Diagnosis Discordance and Neonatal Transport: A Single-Center Retrospective Chart Review.

Introduction: In Canada, more than 4,000 critically ill newborns per year require transfer. Transports are initially managed based on information conveyed by referral practitioners.

Objectives: To identify the frequency of diagnostic discordance between the referring facility, transport team, and tertiary care center in our outborn neonatal population and to verify the association between discordance events (DEs), prolonged transport stabilization times, and potential risk factors to further inform and facilitate the development of future outreach education initiatives.

The Influence of Fluid Overload on the Length of Mechanical Ventilation in Pediatric Congenital Heart Surgery.

Fluid overload and prolonged mechanical ventilation lead to worse outcomes in critically ill children. However, the association between these variables in children following congenital heart surgery is unknown. The objectives of this study were to describe the association between fluid overload and duration of mechanical ventilation, oxygen requirement and radiologic findings of pulmonary and chest wall edema.

Efficacy of high-dose vitamin D in pediatric asthma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Context: Observational studies have suggested a relationship between vitamin D status and asthma-related respiratory outcomes. The benefit of vitamin D supplementation for pulmonary function, symptoms and exacerbations is not well established.

Objective: To systematically review paediatric clinical trials investigating the role of vitamin D on asthma-related respiratory outcomes.