gram-negative bacteria and prolonged stay in pediatric intensive care units by Aldo Miguel Agüero Milanés, Kenia Zusel Infante Rondón, Fred Enrique Delgado Llorca

“…Objective: To identify the prognostic factors of prolonged stay in patients admitted to pediatric intensive care units with health care-associated infections due to gram-negative microorganisms. …”
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Pain Assessment and Management in Pediatric Intensive Care Units Around the World, an International, Multicenter Study by Michelle Grunauer, Michelle Grunauer, Caley Mikesell, Gabriela Bustamante, Gissela Cobo, Sebastián Sánchez, Ana María Román, Andrea P. Icaza-Freire, Antonio W. D. Gavilanes, Nancy Ewen Wang, The PICU-MIC Research Group, Jorge López González, Jesús López-Herce, Emanuele Rossetti, Chiusolo Fabrizio, Oliver Karam, Marie Saint-Faust, Paolo Biban, Silvia Carlassara, Bettina von Dessauer, Nadia Ordenes, Fabiola Figueroa Urízar, Adriana Wegner A, Michael Canarie, Kathryn Miller, José Irazuzta, Nicolas Chiriboga, Daniel Tawfik, Barbara Sourkes, Nancy Ewen Wang, Hursuong Vongsachang, Elizabeth W. Tucker, Nicole Shilkofski, 王文超 Wang, Wenchao RN, Zhang Yuxia RN, Lucy Lum Chai See, Sister Priscilla, Recep Tekin, Fesih Aktar, Duygu Sönmez Düzkaya, Oguz Dursun, Ebru Atike Ongun, Resul Yilmaz, Dincer Yildizdas, Hakan Tekgüç, Vitaliy Sazonov, Timur Tsoy, Vitaliy Sazonov, Askhat Saparov, Vitaliy Sazonov, Elizaveta Kalmbakh, Michelle Grunauer, Luis Eguiguren, Killen Harold Briones Claudette, Yaneth Tovilla, Sandra Tania Ventura Gómez, Silvio Fabio Torres, Paul Cobarrubias, Dmytro Dmytriiev, Alejandro Martínez, Gustavo Guzaman, Rudy Sanabria, Ravikumar Krupanandan, Bala Ramachandran, Nirmal Choraria, Jignesh Patel, Puneet A Pooni, Karambir Singh Gill, John Adabie Appiah, Komfo Anokye, Tigist Bacha Heye, Rahel Argaw, Asrat Demtse, Israel Abebe Admasu

“…The adequate assessment and management of pain remains a challenging task in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). Our goal is to describe how pain is assessed and managed in PICUs around the world and to examine how human and material resources impact achievement of this goal. …”
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Reporting of social determinants of health in randomized controlled trials conducted in the pediatric intensive care unit by Emma Huang, Lisa Albrecht, Katie O’Hearn, Naisha Nicolas, Jennifer Armstrong, Maya Weinberg, Kusum Menon, Kusum Menon

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