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121 Comparison of Cardioprotective Effects of Volatile Anesthetics in Children Undergoing Ventricular Septal Defect Closure World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, February 19, 2013 Clinical Article
122 Neuromonitoring in the paediatric intensive care unit with EEG phase synchrony Journal of Critical Care, February 19, 2013 Clinical Article
123 Correlation of oxygen saturation as measured by pulse oximetry/fraction of inspired oxygen ratio with Pao2/fraction of inspired oxygen ratio in a heterogeneous sample of critically ill children Journal of Critical Care, February 19, 2013 Clinical Article
124 Design of temporal analysis for a novel premature infant pain profile using artemis Journal of Critical Care, February 18, 2013 Clinical Article
125 Subclinical arterial stiffness in young children after Kawasaki disease Cardiology in the Young, February 18, 2013 Clinical Article
126 Patient Origin Is Associated With Duration of Endotracheal Intubation and PICU Length of Stay for Children With Status Asthmaticus Journal of Intensive Care Medicine, February 15, 2013 Clinical Article
127 Inflammatory cytokine measurement quickly discriminates gram-negative from gram-positive bacteremia in pediatric hematology/oncology patients with septic shock Intensive Care Medicine, February 15, 2013 Clinical Article
128 Impact of propofol on mid-latency auditory-evoked potentials in children British Journal of Anesthesia, February 14, 2013 Clinical Article
129 Risk-adjusted monitoring of blood-stream infection in paediatric intensive care: a data linkage study Intensive Care Medicine, February 14, 2013 Clinical Article
130 Prognostic study of sevoflurane-based general anesthesia on cognitive function in children Journal of Anesthesia, February 14, 2013 Clinical Article
131 Horners syndrome in patients admitted to the paediatric intensive care unit: epidemiology, diagnosis and clinical practice Anesthesia and Intensive Care, February 13, 2013 Clinical Article
132 Evaluation of Central Venous Pressure Monitoring in Children Undergoing Craniofacial Reconstruction Surgery Anesthesia & Analgesia, February 11, 2013 Clinical Article
133 Design and rationale of safe pediatric euglycemia After cardiac surgery: A randomized controlled trial of tight glycemic control After pediatric cardiac surgery Pediatric Critical Care, February 11, 2013 Clinical Article
134 Central Diabetes Insipidus in Pediatric Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Pediatric Critical Care, February 8, 2013 Review Article
135 The role of transesophageal echocardiography in transplantation of an adult-sized kidney to a small child Full Text Acta Anaesthesiologica Taiwanica, February 8, 2013
136 Pentobarbital withdrawal and treatment in an infant in the pediatric cardiac intensive care unit Journal of Clinical Anesthesia, February 8, 2013
137 Characteristics and Outcomes of Pediatric Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest by Scholastic Age Category Pediatric Critical Care, February 8, 2013 Review Article
138 Derivation of a Clinical Prediction Rule for Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma Pediatric Critical Care, February 8, 2013 Clinical Article
139 No Change in Antibiotic Susceptibility Patterns in the Neonatal ICU Over Two Decades Pediatric Critical Care, February 8, 2013 Review Article
140 Effectiveness of preoperative screening for sickle cell disease in a population with a newborn screening program: a cohort study Canadian Journal of Anesthesia, February 7, 2013 Clinical Article
As published in Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research, elevated BMI is associated with fractures of the foot, ankle, knee, and leg (but not femur or hip) in children. In overweight, moderately obese, and extremely obese children, the ORs for fractures of the foot were 1.14, 1.23, and 1.42, respectively; fractures of the ankle, knee, and leg were 1.27, 1.28, and 1.51, respectively. Children 6-11 years of age were at highest risk.
Read the article summaryAs published in the Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, children with ?-thalassemia major (n=31; age range, 4-16 y) exhibit laboratory and ultrasound evidence of premature atherosclerosis. Specifically, total cholesterol, LDL-C, HDL-C, and nitrate/nitrite levels were decreased, and VLDL-C levels, chitotroisidase activity, and carotid IMT were increased in affected children.
Read the article summaryAs published in Pediatrics, adolescent girls (11-12 years of age) vaccinated with HPV were not shown to have increased sexual activity over 3 years of follow-up compared to non-vaccinated girls (adjusted incidence rate ratio = 1.29). Sexual activity was assessed based on pregnancy, STD testing or diagnosis, and contraceptive counseling.
Read the article summary1 Incidence of milrinone blood levels outside the therapeutic range and their relevance in children after cardiac surgery for congenital heart disease Intensive Care Medicine, April 15, 2013
2 Weaning children from mechanical ventilation with a computer-driven protocol: a pilot trial Intensive Care Medicine, April 17, 2013
3 Pediatric Status Asthmaticus Critical Care Clinics, April 8, 2013 Review Article
4 Percutaneous Intraperitoneal Catheters in Neonates Following Open Heart Surgery Journal of Intensive Care Medicine, April 3, 2013
5 Renal Complications and Therapy in the PICU: Hypertension, CKD, AKI, and RRT Critical Care Clinics, April 2, 2013
6 Pneumoperitoneum for neonatal laparoscopy: how safe is it? Paediatric Anaesthesia, March 28, 2013
7 Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury in 2012 Critical Care Clinics, April 8, 2013 Clinical Guideline
8 A new endotracheal tube for infants - laboratory and clinical assessment: a preliminary study Paediatric Anaesthesia, March 6, 2013
9 Early Coagulopathy Is an Independent Predictor of Mortality in Children After Severe Trauma Shock, April 19, 2013
10 The White Cerebellum Sign: An Under Recognized Sign of Increased Intracranial Pressure Neurocritical Care , April 18, 2013
11 Dosing Ketamine for Pediatric Procedural Sedation in the Emergency Department Pediatric Emergency Care, March 14, 2013 Review Article
12 Unplanned pediatric intensive care unit readmissions: A single-center experience Journal of Critical Care, April 19, 2013
13 Infant position in neonates receiving mechanical ventilation Cochrane Reviews, April 15, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine
14 Pediatric cardiopulmonary arrest in the postanesthesia care unit: analysis of data from the American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines-Resuscitation registry Paediatric Anaesthesia, April 4, 2013 Clinical Guideline
15 The effects of ketamine on dexmedetomidine-induced electrophysiologic changes in children Paediatric Anaesthesia, March 28, 2013
16 Berlin Heart EXCOR Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device for Bridge to Heart Transplantation in US Children Circulation, April 24, 2013
17 Anesthesia for Ventricular Assist Device Placement in Pediatric Patients: Experience From a Single Center Transplantation Proceedings, April 26, 2013 Review Article
18 Determination of the optimal length of insertion of central venous catheters in pediatric patients by endovascular ECG Minerva Anestesiologica, April 5, 2013 Free full text
19 Effect of intravenous fluid therapy on postoperative vomiting in children undergoing tonsillectomy British Journal of Anesthesia, March 20, 2013
20 Evaluation of propofol anesthesia in morbidly obese children and adolescents BMC Anesthesiology, April 22, 2013 Free full text
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