Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Essentials

This validation study demonstrates that the USCOM ultrasonic cardiac output monitor provides accurate non-invasive cardiac index measurements in single-ventricle patients undergoing Glenn or Fontan staging, with strong correlation to cathet

A 7-year-old with undiagnosed autoimmune adrenal insufficiency presented in severe cardiogenic shock requiring ECMO support. Characteristic skin hyperpigmentation on exam prompted stress-dose corticosteroid therapy, leading to successful re

This case report describes successful use of recombinant angiotensin II for refractory hypotension in a pediatric patient with right ventricular dysfunction and polymicrobial sepsis caused by Pandoraea and Candida species. The therapy targe

This review examines the clinical challenges of anticoagulation management during pediatric and neonatal ECMO, focusing on the controversial use of antithrombin supplementation for heparin resistance. The authors address practice variabilit

This multi-institutional study analyzed hemodialysis outcomes in 332 infants following congenital heart surgery, finding that only 1% required dialysis but faced 54% mortality at one year. Infants treated at high-volume dialysis centers sho

This quality improvement study implemented a 24-hour infection diagnosis protocol in a pediatric cardiac ICU to reduce unnecessary antibiotic exposure. The protocol successfully discontinued antibiotics within 24 hours in 66% of cases, with