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.
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.
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.
Turk Gogus Kalp Damar Cerrahisi Derg
October 2018
Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
May 2019
Penetrating injuries of the carotid and vertebral arteries are rare, but life-threatening conditions. There are still challenges in the first intervention management and patient treatment. Deciding which methods to apply in the first intervention, whether to perform imaging, and the preferred appropriate treatment for the patient (open surgery or endovascular intervention) plays a main role in the patient's survival without neurological deficit.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFColistin, an old cationic polypeptide antibiotic, have been reused due to rising incidence of infections caused by multi-drug resistant (MDR) Gram-negative microorganisms and the lack of new antibiotics. Therefore, we evaluated safety and efficacy of colistin in treatment of these infections. This study included 104 critically ill children with a median age of 55,9 months between January 2011 and January 2016.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe aim of the study was to determine whether the B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) plasma level predicted the severity of bronchiolitis without additional pathology in children admitted to an emergency department (ED). A total of 232 children (mean age: 7.7±1.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAlparslan C, Kamit-Can F, Anıl AB, Olgaç-Dündar N, Çavuşoğlu D, Göç Z. Febrile infection-related epilepsy syndrome (FIRES) treated with immunomodulation in an 8-year-old boy and review of the literature. Turk J Pediatr 2017; 59: 463-466.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLaundry detergent pods (LDPs) are a new, concentrated form of detergent covered by a membrane of polyvinyl alcohol or other water-soluble material. In contrast to traditional laundry detergents, the spectrum of responses to exposure to LDPs ranges from mild to life-threatening events. This is a case report of a 3-year-old male who ingested part of an LDP, leading to a depressed level of consciousness, upper airway obstruction, and severe respiratory distress.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOral methanol intoxication is common, but dermal intoxication is rare. We report a previously healthy 19-month-old female infant admitted to the emergency department (ED) with vomiting and tonic-clonic seizure. On physical examination, she was comatose and presented signs of decompensated shock with Kussmaul breathing.
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June 2014
Objective: To evaluate the prognostic significance of microalbuminuria in critically ill children.
Design: Prospective study.
Setting: PICU of a teaching hospital.