Epidemiology and outcomes of pediatric cardiac arrest in a cardiovascular unit at a public hospital in Argentina.

Background: Children with congenital heart disease present a higher frequency of cardiorespiratory arrest (CRA) than the general pediatric population. The epidemiology of CRA is not exactly known in our setting, nor are the mortality risk or the neurological evolution factors.

Objective: To describe the epidemiology and outcomes associated with pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation in a cardiovascular recovery unit.

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Training Program in A Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit: An 8-Year Single-Center Experience in Argentina.

Introduction: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for temporary cardiopulmonary support is one of the most intense and technologically complex therapies offered in medicine. It is a high-risk procedure that requires specific knowledge and technical skills to perform it with good results.

Objective: The main goal of this study is to describe our extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) training program based on the study of specialized nurses and physicians of a simulation teaching experience, conducted in a pediatric cardiac intensive care unit.

Effectiveness of a program for the reduction of central venous catheter-related bacteremias in a Pediatric Cardiovascular Unit.

Introduction: Central venous catheter (CVC)- related bacteremias are common in pediatric patients following surgery for complex congenital heart disease admitted to a pediatric cardiac intensive care unit (PCICU) and have a high morbidity and mortality.

Objective: To analyze the effectiveness of an interdisciplinary program for the prevention of CVC-related bacteremias in the PCICU.

Material And Methods: Quasi-experimental, before and after implementation study without a control group.

Impact of a program aimed at reducing catheter-related infections implemented in nine pediatric intensive care units in Argentina.

Introduction: Catheter-related infections (CRIs) cause a high level of morbidity and mortality with the increasing use of hospital resources.

Objective: To describe the outcomes of a program implemented to reduce the rate of CRIs in pediatric intensive care units in Argentina.

Population And Methods: Collaborative, multi center, clinical-epidemiological, quasiexperimental, before-and-after intervention study.

Morbidity in congenital heart surgery in a public hospital in Argentina.

Objective: To describe the complications associated with heart surgery, compare them to a reference population, and identify mortality risk factors.

Patients And Methods: Retrospective and descriptive study. All patients who underwent surgery at Hospital Garrahan in the 2013-2015 period were included.

[Mechanical circulatory support in pediatrics. Experience at the Dr. Juan P. Garrahan Pediatric Hospital. Argentina].

Introduction: Mechanical circulatory support provides oxygen to the tissues in patients with cardiac and/or respiratory reversible disease refractory to conventional treatments.

Objective: The aim of this study is to show our initial results of mechanical circulatory support in children with heart disease.

Method: Retrospective cohort between March 2006 and March 2012.

[Congenital heart disease: surgical results in a public hospital in Argentina].

Objective: To describe the results of congenital heart surgery at the Hospital de Pediatría J. P.Garrahan.

[Prevention of catheter-related infection: usefulness and cost-effectiveness of antiseptic catheters in children].

Objective: To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of the antiseptic-impregnated catheter compared with conventional catheters in preventing catheter- related blood stream infections (CR-BSI).

Design: Cost-effectiveness analysis; clinical trial, experimental, randomized, controlled, prospective, open label. Patients and methods.

[Cardiac surgical repair in newborns: five years' experience in neonatal open surgery].

Introduction: Four hundred newborns die every year in our country suffering from congenital heart disease. Definitive surgical repair, whenever possible, is nowadays the optimal therapeutic strategy. Our goal is to describe mortality and morbidity in neonatal surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass in a tertiary public hospital in Argentina.