Optimizing mechanical ventilation: Personalizing mechanical power to reduce ICU mortality - a retrospective cohort study.

Background: Mechanical ventilation, a crucial intervention for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), can lead to ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI). This study focuses on individualizing mechanical power (MP) in mechanically ventilated patients to minimize VILI and reduce ICU mortality.

Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted using the Amsterdam University Medical Centers Database (AmsterdamUMCdb) data.

Examining the Use of Machine Learning Algorithms to Enhance the Pediatric Triaging Approach.

Purpose: Triage systems play a vital role in effectively prioritizing patients according to the seriousness of their condition. However, conventional emergency triage systems in pediatric care predominantly rely on subjective evaluations. Machine learning technologies have shown significant potential in various medical fields, including pediatric emergency medicine.

Cardiac Complications in Trisomy 21 Patients in a Secondary Hospital: A Descriptive Study.

This retrospective study addresses the intersection of Down syndrome (DS) and congenital heart defects (CHD), including the prevalence and characteristics of CHD in trisomy 21 patients at a secondary hospital in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. The study investigated the electronic medical records retrieved from the Qatif Central Hospital database, specifically targeting individuals diagnosed with DS (identified by the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) code Q90.9) between March 2012 and March 2022.

Performance of Pediatric Risk of Mortality III and Pediatric Index of Mortality III Scores in Tertiary Pediatric Intensive Unit in Saudi Arabia.

Objective: To assess the performance of the Pediatric Risk of Mortality III (PRISM III) and Pediatric Index of Mortality III (PIM III) indices in a tertiary pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) in Saudi Arabia and to identify the factors affecting the observed performance.

Design: Retrospective, single-center study using data collected from the Virtual Pediatric Systems web-based database.

Setting: King Fahad Medical City PICU, Saudi Arabia.

Venovenous extra corporeal life support in an infant with foreign body aspiration: A case report.

Background: Foreign body aspiration (FBA) is a life-threatening emergency and a common cause of morbidity and morbidity in children. FBA can lead to rapidly progressive respiratory failure. Stabilizing patients after FBA for bronchoscopic removal of the aspirated object can be complex and may necessitate advanced support such as high-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV) or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).

Erratum: Sensitivity and specificity of cerebrospinal fluid glucose measurement by an amperometric glucometer.

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Sensitivity and specificity of cerebrospinal fluid glucose measurement by an amperometric glucometer.

To provide more data regarding the role of an amperometric glucometer in diagnosing meningitis. Methods: This is a prospective study conducted at the Pediatric and Neonatology Department, Qatif Central Hospital, Qatif, Saudi Arabia between March 2017 and September 2018. We measured glucose concentrations in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and blood using a central laboratory and amperometric glucometer (AG).