Dervan LA, Di Gennaro JL, Farris RWD, Watson RS. Delirium in a Tertiary PICU:
Risk Factors and Outcomes. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2020 Jan;21(1):21-32. PMID: 31568239.
OBJECTIVES: To determine risk factors and outcomes associated with delirium in PICU patients.
DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study.
SETTING: Thirty-two-bed PICU within a tertiary care academic children’s hospital.
Siebert JN, et al. A mobile device application to reduce medication errors and time to drug delivery during simulated paediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a multicentre, randomised, controlled, crossover trial. Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2019 May;3(5):303-311.
BACKGROUND: Vasoactive drug preparation for continuous infusion in children is both complex and time consuming and places the paediatric population at higher risk than adults for medication errors. We developed a mobile device application (app) as a step-by-step guide for the preparation to delivery of drugs requiring continuous infusion. The app has been previously tested during simulation-based resuscitations in a previous single-centre trial. In this trial, our aim was to assess this app in various hospital settings.
da Silva PSL, et al. Does Tracheal Lidocaine Instillation Reduce Intracranial Pressure Changes After Tracheal Suctioning in Severe Head Trauma? A Prospective, Randomized Crossover Study. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2019 Apr; 20(4):365-371.
OBJECTIVES: Tracheal suctioning is a routine procedure in mechanically ventilated children, however, in severe head-injured patients it can result in potential deleterious increase in intracranial pressure. We aimed to assess the effect of tracheal lidocaine administration on intracranial pressure during tracheal suctioning.
Faustino EVS, et al. Short-Term Adverse Outcomes Associated With Hypoglycemia in Critically Ill Children. Crit Care Med. 2019 May;47(5) :706-714.
OBJECTIVES: Previous studies report worse short-term outcomes with hypoglycemia in critically ill children. These studies relied on intermittent blood glucose measurements, which may have introduced detection bias. We analyzed data from the Heart And Lung Failure-Pediatric INsulin Titration trial to determine the association of hypoglycemia with adverse short-term outcomes in critically ill children.
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