2020
Epidemiology of Hemostatic Transfusions in Children Supported by Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.
Karam O, Goel R, Dalton H, Nellis ME. Epidemiology of Hemostatic Transfusions in Children Supported by Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. Critical Care Medicine 2020, 48: e698-e705. PMID: 32697511, DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000004417.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtracorporeal membrane oxygenationCollaborative Pediatric Critical Care Research NetworkChest tube outputMembrane oxygenationHemostatic transfusionsRBC transfusionTransfusion doseExtracorporeal membrane oxygenation daysLarge observational cohort studyEunice Kennedy Shriver National InstituteCritical Care Research NetworkTube outputPlatelet transfusion doseObservational cohort studyHuman Development Collaborative Pediatric Critical Care Research NetworkInternational normalized ratioTotal platelet countPartial thromboplastin timeAntithrombin levelsCohort studyConsecutive childrenTransfusion strategyChest tubePlatelet countHemostatic testingPediatric Plasma and Platelet Transfusions on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Subgroup Analysis of Two Large International Point-Prevalence Studies and the Role of Local Guidelines.
Nellis ME, Saini A, Spinella PC, Davis PJ, Steiner ME, Tucci M, Cushing M, Demaret P, Stanworth SJ, Leteurtre S, Karam O. Pediatric Plasma and Platelet Transfusions on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Subgroup Analysis of Two Large International Point-Prevalence Studies and the Role of Local Guidelines. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 2020, 21: 267-275. PMID: 31644453, PMCID: PMC7060816, DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000002160.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentBlood TransfusionChildChild, PreschoolExtracorporeal Membrane OxygenationFemaleHemorrhageHumansInfantInfant, NewbornIntensive Care Units, PediatricInternational Normalized RatioMalePlasmaPlatelet CountPlatelet TransfusionPractice Guidelines as TopicProspective StudiesSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsExtracorporeal membrane oxygenationMembrane oxygenationPlatelet transfusionsTotal platelet countPlasma transfusionPlatelet countSubgroup analysisInstitutional protocolMedian increaseInternational point prevalence studyPediatric extracorporeal membrane oxygenationTotal median doseInternational normalized ratioML/Point prevalence studyPlatelet count valuesScreening weekMedian doseMild coagulopathyNormalized ratioInterventional studyLocal guidelinesObservational studyMedian reductionTransfusion
2019
International Study of the Epidemiology of Platelet Transfusions in Critically Ill Children With an Underlying Oncologic Diagnosis.
Nellis ME, Goel R, Karam O, Cushing MM, Davis PJ, Steiner ME, Tucci M, Stanworth SJ, Spinella PC. International Study of the Epidemiology of Platelet Transfusions in Critically Ill Children With an Underlying Oncologic Diagnosis. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 2019, 20: e342-e351. PMID: 31107379, DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000001987.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlatelet transfusionsOncologic diagnosisIll childrenCurrent recommendationsHematopoietic stem cell transplantationCritically Ill ChildrenExtracorporeal life supportStem cell transplantationTotal platelet countMechanical ventilationPlatelet countAppropriate indicationsCell transplantationPediatric intensivistsSubgroup analysisObservational studyPlatelet functionTransfusionParent studyTherapeutic transfusionTotal plateletsLife supportDiagnosisVulnerable populationsSignificant differences