1274: PEDIATRIC CRITICAL CARE TRANSFUSION AND ANEMIA EXPERTISE INITIATIVE

1274: Pediatric Critical Care Transfusion and Anemia Expertise Initiative.

Anemia among Pediatric Critical Care Survivors: Prevalence and Resolution

To determine the incidence of anemia among pediatric critical care survivors and to determine whether it resolves within 6 months of discharge. Design. A prospective observational study. Patients with anemia upon discharge from the pediatric critical care unit (PCCU) underwent in hospital and post hospital discharge followup (4-6 months) for hemoglobin (Hb) levels. Setting. A medical-surgical P...

Blood transfusion in critical care

Blood transfusion is frequent in critical care. Transfusion raises the mass of transfused blood components and is lifesaving in acute hemorrhage. In massive transfusion (>10 units of red blood cells), early attempts to restore coagulation function appear helpful. Transfusion in non-bleeding patients is largely prophylactic, is seldom evidence-based, and may be deleterious. In hemodynamically st...

Pediatric Critical Care

Critical Care Medicine www.ccmjournal.org 2773 Objectives: To determine the rate of unplanned PICU readmissions, examine the characteristics of index admissions associated with readmission, and compare outcomes of readmissions versus index admissions. Design: Retrospective cohort analysis. Setting: Ninety North American PICUs that participated in the Virtual Pediatric Intensive Care Unit System...

Pediatric Critical Care

Critical Care Medicine www.ccmjournal.org 565 C andida is the third most common agent responsible for healthcare-associated bloodstream infections and is the most common agent responsible for invasive fungal infections in children (1, 2). Candidemia is associated with a high mortality and morbidity among hospitalized patients as well as high healthcare costs (3). Prevalence of candidemia has dr...