Development of an Approach to Assessing Pediatric Fellows' Transport Medical Control Skills.

Background And Objective: Pediatric interfacility transport teams facilitate access to subspecialty care, and physicians often guide management remotely as transport medical control (TMC). Pediatric subspecialty fellows frequently perform TMC duties, but tools assessing competency are lacking. Our objective was to develop content validity for the items required to assess pediatric subspecialty fellows' TMC skills.

Diagnostic Utility of Point-of-Care Ultrasound in the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit.

Purpose Of Review: This review summarizes the diverse uses of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in critically ill children with congenital and acquired heart disease. Diagnostic utility and practicality of POCUS is reviewed. Importantly, the role of POCUS in the medical management of children in the cardiac intensive care unit is highlighted.

Simulation-Based Training for Ultrasound-Guided Central Venous Catheter Placement in Pediatric Patients.

Introduction: Central venous catheter (CVC) placement in pediatric patients is lifesaving but associated with complications. To standardize training and decrease complications, we developed a simulation-based ultrasound-guided CVC placement training program for pediatric critical care providers.

Methods: We implemented our CVC placement training program with several groups of learners, including pediatric critical care medicine (PCCM) fellows, pediatric emergency medicine fellows, and PCCM advanced practice providers.

Point-of-Care Ultrasound Training in Pediatric Residency: A National Needs Assessment.

Background And Objectives: As point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) evolves into a standard tool for the care of children, pediatric residency programs need to develop POCUS training programs. Few POCUS training resources exist for pediatric residents, and little is known about POCUS training in pediatric residencies. We aim to describe pediatric residency leadership perspectives regarding the value of POCUS and to elucidate the current state of POCUS training in pediatric residency programs.

Transport Medical Control Education for Pediatric Critical Care Fellows: A National Needs Assessment Study.

Objectives: Characterize transport medical control education in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine fellowship.

Design: Cross-sectional survey study.

Setting: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine fellowship programs in the United States.

Ultrasound assessment of peripheral intravenous catheters by nurses in the pediatric intensive care unit.

Objective: Establish the feasibility of pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) nurse-directed ultrasound assessment (UA) of peripheral intravenous (PIV) catheters, compare the results of UA to traditional assessment (TA), and determine PIV survival after UA.

Design: Prospective observational cohort study.

Setting: PICU within a children's hospital.

Accuracy of Bedside Ultrasound Femoral Vein Diameter Measurement by PICU Providers.

Objectives: Perform a needs assessment by evaluating accuracy of PICU provider bedside ultrasound measurement of femoral vein diameter prior to utilization of the catheter-to-vein ratio for central venous catheter size selection.

Design: Prospective observational cohort study.

Setting: PICU within a quaternary care children's hospital.

Hand motion analysis for assessment of nursing competence in ultrasound-guided peripheral intravenous catheter placement.

Introduction: Objective measures such as hand motion analysis are needed to assess competency in technical skills, including ultrasound-guided procedures. Ultrasound-guided peripheral intravenous catheter placement has many potential benefits and is a viable skill for nurses to learn. The objective of this study was to demonstrate the feasibility and validity of hand motion analysis for assessment of nursing competence in ultrasound-guided peripheral intravenous placement.

MicroRNA dysregulation in lung injury: the role of the miR-26a/EphA2 axis in regulation of endothelial permeability.

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are noncoding RNAs that regulate gene expression in many diseases, although the contribution of miRNAs to the pathophysiology of lung injury remains obscure. We hypothesized that dysregulation of miRNA expression drives the changes in key genes implicated in the development of lung injury. To test our hypothesis, we utilized a model of lung injury induced early after administration of intratracheal bleomycin (0.

Accuracy of Administrative Codes for Distinguishing Positive Pressure Ventilation From High-Flow Nasal Cannula.

Objectives: Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) is increasingly used in critically ill pediatric patients, despite limited data on safety and efficacy. Administrative data may be a good resource for observational studies. Therefore, we sought to assess the performance of the procedure code for NIPPV.

Enteral Nutrition Practices in Critically Ill Children Requiring Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation.

Objectives: Evaluate the practice of providing enteral nutrition in critically ill children requiring noninvasive positive pressure ventilation.

Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Setting: PICU within a quaternary care children's hospital.

Abnormal Neuroimaging in a Case of Infant Botulism.

We present the first case of abnormal neuroimaging in a case of infant botulism. The clinical findings of the patient with constipation, bulbar weakness, and descending, symmetric motor weakness are consistent with the classic findings of infant botulism. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), however, revealed restricted diffusion in the brain and enhancement of the cervical nerve roots.

Identification of Critical Congenital Heart Disease in Vermont: The Role of Universal Pulse Oximetry Screening in a Rural State.

Objective: Pulse oximetry screening (POS) is becoming the standard of care in screening for critical congenital heart disease (CCHD). Our objective was to characterize the historical diagnostic pattern in a rural tertiary care children's hospital and explore how universal POS might affect morbidity, mortality, and care delivery.

Patients And Methods: We identified patients <6 months of age in the Vermont Children's Hospital echocardiogram database with CCHD diagnosed between 2002 and 2011.