Pediatric emergency care
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Pediatric emergency care · May 2020
Multicenter StudyEvaluation of Predictors of Mortality Associated With Childhood Heart Failure in Nigeria: A 2-Center Study.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the predictors of mortality in childhood heart failure (HF) in 2 tertiary hospitals. ⋯ Education of the populace about early presentation to hospital is imperative to prevent unnecessary deaths associated with HF.
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Pediatric emergency care · May 2020
Multicenter StudyVideography in Pediatric Emergency Research: Establishing a Multicenter Collaborative and Resuscitation Registry.
High-quality clinical research of resuscitations in a pediatric emergency department is challenging because of the limitations of traditional methods of data collection (chart review, self-report) and the low frequency of cases in a single center. To facilitate valid and reliable research for resuscitations in the pediatric emergency department, investigators from 3 pediatric centers, each with experience completing successful single-center, video-based studies, formed the Videography In Pediatric Emergency Research (VIPER) collaborative. ⋯ Initial simulation-based testing suggests video-based data collection using the VIPER registry is feasible and reliable. Our next step is to assess feasibility and reliability for actual pediatric resuscitations and to complete several prospective, hypothesis-based studies of specific aspects of resuscitative care, including of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, tracheal intubation, and teamwork and communication.