Pediatr Crit Care Me
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Jan 2003
Intrapleural instillation of fibrinolytic agents for treatment of pleural empyema.
To describe the use of intrapleural instillation of fibrinolytic agents as adjunctive therapy for children with complicated pleural effusions and empyema. ⋯ Intrapleural instillation of fibrinolytic agents appears to be an effective and less invasive alternative to surgical drainage for children who have complicated pleural effusions or empyemas that do not drain adequately with tube thoracostomy alone.
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Jan 2003
Case ReportsSubarachnoid hemorrhage in a child with status asthmaticus: significance of permissive hypercapnia.
To report an 11-yr-old boy with acute status asthmaticus being managed with permissive hypercapnia who developed a subarachnoid hemorrhage during the course of his illness. ⋯ We conclude that this patient suffered subarachnoid hemorrhage in association with the use of permissive hypercapnia in the settling of severe asthma.