Pediatr Crit Care Me
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Oct 2016
Review Meta AnalysisAdmission PaO2 and Mortality in Critically Ill Children: A Cohort Study and Systematic Review.
To describe the relationship between PaO2 at intensive care admission and mortality in critically ill children and to review systematically the literature describing this relationship. ⋯ Hypoxia at admission is associated with increased mortality in critically ill children, whereas the association with hyperoxia is less clear. The cohort study demonstrated a U-shaped association between admission PaO2 and mortality. Further examination is needed to explore the effect of hyperoxia upon mortality prediction accuracy.
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Oct 2016
Review Meta AnalysisAdmission PaO2 and Mortality in Critically Ill Children: A Cohort Study and Systematic Review.
To describe the relationship between PaO2 at intensive care admission and mortality in critically ill children and to review systematically the literature describing this relationship. ⋯ Hypoxia at admission is associated with increased mortality in critically ill children, whereas the association with hyperoxia is less clear. The cohort study demonstrated a U-shaped association between admission PaO2 and mortality. Further examination is needed to explore the effect of hyperoxia upon mortality prediction accuracy.
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Oct 2016
ReviewBedside Ultrasound for Tracheal Tube Verification in Pediatric Emergency Department and ICU Patients: A Systematic Review.
Improper placement of the tracheal tube during intubation can lead to dangerous complications, and bedside ultrasound has been proposed as a method of quickly and accurately identifying tube placement. Recent studies in adults have found it to be accurate, but its applicability in pediatric patients is unclear. This systematic review aims to describe the current available data on the accuracy and feasibility of bedside ultrasound for tracheal tube placement in children. ⋯ Bedside ultrasound has been described to be feasible in determining tracheal tube placement in several small single center studies and could be a useful adjunct tool in confirming tracheal tube placement in critically ill pediatric patients, but further studies are needed to assess its accuracy in a randomized multicenter setting.
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Oct 2016
ReviewBedside Ultrasound for Tracheal Tube Verification in Pediatric Emergency Department and ICU Patients: A Systematic Review.
Improper placement of the tracheal tube during intubation can lead to dangerous complications, and bedside ultrasound has been proposed as a method of quickly and accurately identifying tube placement. Recent studies in adults have found it to be accurate, but its applicability in pediatric patients is unclear. This systematic review aims to describe the current available data on the accuracy and feasibility of bedside ultrasound for tracheal tube placement in children. ⋯ Bedside ultrasound has been described to be feasible in determining tracheal tube placement in several small single center studies and could be a useful adjunct tool in confirming tracheal tube placement in critically ill pediatric patients, but further studies are needed to assess its accuracy in a randomized multicenter setting.