Noninvasive ventilation of air transported infants with respiratory distress in the Canadian Arctic.

Objectives: Since 2016, use of nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) in Nunavut for air transport in select patients has become common practice. This study examines the outcomes of patients transferred by air from the Qikiqtaaluk Region during air transport. We examined intubation rates, adverse events during transfer, and respiratory parameters at departure and upon arrival.

Clinical and radiographic characteristics associated with abusive and nonabusive head trauma: a systematic review.

Background And Objective: To systematically review the literature to determine which clinical and radiographic characteristics are associated with abusive head trauma (AHT) and nonabusive head trauma (nAHT) in children.

Methods: We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, PubMed, conference proceedings, and reference lists to identify relevant studies. Two reviewers independently selected studies that compared clinical and/or radiographic characteristics including historical features, physical exam and imaging findings, and presenting signs or symptoms in hospitalized children ≤ 6 years old with AHT and nAHT.

Prevalence of nocturnal hypoglycemia in pediatric type 1 diabetes: a pilot study using continuous glucose monitoring.

Objectives: To determine the prevalence of nocturnal hypoglycemia (NH) in pediatric type 1 diabetes, to compare the prevalence of NH detected by continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) and self-monitored blood glucose (SMBG), and to compare the prevalence of NH using different thresholds.

Study Design: Twenty-five patients wore a continuous glucose monitor for 3 nights and also conducted SMBG. NH was defined with three thresholds: (1) <3.

Intra- and inter-observer reliability using a noninvasive ultrasound cardiac output monitor in healthy anesthetized children.

Background: Accurate and reliable evaluation of cardiac index (CI) in critically ill pediatric patients can optimize their management. Although validated, noninvasive ultrasound measurement techniques have been previously shown to be unreliable because of observer variability.

Objective: To confirm intra- and inter-observer reliability when using the noninvasive USCOM(®) in healthy anesthetized children.