Extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal for acute hypercapnic respiratory failure in a child with cystic fibrosis.

Background: Acute respiratory failure is a prevalent condition in childhood with a high rate of mortality. Invasive mechanical ventilation support may be required for the management of these patients. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a method used when ventilation support is insufficient.

The Effect of the Presence of Barrier during Resternotomy in Congenital Heart Surgery.

Background: Reoperation is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in congenital heart surgery. The aim of this study was to assess whether the presence of barrier during resternotomy affected the outcomes of infants and children who underwent congenital heart surgery.

Methods: A total of 110 (7.

Posttraumatic epilepsy in critically ill children with traumatic brain injury.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the clinical, laboratory, and radiological factors related with posttraumatic epilepsy (PTE).

Methods: The study is a multicenter descriptive cross-sectional cohort study. Children who followed up for TBI in the pediatric intensive care unit between 2014 and 2021 were included.

Analysis of Intestinal and Nasopharyngeal Microbiota of Children with Meningococcemia in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: INMACS-PICU Study.

Microbiota composition might play a role in the pathophysiology and course of sepsis, and understanding its dynamics is of clinical interest. Invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) is an important cause of community-acquired serious infection, and there is no information regarding microbiota composition in children with meningococcemia. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the intestinal and nasopharyngeal microbiota composition of children with IMD.

Mortality risk factors among critically ill children with MIS-C in PICUs: a multicenter study.

Background: This study evaluated of clinical characteristics, outcomes, and mortality risk factors of a severe multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children admitted to a the pediatric intensive care unit.

Methods: A retrospective multicenter cohort study was conducted between March 2020 and April 2021 at 41 PICUs in Turkey. The study population comprised 322 children diagnosed with multisystem inflammatory syndrome.

Evaluation of Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus and Nonconvulsive Seizures in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.

We aimed to identify nonconvulsive seizures (NCS) and nonconvulsive status epilepticus (NCSE) in a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). A prospective cohort study on 35 patients who underwent continuous electroencephalographic monitoring in the PICU was done. The patients were evaluated to collect data of their demographics, clinical diagnoses, clinical seizures by electroencephalography, and neuroimaging findings.

Role of aortopexy in the treatment of aberrant innominate artery in children.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to assess the surgical and follow-up outcomes in children who operated for aberrant innominate artery.

Methods: A total of 15 consecutive patients (12 males, 3 females; mean age 16.3 ± 19.

Early predictors of high-flow nasal cannula oxygen treatment failure in patients with respiratory distress admitted to the pediatric emergency department.

Background: High-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) therapy is a relatively new method used in patients with respiratory distress. The aim of the study was to evaluate the outcomes and to determine the baseline predictors of HFNC treatment failure in children with acute respiratory distress/failure in the pediatric emergency department.

Methods: Children with respiratory distress/failure aged 1 month to 18 years who underwent HFNC therapy with the pre-established protocol were retrospectively analyzed.

COVID-19 associated multisystemic inflammatory syndrome in 614 children with and without overlap with Kawasaki disease-Turk MIS-C study group.

Unlabelled: Multisystemic inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) diagnosis remains difficult because the clinical features overlap with Kawasaki disease (KD). The study aims to highlight the clinical and laboratory features and outcomes of patients with MISC whose clinical manifestations overlap with or without KD. This study is a retrospective analysis of a case series designed for patients aged 1 month to 18 years in 28 hospitals between November 1, 2020, and June 9, 2021.

Epidemiology of Candidemia in Children over 7 Years in a Medical Center in Turkey.

The aims of the study were to describe species in children with candidemia, to determine the changing epidemiology of candidemia over time in our tertiary care hospital, and to examine the demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with candidemia caused by parapsilosis and nonparapsilosis spp. From 2012 to 2018, we identified a total of 126 cases of candidemia. The most commonly isolated sp.

Comparison of direct and video laryngoscope endotracheal intubations by pediatric residents: A study of a child model with normal airway.

Objective: This study aimed to compare the efficacy of direct and videolaryngoscopy procedures performed by pediatric residents who had limited experience of direct endotracheal intubation and had not previously used video laryngoscopes in a normal airway child manikin.

Material And Methods: The endotracheal intubations performed by pediatric residents with a direct laryngoscope and Storz C-MAC videolaryngoscope on a pediatric manikin with a normal airway were compared. Theoretical and practical training was given before the study.

A multicentered study on efficiency of noninvasive ventilation procedures (SAFE-NIV).

Background/aim: To characterize the clinical course of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) and high flow humidified nasal cannula ventilation (HFNC) procedures; perform risk analysis for ventilation failure.

Material And Methods: This prospective, multi-centered, observational study was conducted in 352 PICU admissions (1 month-18 years) between 2016 and 2017. SPSS-22 was used to assess clinical data, define thresholds for ventilation parameters and perform risk analysis.

Evaluation of Pediatric Delirium Awareness and Management in Pediatric Intensive Care Units in Turkey.

Delirium has been associated with prolonged pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) stay and mechanical ventilation times as well as high hospital costs and mortality rates. This work aimed to examine pediatric delirium awareness and delirium management in Turkey. A total of 19 physicians responsible for their respective PICUs completed the survey.

Surface TREM-1 as a Prognostic Biomarker in Pediatric Sepsis.

Objectives: To investigate the association between the triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1 (TREM-1) levels and prognosis in septic children.

Methods: Patients admitted to pediatric intensive care units (PICU) of three tertiary centers were included in this prospective observational study. Serum samples were taken at admission from patients who were hospitalized with sepsis.

Pediatricians' Attitude in Management of Acute Bronchiolitis: Did Guidelines Overcome Practices?

Acute bronchiolitis is one of the most common diseases of early childhood. There are many recent changes in the treatment of acute bronchiolitis. The aim of this study is to evaluate treatment approaches to acute bronchiolitis among clinicians and to observe compliance with clinical guidelines.

Preemptive high-flow nasal cannula treatment in severe bronchiolitis: Results from a high-volume, resource-limited pediatric emergency department.

Background: The aims of this study were to evaluate the outcomes of patients with severe bronchiolitis who received preemptive high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) treatment according to the authors' protocol, and to identify potential baseline characteristics that might predict patients who will not benefit from HFNC.

Methods: This was a retrospective chart review of patients with severe bronchiolitis, who received preemptive HFNC treatment according to the authors' protocol and who were admitted to the pediatric emergency department between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2016.

Results: Eighty-four patients in total were enrolled over the 2 year period.

Daily Practice of Mechanical Ventilation and Weaning in Turkish PICUs: A Multicenter Prospective Survey.

Objectives: To investigate conventional mechanical ventilation weaning characteristics of patients requiring conventional mechanical ventilation support for greater than 48 hours within the PICU.

Design: The prospective observational multicenter cohort study was conducted at 15 hospitals. Data were being collected from November 2013 to June 2014, with two designated researchers from each center responsible for follow-up and data entry.

Treatment Outcomes of Pediatric Status Epilepticus in a Tertiary Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.

Objective: Status epilepticus is associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality; thus, early diagnosis and proper treatment are crucial. We aimed to study the etiology, clinical features, and treatment among pediatric patients with convulsive status epilepticus.

Methods: The medical records of 100 patients were retrospectively obtained from pediatric intensive care unit.

Comprehensive Analysis of Severe Viral Infections of Respiratory Tract admitted to PICUs during the Winter Season in Turkey.

Objectives: To analyze the course of seasonal viral infections of respiratory tract in patients hospitalized in pediatric intensive care units (PICU) of 16 centers in Turkey.

Materials And Methods: It is a retrospective, observational, and multicenter study conducted in 16 tertiary PICUs in Turkey includes a total of 302 children with viral cause in the nasal swab which required PICU admission with no interventions.

Results: Median age of patients was 12 months.

The Burden of Burnout Syndrome in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and Pediatric Emergency Department: A Multicenter Evaluation.

Objective: The objective of this study was to detect variables associated with burnout syndrome (BS) in pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) and pediatric emergency medicine departments (PEDs) in high-volume centers from different parts of Turkey.

Methods: An observational, cross-sectional multicenter study was performed. The Maslach Burnout Inventory scale was administered to all of health care providers working in PICUs and PEDs.

First step toward a better trauma management: Initial results of the Northern Izmir Trauma Registry System for children.

Background: Trauma is an important health problem in children, and improvement in national trauma care is only possible through the knowledge gathered from trauma registry systems. This information is not available in our country, because there is no current trauma registry system at the hospitals. Our aim is to explain the trauma registry system we have developed and present the first year's data.

The outcomes of children with tracheostomy in a tertiary care pediatric intensive care unit in Turkey.

Aim: We aimed to describe which clinical characteristics were associated with the outcome of tracheostomy in our tertiary care pediatric intensive care unit.

Material And Methods: This was a retrospective review of medical records of pediatric patients who underwent tracheostomy in our Pediatric Intensive Care unit from 2008 to 2014 in Turkey.

Results: Sixty-three patients were included the study.