Toxic Shock Syndrome: Eighteen Years of Experience in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.

Introduction Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is a life-threatening disease usually caused by a or group Aβ-hemolytic infection. Methods In this retrospective study, we included patients with TSS admitted to a tertiary hospital's pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) over the last 18 years. We compared the staphylococcal TSS (Staph-TSS) and streptococcal TSS (Strep-TSS) groups.

Acute Fulminant Cerebral Edema in a Child With Suspected Meningoencephalitis.

Acute fulminant cerebral edema (AFCE) is a recently identified encephalitis type associated with significant morbimortality. Described as rare, limited data exists on its early detection and treatment. This paper describes a case of AFCE that progressed to unresponsive intracranial hypertension.

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: The First 10 Years Experience of a Portuguese Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.

Introduction: In Portugal, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is used in pediatric patients since 2010. The aim of this study was to describe the clinical characteristics of patients, indications, complications and mortality associated with the use of ECMO during the first 10-years of experience in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit located in Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte.

Material And Methods: Retrospective observational cohort study of all patients supported with ECMO in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, from the 1st of May 2010 up to 31st December 2019.

Use of recombinant human deoxyribonuclease in pediatric intensive care unit - a single-center experience.

Objective: Dornase alfa (rhDNase) reduces the viscosity of purulent sputum in the lungs. The use in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) is proven. However, the evidence of its applicability to other conditions is limited.

Renal Transplant in Pediatric Patients With Congenital Abnormalities of the Lower Urinary Tract.

Objectives: Congenital abnormalities of the lower urinary tract can result in end-stage renal disease and are responsible for a significant number of renal transplants. Management of these patients is not always consensual, and more evidence is required about the frequency of associated complications. Our aim was to report the experience of a Pediatric Renal Transplant Unit with renal transplant in pediatric patients with congenital abnormalities of the lower urinary tract.

[Erratum to "Translation and Validation of the FOUR Scale for Children and its Use as Outcome Predictor: A Pilot Study"].

The article "Translation and Validation of the FOUR Scale for Children and its Use as Outcome Predictor: A Pilot Study", published by Acta Médica Portuguesa on September 2017 [Acta Med Port 2017 Sep;30(9):599-607] exhibited the mistake detailed here below: On page 600, paragrapah 4, where it reads: "(...

[Translation and Validation of the FOUR Scale for Children and its Use as Outcome Predictor: A Pilot Study].

Introduction: The Full Outline of UnResponsiveness - FOUR scale has been previously validated to assess impaired consciousness in the adult population. The aim of this study is the translation into Portuguese and validation of the FOUR scale in the pediatric population. The study also compares the FOUR scale and Glasgow coma scale score ratings and the clinical outcome of patients hospitalized in Pediatric Intensive Care Units.