Oxygenation Status in Critically Ill Newborns

The interfacility transport of critically ill newborns.

The practice of paediatric/neonatal interfacility transport continues to expand. Transport teams have evolved into mobile intensive care units capable of delivering state-of-the-art critical care during paediatric and neonatal transport. While outcomes are best for high-risk infants born in a tertiary care setting, high-risk mothers often cannot be safely transferred. Their newborns may then ha...

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for critically ill adults.

BACKGROUND Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a form of life support that targets the heart and lungs. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for severe respiratory failure accesses and returns blood from the venous system and provides non-pulmonary gas exchange. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for severe cardiac failure or for refractory cardiac arrest (extracorporeal cardiopulmona...

The Use of Acute Peritoneal Dialysis in Critically Ill Newborns

BACKGROUND To evaluate the efficacy, complications, and mortality rate of acute peritoneal dialysis (APD) in critically ill newborns. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study included 31 newborns treated in our center between May 2012 and December 2014. RESULTS The mean birth weight, duration of peritoneal dialysis, and gestational age of the patients were determined as 2155.2 ± 032.2 g (580-3900 g), 4 d...

Ethical dilemmas in the treatment of critically ill newborns.

Monitoring tissue perfusion, oxygenation, and metabolism in critically ill patients.

Alterations in oxygen transport and use are integral to the development of multiple organ failure; therefore, the ultimate goal of resuscitation is to restore effective tissue oxygenation and cellular metabolism. Hemodynamic monitoring is the cornerstone of management to promptly identify and appropriately manage (impending) organ dysfunction. Prospective randomized trials have confirmed outcom...