Publications by authors named "Marita T Thompson"

Background: Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) has been sporadically reported as a cause of respiratory tract infections. In 2014, an international outbreak of EV-D68 occurred and caused severe respiratory disease in the pediatric population.

Methods: A retrospective chart review was performed of children admitted to Children's Mercy Hospital from August 1, 2014, to September 15, 2014, with positive multiplex polymerase chain reaction testing for EV/rhinovirus (RV).

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Article Synopsis
  • Enterovirus 68 (EV-D68) leads to serious respiratory illnesses in children, particularly during epidemic cycles, with limited information on its severe impact.
  • In a study of children admitted to a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) during Fall 2014, those with EV-D68 were found to be older and more likely to have asthma and present with coughing compared to other kids with similar conditions.
  • The findings indicated that EV-D68-infected children often needed multiple treatments such as albuterol, magnesium, and other supportive therapies, highlighting the virus's ability to cause severe illness in at-risk pediatric patients.
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Objectives: Describe aspects of one center's experience extubating infants and children during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.

Design: Retrospective review of medical records.

Setting: Seventy-one-bed critical care service (PICU and cardiovascular ICU) in a large urban tertiary children's hospital.

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Calcium channel blocker (CCB) toxicity is associated with refractory hypotension and can be fatal. A 13 year old young woman presented to the emergency department(ED) six hours after an intentional overdose of amlodipine, barbiturates, and alcohol. She remained extremely hypotensive despite the administration of normal saline and calcium chloride and despite infusions of norepinephrine, epinephrine, insulin, and dextrose.

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Objectives: To compare the efficacy of a low-dose methadone tapering schedule to a high-dose methadone tapering schedule in pediatric intensive care unit patients exposed to infusions of fentanyl, with or without infusions of midazolam, for ≥ 5 days.

Design: Prospective, double-blind, randomized trial.

Setting: Pediatric intensive care unit in a tertiary care children's hospital.

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Objectives: Describe the use of extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation as rescue therapy in pediatric patients who experience cardiopulmonary arrest refractory to conventional resuscitation. We report on outcomes and factors associated with survival in children treated with extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation during cardiopulmonary arrest from the American Heart Association National Registry of CardioPulmonary Resuscitation.

Design: Multicentered, national registry of in-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

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