Pediatr Crit Care Me
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · May 2006
Uncuffed endotracheal tubes should not be used in seriously burned children.
To document a complication associated with placement of uncuffed endotracheal tubes in seriously burned children. ⋯ If children are critically burned and expected to require more than transient mechanical ventilatory support, low-pressure cuffed endotracheal tubes should be placed, regardless of the child's age.
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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.
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · May 2006
Octreotide efficacy in the treatment of chylothoraces following cardiac surgery in infants and children.
To examine the efficacy of octreotide in resolving chylothoraces in infants and children following cardiac surgery. ⋯ In contrast to previously published reports, we find octreotide therapy for postoperative chylothoraces to be successful in only a minority of cases.