Invasive haemodynamics predict outcomes in paediatric pulmonary artery hypertension.

Background: Invasive haemodynamics are often performed for initiating and guiding pulmonary artery hypertension therapy. Little is known about the predictive value of invasive haemodynamic indices for long-term outcomes in children with pulmonary artery hypertension. We aimed to evaluate invasive haemodynamic data to help predict outcomes in paediatric pulmonary artery hypertension.

Novel Score to Predict Immunoglobulin Resistance in Kawasaki Disease.

To evaluate existing scoring systems and develop a new model to predict intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) resistance in patients with Kawasaki disease (KD). A retrospective cohort study performed between 2004 and 2017 identified 115 patients treated with IVIG for classic or incomplete KD. In our practice, IVIG resistance was defined as fever for > 24 h and patients were divided into responders and non-responders.

Psychosocial Needs of Patient's Relatives and Health Care Providers in a Pediatric Critical Care Unit.

Objective: To describe the needs of relatives of children admitted to an Intensive Care Unit and compare their needs with the perspectives of doctors, nurses and administrators.

Methods: This is a descriptive comparative study done at a tertiary care PICU from South India. A modified Critical Care Family Needs Inventory (CCFNI) (internal consistency reliability =0.