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Characteristics and Outcomes of Sepsis Presenting in Inpatient Pediatric Settings.
Schafer M, Gruhler De Souza H, Paul R, Riggs R, Richardson T, Conlon P, Duffy S, Foster L, Gunderson J, Hall D, Hatcher L, Hess L, Kirkpatrick L, Kunar J, Lockwood J, Lowerre T, McFadden V, Raghavan A, Rizzi J, Stephen R, Stokes S, Workman J, Kandil S. Characteristics and Outcomes of Sepsis Presenting in Inpatient Pediatric Settings. Hospital Pediatrics 2022, 12: 1048-1059. PMID: 36345706, DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2022-006592.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSepsis-attributable mortalitySepsis casesVasopressor useInpatient casesRetrospective cohort studyIntensive care admissionInpatient pediatric settingLonger lengthSepsis literatureTreatment bundleCare admissionInpatient cohortBundle adherenceClinical characteristicsCohort studySepsis outcomeSepsis recognitionChildren's HospitalIntensive careMortality outcomesLeading causeInpatient settingPediatric settingData registryED cases
2016
Vitamin D Status After Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Children With Congenital Heart Disease
Zahr R, Faustino EV, Carpenter T, Kirshbom P, Hall EK, Fahey JT, Kandil SB. Vitamin D Status After Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Children With Congenital Heart Disease. Journal Of Intensive Care Medicine 2016, 32: 508-513. PMID: 27251108, DOI: 10.1177/0885066616652077.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongenital heart diseasePg/mLCardiopulmonary bypassVitamin D binding proteinD binding proteinHeart diseaseAlbumin levelsTime pointsVitamin D deficiencyVitamin D statusProspective observational studyMean levelsFree fractionD deficiencyD statusDihydroxyvitamin DObservational studySurgeryBinding proteinBypassDiseaseMeasures analysisChildrenDeficiencyML
2014
Tight glycaemic control does not improve mortality or morbidity in critically ill children
Kandil SB, Faustino EV. Tight glycaemic control does not improve mortality or morbidity in critically ill children. BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine 2014, 19: 143. PMID: 24591541, DOI: 10.1136/eb-2014-101749.Peer-Reviewed Original Research