Pediatr Crit Care Me
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Dec 2023
Change in Functional Status During Hospital Admission and Long-Term Health-Related Quality of Life Among Pediatric Septic Shock Survivors.
To investigate whether change in functional status from pre-hospitalization baseline to hospital discharge is associated with long-term health-related quality of life (HRQL) among children surviving septic shock. ⋯ Change in FSS during hospitalization for septic shock is associated with long-term reductions in HRQL and could serve as a useful tool for identifying children at risk for this sequela.
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Dec 2023
Amplitude Integrated Electroencephalography: Simulated Assessment of Neonatal Seizure Detection in PICU Patients.
Amplitude integrated electroencephalography (aEEG) is a mainstay of care in neonatal ICUs; however, knowledge gaps exist in relation to its accuracy for identifying seizures in older children. We aimed to review the diagnostic accuracy of existing neonatal seizure detection criteria for seizure detection in older children in hospital. ⋯ aEEG criteria for neonatal seizure identification can be applied with caution to older children and should be supplemented by formal electroencephalography. Seizure identification is better for longer seizures and those arising from sleep. SE is not always recognized by aEEG among older children.