Evaluation of Venous-to-Arterial Carbon Dioxide Tension Difference as a Complementary Parameter During Pediatric Septic Shock Resuscitation: A Prospective Observational Study.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the venous-to-arterial carbon dioxide tension difference during early resuscitation in pediatric septic shock.

Methods: A prospective observational study was conducted in the pediatric intensive care unit of a tertiary care teaching. Children having septic shock aged from 3 to 60 months were studied within the first 24 hours of admission.

Prevalence and risk factors of pneumothorax among patients admitted to a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.

Objective: Pneumothorax should be considered a medical emergency and requires a high index of suspicion and prompt recognition and intervention.

Aims: The objective of the study was to evaluate cases developing pneumothorax following admission to a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) over a 5-year period.

Settings And Design: Case notes of all PICU patients (n = 1298) were reviewed, revealing that 135 cases (10.

One year study of bacterial and fungal nosocomial infections among patients in pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) in Alexandria.

Unlabelled: A 1-year prospective and observational study included all admissions (n=216) until 48 h after discharge to Alexandria PICU between first of May 2003 and end of April 2004. Cultures for bacteria and fungi and antibiotic sensitivity tests (19 antibiotic using Bauer-Kirby disc diffusion method) were obtained (blood, stool, urine and cerebrospinal fluid, if needed) and repeated on suspicion of NIs. All cannulae, endotracheal tube (ET) aspirates and tips, nasogastric tubes and different catheters were cultured.