Publications by authors named "Artur Sharluyan-Petrosyan"
Abstract: The "hypotonic drink syndrome" is characterized by loss of appetite, normal activity levels and, in some cases, intestinal disturbances in children with an intake of more than 30% of the recommended daily calories in the form of non-dairy drinks. Diarrhea and growth retardation are possible complications due to the amount of nonnutritive calorie intake ("empty calories") contained in this type of hypotonic beverages.We present the case of an 11-month-old boy who suffered a "Squash drinking syndrome" requiring admission to the pediatric intensive care unit because of a status seizure secondary to a severe hyponatremia (118 mmol/L) due to massive ingestion of hypotonic drinks, such as squash.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Drowning is one of the most frequent accidents in children. We aimed to describe demographic and epidemiological characteristics of drowned children who required admission to a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) to identify risk factors to guide possible preventive measures to avoid severe drowning.
Methods: We conducted an observational study for 29 years (retrospective between 1991 and 2004; prospective between 2005 and 2019) that included all children (0-15 years old) requiring PICU admission after drowning.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to identify prognostic factors affecting outcomes for pediatric patients admitted to the PICU after drowning incidents.
- Over a 23-year period, researchers analyzed data from 131 cases, focusing on factors like the type of initial resuscitation, Glasgow Coma Scale scores, and patient conditions upon arrival.
- Results indicated that patients needing advanced CPR with epinephrine had significantly worse outcomes, including higher rates of death and severe neurological impairment, while those who required only basic resuscitation tended to recover well.