Safety of Extended Propofol Infusions in Critically Ill Pediatric Patients.

Introduction Propofol is a phenol agent with sedative and anesthetic properties that has been in use for decades, but with controversy in critically ill pediatric patients, given the concern for developing propofol-related infusion syndrome (PRIS). Our aim was to assess the risk of propofol infusions in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) at doses and durations greater than the described safety data and its associated covariables. Methods Retrospective cohort analysis of 173 patients receiving propofol in the PICU.

Pediatric Healthcare Needs and Barriers Self-Reported by a Rural Hispanic Community.

Purpose Hispanic immigrants in rural communities can be a hard-to-reach population with many unmet medical needs that have yet to be properly identified. This is particularly true for rural immigrant children. This study focused on documenting self-reported healthcare barriers among this isolated population to identify methods for reducing health disparities among this vulnerable population.