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Performance of prognostic markers in pediatric sepsis
Tonial,Cristian Tedesco; Costa,Caroline Abud Drumond; Andrades,Gabriela Rupp Hanzen; Crestani,Francielly; Bruno,Francisco; Piva,Jefferson PedroAbstract Objective To evaluate the prognostic performance of the Pediatric Index of Mortality 2 (PIM2), ferritin, lactate, C-reactive protein (CRP), and leukocytes, alone and in combination, in pediatric patients with sepsis admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). Methods A retrospective study was conducted in a PICU in Brazil. All patients aged 6 months to 18 years admitted with a diagnosis of se...
End-of-life practices in patients admitted to pediatric intensive care units in...
Furtado,Roiter de Albernaz; Tonial,Cristian Tedesco; Costa,Caroline Abud Drumond; Andrades,Gabriela Rupp Hanzen; Crestani,Francielly; Bruno,FranciscoAbstract Objective: To determine the prevalence of life support limitation (LSL) in patients who died after at least 24 h of a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) stay, parent participation and to describe how this type of care is delivered. Methods: Retrospective cohort study in a tertiary PICU at a university hospital in Brazil. All patients aged 1 month to 18 years who died were eligible for inclusion. The ...
Comparison of nursing workload in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit estimated by ...
Velozo,Kelly Dayane Stochero; Costa,Caroline Abud Drumond; Tonial,Cristian Tedesco; Crestani,Francielly; Andrades,Gabriela Rupp HanzenABSTRACT Objective: To compare the nursing workload using the Nursing Activities Score (NAS), Therapeutic Intervention Scoring System-28 (TISS-28) and Nine Equivalents of Nursing Manpower Use Score (NEMS) instruments in children admitted to a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit in a university hospital. Method: A prospective cohort study performed in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, with a sample formed of all childr...
Prevalence, mortality and risk factors associated with very low birth weight pr...
Victora,Julia Damiani; Silveira,Mariangela Freitas; Tonial,Cristian Tedesco; Victora,Cesar Gomes; Barros,Fernando Celso; Horta,Bernardo LessaAbstract Objective: To assess the prevalence, mortality and risk factors associated with the birth of very low birth weight preterm infants over a period of 33 years. Methods: Four cross-sectional studies were analyzed, using data from perinatal interviews of birth cohorts in the city of Pelotas collected in 1982, 1993, 2004, and 2015. Based on perinatal questionnaires, anthropometric measurements of newborns a...
Pediatric patients with COVID-19 admitted to intensive care units in Brazil: a ...
Prata-Barbosa,Arnaldo; Lima-Setta,Fernanda; Santos,Gustavo Rodrigues dos; Lanziotti,Vanessa Soares; Castro,Roberta Esteves Vieira deAbstract Objective: To describe the clinical characteristics of children and adolescents admitted to intensive care with confirmed COVID-19. Method: Prospective, multicenter, observational study, in 19 pediatric intensive care units. Patients aged 1 month to 19 years admitted consecutively (March-May 2020) were included. Demographic, clinical-epidemiological features, treatment, and outcomes were collected. Sub...
Septic shock in pediatrics: the state-of-the-art
Garcia,Pedro Celiny Ramos; Tonial,Cristian Tedesco; Piva,Jefferson PedroAbstract Objective Review the main aspects of the definition, diagnosis, and management of pediatric patients with sepsis and septic shock. Source of data A search was carried out in the MEDLINE and Embase databases. The articles were chosen according to the authors' interest, prioritizing those published in the last five years. Synthesis of data Sepsis remains a major cause of mortality in pediatric patients. ...
Redução da desnutrição em pacientes pediátricos gravemente enfermos
Costa,Caroline Abud Drumond; Garcia,Pedro Celiny Ramos; Cabral,Daiane Drescher; Tonial,Cristian Tedesco; Bruno,Francisco; Enloft,Paulo RobertoRESUMO Objetivo: Comparar a prevalência de desnutrição em dois momentos de uma unidade de terapia intensiva pediátrica. Métodos: Estudo transversal retrospectivo, com pacientes internados na unidade de terapia intensiva pediátrica de um hospital universitário em dois períodos de 1 ano com intervalo de 4 anos. A avaliação nutricional foi realizada a partir do peso e da estatura aferidos no momento da internação....
Scores TISS-28 versus NEMS to size the nursing team in a pediatric intensive ca...
Velozo,Kelly Dayane Stochero; Garcia,Pedro Celiny Ramos; Piva,Jefferson Pedro; Fiori,Humberto Holmer; Cabral,Daiane Drescher; Einloft,Paulo RobertoABSTRACT Objective: To estimate the workload and size the nursing team using the scales TISS-28 and NEMS in a pediatric intensive care unit. Methods: An observational prospective study with a quantitative approach was conducted at the pediatric intensive care unit of a university hospital from Jan 1st, 2009 to Dec 31st, 2009. All children who remained hospitalized for more than 8 hours were included, with lengt...
Desenvolvimento e análise de jogo educativo para crianças visando à prevenção d...
Toscani,Nadima Vieira; Santos,Antônio José Duarte Silva; Silva,Leonardo Leiria de Moura da; Tonial,Cristian Tedesco; Chazan,MarcioAs crianças brasileiras, sobretudo de famílias de baixa renda, apresentam uma prevalência significativa de parasitoses intestinais. As intervenções educativas podem estimular ações que contribuam para a prevenção deste tipo de infecção. Os jogos educativos são uma ferramenta lúdica que fazem do educando um agente ativo no processo. Foi desenvolvido um jogo de tabuleiro para ensinar hábitos de saúde que promovem...