BACKGROUND Hypophosphatemia is one of the common disorders that develop in critically ill patients. It has potential complications and is often unrecognized in those patients. OBJECTIVE Determining the incidence of hypophosphatemia in critically ill children, its association with clinical outcomes and the possible risk factors. METHODS 50 patients were enrolled in the study. Levels of serum...

Aim: It is aimed to describe clinical properties and outcomes of pediatric hemolytic uremic syndrome hospitalized in intensive care.
 Material Method: Our study was intended as observatory retrospective. Symptoms before PICU admission, interventions time period admission days were defined pre-PICU findings. Glasgow Coma Score (GCS) at Pediatric Risk Mortality (PRİSM-III), laboratory parame...

RATIONALE Minimizing exposure of children to blood products is desirable. OBJECTIVES We aimed to understand anemia development, blood loss, and red blood cell (RBC) transfusions in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). METHODS Prospective, multicenter, 6-month observational study in 30 PICUs. Data were collected on consecutive children (<18 yr old) in the PICU for 48 hours or more. ME...

Ready access to physiologic measures, including respiratory mechanics, lung volumes, and ventilation/perfusion inhomogeneity, could optimize the clinical management of the critically ill pediatric or neonatal patient and minimize lung injury. There are many techniques for measuring respiratory function in infants and children but very limited information on the technical ease and applicability ...

Background Multiple industries have demonstrated checklists to be of great value in reducing errors of omission and improving communication. In healthcare, checklists have been shown to ensure patients receive evidence-based, safe care. In a fast paced environment of a critical care unit, adverse events are common and can have significant consequences on patient outcome. Safety guardrails are n...

AIMS To review clinical features and outcome of children with severe Staphylococcus aureus sepsis (SAS) presenting to a paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) with particular focus on ethnicity, clinical presentation, cardiac involvement, and outcome. METHODS Retrospective chart review of patients coded for SAS over 10 years (October 1993 to April 2004). RESULTS There were 58 patients identi...

BACKGROUND Healthcare-acquired Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) infections in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), which have a high incidence, increase treatment costs and mortality, and seriously threaten the safety of critically ill children. It is essential to seek convenient and effective methods to control and prevent healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs). This research was con...

Providing appropriate education for nurses working in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) to develop and update the skill sets and knowledge required to care for infants and children with congenital heart disease (CHD) is a challenge. We provide care to children with a variety of congenital heart defects that require medical care and surgical corrections. In the extreme circumstance, we pr...

Indwelling arterial lines, the clinical gold standard for continuous blood pressure (BP) monitoring in pediatric intensive care unit (PICU), have significant drawbacks due to their invasive nature, ischemic risk, and impediment natural body movement. A noninvasive, wireless, accurate alternative would greatly improve quality of patient care. Recently introduced classes skin-interfaced devices o...

OBJECTIVE To investigate parents' perspectives on the desirability, content, and conditions of a physician-parent conference after their child's death in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). STUDY DESIGN Audio-recorded telephone interviews were conducted with 56 parents of 48 children. All children died in the PICU of one of six children's hospitals in the National Institute of Child Hea...