Outcome of Noninvasive Respiratory Support in Pediatric High-Dependency Units for Acute Respiratory Distress.

Background: Noninvasive respiratory support (NRS) is widely used in pediatric ICUs (PICUs). However, there is limited experience regarding the utilization of NRS in non-PICU settings. We aimed to evaluate the success rate of NRS in pediatric high-dependency units (PHDUs), identify predictors of NRS failure, quantify adverse events, and assess outcomes.

Outcomes of Infants Undergoing Modified Blalock-Taussig Shunt Procedures in Oman: A retrospective study.

Objectives: A modified Blalock-Taussig (mBT) shunt procedure is a common palliative surgery used to treat infants and children with cyanotic congenital heart disease (CCHD). This study aimed to report the outcomes of infants and children undergoing mBT shunt procedures in Oman. In addition, risk factors associated with early mortality, inter-stage mortality and reintervention were assessed.

Critical pertussis: A multi-centric analysis of risk factors and outcomes in Oman.

Objectives: To identify risk factors and outcomes of patients with critical pertussis.

Design: Retrospective observational cohort study.

Setting: Sultan Qaboos University Hospital and The Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman.

Noninvasive Ventilation and High-Flow Nasal Therapy for Children with Acute Respiratory Failure: An overview.

Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) refers to the use of techniques to deliver artificial respiration to the lungs without the need for endotracheal intubation. As NIV has proven beneficial in comparison to invasive mechanical ventilation, it has become the optimal modality for initial respiratory support among children in respiratory distress. High-flow nasal (HFNC) therapy is a relatively new NIV modality and is used for similar indications.

Transposition of the Great Arteries and Coarctation of the Aorta in an Infant Presenting with Bronchiolitis: An incidental finding.

The transposition of the great arteries (TGA) is a complex congenital heart disease which usually presents as cyanosis in neonates with limited mixing between the systemic and pulmonary circulatory systems. A delayed diagnosis of TGA can lead to ventricular failure. We report a six-week-old infant who was admitted to the paediatric Intensive Care Unit of the Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman, in 2016 for bronchiolitis.