Pediatr Crit Care Me
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Dec 2020
Multicenter Study Observational StudyCharacteristics of Patients With Congenital Heart Disease Requiring ICU Admission From Japanese Emergency Departments.
To evaluate the characteristics of patients with congenital heart disease requiring ICU admission from emergency departments and determine the associations between the reasons for emergency department visits and specific congenital heart disease types or cardiac procedures. ⋯ Classification of the reasons for emergency department admission by congenital heart disease type and surgical stage may guide clinicians in the selection of appropriate treatments in such settings.
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Dec 2020
Randomized Controlled TrialImpact of Infant Positioning on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Performance During Simulated Pediatric Cardiac Arrest: A Randomized Crossover Study.
The primary objective was to determine the impact of infant positioning on cardiopulmonary resuscitation performance during simulated pediatric cardiac arrest. ⋯ Compressions were significantly deeper in the table group compared to positions on the forearm during cardiopulmonary resuscitation, yet the differences were small and perhaps not clinically important.
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Dec 2020
Multicenter StudyRisk Factors for Peri-Intubation Cardiac Arrest in Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Patients: A Multicenter Study.
Endotracheal intubation is associated with hemodynamic adverse events, including cardiac arrest, especially in patients with cardiac disease. There are only a few studies that have evaluated the rate of and risk factors for endotracheal intubation hemodynamic complications in critically ill pediatric patients. Although some of these studies have assessed hemodynamic complications during intubation in pediatric cardiac patients, the frequency of and risk factors for peri-intubation cardiac arrest have not been adequately described in high acuity cardiac patients. This study aims to describe the frequency of and risk factors for peri-intubation cardiac arrest in critically ill pediatric cardiac patients admitted to specialized cardiac ICUs. ⋯ Our most significant finding was a peri-intubation cardiac arrest rate which was much higher than previously published rates for both cardiac and noncardiac children who underwent endotracheal intubation in ICUs. Peri-intubation mortality was also high in our cohort. Regarding risk factors for peri-intubation arrest, significant systolic dysfunction of the systemic ventricle was strongly associated with cardiac arrest in this cohort.