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Armstrong J, Gibson J, O'Hearn K, Martin DA, Assaf M, Menon K. Impact of Legal Guardian Absence on Research Enrollment in the PICU. Pediatr Crit Care Med 2024:00130478-990000000-00355. [PMID: 38885524 DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000003551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/20/2024]
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OBJECTIVES To identify the frequency of which a legal guardian is at the bedside of children admitted to the PICU that are eligible for research studies. DESIGN A prospective, observational study. SETTING Three tertiary Canadian PICUs. PATIENTS Two hundred one patients were admitted to the PICU between September 2021 and March 2023 (site 1), from March 2019 to March 2020 and March 2022 to March 2023 (site 2), and from March 2019 to March 2020 and July 2020 to November 2021 (site 3). INTERVENTIONS None. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS At each center, the duration of consent encounters was recorded for patients eligible for research by documenting the length of each attempt (min). The frequency of parental presence at bedside and the ability for a guardian to make a decision were also recorded. Thirty-five percent of patients eligible for research did not have a legal guardian at the bedside on the first attempted consent encounter. Twenty-three percent of approached patients were not enrolled due to an inability for a consent decision to be made by the child's legal guardian or an inability to contact the guardian before discharge. CONCLUSIONS The absence of legal guardians in the PICU poses a barrier to the enrollment of critically ill children in pertinent research studies and suggests that a model of deferred consent or implied consent would aid in the future of critical care research.
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- Jennifer Armstrong
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Section of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital-London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada
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- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario and University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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Curley MAQ, Watson RS, Killien EY, Kalvas LB, Perry-Eaddy MA, Cassidy AM, Miller EB, Talukder M, Manning JC, Pinto NP, Rennick JE, Colville G, Asaro LA, Wypij D. Design and rationale of the Post-Intensive Care Syndrome - paediatrics (PICS-p) Longitudinal Cohort Study. BMJ Open 2024; 14:e084445. [PMID: 38401903 PMCID: PMC10895227 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-084445] [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: 01/18/2024] [Accepted: 01/31/2024] [Indexed: 02/26/2024] Open
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INTRODUCTION As paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) mortality declines, there is growing recognition of the morbidity experienced by children surviving critical illness and their families. A comprehensive understanding of the adverse physical, cognitive, emotional and social sequelae common to PICU survivors is limited, however, and the trajectory of recovery and risk factors for morbidity remain unknown. METHODS AND ANALYSIS The Post-Intensive Care Syndrome - paediatrics Longitudinal Cohort Study will evaluate child and family outcomes over 2 years following PICU discharge and identify child and clinical factors associated with impaired outcomes. We will enrol 750 children from 30 US PICUs during their first PICU hospitalisation, including 500 case participants experiencing ≥3 days of intensive care that include critical care therapies (eg, mechanical ventilation, vasoactive infusions) and 250 age-matched, sex-matched and medical complexity-matched control participants experiencing a single night in the PICU with no intensive care therapies. Children, parents and siblings will complete surveys about health-related quality of life, physical function, cognitive status, emotional health and peer and family relationships at multiple time points from baseline recall through 2 years post-PICU discharge. We will compare outcomes and recovery trajectories of case participants to control participants, identify risk factors associated with poor outcomes and determine the emotional and social health consequences of paediatric critical illness on parents and siblings. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION This study has received ethical approval from the University of Pennsylvania Institutional Review Board (protocol #843844). Our overall objective is to characterise the ongoing impact of paediatric critical illness to guide development of interventions that optimise outcomes among children surviving critical illness and their families. Findings will be presented at key disciplinary meetings and in peer-reviewed publications at fixed data points. Published manuscripts will be added to our public study website to ensure findings are available to families, clinicians and researchers. TRIALS REGISTRATION NUMBER NCT04967365.
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- Martha A Q Curley
- School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA
- Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA
- Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- School of Nursing, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA
- School of Medicine, University of Connecticut, Farmington, Connecticut, USA
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- School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- School of Healthcare, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
- Nottingham Children's Hospital, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK
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- The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- McGill University Health Centre, Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, Québec, Canada
- Ingram School of Nursing, McGill University, Montreal, Québec, Canada
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- Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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dos Santos Alves DF, da Silva SO, Ullman A, Maia FDOM. Effectiveness of checklists in multidisciplinary rounds for improving patient safety in the pediatric intensive care unit: a systematic review protocol. JBI Evid Synth 2022; 20:1835-1841. [DOI: 10.11124/jbies-21-00180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Prout A, Meert KL. Research in Pediatric Intensive Care. Pediatr Clin North Am 2022; 69:607-620. [PMID: 35667764 DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2022.01.015] [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] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Many important clinical questions remain unanswered in the practice of pediatric intensive care due to the lack of high-quality evidence. Although challenges exist in conducting research in pediatric intensive care units, identification of research priorities, interdisciplinary collaborations, innovative trial designs, and the use of common datasets and outcome measures helps to bring new knowledge to our field. The topic of "Research in PICUs" is extremely broad; therefore, this review focuses on a few common themes receiving increased attention in the literature, including research agendas, core outcome sets, precision medicine, and novel clinical trial strategies.
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- Andrew Prout
- Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Discipline of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Floor Carls Building, 3901 Beaubien Boulevard, Detroit, MI, 48201, USA; Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI, USA.
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- Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI, USA; Discipline of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI, USA; Children's Hospital of Michigan, Suite H-07, 3901 Beaubien Boulevard, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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Menzies JC, Jennings C, Marshall R. A Survey of Resources and Nursing Workforce for Clinical Research Delivery in Paediatric Intensive Care Within the UK / Ireland. Front Pediatr 2022; 10:848378. [PMID: 35586827 PMCID: PMC9108499 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2022.848378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2022] [Accepted: 04/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Introduction Clinical research within Paediatric Intensive Care (PICU) is necessary to reduce morbidity and mortality associated within this resource-intensive environment. With UK PICUs encouraged to be research-active there was a drive to understand how centres support research delivery. Aim To identify the research workforce available within UK/Ireland PICUs to support clinical research delivery. Method An electronic survey, endorsed by the Paediatric Critical Care Society (PCCS), was designed and reported in accordance with CHERRIES guidelines. The survey was distributed by email to all UK/Ireland Nurse Managers and Medical/ Nursing Research leads, aiming for one response per site during the period of April-June 2021. Only one response per site was included in analysis. Results 44 responses were received, representing 24/30 UK/Ireland sites (80% response rate). Responses from n = 21/30 units are included (three excluded for insufficient data). 90% (n = 19/21) units were research active, although only 52% (n = 11) had permanent research roles funded within their staffing establishment. The majority of units (n = 18, 86%) had less than two WTE research nurses. Resources were felt to be sufficient for current research delivery by 43% of units (n = 9), but this confidence diminished to 19% (n = 4) when considering their ability to support future research. The top barriers to research conduct were insufficiently funded/unfunded studies (52%; n = 11), clinical staff too busy to support research activity (52%; n = 11) and short-term/fixed-term contracts for research staff (38%; n = 8). Conclusion Despite the perceived importance of research and 90% of responding UK/Ireland PICUs being research active, the majority have limited resources to support research delivery. This has implications for their ability to participate in future multi-centre trials and opportunities to support the development of future medical/nursing clinical academics. Further work is required to identify optimum models of clinical research delivery.
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- Julie C. Menzies
- Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom
- College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Institute of Clinical Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Paediatric Critical Care Unit, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Paediatric Critical Care Unit, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Manchester, United Kingdom
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OBJECTIVES Children with severe chronic illness are a prevalent, impactful, vulnerable group in PICUs, whose needs are insufficiently met by transitory care models and a narrow focus on acute care needs. Thus, we sought to provide a concise synthetic review of published literature relevant to them and a compilation of strategies to address their distinctive needs. DATA SOURCES English language articles were identified in MEDLINE using a variety of phrases related to children with chronic conditions, prolonged admissions, resource utilization, mortality, morbidity, continuity of care, palliative care, and other critical care topics. Bibliographies were also reviewed. STUDY SELECTION Original articles, review articles, and commentaries were considered. DATA EXTRACTION Data from relevant articles were reviewed, summarized, and integrated into a narrative synthetic review. DATA SYNTHESIS Children with serious chronic conditions are a heterogeneous group who are growing in numbers and complexity, partly due to successes of critical care. Because of their prevalence, prolonged stays, readmissions, and other resource use, they disproportionately impact PICUs. Often more than other patients, critical illness can substantially negatively affect these children and their families, physically and psychosocially. Critical care approaches narrowly focused on acute care and transitory/rotating care models exacerbate these problems and contribute to ineffective communication and information sharing, impaired relationships, subpar and untimely decision-making, patient/family dissatisfaction, and moral distress in providers. Strategies to mitigate these effects and address these patients' distinctive needs include improving continuity and communication, primary and secondary palliative care, and involvement of families. However, there are limited outcome data for most of these strategies and little consensus on which outcomes should be measured. CONCLUSIONS The future of pediatric critical care medicine is intertwined with that of children with serious chronic illness. More concerted efforts are needed to address their distinctive needs and study the effectiveness of strategies to do so.
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Sundaram M, Hendy J. Functional assessment scales and their use in the pediatric intensive care unit. JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC CRITICAL CARE 2022. [DOI: 10.4103/jpcc.jpcc_66_22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Raman S, Brown G, Long D, Gelbart B, Delzoppo C, Millar J, Erickson S, Festa M, Schlapbach LJ. Priorities for paediatric critical care research: a modified Delphi study by the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society Paediatric Study Group. CRIT CARE RESUSC 2021; 23:194-201. [PMID: 38045513 PMCID: PMC10692499 DOI: 10.51893/2021.2.oa6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Objective: Most interventions in paediatric critical care lack high grade evidence. We aimed to identify the key research priorities and key clinical outcome measures pertinent to research in paediatric intensive care patients. Design: Modified three-stage Delphi study combining staged online surveys, followed by a face-to-face discussion and final voting. Setting: Paediatric intensive care units in Australia and New Zealand. Participants: Medical and nursing staff working in intensive care. Main outcome measurements: Self-reported priorities for research. Results: 193 respondents provided a total of 267 research questions and 234 outcomes. In Stage 3, the top 56 research questions and 50 outcomes were discussed face to face, which allowed the identification of the top 20 research questions with the Hanlon prioritisation score and the top 20 outcomes. Topics centred on the use of intravenous fluids (restrictive v liberal fluids, use of fluid resuscitation bolus, early inotrope use, type of intravenous fluid, and assessment of fluid responsiveness), and patient- and family-centred outcomes (health-related quality of life, liberation) emerged as priorities. While mortality, length of stay, and organ support/organ dysfunction were considered important and the most feasible outcomes, long term quality of life and neurodevelopmental measures were rated highly in terms of their importance. Conclusions: Using a modified Delphi method, this study provides guidance towards prioritisation of research topics in paediatric critical care in Australia and New Zealand, and identifies study outcomes of key relevance to clinicians and experts in the field.
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- Sainath Raman
- Child Health Research Centre, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Queensland, Children’s, Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Child Health Research Centre, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Queensland, Children’s, Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- School of Nursing, Centre for Healthcare Transformation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Perth Children’s Hospital, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Children’s Hospital Westmead, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Kids Critical Care Research Group, Kids Research, Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Child Health Research Centre, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Queensland, Children’s, Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, University Children’s Hospital Zurich, and Children’s Research Center, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Child Health Research Centre, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Queensland, Children’s, Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- School of Nursing, Centre for Healthcare Transformation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Perth Children’s Hospital, Perth, WA, Australia
- Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Children’s Hospital Westmead, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Kids Critical Care Research Group, Kids Research, Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, University Children’s Hospital Zurich, and Children’s Research Center, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Morbidity and Mortality in Critically Ill Children. I. Pathophysiologies and Potential Therapeutic Solutions. Crit Care Med 2021; 48:790-798. [PMID: 32301842 DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000004331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Developing effective therapies to reduce morbidity and mortality requires knowing the responsible pathophysiologies and the therapeutic advances that are likely to be impactful. Our objective was to determine at the individual patient level the important pathophysiological processes and needed therapeutic additions and advances that could prevent or ameliorate morbidities and mortalities. DESIGN Structured chart review by pediatric intensivists of PICU children discharged with significant new morbidity or mortality to determine the pathophysiologies responsible for poor outcomes and needed therapeutic advances. SETTING Multicenter study (eight sites) from the Collaborative Pediatric Critical Care Research Network of general and cardiac PICUs. PATIENTS First PICU admission of patients from December 2011 to April 2013. INTERVENTIONS None. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Two-hundred ninety-two patients were randomly selected from 681 patients discharged with significant new morbidity or mortality. The median age was 2.4 years, 233 (79.8%) were in medical/surgical ICUs, 59 (20.2%) were in cardiac ICUs. Sixty-five (22.3%) were surgical admissions. The outcomes included 117 deaths and 175 significant new morbidities. The most common pathophysiologies contributing to the poor outcomes were impaired substrate delivery (n = 158, 54.1%) and inflammation (n = 104, 35.6%). There were no strong correlations between the pathophysiologies and no remarkable clusters among them. The most common therapeutic needs involved new drugs (n = 149, 51.0%), cell regeneration (n = 115, 39.4%), and immune and inflammatory modulation (n = 79, 27.1%). As with the pathophysiologies, there was a lack of strong correlations or meaningful clusters in the suggested therapeutic needs. CONCLUSIONS There was no single dominant pathophysiology or cluster of pathophysiologies responsible for poor pediatric critical care outcomes. Therapeutic needs often involved therapies that are not close to implementation such as cell regeneration, improved organ transplant, improved extracorporeal support and artificial organs, and improved drugs.
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Morbidity and Mortality in Critically Ill Children. II. A Qualitative Patient-Level Analysis of Pathophysiologies and Potential Therapeutic Solutions. Crit Care Med 2021; 48:799-807. [PMID: 32301845 DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000004332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To describe at the individual patient level the pathophysiologic processes contributing to morbidity and mortality in PICUs and therapeutic additions and advances that could potentially prevent or reduce morbidity and mortality. DESIGN Qualitative content analysis of intensivists' conclusions on pathophysiologic processes and needed therapeutic advances formulated by structured medical record review. SETTING Eight children's hospitals affiliated with the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Collaborative Pediatric Critical Care Research Network. PATIENTS A randomly selected cohort of critically ill children with a new functional morbidity or mortality at hospital discharge. New morbidity was assessed using the Functional Status Scale and defined as worsening by two or more points in a single domain from preillness baseline. INTERVENTIONS None. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Of 292 children, 175 (59.9%) had a new morbidity and 117 (40.1%) died. The most common pathophysiology was impaired substrate delivery (n = 158, 54.1%) manifesting as global or regional hypoxia or ischemia due to low cardiac output or cardiac arrest. Other frequent pathophysiologies were inflammation (n = 104, 35.6%) related to sepsis, respiratory failure, acute respiratory distress syndrome, or multiple organ dysfunction; and direct tissue injury (n = 64, 21.9%) including brain and spinal cord trauma. Chronic conditions were often noted (n = 156, 53.4%) as contributing to adverse outcomes. Drug therapies (n = 149, 51.0%) including chemotherapy, inotropes, vasoactive agents, and sedatives were the most frequently proposed needed therapeutic advances. Other frequently proposed therapies included cell regeneration (n = 115, 39.4%) mainly for treatment of neuronal injury, and improved immune and inflammatory modulation (n = 79, 27.1%). CONCLUSIONS Low cardiac output and cardiac arrest, inflammation-related organ failures, and CNS trauma were the most common pathophysiologies leading to morbidity and mortality in PICUs. A research agenda focused on better understanding and treatment of these conditions may have high potential to directly impact patient outcomes.
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An evidence-based review of the use of vasoactive and inotropic medications in post-operative paediatric patients after cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass from 2000 to 2020. Cardiol Young 2020; 30:1757-1771. [PMID: 33213604 DOI: 10.1017/s1047951120004151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND Infants with moderate-to-severe CHD frequently undergo cardiopulmonary bypass surgery in childhood. Morbidity and mortality are highest in those who develop post-operative low cardiac output syndrome. Vasoactive and inotropic medications are mainstays of treatment for these children, despite limited evidence supporting their use. METHODS To help inform clinical practice, as well as the conduct of future trials, we performed a systematic review of existing literature on inotropes and vasoactives in children after cardiac surgery using the PubMed and EMBASE databases. We included studies from 2000 to 2020, and the patient population was defined as birth - 18 years of age. Two reviewers independently reviewed studies to determine final eligibility. RESULTS The final analysis included 37 papers. Collectively, selected studies reported on 12 different vasoactive and inotropic medications in 2856 children. Overall evidence supporting the use of these drugs in children after cardiopulmonary bypass was limited. The majority of studies were small with 30/37 (81%) enrolling less than 100 patients, 29/37 (78%) were not randomised, and safety and efficacy endpoints differed widely, limiting the ability to combine data for meta-analyses. CONCLUSION Vasoactive and inotropic support remain critical parts of post-operative care for children after cardiopulmonary bypass surgery. There is a paucity of data for the selection and dosing of vasoactives and inotropes for these patients. Despite the knowledge gaps that remain, numerous recent innovations create opportunities to rethink the conduct of clinical trials in this high-risk population.
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González-Dambrauskas S, Jaramillo-Bustamante JC, Díaz F. No one is better than all together: the role of networks in pediatric intensive care. Rev Bras Ter Intensiva 2019; 31:277-281. [PMID: 31618344 PMCID: PMC7005951 DOI: 10.5935/0103-507x.20190043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2018] [Accepted: 03/31/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- Sebastián González-Dambrauskas
- Red Colaborativa Pediátrica de Latinoamérica (LARed Network) - Montevidéu, Uruguai.,Cuidados Intensivos Pediátricos Especializados, Casa de Galicia - Montevidéu, Uruguai
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- Red Colaborativa Pediátrica de Latinoamérica (LARed Network) - Montevidéu, Uruguai.,Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos Pediátricos, Hospital General de Medellín - Medelín, Colômbia.,Cátedra de Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquia - Antioquia, Colômbia
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- Red Colaborativa Pediátrica de Latinoamérica (LARed Network) - Montevidéu, Uruguai.,Facultad de Medicina Clínica Alemana, Universidad del Desarrollo - Santiago, Chile.,Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos Pediátricos, Clínica Alemana de Santiago - Santiago, Chile
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Jarvis JM, Choong K, Khetani MA. Associations of Participation-Focused Strategies and Rehabilitation Service Use With Caregiver Stress After Pediatric Critical Illness. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2019; 100:703-710. [PMID: 30578773 PMCID: PMC6435394 DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2018.11.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2018] [Accepted: 11/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE(S) Determine the associations between having participation-focused strategies and receiving rehabilitation services in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) with caregiver stress over 6 months post-PICU discharge. DESIGN Substudy of a data from Wee-Cover, a prospective cohort study. SETTING Two PICU sites. PARTICIPANTS Caregivers (N=168) of children 1-17 years old admitted into a PICU for ≥48 hours. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Data were collected from caregivers at enrollment and 3 and 6 months post-PICU discharge. Caregiver stress was assessed using the Pediatric Inventory for Parents. Having strategies to support their child's participation in home-based activities was assessed using the Participation and Environment Measure (PEM). In PEM, caregivers report on strategies used to support their child's participation in home-based activities. Data were dichotomized (yes, no) to denote having participation-focused strategies and if their child received PICU rehabilitation services. Additional covariates were history of a preexisting condition, child age, length of PICU stay, and change in functional capacities at PICU discharge. RESULTS History of a preexisting condition, time, and change in functional capacities significantly predicted caregiver stress frequency and difficulty. The interaction of having strategies-by-rehabilitation-by-time significantly predicted caregiver stress frequency and difficulty. CONCLUSION(S) Results highlight the role of early rehabilitation and the importance of working with caregivers to develop participation-focused strategies to support their child's functioning post-PICU. Families of children with a preexisting condition or those who experience a decrease in function during a PICU stay are susceptible to higher levels of stress and may be a priority population to target for rehabilitation services.
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- Jessica M Jarvis
- Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Pediatrics, Critical Care, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON
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- Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL.
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Souza DCD, Brandão MB, Piva JP. From the International Pediatric Sepsis Conference 2005 to the Sepsis-3 Consensus. Rev Bras Ter Intensiva 2019; 30:1-5. [PMID: 29742230 PMCID: PMC5885223 DOI: 10.5935/0103-507x.20180005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2017] [Accepted: 08/14/2017] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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- Daniela Carla de Souza
- Unidade de Terapia Intensiva Pediátrica, Hospital Universitário, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Unidade de Terapia Intensiva Pediátrica, Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Pediatria, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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Peters MJ, Jones GA, Eaton S, Wiley D, Ray S. Risks and benefits of oxygen therapy. J Inherit Metab Dis 2018; 41:757-759. [PMID: 29869161 DOI: 10.1007/s10545-018-0208-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2018] [Revised: 05/17/2018] [Accepted: 05/23/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Mark J Peters
- Respiratory Critical Care and Anaesthesia Unit, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK.
- Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK.
- Critical Care Group - UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, WC1N 1EH, UK.
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- Respiratory Critical Care and Anaesthesia Unit, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK
- Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK
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- Stem Cells & Regenerative Medicine Section, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK
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- Clinical Trials Unit, Intensive Care National Audit & Research Centre (ICNARC), Napier House, High Holborn, London, UK
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- Respiratory Critical Care and Anaesthesia Unit, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK
- Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK
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Heme Oxygenase-1 Reduces Sepsis-Induced Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Acute Lung Injury. Mediators Inflamm 2018; 2018:9413876. [PMID: 30013453 PMCID: PMC6022325 DOI: 10.1155/2018/9413876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2018] [Accepted: 04/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Sepsis leads to severe acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome (ALI/ARDS) that is associated with enhanced endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress. Heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), an ER-anchored protein, exerts antioxidant and protective functions under ALI. However, the role of HO-1 activation in the development of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress during sepsis remains unknown. Methods Cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) model was created to induce septic ALI. Lung tissue ER stress was measured 18 hours after CLP. The effects of HO-1 on ER stress during septic ALI were investigated in vivo using HO-1 agonist hemin and antagonist ZnPP. Results Compared with the sham group, ER stress in septic lung increased significantly 18 hours after CLP, which was significantly reduced by pretreatment with the ER inhibitor 4-phenylbutyrate (4-PBA). The lung injury score and the lung wet to dry (W/D) ratio in lungs were significantly reduced in septic rats after ER stress inhibition. Similarly, lung ER stress-related genes' (PERK, eIF2-α, ATF4, and CHOP) levels were attenuated after ER stress inhibition. Furthermore, HO-1 activation by hemin reduced p-PERK, p-eIF2-α, ATF4, and CHOP protein expression and oxidative stress and lung cell apoptosis. Additionally, HO-1 antagonist could aggregate the ER stress-related ALI. Conclusions ER stress was activated during CLP-induced ALI, which may represent a mechanism by which CLP induces ALI. HO-1 activation could inhibit CLP-induced lung ER stress and attenuate CLP-induced ALI.
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IJsselstijn H, Hunfeld M, Schiller RM, Houmes RJ, Hoskote A, Tibboel D, van Heijst AFJ. Improving Long-Term Outcomes After Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: From Observational Follow-Up Programs Toward Risk Stratification. Front Pediatr 2018; 6:177. [PMID: 30013958 PMCID: PMC6036288 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2018.00177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2018] [Accepted: 05/30/2018] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Since the introduction of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), more neonates and children with cardiorespiratory failure survive. Interest has therefore shifted from reduction of mortality toward evaluation of long-term outcomes and prevention of morbidity. This review addresses the changes in ECMO population and the ECMO-treatment that may affect long-term outcomes, the diagnostic modalities to evaluate neurological morbidities and their contributions to prognostication of long-term outcomes. Most follow-up data have only become available from observational follow-up programs in neonatal ECMO-survivors. The main topics are discussed in this review. Recommendations for long-term follow up depend on the presence of neurological comorbidity, the nature and extent of the underlying disease, and the indication for ECMO. Follow up should preferably be offered as standard of care, and in an interdisciplinary, structured and standardized way. This permits evaluation of outcome data and effect of interventions. We propose a standardized approach and recommend that multiple domains should be evaluated during long-term follow up of neonates and children who needed extracorporeal life support.
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- Hanneke IJsselstijn
- Division of Pediatric Intensive Care, Erasmus Medical Center, Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands.,Department of Pediatric Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center, Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Division of Pediatric Intensive Care, Erasmus Medical Center, Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Division of Pediatric Intensive Care, Erasmus Medical Center, Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands.,Department of Pediatric Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center, Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Division of Pediatric Intensive Care, Erasmus Medical Center, Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands.,Department of Pediatric Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center, Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiac Intensive Care, Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Pediatric Intensive Care, Erasmus Medical Center, Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands.,Department of Pediatric Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center, Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Neonatology, Amalia Children's Hospital, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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Weiss SL, Peters MJ. Focus on paediatrics: 2017. Intensive Care Med 2017; 44:235-237. [PMID: 29285583 DOI: 10.1007/s00134-017-5025-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2017] [Accepted: 12/09/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Scott L Weiss
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, 3401 Civic Center Blvd, Wood Building Suite 6026A, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
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- Peadiatric Intensive Care Unit, Great Ormond St Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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