Sepsis epidemiology and outcome in the paediatric intensive care unit of Vilnius University Children's Hospital.

Unlabelled: Research was carried out at the paediatric intensive care unit (paediatric ICU) of the Children's Hospital, affiliate of Vilnius University Hospital Santariškių klinikos.

Background: Being the most common cause of children's death, sepsis is a challenge for most physicians. In order to improve the outcomes, it is important to know the aetiology and peculiarities of sepsis in a particular region and hospital.

Intravesical cidofovir to treat BK virus-associated hemorrhagic cystitis in children after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

HC related to BK virus replication might be a severe complication following allogeneic HSCT. There are no clearly defined treatment guidelines in pediatric population. The data on the effectiveness of ICI to manage severe bleeding in children are very limited.