Pediatr Crit Care Me
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · May 2018
Multicenter Study Observational StudyCharacterization of Pediatric In-Hospital Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Quality Metrics Across an International Resuscitation Collaborative.
Pediatric in-hospital cardiac arrest cardiopulmonary resuscitation quality metrics have been reported in few children less than 8 years. Our objective was to characterize chest compression fraction, rate, depth, and compliance with 2015 American Heart Association guidelines across multiple pediatric hospitals. ⋯ Across an international pediatric resuscitation collaborative, we characterized the landscape of pediatric in-hospital cardiac arrest chest compression quality metrics and found that they often do not meet 2015 American Heart Association guidelines. Guideline compliance for rate and depth in children less than 18 years is poor, with the greatest difficulty in achieving chest compression depth targets in younger children.
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · May 2018
Multicenter Study Observational StudyHemoglobin Levels Across the Pediatric Critical Care Spectrum: A Point Prevalence Study.
To determine the prevailing hemoglobin levels in PICU patients, and any potential correlates. ⋯ Patients' hemoglobin levels correlated with demographics like age, race, geographic location, and cardiac disease, but none found in cancer patients. Future investigations should account for the effects of these variables.
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · May 2018
Multicenter StudyDownward Trend in Pediatric Resident Laryngoscopy Participation in PICUs.
As of July 2013, pediatric resident trainee guidelines in the United States no longer require proficiency in nonneonatal tracheal intubation. We hypothesized that laryngoscopy by pediatric residents has decreased over time, with a more pronounced decrease after this guideline change. ⋯ Laryngoscopy by pediatric residents has substantially decreased over time. This downward trend was not associated with the 2013 Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education change in residency requirements.