Pediatr Crit Care Me
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Oct 2015
Observational StudyStimulant Toxicity in Children: A Retrospective Study on 147 Patients.
To evaluate the signs/symptoms of different stimulant toxicities in children to determine differences among them. ⋯ More studies are warranted to evaluate the frequency and outcome of this poisoning in children. Educational preventive programs are also recommended.
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Oct 2015
Cardiac Arrest in Children: Long-Term Health Status and Health-Related Quality of Life.
To assess long-term health status and health-related quality of life in survivors of cardiac arrest in childhood and their parents. In addition, to identify predictors of health status and health-related quality of life. ⋯ Considering the impact of cardiac arrest, the overall outcome after cardiac arrest in childhood is reasonably good. Prospective long-term outcome research in large homogeneous groups is needed.
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Regular clinical application is important for maintenance of difficult resuscitation skills. Although emergency medical services must provide life-saving care for critically ill and injured children, the frequency with which these procedures are performed is unknown. We sought to characterize critical pediatric procedures performed by emergency medical service personnel in the United States. ⋯ Despite the broad range of pediatric conditions seen in the prehospital setting, pediatric critical procedures are infrequently performed. These data highlight factors that are associated with successful completion of critical pediatric procedures.
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Oct 2015
Association Between Progression and Improvement of Acute Kidney Injury and Mortality in Critically Ill Children.
To determine whether the progression and/or improvement of acute kidney injury in critically ill children is associated with mortality. ⋯ Progression of acute kidney injury per the Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes staging criteria is independently associated with increased mortality in the PICU while its improvement is associated with a stepwise decrease in mortality.