2016
Potential Pediatric Organ Donors After Cardiac Death
Pregernig A, Karam O. Potential Pediatric Organ Donors After Cardiac Death. Transplantation Proceedings 2016, 48: 2588-2591. PMID: 27788786, DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2016.06.049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWithdrawal of careOrgan donorsAgonal timeMaximal resuscitationCardiac deathPediatric populationNeonatal intensive care unitOrgan donationBrain-dead childrenIntensive care unitOrgan donor poolTransplant waiting listPediatric organ donorPotential organ donorsOrgan donation programsMedical contraindicationsCare unitRetrospective studyDonor poolWaiting listDonation programDonor populationCareChildrenResuscitationAccuracy of Transcutaneous Carbon Dioxide Measurement in Premature Infants
Janaillac M, Labarinas S, Pfister RE, Karam O. Accuracy of Transcutaneous Carbon Dioxide Measurement in Premature Infants. Critical Care Research And Practice 2016, 2016: 8041967. PMID: 27375901, PMCID: PMC4916268, DOI: 10.1155/2016/8041967.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPremature infantsBlood partial pressureBlood pCO2 valuesGestational ageBlood PCO2Tertiary neonatal intensive care unitNeonatal intensive care unitConsecutive premature infantsRetrospective observational studyWeeks gestational ageIntensive care unitTranscutaneous carbon dioxide measurementsCare unitCerebral lesionsObservational studyTranscutaneous methodCarbon dioxide valuesInfantsR correlationsTcPCO2Transcutaneous valuesPCO2 valuesPearson r correlationsPCO2Carbon dioxide measurements
2013
Optimizing Patient-Ventilator Synchrony During Invasive Ventilator Assist in Children and Infants Remains a Difficult Task*
Vignaux L, Grazioli S, Piquilloud L, Bochaton N, Karam O, Jaecklin T, Levy-Jamet Y, Tourneux P, Jolliet P, Rimensberger PC. Optimizing Patient-Ventilator Synchrony During Invasive Ventilator Assist in Children and Infants Remains a Difficult Task*. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 2013, 14: e316-e325. PMID: 23842584, DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0b013e31828a8606.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAsynchrony eventsVentilatory assistExpiratory triggerInspiratory timeAsynchrony indexNeonatal intensive care unitIntensive care unitPressure support modePatient-ventilator synchronyPressure supportMedian asynchrony indexCare unitCrossover studyMechanical ventilationVentilated childrenVentilator assistUniversity HospitalPremature cyclingClinical impactRandom orderVentilation periodIneffective effortsFurther studiesChildrenSupport mode
2007
Noise levels during nCPAP are flow-dependent but not device-dependent
Karam O, Donatiello C, Van Lancker E, Chritin V, Pfister RE, Rimensberger PC. Noise levels during nCPAP are flow-dependent but not device-dependent. Archives Of Disease In Childhood Fetal & Neonatal 2007, 93: f132. PMID: 18089628, DOI: 10.1136/adc.2007.129098.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNasal continuous positive airway pressureCare unitContinuous positive airway pressurePediatric critical care unitNeonatal intensive care unitOutcomes of infantsPositive airway pressureRespiratory distress syndromeIntensive care unitCritical care unitsAirway pressureDistress syndromeMechanical ventilationPremature infantsNeonatal careNoxious exposuresOral cavityOccupational limitsInfantsLevelsSyndromeCare