Background: Readmission after operations for congenital heart defects has significant implications for patient care and finances. Approximately 10% to 20% of children are readmitted after congenital heart surgery.
Objec...
Dysglycemia is frequently encountered in critically ill patients in the intensive care units (ICU) and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Glycemic control in ICU has three important aspects – hyperglyc...
Introduction:
Childhood unintentional injuries (CUI) carry high morbidity and mortality. Little is known about epidemiology of CUI in PICU, their course and outcome. We report experience of CUI at our center.
Methods:...
Gastrointestinal (GI) problems occur frequently and are often considered to be just a fact of life in pediatric intensive care units; they do not usually get the importance they deserve. This is substantiated by the fact...
Injuries are one of the commonest causes of disability and death worldwide. They affect all populations in all geographic regions. Injuries are amongst the commonest causes of mortality in the pediatric population, after...
Readmissions After Pediatric Cardiac Surgery : An Institutional Experience From A Tertiary Care Children’s Hospital
Background: Readmission after operations for congenital heart defects has significant implications for patient care and finances. Approximately 10% to 20% of children are readmitted after congenital heart surgery. Objec...
Glycemic Control in Critically Ill: A Review
Dysglycemia is frequently encountered in critically ill patients in the intensive care units (ICU) and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Glycemic control in ICU has three important aspects – hyperglyc...
Pattern and Outcome of Severe Childhood Unintentional Injuries from Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Introduction: Childhood unintentional injuries (CUI) carry high morbidity and mortality. Little is known about epidemiology of CUI in PICU, their course and outcome. We report experience of CUI at our center. Methods:...
Gastrointestinal Issues in PICU: An Unopened Chapter
Gastrointestinal (GI) problems occur frequently and are often considered to be just a fact of life in pediatric intensive care units; they do not usually get the importance they deserve. This is substantiated by the fact...
Management of Pediatric Trauma
Injuries are one of the commonest causes of disability and death worldwide. They affect all populations in all geographic regions. Injuries are amongst the commonest causes of mortality in the pediatric population, after...