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Comparison of Interleukin-6 plasma concentration in multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) associated with SARS-CoV-2 and pediatric sepsis
(Frontiers in pediatrics, 2021-11-15)
Importance: Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection is thought to be driven by a post-viral dysregulated immune response, where interleukin 6 (IL-6) might have a central ...
Challenges of implementing the Paediatric Surviving Sepsis Campaign International Guidelines 2020 in resource-limited settings: A real-world view beyond the academia
(Andes Pediatrica, 2021)
The Surviving Sepsis Campaign International Guidelines for the Management of Septic Shock and Sepsis-associated Organ Dysfunction in Children was released in 2020 and is intended for use in all global settings that care ...
Therapeutic plasma exchange in critically ill children: experience of the pediatric intensive care unit of two centers in Chile
(Elsevier, 2021-06-04)
Introduction : Therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) is an extracorporeal blood purification technique used in a wide spectrum of diseases. We aim to review the indications, complications, and outcomes of critically ill children ...
Mielitis flácida aguda e infeccion por enterovirus: una enfermedad grave emergente.
(Sociedad Chilena de Pediatría, 2022)
La mielitis flácida aguda (MFA) es una enfermedad neuroinflamatoria de la medula espinal caracterizada
por la aparición aguda de parálisis flácida asimétrica de predominio proximal y una lesión longitudinal
de la sustancia ...
Spontaneous Breathing Promotes Lung Injury in an Experimental Model of Alveolar Collapse
(Nature Research, 2022)
Vigorous spontaneous breathing has emerged as a promotor of lung damage in acute lung injury, an entity known as “patient self-inflicted lung injury”. Mechanical ventilation may prevent this second injury by decreasing ...
Scientific publication speed and retractions of COVID-19 pandemic original articles.
(World Health Organization, 2022)
Objective. To describe the editorial processing time of published COVID-19 research articles and com-pare this with a similar topic, human influenza, and analyze the number of publications, ...
Latin American Consensus on the Management of Sepsis in Children: Sociedad Latinoamericana de Cuidados Intensivos Pediátricos [Latin American Pediatric Intensive Care Society] (SLACIP) Task Force: Executive Summary
(SAGE Publications, 2022)
Objective: The aim of this study was to develop evidence-based recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of sepsis in children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), more specifically in Latin America. Design: ...
Infancia y COVID-19: Los efectos indirectos de la pandemia COVID-19 en el bienestar de niños, niñas y adolescentes
(Sociedad Chilena de Pediatría, 2022)
El impacto de la pandemia COVID-19 ha sido invisibilizado en niños, niñas y adolescentes, ya que muchos de los efectos negativos han sido producto de las medidas de contención y mitigación, y sólo serán cuantificables a ...
Clinical and organizational framework of repurposing pediatric intensive care unit to adult critical care in a resource-limited setting: Lessons from the response of an urban general hospital to the COVID-19 pandemic
(Elsevier, 2022)
Purpose
We aim to describe the action plan and clinical results of a COVID-19 unit for adult patient care in units intended for critically ill children, proposing a clinical/administrative framework.
Methods
We reviewed ...
