Pediatr Crit Care Me
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Nov 2013
Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy With an Automated Monitor Is Superior to a Free-Flow System During Extracorporeal Life Support.
To determine whether integrated continuous renal replacement therapy provides more accurate fluid management than IV pump free-flow ultrafiltration in pediatric patients on extracorporeal life support. ⋯ While free-flow ultrafiltration has the advantages of simplicity and low cost, integrated renal replacement therapy provides more accurate fluid management during extracorporeal life support. Better fluid status management with integrated renal replacement therapy may contribute to shorter duration of extracorporeal life support.
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Nov 2013
Brain Injury Associated With Neonatal Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in the Netherlands: A Nationwide Evaluation Spanning Two Decades.
To determine the prevalence of and to classify ultrasound-proven brain injury during neonatal extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in The Netherlands. ⋯ The incidence of brain injury found with cranial ultrasound in The Netherlands of the patients treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation during the neonatal period was 17.3%. Primary hemorrhage was the largest group of lesions, not clearly side-specific except for lobar bleeding, most probably related to changes in venous flow. Arterial ischemic stroke occurred predominant in the left hemisphere.
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Nov 2013
Probiotic Use and Prevalence of Candidemia and Candiduria in a PICU.
To compare the prevalence of candidemia and candiduria before and after the introduction of routine use of probiotics in children who received broad-spectrum antibiotics in a PICU. ⋯ Routine use of a mix of probiotics in patients who receive broad-spectrum antibiotics could be a useful strategy to reduce the prevalence of candidemia and candiduria in the PICU.