conclusion the calculated ni rate in our study (14.7%) is higher than usual rates reported from picu in other societies. meanwhile, long stay in picu and age less than 2 years are the main risk factor for ni and subjects with ni are 5.13 times more likely to die. patients and methods this cross sectional study was carried out on all patients hospitalized for more than 48 hours in pediatric inte...

OBJECTIVES To determine the rate of, and potential risk factors for, unscheduled PICU readmission and assess for variability among PICUs within the United States. DESIGN AND DATA SOURCE This retrospective cohort study used 2005-2008 data from 73 PICUs in the Virtual PICU Systems database. METHODS AND MEASUREMENTS Early (within 48 hr of PICU discharge) and late (later than 48 hr) unscheduled...

BACKGROUND There are many studies about the prognosis and possible predictive factors of mortality for pediatric allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) recipients requiring pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) treatment, but the related study in China is lacking. This study investigates the data of these special patients in our center. METHODS This retrospective analysis is...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to analyze the clinical course and outcomes of children with status asthmaticus treated in a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) in Taiwan. METHODS The medical charts of all patients aged from 2 to 18 years with status asthmaticus who were admitted to the PICU National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, from 1990 to 2006 were revi...

OBJECTIVE To demonstrate that heated humidified high-flow nasal cannula (HHHFNC) is superior to inhaled hypertonic saline solution (HSS) in improving respiratory distress in moderate bronchiolitis. In addition, it could improve comfort and reduce length of hospital stay (LOS) and admission to Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). DESIGN Randomised Clinical Trial from 1 October 2010 to 31 Dec...

INTRODUCTION Severe acute asthma in children is associated with substantial morbidity and may require pediatric ICU (PICU) admission. The aim of the study was to determine risk factors for PICU admission. METHODS The study used a retrospective multicenter case-control design. The cases included children admitted to the PICU because of severe acute asthma and a history of out-patient treatmen...

OBJECTIVE The objective of the study was to evaluate the etiology of hospital-acquired hyponatremia (HAH) and its effects on morbidity and mortality in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) patients. DESIGN This study design was a prospective observational case-control study. SETTING this study was conducted at tertiary care PICU. MATERIALS AND METHODS All consecutive cases admitted wi...

OBJECTIVE In the modern pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) physicians are often faced with the need to interrupt life-sustaining treatment (LST) and to allow children to die when no further treatment options are available. Consequently, the importance of palliative care has been increasing in this context. The goal of this review is to provide intensivists with guidelines to allow PICU patien...

Background: The delta neutrophil index (DNI) is a useful marker for diagnosing and predicting the prognosis of sepsis. The purpose of this study was to investigate the usefulness of DNI as a prognostic marker in patients within the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU), as well as its association with other prognostic factors. Methods: A total of 516 children admitted to Severance Children’s Hos...