|Haghighi Aski, Behzad
Iran University of Medical sciences, Tehran , Iran
[ 1 ] - Incidence and risk factors of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in pediatric intensive care unit admitted patients
Background and Objective: To assess the incidence and risk factors of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in children admitted to pediatric intensive care unit for more than 6 hrs. Methods: We prospectively collected medical records of children between 1 month and 18 years old admit-ted to our 10 bed PICU of a tertiary care university hospital between December 1, 2014 and May 30, 2015. De-mographi...
[ 2 ] - A new scoring system for stratifying risk for cerebral edema in children suffering diabetic ketoacidosis
Background: Predicting adverse neurovascular complications due to diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) particularly in children leads to more appropriately management of disease as well as achievement of acceptable patients' survival. Cerebral edema is a life-threatening adverse event following DKA responsible for high mortality rate. Recently, authors have focused introducing new risk assessment tools ...
[ 3 ] - Management of Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Children
Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is one of the leading causes of mortality in diabetic children. This study aimed to determine the frequency of mortality and complications of DKA during treatment in order to make the necessary modifications with regard to the common treatment problems. This was a cross sectional study, where patients were selected by examining the records of 112 children under the ...
[ 4 ] - Determination of Antibiotic Resistance Pattern of Bacteria Isolated from Blood, Cerebrospinal Fluid, and Urine Samples in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Ali Asghar Hospital, Iran during 2013-15
Background: Infections are one of the most important causes of death in infants, especially in developing countries. Inappropriate use and administration of antibiotics can contribute to the resistance and spread of infection. In this study, we determined the antibiotic resistance pattern of the bacteria isolated from clinical samples of blood, cerebrospinal fluid, and urine in the neonatal int...
[ 5 ] - Invasive and Non-invasive Mechanical Ventilation in Pediatric Patients with COVID-19: A Systematic Review
Background and purpose: In the last months of 2019, the new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) spread worldwide. This study investigated the need for mechanical ventilation in children who were admitted for COVID-19. Materials and methods: This article provides a systematic review of studies about children with COVID-19 requiring invasive or non-invasive mechanical ventilation. Electronic databa...
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