Intracranial pressure monitoring in a group of critically ill children.

Intracranial pressure monitoring in a group of critically ill children.

Modalities of Invasive Arterial Pressure Monitoring in Critically Ill Patients

Few studies assessed modalities of invasive arterial pressure monitoring (IAPM). We evaluated effects on measured values of various combinations of transducer level, catheter access site, and patient position. Prospective observational study in consecutive adults admitted to a French intensive care unit in 2009 to 2011 and fulfilling our inclusion criteria. Four combinations (B-E) of transducer...

Hypoglycemia in critically ill children.

BACKGROUND The practice of glycemic control with intravenous insulin in critically ill patients has brought clinical focus on understanding the effects of hypoglycemia, especially in children. Very little is published on the impact of hypoglycemia in this population. We aimed to review the existing literature on hypoglycemia in critically ill neonates and children. METHODS We performed a syst...

Probiotics in critically ill children

Gut microflora contribute greatly to immune and nutritive functions and act as a physical barrier against pathogenic organisms across the gut mucosa. Critical illness disrupts the balance between host and gut microflora, facilitating colonization, overgrowth, and translocation of pathogens and microbial products across intestinal mucosal barrier and causing systemic inflammatory response syndro...

Hypophosphatemia in critically ill children

1 Assistant Professor, Road Traffic Injury Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran 2 Nursing Research Committee, Sina Hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran 3 General Practitioner, Emergency Medicine Research Team, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran 4 Nursing Research Committee, Tabriz Children's Hospital, Tabriz University of...