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Showing 1 to 20 of 31 for “"paediatric intensive care unit"”.
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Audit of acute limb ischaemia in a paediatric intensive care unit
Objective:Iatrogenic acute limb ischaemia in paediatric patients is a well-recognised complication of vascular access. This retrospective review of a paediatric intensive care unit identified patients who developed iatrogenic acute limb ischaemia between January 2008 and July 2013. Methods: The …
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Molecular Diagnosis of Lower Respiratory Tract Infection in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit
… health. One of the drivers of AMR in healthcare settings is the overuse of broad-spectrum antimicrobials. For severe infections, paediatricians must prescribe antimicrobial therapy urgently; however, this limits the performance of microbiological culture tests to determine the presence of …
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Peri-extubation practices and extubation failure in a South African tertiary paediatric intensive care unit
… the peri-extubation practices in a South African paediatric intensive care unit and to determine the prevalence, risk factors and outcomes of extubation failure. Design Prospective observational study. Setting A multi-disciplinary paediatric intensive care unit in Cape Town, South Africa. Patients …
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Acinetobacter baumannii infections in the paediatric intensive care unit of a tertiary hospital in South Africa
… an important cause of nosocomial infections in paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) patients, particularly in developing countries, where it contributes significantly to morbidity and mortality. Furthermore, it has been documented that emerging antimicrobial resistance patterns complicate …
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Exploring medication errors and doctors’ and nurses’ perceptions of them in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU).
… of medication error (ME) occurrence in one large Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) and to explore the paediatric intensive care (PIC) team’s perceptions of MEs and how they perceive that they learn from them. An exploratory study using a parallel convergent mixed methods approach was chosen …
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Why, how and when do children die in a Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) in South Africa?
… died and their modes of dying in a South African Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). Design: Retrospective review of data extracted from the Child Healthcare Problem Identification Programme (Child PIP)and the PICU summary system (admission and death records) on children of any age who died in …
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Characteristics and outcome of long-stay patients in a paediatric intensive care unit in Cape Town, South Africa
… of a long-stay patient (LSP) in a South African paediatric intensive care unit (PICU); to review the characteristics and outcomes of the patients who comply with the LSP definition; to assess the proportion of resources allocated to the LSP cohort; and to determine if the results of this study …
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Outcomes of Human Immunodeficiency Virus infected children admitted to a paediatric intensive care unit in Cape Town, South Africa
… HIV infected children admitted to South African paediatric intensive care units died. This was in the context of an increasing HIV epidemic in Sub-Saharan Africa, a limited number of intensive care beds in public hospitals and the South African government refusing to supply antiretroviral …
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A Description of the Use of Sildenafil in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital
… To describe the use of sildenafil in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital (RCWMCH), to provide insights into the clinical profiles and outcomes of children with PH Methods. A retrospective descriptive study of all children treated with …
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A description of premature and ex-premature infants admitted to a Paediatric Intensive Care Unit in the first six months of life
… mortality in children. Rehospitalisation with paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) admission constitutes significant morbidity. There is a paucity of literature regarding rehospitalisations of premature infants in South Africa. Objective: To describe the outcomes, clinical course and …
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Disease profile and outcomes of neonates admitted to the paediatric intensive care unit at Red Cross War Memorial Children's hospital in Cape Town, South Africa
Aim Neonatal healthcare is an area of focus in reducing global child mortality. Unwell neonates are usually managed in neonatal intensive care (NICU) but sometimes are admitted into paediatric units (PICU). This study aimed to describe the profile of neonates admitted to a South African PICU and to …
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Clinical features and outcome of patients with severe lower respiratory tract infection admitted to a Paediatric Intensive Care Unit in the Western Cape, South Africa
… features of children admitted to a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) with severe ALRTI and to investigate risk factors, clinical course and in-hospital outcome. Design: Retrospective cohort study Setting: Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa Patients: 265 …
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The clinical presentation and outcome of tuberculosis in children admitted to a paediatric intensive care unit in an area with a high incidence of pulmonary tuberculosis
… of tuberculosis in children admitted to the paediatric intensive care unit at Tygerberg Hospital. A retrospective, descriptive study was conducted among 57 children admitted to the paediatric intensive care unit between January 1991 to December 1994. The sample comprised all the children with …
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A retrospective review of all children admitted with acute severe asthma to the paediatric intensive care unit, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital between 2009-2019.
… of asthma do not require admission to a paediatric intensive care unit (PICU). There is limited data on the admission rates, treatment modalities and length of PICU stay, for children who have acute severe asthma (ASA) in a South African context. In this study, we aim to describe the …
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A profile of children with traumatic brain injury admitted to the Red Cross War Memorial Children?s Hospital Paediatric Intensive Care Unit in Cape Town, South Africa, between 2015 and 2019
… the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital Paediatric Intensive Care Unit in Cape Town, South Africa, between 2015 and 2019 Background: Paediatric traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a public health problem with high morbidity and mortality. Objectives: We aim to highlight risk factors and …
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Transport of critically ill children in a resource-limited setting
… adverse events and mortality. To audit paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) transfer activity and transfer-related adverse events in a resource-limited setting. Twenty-two bed regional PICU of a university children's hospital in Cape Town, South Africa. Prospective one-year audit of all …
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Outcomes following admission to paediatric intensive care: A systematic review
Introduction Paediatric Intensive Care has developed rapidly in recent years with a dramatic increase in survival rates. However, there are increasing concerns regarding the impact that admission to a Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) has on both the child and their family. Following discharge …
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Acquired infections in paediatric patients after cardiac surgery
… cause of morbidity and mortality following paediatric cardiac surgery. Aim: To determine the incidence, risk factors for and outcome of postoperative HAIs in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) of the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital (RCWMCH) in Cape Town. Methods: A …
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Effects of aminophylline therapy on urine output and renal function in children with acute kidney injury in an African setting
… complication of children admitted to the paediatric intensive care unit and is associated with significant short term and long -term consequences. The causes vary from conditions that decrease intravascular volume to the use of nephrotoxic medications. One key management modality of AKI is …
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The relationship between metabolic acidosis, lactate, the lactate:pyruvate ratio, and outcome, in children with post-operative cardiogenic and septic shock
… lactate level is strongly predictive of paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) outcome in both shock states, but it is not known whether calculation of the lactate: pyruvate ratio would add prognostic value in children with either post-operative cardiogenic, or septic shock.
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