Pediatr Crit Care Me
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · May 2006
The use of enteral naloxone to treat opioid-induced constipation in a pediatric intensive care unit.
To describe the effects of enteral naloxone used to treat opioid-induced constipation in pediatric intensive care patients. ⋯ Enteral naloxone may be effective in increasing stool output in opioid-induced constipation but carries the risk of introducing withdrawal symptoms. Further studies are needed to evaluate this agent for opioid-induced constipation in the intensive care unit.
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · May 2006
Emergent use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation during pediatric cardiac catheterization.
The goal of this study was to evaluate the utility of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) to resuscitate patients following critical cardiac events in the catheterization laboratory. ⋯ ECMO is a technically feasible and highly successful tool in the resuscitation of pediatric patients following critical events in the cardiac catheterization laboratory.