INTRODUCTION Pediatric intensive care residency programs have been in place in Argentina for just a few years. Knowing their status offers the possibility to establish strategies to help with professional development and training. OBJECTIVES 1) To describe the characteristics of pediatric intensive care residency programs across Argentina. 2) To assess whether certain characteristics are rela...

OBJECTIVE Tracheal intubation in the pediatric intensive care unit is often performed in emergency situations with high risks. Simulation has been recognized as an effective methodology to train both technical and teamwork skills. Our objectives were to develop a feasible tool to evaluate team performance during tracheal intubation in the pediatric intensive care unit and to apply the tool in t...

120. Genetic Polymorphisms and Risk of Infectious Wheezing in Pediatric Age Susanna Esposito, MD; Valentina Ierardi,; Cristina Daleno,; Alessia Scala,; Leonardo Terranova,; Claudia Tagliabue,; Walter Peves Rios,; Claudio Pelucchi,; Nicola Principi,; Pediatric Highly Intensive Care Unit, Univ Milan, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy; Pediatric Highly Intensi...

OBJECTIVES To determine the efficacy of oral amphotericin B for the prevention of Candida bloodstream infection in the pediatric intensive care unit. DESIGN Retrospective, nonrandomized, historic-control study. SETTING Multidisciplinary pediatric intensive care unit at a university-affiliated children's medical center. PATIENTS Study group included all patients admitted to the pediatric i...

Patient classification is essential for managing a hospital unit. Literature, however, does not present conceptualizations of pediatric patient categories. The objectives of this study were to define and validate pediatric patient care categories, according to the level of dependency of the nursing team. The care categories were defined based on a literature review, and the content of the propo...

OBJECTIVE To describe the characteristics of children admitted to intensive care in 1982, 1995, and 2005-2006, and their long-term outcome. SETTING Pediatric intensive care unit in a university-affiliated children's hospital. DESIGN/METHODS Information for 2005-2006 admissions was obtained from pediatric intensive care unit database, and long-term outcome was ascertained through telephone i...

many of injured children will require surgical treatment with involvement of the anesthesiologist. the anesthesia providers may have to take care of pediatric patients on following occasions: 1- initial stabilization in the emergency department 2- providing sedation and monitoring for imaging 3- preoperative management of emergent surgical procedures such as laparotomy or craniotomy 4- manageme...

During the past 3 decades, the specialty of pediatric critical care medicine has grown rapidly, leading to a number of pediatric intensive care units opening across the country. Many patients who are admitted to the hospital require a higher level of care than routine inpatient general pediatric care, yet not to the degree of intensity of pediatric critical care; therefore, an intermediate care...

IMPORTANCE Research on health equity has focused on documenting health care disparities or understanding factors leading to disparities, but limited efforts have focused on reducing health care disparities in children. Latino children have increased prevalence of acute and chronic conditions; they have limited access and other barriers to high-quality health care, including intensive care. OB...

Susanna Esposito, MD; Alessia Scala; Beatrice Ascolese; Laura Senatore; Elisabetta Prada; Cristina Daleno; Monia Gambino; Maria Vincenza Mastrolia; Nicola Principi; Pediatric Highly Intensive Care Unit University Milan, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy; Pediatric Highly Intensive Care Unit, University Milan, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Po...