Children admitted to a pediatric intensive care unit after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: Analysis of survival and predictors of mortality.

Introduction: Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) in children is a procedure that is not exempt of severe complications. Admission to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) is associated with a high mortality rate. Objectives: To analyze survival and predictors of mortality among children who received a HSCT and were admitted to the PICU, and to develop a mortality prediction model in this population.

Hypotonic and isotonic intravenous maintenance fluids in hospitalised paediatric patients: a randomised controlled trial.

Objective: To compare the changes in serum sodium and acid/base status in patients receiving hypotonic and isotonic solutions.

Design: A randomised, controlled and double-blind clinical trial.

Setting: Department of Paediatrics in a tertiary general hospital (Hospital Universitario Austral) in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

American College of Critical Care Medicine Clinical Practice Parameters for Hemodynamic Support of Pediatric and Neonatal Septic Shock.

Objectives: The American College of Critical Care Medicine provided 2002 and 2007 guidelines for hemodynamic support of newborn and pediatric septic shock. Provide the 2014 update of the 2007 American College of Critical Care Medicine "Clinical Guidelines for Hemodynamic Support of Neonates and Children with Septic Shock."

Design: Society of Critical Care Medicine members were identified from general solicitation at Society of Critical Care Medicine Educational and Scientific Symposia (2006-2014).

High mortality in patients with influenza A pH1N1 2009 admitted to a pediatric intensive care unit: a predictive model of mortality.

Objective: To describe the clinical characteristics and outcome of patients admitted to pediatric intensive care with influenza A (pH1N1) 2009 in Argentina.

Design: Retrospective observational study.

Setting: Thirteen pediatric intensive care units in Argentina.

Adequate agreement between venous oxygen saturation in right atrium and pulmonary artery in critically ill children.

Objective: To determine the agreement between venous oxygen saturation in right atrium (Srao2) and pulmonary artery (Svo2) in critically ill pediatric patients.

Design: Retrospective, observational study.

Setting: Multidisciplinary pediatric intensive care unit from a general university hospital.

Jugular venous oxygen saturation or arteriovenous difference of lactate content and outcome in children with severe traumatic brain injury.

Objective: To assess the association between neurologic out-come and the alterations of jugular venous oxygen saturation (SjvO2) or the increase in arteriovenous difference of lactate content (AVDL) in children with severe traumatic brain injury.

Design: Observational prospective cohort study.

Setting: Multidisciplinary pediatric intensive care unit of a university hospital.