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Wu PC, Tsai SJ, Bai YM, Hsu JW, Su TP, Chen TJ, Chen MH. Risks of developing major psychiatric disorders among child and adolescent intensive care unit survivors. J Affect Disord 2024; 362:772-778. [PMID: 39032708 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.07.124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2024] [Revised: 06/25/2024] [Accepted: 07/16/2024] [Indexed: 07/23/2024]
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BACKGROUND The mental health of child and adolescent intensive care unit (ICU) survivors is increasingly being researched. However, the literature on how various types of critical illness influence specific psychiatric disorders remains limited. METHODS This study analyzed the data of 8704 child and adolescent ICU survivors and 87,040 age-, sex-, family income-, and residence-matched controls who were followed from enrollment to the end of 2013; the data covered the period from 1996 to 2013 and were extracted from a nationwide data set. The primary outcomes were the risks of five major psychiatric disorders (MPDs), namely schizophrenia, bipolar disorder (BD), major depressive disorder (MDD), obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). RESULTS Relative to the controls, the child and adolescent ICU survivors (mean age = 10.33 years) exhibited higher risks of developing five MPDs. The associated hazard ratios (HRs) and confidence intervals (CIs) are as follows: PTSD, HR = 4.67, 95 % CI = 2.42-9.01; schizophrenia, HR = 3.19, 95 % CI = 2.27-4.47; BD, HR = 2.02, 95 % CI = 1.33-3.05; OCD, HR = 1.96, 95 % CI = 1.21-3.16; and MDD, HR = 1.68, 95 % CI = 1.44-1.95. The risks of developing MPDs varied across multiple types of critical illness related to ICU admission. CONCLUSIONS The risks of MPDs were significantly higher among the child and adolescent ICU survivors than among the controls. The development of appropriate MPD prevention strategies should be emphasized for this vulnerable population.
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- Ping-Chung Wu
- Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Psychiatry, General Cheng Hsin Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Institute of Hospital and Health Care Administration, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Hsinchu Branch, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Silber JH, Rosenbaum PR, Reiter JG, Jain S, Hill AS, Hashemi S, Brown S, Olfson M, Ing C. Exposure to Operative Anesthesia in Childhood and Subsequent Neurobehavioral Diagnoses: A Natural Experiment Using Appendectomy. Anesthesiology 2024; 141:489-499. [PMID: 38753986 PMCID: PMC11361557 DOI: 10.1097/aln.0000000000005075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2024]
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BACKGROUND Observational studies of anesthetic neurotoxicity may be biased because children requiring anesthesia commonly have medical conditions associated with neurobehavioral problems. This study takes advantage of a natural experiment associated with appendicitis to determine whether anesthesia and surgery in childhood were specifically associated with subsequent neurobehavioral outcomes. METHODS This study identified 134,388 healthy children with appendectomy and examined the incidence of subsequent externalizing or behavioral disorders (conduct, impulse control, oppositional defiant, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder) or internalizing or mood or anxiety disorders (depression, anxiety, or bipolar disorder) when compared to 671,940 matched healthy controls as identified in Medicaid data between 2001 and 2018. For comparison, this study also examined 154,887 otherwise healthy children admitted to the hospital for pneumonia, cellulitis, and gastroenteritis, of which only 8% received anesthesia, and compared them to 774,435 matched healthy controls. In addition, this study examined the difference-in-differences between matched appendectomy patients and their controls and matched medical admission patients and their controls. RESULTS Compared to controls, children with appendectomy were more likely to have subsequent behavioral disorders (hazard ratio, 1.04; 95% CI, 1.01 to 1.06; P = 0.0010) and mood or anxiety disorders (hazard ratio, 1.15; 95% CI, 1.13 to 1.17; P < 0.0001). Relative to controls, children with medical admissions were also more likely to have subsequent behavioral (hazard ratio, 1.20; 95% CI, 1.18 to 1.22; P < 0.0001) and mood or anxiety (hazard ratio, 1.25; 95% CI, 1.23 to 1.27; P < 0.0001) disorders. Comparing the difference between matched appendectomy patients and their matched controls to the difference between matched medical patients and their matched controls, medical patients had more subsequent neurobehavioral problems than appendectomy patients. CONCLUSIONS Although there is an association between neurobehavioral diagnoses and appendectomy, this association is not specific to anesthesia exposure and is stronger in medical admissions. Medical admissions, generally without anesthesia exposure, displayed significantly higher rates of these disorders than appendectomy-exposed patients. EDITOR’S PERSPECTIVE
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- Jeffrey H Silber
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Center for Outcomes Research, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Statistics and Data Science, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Center for Outcomes Research, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Center for Outcomes Research, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Center for Outcomes Research, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Center for Outcomes Research, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Departments of Psychiatry and Epidemiology, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and Mailman School of Public Health, New York, New York
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- Departments of Anesthesiology and Epidemiology, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and Mailman School of Public Health, New York, New York
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Canavera K, Marik P, Schneider NM, Smith J. The Role of Pediatric Psychologists in Critical Care: Lessons Learned and Future Directions in Integrating Mental Health Care Into PICUs. Chest 2024; 166:511-516. [PMID: 38513964 DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2024.03.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2023] [Revised: 03/17/2024] [Accepted: 03/17/2024] [Indexed: 03/23/2024] Open
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Pediatric psychologists are essential staff in the PICU. Their role in caring for critically ill children aligns with clinical practice guidelines for the mental health care needs of this population of patients. This article highlights the role of pediatric psychology in the PICU through illustrative case examples. We discuss lessons learned and future directions for the development and provision of mental health services in PICUs. We address relevant ways for critical care providers to understand the importance of evidence-based psychological care and advocate for the inclusion of psychologists on multidisciplinary PICU teams. As the critical care field continues to focus on an improved understanding of post-intensive care syndrome in pediatrics and the psychological needs of critical care patients, it will be important to consider the vital roles of psychologists and to advocate for improved integration of mental health care in PICUs.
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- Kristin Canavera
- Department of Pediatrics, Ochsner Hospital for Children, New Orleans, LA.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin and Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
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- Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX
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- Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin and Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
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Koterba CH, Considine CM, Becker JH, Hoskinson KR, Ng R, Vargas G, Basso MR, Puente AE, Lippa SM, Whiteside DM. Neuropsychology practice guidance for the neuropsychiatric aspects of Long COVID. Clin Neuropsychol 2024:1-29. [PMID: 39177216 DOI: 10.1080/13854046.2024.2392943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2024] [Accepted: 08/12/2024] [Indexed: 08/24/2024]
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Objective: The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), has had a profound global impact on individual health and well-being in adults and children. While most fully recover from COVID-19, a relatively large subgroup continues to experience persistent physical, cognitive, and emotional/behavioral symptoms beyond the initial infection period. The World Health Organization has termed this phenomenon "Post-COVID-19 Condition" (PCC), better known as "Long COVID." Due to the cognitive and psychosocial symptoms, neuropsychologists often assess and recommend treatment for individuals with Long COVID. However, guidance for neuropsychologists' involvement in clinical care, policy-making, and research has not yet been developed. The authors of this manuscript convened to address this critical gap and develop guidance for clinical neuropsychologists working with patients presenting with Long COVID. Method: Authors include pediatric and adult neuropsychologists with expertise in Long COVID and behavioral health. All authors have been engaged in clinical and research efforts examining the impact of COVID-19. Authors summarized the literature-to-date pertinent to the neuropsychiatric sequelae of Long COVID and developed guidance for neuropsychologists working with individuals with Long COVID. Conclusions: Research findings regarding neuropsychiatric symptoms associated with Long COVID are mixed and limited by methodological differences. As they practice and conduct research, neuropsychologists should remain mindful of the evolving and tenuous nature of the literature.
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- Christine H Koterba
- Department of Neuropsychology, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA
- Center for Biobehavioral Health, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Neuropsychology, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Neuropsychology, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- National Intrepid Center of Excellence, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, USA
- Department of Neuroscience, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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Ko MSM, Lee WK, Sultana R, Murphy B, Heng KYC, Loh SW, Poh PF, Lee JH. Psychological Outcomes in Families of PICU Survivors: A Meta-Analysis. Pediatrics 2024; 154:e2023064210. [PMID: 38916047 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2023-064210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2023] [Revised: 03/27/2024] [Accepted: 03/27/2024] [Indexed: 06/26/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Pediatric critical illness exposes family members to stressful experiences that may lead to subsequent psychological repercussions. OBJECTIVE To systematically review psychological outcomes among PICU survivors' family members. DATA SOURCES Four medical databases (PubMed, Embase, CINAHL and PsycInfo) were searched from inception till October 2023. STUDY SELECTION Studies reporting psychological disorders in family members of PICU patients with at least 3 months follow-up were included. Family members of nonsurvivors and palliative care patients were excluded. DATA EXTRACTION Screening and data extraction was performed according to PRISMA guidelines. Data were pooled using a random-effects model. RESULTS Of 5360 articles identified, 4 randomized controlled trials, 16 cohort studies, and 2 cross-sectional studies were included (total patients = 55 597; total family members = 97 506). Psychological distress was reported in 35.2% to 64.3% and 40.9% to 53% of family members 3 to 6 months and 1 year after their child's PICU admission, respectively. Post-traumatic stress disorder was diagnosed in 10% to 48% of parents 3 to 9 months later. Parents that experienced moderate to severe anxiety and depression 3 to 6 months later was 20.9% to 42% and 6.1% to 42.6%, respectively. Uptake of mental counseling among parents was disproportionately low at 0.7% to 29%. Risk factors for psychiatric morbidity include mothers, parents of younger children, and longer duration of PICU stay. LIMITATIONS The majority of studies were on parents with limited data on siblings and second degree relatives. CONCLUSIONS There is a high burden of psychological sequelae in family members of PICU survivors. Risk stratification to identify high-risk groups and early interventions are needed.
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- Michelle Shi Min Ko
- Singapore Health Services, SingHealth, Singapore
- Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
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- Singapore Health Services, SingHealth, Singapore
- Faculty of Medicine, Nursing, and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Duke University, Medical Center Library and Archives, Durham, North Carolina
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- KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Children's ICU, Singapore
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- KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Children's ICU, Singapore
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- Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
- KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Children's ICU, Singapore
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Pan T, Gallo ME, Donald KA, Webb K, Bath KG. Elevated risk for psychiatric outcomes in pediatric patients with Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-C): A review of neuroinflammatory and psychosocial stressors. Brain Behav Immun Health 2024; 38:100760. [PMID: 38586284 PMCID: PMC10992702 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbih.2024.100760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2023] [Revised: 02/19/2024] [Accepted: 03/17/2024] [Indexed: 04/09/2024] Open
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Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) is a secondary immune manifestation of COVID-19 involving multiple organ systems in the body, resulting in fever, skin rash, abdominal pain, nausea, shock, and cardiac dysfunction that often lead to hospitalization. Although many of these symptoms resolve following anti-inflammatory treatment, the long-term neurological and psychiatric sequelae of MIS-C are unknown. In this review, we will summarize two domains of the MIS-C disease course, 1) Neuroinflammation in the MIS-C brain and 2) Psychosocial disruptions resulting from stress and hospitalization. In both domains, we present existing clinical findings and hypothesize potential connections to psychiatric outcomes. This is the first review to conceptualize a holistic framework of psychiatric risk in MIS-C patients that includes neuroinflammatory and psychosocial risk factors. As cases of severe COVID-19 and MIS-C subside, it is important for clinicians to monitor outcomes in this vulnerable patient population.
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- Tracy Pan
- Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
- Department of Cognitive, Linguistic, and Psychological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 029112, USA
- The Neuroscience Institute, University of Cape Town, South Africa
- Division of Developmental Neuroscience, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- Department of Cognitive, Linguistic, and Psychological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 029112, USA
- Division of Developmental Neuroscience, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, 10032, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Irving Medical College, New York, NY, 10032, USA
- Division of Molecular Therapeutics, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
- The Neuroscience Institute, University of Cape Town, South Africa
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- Division of Paediatric Rheumatology, School of Child and Adolescent Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, 7700, South Africa
- Crick African Network, Francis Crick Institute, London, UK
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- Division of Developmental Neuroscience, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, 10032, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Irving Medical College, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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Talebi H, Razavi Z, Khazaei S. The Effects of Subcutaneous Rapid-Acting Insulin Aspart in the Treatment of Mild and Moderate Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Children: A Prospective Study. Cureus 2024; 16:e64241. [PMID: 39130949 PMCID: PMC11313052 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.64241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/10/2024] [Indexed: 08/13/2024] Open
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Background and objectives The traditional treatment approach to diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) involves the replacement of fluid and electrolyte deficits and a continuous intravenous infusion of regular insulin. Several clinical trials supported the administration of subcutaneous rapid-acting insulin analogs in the management of uncomplicated DKA. This study aimed to determine the effects/safety of subcutaneous rapid-acting insulin aspart injections in treating uncomplicated mild and moderate DKA in children. Methods In this prospective study in 2022, 25 children with mild/or moderate DKA were enrolled. The main outcome measure was median time (hours) for the resolution of ketoacidosis. Data recorded were as follows: clinical characteristics, severity of ketoacidosis and dehydration, blood glucose, sodium, potassium, creatinine, urine ketones, hospitalization's duration, and complications. Based on the degree of dehydration, fluid deficit was replaced by sodium chloride 0.45%. Insulin aspart 0.15 units/kg subcutaneous injections were given every 2 hours in the hospital outside ICU. Blood glucose was measured hourly and blood gases every 2 hours. Ketoacidosis was considered resolved when the patient did not have nausea/vomiting, was conscious, and could eat, and blood glucose was <250 mg/dL, pH was >7.30, and/or HCO3 was >15 mmol/L. Results Of 25 DKA patients (mean age 11.06±3.89, range 4-17 years, 60% girls), 16 cases (64%) had established type 1 diabetes. Overall, 13 (52%) cases had mild ketoacidosis (average pH=7.25), and 12 (48%) cases had moderate ketoacidosis (average pH=7.15). The mean time to resolution of ketoacidosis was 11.24 hours. All but one patient met DKA recovery criteria without complications. Mild cases compared to moderate cases of DKA had a shorter duration to resolution of DKA (p = 0.04). Mean duration of hospitalization was 2.3 days. No electrolyte disturbances, hypoglycemia events, readmission or mortality, or other adverse effects were observed. Conclusion In children with mild and moderate DKA, subcutaneous rapid-acting insulin aspart administration was an effective, safe, and convenient treatment.
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- Hanieh Talebi
- Department of Pediatrics, Besat Hospital, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, IRN
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- Department of Pediatrics, Besat Hospital, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, IRN
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- Department of Epidemiology, Research Center for Health Sciences, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, IRN
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Poh PF, Carey MC, Manning JC, Lee JH, Latour JM. Parental emotional, social and transitional health in the first 6 months after childhood critical illness: A longitudinal qualitative study. J Adv Nurs 2024. [PMID: 38922972 DOI: 10.1111/jan.16288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2023] [Revised: 12/07/2023] [Accepted: 06/06/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024]
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AIM To explore the experiences and support needs of parents in the first 6 months after paediatric critical care. DESIGN Longitudinal qualitative design. METHODS Sequential semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted with a sample of 28 parents in succession at 1 month and at 6 months (n = 22) after their child's discharge from paediatric critical care using purposive sampling. Data were analysed using the adapted five-stage framework analysis. RESULTS Data were developed into eight synthesized themes, three domains and an overarching theme: Regaining Normalcy. Families of children requiring medical treatment at 6 months showed signs of adaption to daily care routines. The two domains were Parental Emotional Health and Parental Social Health. Parental Transitional Health, a third domain, was added to the Post Intensive Care Syndrome-paediatric framework. Parents were forward-looking and discussed emotional health, relating to current caregiving issues. Emotional attention was related to present challenges and concerns about current health and possible readmission to the hospital. In terms of Parental Social Health, families isolated themselves for infection control while remaining connected with families using chat applications. Parents were selective to whom they allowed access to their lives. The impact of parental transitional health was evident and emphasized the daily challenges associated with integration back to home life. Flexible work arrangements allowed working parents to support caregiving needs in the first 6 months after discharge. CONCLUSION In the first 6 months after paediatric critical illness, most families reported having moved past the experiences while having provoking memories of the admission period. Parents viewed the point of normalcy as child returned to school or when all medications were discontinued. Extension of transitional support can facilitate discharge experiences between paediatric critical care and normalcy. The findings highlight the importance of understanding the medium- and longer-term impact of paediatric critical care. IMPACT What problem did the study address? ○ Limited understanding of long-term parental experiences and support needs after PICU discharge. What were the main findings? ○ Most families regained normalcy when child returns to school or when medications were discontinued. Some families continued to show signs of adaptations at 6 months after PICU discharge. Where and on whom did the research have an impact? ○ The research has an impact on improving the understanding of long-term parental experiences and support needs after PICU discharge, informing clinical practice, guiding policy development and shaping parental support programs. REPORTING METHOD We reported this study using the COREQ guidelines. PATIENT OR PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION Prior to confirming the interview guide, three parents of critically ill children actively participated by reviewing and providing feedback on its content. They provided suggestions to refine the wording and ensure clarity to enhance the participants' understanding. By including the perspectives of these parents, we aimed to improve the overall quality and relevance of the interview guide.
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- Pei-Fen Poh
- Division of Nursing, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK
- Paediatrics Academic Clinical Programme, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK
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- Nottingham Children's Hospital, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK
- School of Healthcare, College of Life Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Paediatrics Academic Clinical Programme, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore
- Children's Intensive Care Unit, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK
- Department of Nursing, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- School of Nursing, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Long D, Minogue J, Charles K, Morgan S, Schults J, Le Marsney R, Stocker C, Gibbons KS, Dow B. Neurodevelopmental outcome and quality of life in children admitted to the paediatric intensive care unit: A single-centre Australian cohort study. Aust Crit Care 2024:S1036-7314(24)00087-0. [PMID: 38866692 DOI: 10.1016/j.aucc.2024.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2023] [Revised: 04/15/2024] [Accepted: 05/02/2024] [Indexed: 06/14/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The development of new morbidities has become increasingly identified in paediatric critical care medicine. To date, there has been limited research of long-term outcomes following paediatric critical illness in Australia. OBJECTIVES The objective of this study was to quantify neurodevelopmental impairments in children following paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) discharge and their association with health-related quality of life (HRQoL). METHODS A single-centre ambidirectional cohort study at an Australian hospital. Parents of children admitted to the PICU between 2015 and 2017 were invited to participate. Neurodevelopmental outcome and HRQoL was prospectively evaluated, using the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (<5 years), Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (≥5 years), and Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory™, respectively. RESULTS A total of 230 parents of critically ill children participated. Children were 1.9 years old (median, interquartile range [IQR]: 0.2, 7.5), male (59.6%), and ventilated (49.1%) at PICU admission. The median time to follow-up was 24.4 months (IQR: 16.3, 36.7). Parent respondents were more likely to be female (85.5%), White (88.3%), and partnered (81.1%). The incidence of overall neurodevelopmental impairment was 30% (33% in children aged <5 years; 24% in children aged ≥5 years). The incidence of poor HRQoL was 37.9%. History of developmental delay was independently associated with overall neurodevelopmental impairment (adjusted odds ratio [aOR]: 4.21, 95% confidence interval: 2.05, 8.63) and poor HRQoL (aOR: 7.29, 95% confidence interval: 3.26, 16.27). Two or more PICU admissions (aOR: 4.10, IQR: 1.82, 9.26) was also associated with poor HRQoL. CONCLUSIONS This is the first contemporary view of PICU long-term outcomes conducted in Australia and significantly informs ongoing research in this area. Approximately one-third of PICU survivors demonstrate neurodevelopmental impairment and reduced quality of life. Multiple domains of post-intensive care syndrome-paediatrics must be considered to have a comprehensive understanding of child outcomes. Assessment of baseline/premorbid functioning is also essential in order to understand the true impact of illness and PICU admission.
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- Debbie Long
- School of Nursing, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia; Child Health Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia; Paediatric Intensive Care, Queensland Children's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia.
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- School of Nursing, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia; Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Mater Mother's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
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- School of Nursing, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia; Child Health Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia; Paediatric Intensive Care, Queensland Children's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia; Herston Infectious Diseases Institute, Metro North Hospital and Health Service, Brisbane, Australia
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- Child Health Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia; Paediatric Intensive Care, Queensland Children's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
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- Child Health Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia; Paediatric Intensive Care, Queensland Children's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia; School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia; Herston Infectious Diseases Institute, Metro North Hospital and Health Service, Brisbane, Australia
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- Child Health Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Paediatric Intensive Care, Queensland Children's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
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- Child Health Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- School of Nursing, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia; Child Health Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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Boulton M, Al-Rubaie A. Neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration following traumatic brain injuries. Anat Sci Int 2024:10.1007/s12565-024-00778-2. [PMID: 38739360 DOI: 10.1007/s12565-024-00778-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2023] [Accepted: 05/05/2024] [Indexed: 05/14/2024]
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Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) commonly occur following head trauma. TBI may result in short- and long-term complications which may lead to neurodegenerative consequences, including cognitive impairment post-TBI. When investigating the neurodegeneration following TBI, studies have highlighted the role reactive astrocytes have in the neuroinflammation and degeneration process. This review showcases a variety of markers that show reactive astrocyte presence under pathological conditions, including glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), Crystallin Alpha-B (CRYA-B), Complement Component 3 (C3) and S100A10. Astrocyte activation may lead to white-matter inflammation, expressed as white-matter hyperintensities. Other white-matter changes in the brain following TBI include increased cortical thickness in the white matter. This review addresses the gaps in the literature regarding post-mortem human studies focussing on reactive astrocytes, alongside the potential uses of these proteins as markers in the future studies that investigate the proportions of astrocytes in the post-TBI brain has been discussed. This research may benefit future studies that focus on the role reactive astrocytes play in the post-TBI brain and may assist clinicians in managing patients who have suffered TBI.
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- Matthew Boulton
- School of Health Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, VIC, 3122, Australia
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- School of Health Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, VIC, 3122, Australia.
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Sullivan NAT, Lachkar N, Don Griot JPW, Kruisinga FH, Leeuwenburgh-Pronk WG, Broers CJM, Breugem CC. Respiratory outcomes after cleft palate closure in Robin sequence: a retrospective study. Clin Oral Investig 2024; 28:247. [PMID: 38602599 PMCID: PMC11008067 DOI: 10.1007/s00784-024-05647-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2023] [Accepted: 04/01/2024] [Indexed: 04/12/2024]
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OBJECTIVES There is a paucity of information about the possible risk factors that could identify patients with Robin sequence (RS) who are more prone to developing obstructive airway complications after palate closure. This study aimed to compare the respiratory complication rates in patients with RS and isolated cleft palate (ICP). MATERIALS AND METHODS In this retrospective study, we reviewed the medical records of 243 consecutive patients with RS and ICP who were treated at Amsterdam University Medical Centers over the past 25 years. We collected preoperative data on previous treatment, diagnostic findings, surgical technique, weight, and presence of congenital anomalies. RESULTS During cleft palate closure, patients with RS were older (11.9 versus 10.1 months; p = 0.001) and had a lower gestational age than those with ICP (37.7 versus 38.5 weeks; p = 0.002). Patients with RS had more respiratory complications (17 versus 5%; p = 0.005), were more often non-electively admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) (13 versus 4.1%; p = 0.022), and had a longer hospital stay duration (3.7 versus 2.7 days; p = 0.011) than those with ICP. The identified risk factors for respiratory problems were a history of tongue-lip-adhesion (TLA) (p = 0.007) and a preoperative weight of < 8 kg (p = 0.015). Similar risk factors were identified for PICU admission (p = 0.015 and 0.004, respectively). CONCLUSIONS The possible risk factors for these outcomes were a low preoperative weight and history of TLA. Closer postoperative surveillance should be considered for patients with these risk factors. CLINICAL RELEVANCE Identifying risk factors for respiratory complications could provide clinicians better insight into their patients and allows them to provide optimal care for their patients.
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- Nathaniel A T Sullivan
- Amsterdam UMC, Department of Plastic Surgery, Location University of Amsterdam, Emma Children's Hospital, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
- Amsterdam Reproduction and Development Research Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Amsterdam UMC, Department of Plastic Surgery, Location University of Amsterdam, Emma Children's Hospital, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Reproduction and Development Research Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, Department of Plastic Surgery, Location University of Amsterdam, Emma Children's Hospital, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Reproduction and Development Research Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam Reproduction and Development Research Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Pediatrics, Amsterdam UMC, Location University of Amsterdam, Emma Children's Hospital, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam Reproduction and Development Research Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Pediatrics, Amsterdam UMC, Location University of Amsterdam, Emma Children's Hospital, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam Reproduction and Development Research Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Pediatrics, Amsterdam UMC, Location University of Amsterdam, Emma Children's Hospital, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, Department of Plastic Surgery, Location University of Amsterdam, Emma Children's Hospital, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Pediatrics, Amsterdam UMC, Location University of Amsterdam, Emma Children's Hospital, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Feldman K, Aaronson K, Gu T, Ige K, Southworth E, Sanchez L, Stieglitz E. Desensitization using pegaspargase in the era of commercially available Erwinia: A single-institution report on efficacy, cost, and resource utilization. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2024; 71:e30891. [PMID: 38311802 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.30891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2023] [Revised: 12/23/2023] [Accepted: 01/15/2024] [Indexed: 02/06/2024]
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BACKGROUND Pegaspargase is a therapeutic enzyme that is utilized in treatment regimens targeting pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia. However, many patients experience hypersensitivity reactions, requiring discontinuation of the therapy. Historically, this necessitated switching to an alternative form of the drug, most commonly asparaginase Erwinia chrysanthemi; however, in recent years this was difficult due to drug shortages and eventually commercial discontinuation. We report here our experience performing pegaspargase desensitizations in patients with prior hypersensitivity reactions. PROCEDURE Patients with a clinical hypersensitivity reaction to pegaspargase were identified. When due for their next dose, patients were admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit, bone marrow transplant unit, or oncology unit, and underwent desensitization utilizing a rigorous premedication and multistep dilution-based protocol. Serum asparaginase activity levels were drawn after desensitization to assess for therapeutic levels of enzyme activity. RESULTS We identified 11 patients who underwent a total of 33 desensitizations to pegaspargase and calaspargase pegol-mknl. No patients experienced clinically significant hypersensitivity reactions necessitating stopping the infusion, nor administration of rescue medications. All serum asparaginase activity levels collected demonstrated enzyme activity levels above predefined therapeutic thresholds. Cost analysis revealed substantial savings when patients received asparaginase desensitization over the now commercially available asparaginase E. chrysanthemi (recombinant) rywn. CONCLUSIONS Performing desensitization to pegaspargase in the pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia population is feasible, safe, and effective. It is financially advantageous over available alternative approaches, and requires fewer injections and presentations to care.
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- Kira Feldman
- San Francisco Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Oncology, University of California, San Francisco Benioff Children's Hospital, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Immunology, University of California, San Francisco Benioff Children's Hospital, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Oncology, University of California, San Francisco Benioff Children's Hospital, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Immunology, University of California, San Francisco Benioff Children's Hospital, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Oncology, University of California, San Francisco Benioff Children's Hospital, San Francisco, California, USA
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Montoro-Pérez N, Oliver-Roig A, Montejano-Lozoya R, Richart-Martínez M. Psychometric properties of parental stress scales used in paediatric health care settings: A systematic review 1. J Clin Nurs 2024; 33:911-931. [PMID: 37926938 DOI: 10.1111/jocn.16920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2023] [Revised: 08/28/2023] [Accepted: 10/18/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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AIM To identify scales that assess parental stress in the paediatric clinical population and to analyse their psychometric properties. METHODS Four electronic databases (PubMed, Web of Science, PsycINFO, and Scopus) and metasearch engines (Google Scholar and Open Grey) were searched with no time period limitations. Methodological quality was assessed using the COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement INstruments (COSMIN) and quality of evidence using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) approach modified by COSMIN. Finally, recommendations were made for the instruments with the highest quality of evidence. RESULTS A total of 38 studies reporting on 11 different instruments for assessing parental stress in the paediatric clinical setting were included. Six instruments were 'A' rated (recommended) in the final phase in line with COSMIN guidelines. The Paediatric Inventory for Parents was the instrument that evaluated the highest number of psychometric properties and obtained the highest methodological quality, global assessment, and quality of evidence for the different psychometric properties. CONCLUSIONS This systematic review provides an overview of the measurement properties of the parental stress instruments used in the paediatric clinical setting. The Paediatric Inventory for Parents stands out as being one of the most robust instruments for measuring stress in parents with a hospitalised or sick child. Evidence needs to be generated for all the parental stress scales used in the clinical setting. IMPACT Given that the psychometric properties of the existing parental stress scales used in paediatric health care settings have not been systematically assessed, the present review utilised comprehensive methods according to COSMIN. NO PATIENT OR PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION REPORTING METHOD: PRISMA statement and COSMIN reporting guidelines for studies on measurement properties of patient-reported outcome measures.
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- Néstor Montoro-Pérez
- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Person-centred Care and Health Outcomes Innovation Group, University of Alicante, San Vicente del Raspeig, Spain
- GREIACC Research Group, La Fe Health Research Institute, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Person-centred Care and Health Outcomes Innovation Group, University of Alicante, San Vicente del Raspeig, Spain
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- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Person-centred Care and Health Outcomes Innovation Group, University of Alicante, San Vicente del Raspeig, Spain
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Canavera K, Ghafoor S, Fan K, Cheng C, Jeha S, Pui CH, Elliott A, Morrison RR, Jacola LM. Post-PICU Cognitive and Psychological Outcomes in Children Receiving Treatments for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Pediatr Crit Care Med 2023; 24:e584-e591. [PMID: 38055007 DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000003340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To examine neurocognitive and psychological outcomes associated with post-PICU admissions in children treated for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). DESIGN Observational study from October 2007 to March 2017. SETTING Pediatric onco-critical care unit. PATIENTS All patients in this study (n = 296; ages 3-21) were treated for ALL on the St. Jude Total Therapy 16 clinical trial (NCT00549848) from 2007 to 2017. Of these, 104 patients were admitted to the PICU during protocol-directed therapy. All patients completed protocol-directed neurocognitive monitoring prospectively, at the end of cancer-directed therapy. Data on PICU stays were abstracted retrospectively from the medical record. INTERVENTIONS None. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Demographic and critical illness variables were abstracted from institutional databases and medical records. Neurocognitive and psychosocial outcomes were prospectively obtained at the end of treatment. Children who had a PICU admission experienced significantly lower functioning compared to normative samples in several areas of cognitive functioning (working memory, processing speed, executive functions, inattention, math achievement, fine motor dexterity, and speed), daily living skills, and internalizing problems (all ps < 0.05). Compared with those without PICU admissions, patients with PICU admissions had worse performance on a measure of sustained attention (p = 0.017). The frequency of patients at risk for problems with learning and memory was significantly higher in the PICU group compared with the non-PICU group (25% vs 12%, p = 0.006). Critical illness symptom severity was not associated with neurocognitive or psychological outcomes. CONCLUSIONS Children with ALL, with or without a PICU admission, experienced lower cognitive and psychological outcomes following treatment. Future research is needed to continue identifying risk factors for post-intensive care syndrome (PICS-p) and post-PICU cognitive and psychological impairments in pediatric patients.
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- Kristin Canavera
- Department of Pediatrics, Ochsner Hospital for Children, New Orleans, LA
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- Division of Critical Care Medicine, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN
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- Division of Critical Care Medicine, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN
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- Department of Biostatistics, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN
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- Department of Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN
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- Department of Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN
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- Department of Pediatrics, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN
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- Division of Critical Care Medicine, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN
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- Department of Psychology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN
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Canavera KE, Kudchadkar SR. Mitigating Post-Intensive Care Syndrome: Time to Consider Embedded Pediatric Psychologists in PICUs. Pediatr Crit Care Med 2023; 24:1096-1098. [PMID: 38055006 DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000003366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2023]
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- Department of Pediatrics, Ochsner Hospital for Children, Jefferson, LA
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Baltimore, MD
- Department of Pediatrics, Baltimore, MD
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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Aricò MO, Wrona D, Lavezzo G, Valletta E. Nasal CPAP in the Pediatric Ward to Reduce PICU Admissions for Severe Bronchiolitis? Pediatr Rep 2023; 15:599-607. [PMID: 37873801 PMCID: PMC10594455 DOI: 10.3390/pediatric15040055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2023] [Revised: 09/30/2023] [Accepted: 10/07/2023] [Indexed: 10/25/2023] Open
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In treating acute bronchiolitis in infants, the decision to use continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) often involves infant referral from the pediatric ward to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). We present our experience of CPAP use in a general pediatric ward, aiming to reduce the pressure on the PICU in recent outbreaks of bronchiolitis. Clinical data of patients less than 12 months of age and admitted for bronchiolitis from 1 October 2021 to 31 March 2023 were retrospectively collected. Of 82 infants admitted for bronchiolitis, 16 (19%) were treated with nasal CPAP (nCPAP group); of the remaining 66, 21 (26%) were treated with a low-flow nasal cannula (LFNC) only, 1 (1%) was also treated a with high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC), 12 (15%) were treated with an HFNC only, and 41 (50%) were treated without oxygen support (no-nCPAP group). Overall, coinfection with RSV and SARS-CoV-2 was observed in three patients and SARS-CoV-2 infection was observed in two patients. None of them required any type of oxygen support. Only 3/16 (19%) infants in the nCPAP group were referred to the PICU due to worsening clinical conditions despite nCPAP support. In our experience of treating epidemic bronchiolitis, nCPAP can be safely managed in a general pediatric ward, thus reducing the burden of admissions to the PICU. Training and regular updating of the pediatric staff, careful monitoring of the patient, and close cooperation with the PICU were instrumental for our team.
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- Melodie O. Aricò
- Department of Pediatrics, G.B. Morgagni—L. Pierantoni Hospital, AUSL Romagna, 48018 Forli, Italy;
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- School of Specialization in Pediatrics, University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy; (D.W.); (G.L.)
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- School of Specialization in Pediatrics, University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy; (D.W.); (G.L.)
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- Department of Pediatrics, G.B. Morgagni—L. Pierantoni Hospital, AUSL Romagna, 48018 Forli, Italy;
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Vanhorebeek I, Coppens G, Güiza F, Derese I, Wouters PJ, Joosten KF, Verbruggen SC, Van den Berghe G. Abnormal DNA methylation within genes of the steroidogenesis pathway two years after paediatric critical illness and association with stunted growth in height further in time. Clin Epigenetics 2023; 15:116. [PMID: 37468957 PMCID: PMC10354984 DOI: 10.1186/s13148-023-01530-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2023] [Accepted: 07/04/2023] [Indexed: 07/21/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Former critically ill children show an epigenetic age deceleration 2 years after paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) admission as compared with normally developing healthy children, with stunted growth in height 2 years further in time as physical correlate. This was particularly pronounced in children who were 6 years or older at the time of critical illness. As this age roughly corresponds to the onset of adrenarche and further pubertal development, a relation with altered activation of endocrine pathways is plausible. We hypothesised that children who have been admitted to the PICU, sex- and age-dependently show long-term abnormal DNA methylation within genes involved in steroid hormone synthesis or steroid sulphation/desulphation, possibly aggravated by in-PICU glucocorticoid treatment, which may contribute to stunted growth in height further in time after critical illness. RESULTS In this preplanned secondary analysis of the multicentre PEPaNIC-RCT and its follow-up, we compared the methylation status of genes involved in the biosynthesis of steroid hormones (aldosterone, cortisol and sex hormones) and steroid sulphation/desulphation in buccal mucosa DNA (Infinium HumanMethylation EPIC BeadChip) from former PICU patients at 2-year follow-up (n = 818) and healthy children with comparable sex and age (n = 392). Adjusting for technical variation and baseline risk factors and corrected for multiple testing (false discovery rate < 0.05), former PICU patients showed abnormal DNA methylation of 23 CpG sites (within CYP11A1, POR, CYB5A, HSD17B1, HSD17B2, HSD17B3, HSD17B6, HSD17B10, HSD17B12, CYP19A1, CYP21A2, and CYP11B2) and 4 DNA regions (within HSD17B2, HSD17B8, and HSD17B10) that were mostly hypomethylated. These abnormalities were partially sex- (1 CpG site) or age-dependent (7 CpG sites) and affected by glucocorticoid treatment (3 CpG sites). Finally, multivariable linear models identified robust associations of abnormal methylation of steroidogenic genes with shorter height further in time, at 4-year follow-up. CONCLUSIONS Children who have been critically ill show abnormal methylation within steroidogenic genes 2 years after PICU admission, which explained part of the stunted growth in height at 4-year follow-up. The abnormalities in DNA methylation may point to a long-term disturbance in the balance between active sex steroids and mineralocorticoids/glucocorticoids after paediatric critical illness, which requires further investigation.
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- Ilse Vanhorebeek
- Clinical Division and Laboratory of Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Louvain, Herestraat 49, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Clinical Division and Laboratory of Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Louvain, Herestraat 49, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Clinical Division and Laboratory of Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Louvain, Herestraat 49, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Clinical Division and Laboratory of Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Louvain, Herestraat 49, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Clinical Division and Laboratory of Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Louvain, Herestraat 49, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Division of Paediatric ICU, Department of Neonatal and Paediatric ICU, Erasmus Medical Centre, Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Paediatric ICU, Department of Neonatal and Paediatric ICU, Erasmus Medical Centre, Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Clinical Division and Laboratory of Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Louvain, Herestraat 49, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium.
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Holley AL, Battison EA, Heierle J, Clohessy D, Wesemann D, Hall T, Orwoll B, Wilson AC, Williams C. Long-term Pain Symptomatology in PICU Survivors Aged 8-18 Years. Hosp Pediatr 2023; 13:641-655. [PMID: 37357737 PMCID: PMC10312233 DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2022-007027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Children discharged from the PICU often experience long-term physical, psychological, social and cognitive challenges, described as postintensive care syndrome. This study fills a critical gap by describing the long-term pain symptoms many children experience using child self-report. METHODS Participants in this cross-sectional study were children aged 8 to 18 years (and 1 parent, n = 64 dyads) who were 8 to 24 months post-PICU discharge. Participants completed measures assessing pain, psychosocial function, and treatment utilization. Health information relevant to the PICU admission was obtained from the electronic medical record. RESULTS Children were an average age of 14.3 years and 50% female. Average pain intensity in the past month was 3.65 (0-10 numeric rating scale), with 36% of children reporting pain ≥2 to 3 days a week. Youth with higher intensity (≥4) and more frequent pain (≥2-3 days a week) had greater pain catastrophizing, pain-related fear, anxiety, and sleep disturbance than those with less frequent and intense pain. Higher pain frequency was also associated with greater pain-related disability and depressive symptoms. Pain was not associated with any PICU-related variables abstracted from the electronic medical record. Parents reported children frequently accessed pain treatment services postdischarge; however, 37.5% reported the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic impacted access to recommended services. CONCLUSIONS A significant portion of children experience pain post-PICU discharge. For many of these children, pain is frequent and is associated with impairments in psychosocial function. Future prospective research studies can be used to identify risk factors of poor pain outcomes so children can receive targeted interventions.
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- Amy L. Holley
- Division of Pediatric Psychology, Department of Pediatrics
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- Division of Pediatric Psychology, Department of Pediatrics
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- Division of Pediatric Psychology, Department of Pediatrics
- Pediatric Critical Care and Neurotrauma Recovery Program, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon
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- Division of Pediatric Critical Care, Departments of Pediatrics
- Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology
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- Division of Pediatric Psychology, Department of Pediatrics
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- Division of Pediatric Critical Care, Departments of Pediatrics
- Pediatric Critical Care and Neurotrauma Recovery Program, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon
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Otten MH, Buysse CMP, Buddingh EP, Terheggen-Lagro SWJ, von Asmuth EGJ, de Sonnaville ESV, Ketharanathan N, Bunker-Wiersma HE, Haverman L, Hogenbirk K, de Hoog M, Humblet M, Joosten KFM, Kneyber MCJ, Krabben G, Lemson J, Maas NM, Maebe S, Roeleveld PP, van Schooneveld M, Timmers-Raaijmaakers B, van Waardenburg D, Walker JC, Wassenberg R, van Woensel JBM, de Wit E, Wolthuis DW, van Zwol A, Oostrom KJ, Knoester H, Dulfer K. Neurocognitive, Psychosocial, and Quality of Life Outcomes After Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Admitted to the PICU. Pediatr Crit Care Med 2023; 24:289-300. [PMID: 36688688 PMCID: PMC10072052 DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000003180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To investigate neurocognitive, psychosocial, and quality of life (QoL) outcomes in children with Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) seen 3-6 months after PICU admission. DESIGN National prospective cohort study March 2020 to November 2021. SETTING Seven PICUs in the Netherlands. PATIENTS Children with MIS-C (0-17 yr) admitted to a PICU. INTERVENTIONS None. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Children and/or parents were seen median (interquartile range [IQR] 4 mo [3-5 mo]) after PICU admission. Testing included assessment of neurocognitive, psychosocial, and QoL outcomes with reference to Dutch pre-COVID-19 general population norms. Effect sizes (Hedges' g ) were used to indicate the strengths and clinical relevance of differences: 0.2 small, 0.5 medium, and 0.8 and above large. Of 69 children with MIS-C, 49 (median age 11.6 yr [IQR 9.3-15.6 yr]) attended follow-up. General intelligence and verbal memory scores were normal compared with population norms. Twenty-nine of the 49 followed-up (59%) underwent extensive testing with worse function in domains such as visual memory, g = 1.0 (95% CI, 0.6-1.4), sustained attention, g = 2.0 (95% CI 1.4-2.4), and planning, g = 0.5 (95% CI, 0.1-0.9). The children also had more emotional and behavioral problems, g = 0.4 (95% CI 0.1-0.7), and had lower QoL scores in domains such as physical functioning g = 1.3 (95% CI 0.9-1.6), school functioning g = 1.1 (95% CI 0.7-1.4), and increased fatigue g = 0.5 (95% CI 0.1-0.9) compared with population norms. Elevated risk for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was seen in 10 of 30 children (33%) with MIS-C. Last, in the 32 parents, no elevated risk for PTSD was found. CONCLUSIONS Children with MIS-C requiring PICU admission had normal overall intelligence 4 months after PICU discharge. Nevertheless, these children reported more emotional and behavioral problems, more PTSD, and worse QoL compared with general population norms. In a subset undergoing more extensive testing, we also identified irregularities in neurocognitive functions. Whether these impairments are caused by the viral or inflammatory response, the PICU admission, or COVID-19 restrictions remains to be investigated.
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- Marieke H Otten
- Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Emma Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatric Intensive Care, Amsterdam Reproduction and Development, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Erasmus MC - Sophia Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatrics, Willem-Alexander Children's Hospital, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Pulmonology, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation and Laboratory for Pediatric Immunology, Willem-Alexander Children's Hospital, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Emma Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Emma Children's Hospital Amsterdam UMC Follow-Me Program & Emma Neuroscience Group, Amsterdam Reproduction and Development, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Erasmus MC - Sophia Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Paediatric Intensive Care, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Emma Children's Hospital, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychosocial Care, Amsterdam Reproduction and Development, Amsterdam Public Health, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Paediatric Intensive Care, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Erasmus MC - Sophia Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Erasmus MC - Sophia Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Paediatric Intensive Care, Department of Paediatrics, Beatrix Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Division of Paediatric Intensive Care, Department of Paediatrics, Beatrix Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of intensive care medicine, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Psychology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Paediatric Intensive Care, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Sector of Neuropsychology, Department of Pediatric Psychology, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Intensive Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, The Netherlands
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- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Intensive Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Psychology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Emma Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatric Intensive Care, Amsterdam Reproduction and Development, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Intensive Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, The Netherlands
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- Division of Paediatric Intensive Care, Department of Paediatrics, Beatrix Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of intensive care medicine, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry & Psychosocial Care, Amsterdam Reproduction and Development, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam University Medical Centers (Amsterdam UMC), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Emma Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatric Intensive Care, Amsterdam Reproduction and Development, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Erasmus MC - Sophia Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Vanhorebeek I, Van den Berghe G. The epigenetic legacy of ICU feeding and its consequences. Curr Opin Crit Care 2023; 29:114-122. [PMID: 36794929 PMCID: PMC9994844 DOI: 10.1097/mcc.0000000000001021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Many critically ill patients face physical, mental or neurocognitive impairments up to years later, the etiology remaining largely unexplained. Aberrant epigenetic changes have been linked to abnormal development and diseases resulting from adverse environmental exposures like major stress or inadequate nutrition. Theoretically, severe stress and artificial nutritional management of critical illness thus could induce epigenetic changes explaining long-term problems. We review supporting evidence. RECENT FINDINGS Epigenetic abnormalities are found in various critical illness types, affecting DNA-methylation, histone-modification and noncoding RNAs. They at least partly arise de novo after ICU-admission. Many affect genes with functions relevant for and several associate with long-term impairments. As such, de novo DNA-methylation changes in critically ill children statistically explained part of their disturbed long-term physical/neurocognitive development. These methylation changes were in part evoked by early-parenteral-nutrition (early-PN) and statistically explained harm by early-PN on long-term neurocognitive development. Finally, long-term epigenetic abnormalities beyond hospital-discharge have been identified, affecting pathways highly relevant for long-term outcomes. SUMMARY Epigenetic abnormalities induced by critical illness or its nutritional management provide a plausible molecular basis for their adverse effects on long-term outcomes. Identifying treatments to further attenuate these abnormalities opens perspectives to reduce the debilitating legacy of critical illness.
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- Ilse Vanhorebeek
- Clinical Division and Laboratory of Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Dahmer M, Jennings A, Parker M, Sanchez-Pinto LN, Thompson A, Traube C, Zimmerman JJ. Pediatric Critical Care in the Twenty-first Century and Beyond. Crit Care Clin 2023; 39:407-425. [PMID: 36898782 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccc.2022.09.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Pediatric critical care addresses prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of organ dysfunction in the setting of increasingly complex patients, therapies, and environments. Soon burgeoning data science will enable all aspects of intensive care: driving facilitated diagnostics, empowering a learning health-care environment, promoting continuous advancement of care, and informing the continuum of critical care outside the intensive care unit preceding and following critical illness/injury. Although novel technology will progressively objectify personalized critical care, humanism, practiced at the bedside, defines the essence of pediatric critical care now and in the future.
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- Mary Dahmer
- Division of Critical Care, Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, F6790/5243, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Division of Critical Care Medicine, Advanced Practice, FA.2.112, Seattle Children's Hospital, 4800 Sandpoint Way Northeast, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Stony Brook University, 7762 Bloomfield Road, Easton, MD 21601, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Ann and Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 225 East Chicago Avenue, Box 73, Chicago, IL 60611-2605, USA
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, 3550 Terrace Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medicine, 525 East 68th Street, Box 225, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, FA.2.300B Seattle Children's Hospital, 4800 Sandpoint Way Northeast, Seattle, WA 98105, USA; Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Seattle Children's Hospital, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, School of Medicine, FA.2.300B, Seattle Children's Hospital, 4800 Sand Point Way Northeast, Seattle, WA 98105, USA.
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Zhou N, Liang S, Yue X, Zou W. Prenatal anesthetic exposure and offspring neurodevelopmental outcomes—A narrative review. Front Neurol 2023; 14:1146569. [PMID: 37064201 PMCID: PMC10090376 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2023.1146569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2023] [Accepted: 02/28/2023] [Indexed: 03/31/2023] Open
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While it is common for pregnant women to take anesthesia during surgery, the effects of prenatal anesthesia exposure (PAE) on the long-term neurodevelopment of the offspring remain to be clarified. Preclinical animal research has shown that in utero anesthetic exposure causes neurotoxicity in newborns, which is mainly characterized by histomorphological changes and altered learning and memory abilities. Regional birth cohort studies that are based on databases are currently the most convenient and popular types of clinical studies. Specialized questionnaires and scales are usually employed in these studies for the screening and diagnosis of neurodevelopmental disorders in the offspring. The time intervals between the intrauterine exposure and the onset of developmental outcomes often vary over several years and accommodate a large number of confounding factors, which have an even greater impact on the neurodevelopment of the offspring than prenatal anesthesia itself. This narrative review summarized the progress in prenatal anesthetic exposure and neurodevelopmental outcomes in the offspring from animal experimental research and clinical studies and provided a brief introduction to assess the neurodevelopment in children and potential confounding factors.
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Brisca G, Tardini G, Pirlo D, Romanengo M, Buffoni I, Mallamaci M, Carrato V, Lionetti B, Molteni M, Castagnola E, Moscatelli A. Learning from the COVID-19 pandemic: IMCU as a more efficient model of pediatric critical care organization. Am J Emerg Med 2023; 64:169-173. [PMID: 36563501 PMCID: PMC9758757 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2022.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2022] [Revised: 11/10/2022] [Accepted: 12/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND A significant proportion of children with SARs-CoV-2-related illnesses have been admitted to the Pediatric intensive care unit (ICU), although often for closer monitoring or concerns related to comorbidities or young age. This may have resulted in inappropriate ICU admissions, waste of resources, ICU overcrowding, and stress for young patients and caregivers. The Pediatric Intermediate Care Unit (IMCU) may represent an appropriate setting for the care of children whose monitoring and treatment needs are beyond the resources of a general pediatric ward, but who do not qualify for critical care. However, research on pediatric IMCUs and data on their performance is very limited. METHODS We conducted a single-center retrospective study including all patients aged 0-18 with acute COVID-19 or multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), admitted to a newly established stand-alone 12-bed pediatric IMCU at Gaslini Hospital, Genoa, Italy, between 1 March 2020 and 31 January 2022. Each IMCU room has a multiparameter monitor connected to a control station and can be equipped as an ICU room in case of need for escalation of care, up to ECMO support. IMCU and ICU are adjacent and located on the same floor, allowing a timely escalation from intermediate to critical care in the IMCU, with staff changes without the need for patient transfer. RESULTS Among 550 patients hospitalized for acute COVID-19 or MIS-C, 106 (19.2%, 80 with acute COVID-19, and 26 MIS-C) were admitted to IMCU. Three of them (2.8%) required escalation to critical care due to the worsening of their conditions. Forty-seven patients (44%) were discharged home from the IMCU, while the remaining 57 (55%) were transferred to low-intensity care units after clinical improvement. CONCLUSIONS In our study, the need for pediatric ICU admission was low for both acute COVID-19 patients (0.8%) and MIS-C patients (3.1%) compared to the literature data. The IMCU represented an adequate setting for children with COVID-19-related illness who need a higher level of care, but lack strict indications for ICU admission, thus preventing ICU overcrowding and wasting of economic and logistical resources. Further studies are needed to better assess the impact of an IMCU on hospital costs, ICU activity, and long-term psychological sequelae on children and their families.
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- Giacomo Brisca
- Terapia Semintensiva, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy,Corresponding author at: Terapia Semintensiva, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, via Gerolamo Gaslini 5, 16147 Genoa, Italy
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- Terapia Semintensiva, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy
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- Terapia Semintensiva, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy
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- Terapia Semintensiva, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy
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- Terapia Semintensiva, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy
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- Terapia Semintensiva, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Riabilitazione, Oftalmologia, Genetica e Scienze Materno-Infantili (DiNOGMI), Università degli Studi di Genova, Genoa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Riabilitazione, Oftalmologia, Genetica e Scienze Materno-Infantili (DiNOGMI), Università degli Studi di Genova, Genoa, Italy
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- Unità di Malattie Infettive, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy
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- Terapia Semintensiva, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy,Terapia Intensiva Pediatrica e Neonatale, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy
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Long DA, Waak M, Doherty NN, Dow BL. Brain-Directed Care: Why Neuroscience Principles Direct PICU Management beyond the ABCs. CHILDREN (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 9:children9121938. [PMID: 36553381 PMCID: PMC9776953 DOI: 10.3390/children9121938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2022] [Revised: 12/02/2022] [Accepted: 12/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Major advances in pediatric intensive care (PICU) have led to increased child survival. However, the long-term outcomes among these children following PICU discharge are a concern. Most children admitted to PICU are under five years of age, and the stressors of critical illness and necessary interventions can affect their ability to meet crucial developmental milestones. Understanding the neuroscience of brain development and vulnerability can inform PICU clinicians of new ways to enhance and support the care of these most vulnerable children and families. This review paper first explores the evidence-based neuroscience principles of brain development and vulnerability and the impact of illness and care on children's brains and ultimately wellbeing. Implications for clinical practice and training are further discussed to help optimize brain health in children who are experiencing and surviving a critical illness or injury.
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- Debbie A. Long
- School of Nursing, Centre for Healthcare Transformation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4059, Australia
- Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Queensland Children’s Hospital, Brisbane, QLD 4101, Australia
- Centre for Children’s Health Research, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4101, Australia
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +61-7-3138-3834
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- Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Queensland Children’s Hospital, Brisbane, QLD 4101, Australia
- Centre for Children’s Health Research, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4101, Australia
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- Regional Trauma Network, SPPG, DOH, Belfast BT2 8BS, Northern Ireland, UK
- School of Psychology, Faculty of Life and Health Sciences, Coleraine Campus, Ulster University, Coleraine BT52 1SA, Northern Ireland, UK
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- School of Nursing, Centre for Healthcare Transformation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4059, Australia
- Centre for Children’s Health Research, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4101, Australia
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Hordijk JA, Verbruggen SC, Buysse CM, Utens EM, Joosten KF, Dulfer K. Neurocognitive functioning and health-related quality of life of children after pediatric intensive care admission: a systematic review. Qual Life Res 2022; 31:2601-2614. [PMID: 35357629 PMCID: PMC9356943 DOI: 10.1007/s11136-022-03124-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study systematically reviewed recent findings on neurocognitive functioning and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of children after pediatric intensive care unit admission (PICU). DATA SOURCES Electronic databases searched included Embase, Medline Ovid, Web of Science, Cochrane CENTRAL, and Google Scholar. The search was limited to studies published in the last five years (2015-2019). STUDY SELECTION Original studies assessing neurocognitive functioning or HRQoL in children who were previously admitted to the PICU were included in this systematic review. DATA EXTRACTION Of the 3649 identified studies, 299 met the inclusion criteria based on title abstract screening. After full-text screening, 75 articles were included in the qualitative data reviewing: 38 on neurocognitive functioning, 33 on HRQoL, and 4 on both outcomes. DATA SYNTHESIS Studies examining neurocognitive functioning found overall worse scores for general intellectual functioning, attention, processing speed, memory, and executive functioning. Studies investigating HRQoL found overall worse scores for both physical and psychosocial HRQoL. On the short term (≤ 12 months), most studies reported HRQoL impairments, whereas in some long-term studies HRQoL normalized. The effectiveness of the few intervention studies during and after PICU admission on long-term outcomes varied. CONCLUSIONS PICU survivors have lower scores for neurocognitive functioning and HRQoL than children from the general population. A structured follow-up program after a PICU admission is needed to identify those children and parents who are at risk. However, more research is needed into testing interventions in randomized controlled trials aiming on preventing or improving impairments in critically ill children during and after PICU admission.
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- José A Hordijk
- Intensive Care, Department of Pediatrics and Pediatric Surgery, Erasmus MC - Sophia Children's Hospital, Dr. Molewaterplein 60, 3015 GJ, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Intensive Care, Department of Pediatrics and Pediatric Surgery, Erasmus MC - Sophia Children's Hospital, Dr. Molewaterplein 60, 3015 GJ, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Intensive Care, Department of Pediatrics and Pediatric Surgery, Erasmus MC - Sophia Children's Hospital, Dr. Molewaterplein 60, 3015 GJ, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Research Institute of Child Development and Education, University of Amsterdam, Nieuwe Achtergracht 127, 1018 WS, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Academic Center for Child Psychiatry the Bascule/Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Academic Medical Center, Rijksstraatweg 145, 1115 AP, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/Psychology, Erasmus MC - Sophia Children's Hospital, Wytemaweg 8, 3015 CN, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Intensive Care, Department of Pediatrics and Pediatric Surgery, Erasmus MC - Sophia Children's Hospital, Dr. Molewaterplein 60, 3015 GJ, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Intensive Care, Department of Pediatrics and Pediatric Surgery, Erasmus MC - Sophia Children's Hospital, Dr. Molewaterplein 60, 3015 GJ, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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Vanhorebeek I, Jacobs A, Mebis L, Dulfer K, Eveleens R, Van Cleemput H, Wouters PJ, Verlinden I, Joosten K, Verbruggen S, Van den Berghe G. Impact of critical illness and withholding of early parenteral nutrition in the pediatric intensive care unit on long-term physical performance of children: a 4-year follow-up of the PEPaNIC randomized controlled trial. Crit Care 2022; 26:133. [PMID: 35549984 PMCID: PMC9097055 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-022-04010-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2022] [Accepted: 05/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Many critically ill children face long-term developmental impairments. The PEPaNIC trial attributed part of the problems at the level of neurocognitive and emotional/behavioral development to early use of parenteral nutrition (early-PN) in the PICU, as compared with withholding it for 1 week (late-PN). Insight in long-term daily life physical functional capacity after critical illness is limited. Also, whether timing of initiating PN affects long-term physical function of these children remained unknown. Methods This preplanned follow-up study of the multicenter PEPaNIC randomized controlled trial subjected 521 former critically ill children (253 early-PN, 268 late-PN) to quantitative physical function tests 4 years after PICU admission in Leuven or Rotterdam, in comparison with 346 age- and sex-matched healthy children. Tests included handgrip strength measurement, timed up-and-go test, 6-min walk test, and evaluation of everyday overall physical activity with an accelerometer. We compared these functional measures for the former critically ill and healthy children and for former critically ill children randomized to late-PN versus early-PN, with multivariable linear or logistic regression analyses adjusting for risk factors. Results As compared with healthy children, former critically ill children showed less handgrip strength (p < 0.0001), completed the timed up-and-go test more slowly (p < 0.0001), walked a shorter distance in 6 min (p < 0.0001) during which they experienced a larger drop in peripheral oxygen saturation (p ≤ 0.026), showed a lower energy expenditure (p ≤ 0.024), performed more light and less moderate physical activity (p ≤ 0.047), and walked fewer steps per day (p = 0.0074). Late-PN as compared with early-PN did not significantly affect these outcomes. Conclusions Four years after PICU admission, former critically ill children showed worse physical performance as compared with healthy children, without impact of timing of supplemental PN in the PICU. This study provides further support for de-implementing the early use of PN in the PICU. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT01536275; registered on February 22, 2012. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s13054-022-04010-3.
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- Ilse Vanhorebeek
- Clinical Division and Laboratory of Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Clinical Division and Laboratory of Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Clinical Division and Laboratory of Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Intensive Care Unit, Department of Pediatrics and Pediatric Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center, Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Intensive Care Unit, Department of Pediatrics and Pediatric Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center, Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Clinical Division and Laboratory of Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Clinical Division and Laboratory of Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Clinical Division and Laboratory of Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Intensive Care Unit, Department of Pediatrics and Pediatric Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center, Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Intensive Care Unit, Department of Pediatrics and Pediatric Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center, Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Clinical Division and Laboratory of Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium.
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Psychological Problems Common in Children After PICU Admission. Am J Nurs 2022; 122:48. [PMID: 35447651 DOI: 10.1097/01.naj.0000830748.36646.74] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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According to this study: Children previously admitted to a pediatric intensive care unit have a high burden of psychological sequelae.Risk stratification and early intervention are needed for high-risk groups.
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Buzzi F, Yahya NB, Gambazza S, Binda F, Galazzi A, Ferrari A, Crespan S, Al-Atroushy HA, Cantoni BM, Laquintana D. Use of Musical Intervention in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit of a Developing Country: A Pilot Pre–Post Study. CHILDREN 2022; 9:children9040455. [PMID: 35455499 PMCID: PMC9032317 DOI: 10.3390/children9040455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2021] [Revised: 03/11/2022] [Accepted: 03/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Music is frequently used in different clinical settings, and it is implemented as a complementary, low-cost and useful intervention to reduce pain, anxiety and to improve relaxation. This pilot pre–post study aimed to examine the feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of a specific musical intervention in patients ≤16 years admitted to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) of an Iraqi hospital. The COMFORT Behavior Scale (CBS) was used by nurses to assess the level of sedation. Fifty-nine children were enrolled during the study period (March 2020–August 2021). CBS was lowered by 2.2 (95% CI: 1.9 to 2.6) points after 30 min, and by 3.3 (95% CI: 2.9 to 3.6) points after 60 min from music initiation. Thirty minutes after music initiation, heart rate decreased by 6.3 (95% CI: 4.5 to 8.1) beats per minute, whereas at 60 min, heart rate decreased by 9.1 (95% CI: 7.2 to 10.9) beats per minute. No clinically significant variations were detected in the other vital signs (blood pressure, respiratory rate and oxygen saturation). These findings support the feasibility of musical intervention in a developing country. CBS and heart rate variation may be worth following up in larger and conclusive studies.
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- Federica Buzzi
- Pediatric Unit, Istituto Scientifico, Universitario San Raffaele, 20132 Milan, Italy;
- EU Project MADAD, Italian Association for Solidarity among Peoples, Duhok 42001, Iraq
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- Hospital Direction, Hevi Pediatric Teaching Hospital, Duhok 42001, Iraq;
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- Department of Healthcare Professions, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy; (S.G.); (F.B.); (B.M.C.); (D.L.)
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- Department of Healthcare Professions, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy; (S.G.); (F.B.); (B.M.C.); (D.L.)
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- Department of Healthcare Professions, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy; (S.G.); (F.B.); (B.M.C.); (D.L.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-02-5503-3107
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- Curadelsuono432 Project, 30020 Venice, Italy; (A.F.); (S.C.)
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- Department of Healthcare Professions, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy; (S.G.); (F.B.); (B.M.C.); (D.L.)
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- Department of Healthcare Professions, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy; (S.G.); (F.B.); (B.M.C.); (D.L.)
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- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Hevi Pediatric Teaching Hospital, Duhok 42001, Iraq;
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