Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
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Pediatric Critical Care Medicine is the official journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine, the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies, the Pediatric Intensive Care Society UK, the Latin American Society of Pediatric Intensive Care, and the Japanese Society of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care. This exciting journal is the first scientific, peer-reviewed..
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
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OBJECTIVES: Many children leave the PICU with anemia. The mechanisms of post-PICU anemia are poorly investigated, and treatment of anemia, other than blood, is rarely started during PICU. We aimed to characterize the contributions of iron depletion (ID) and/or inflammation in the development of post-PICU anemia and to explore the utility of hepcidin (a novel iron marker) at detecting ID during inflammation. DESIGN: Post hoc analysis of a single-center prospective study (November 2019 to September 2022). SETTING: PICU, quaternary center, Canada. PATIENTS: Children admitted to PICU with greater ..read more
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
1w ago
OBJECTIVES: To describe mortality associated with different clinical phenotypes of sepsis in children. DESIGN: Retrospective study. SETTING: PICU of a tertiary care center in India from 2017 to 2022. PATIENTS: Six hundred twelve children (from 2 mo to 17 yr old) with a retrospectively applied diagnosis of sepsis using 2020 guidance. METHODS: The main outcome was mortality associated with sepsis subtypes. Other analyses included assessment of risk factors, requirement for organ support, and PICU resources used by sepsis phenotype. Clinical data were recorded on a predesigned proforma. INTERVENT ..read more