2018
Prognostic Evaluation of Mortality after Pediatric Resuscitation Assisted by Extracorporeal Life Support
De Mul A, Nguyen DA, Doell C, Perez MH, Cannizzaro V, Karam O. Prognostic Evaluation of Mortality after Pediatric Resuscitation Assisted by Extracorporeal Life Support. Journal Of Pediatric Intensive Care 2018, 08: 057-063. PMID: 31093456, PMCID: PMC6517051, DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1667012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExtracorporeal life supportECLS initiationCPR durationClinical outcomesCardiopulmonary resuscitationPediatric intensive care unitLife supportReceiver-operating characteristic curveIntensive care unitPositive predictive valueActive resuscitationMedian agePrognostic factorsCare unitCardiac patientsPrognostic evaluationRetrospective analysisMortality ratePredictive valueSurvival ratePatientsStudy settingMortalityECPRCharacteristic curve
2017
Rapid detection and ruling out of neonatal sepsis by PCR coupled with Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry (PCR/ESI-MS)
Delcò C, Karam O, Pfister R, Gervaix A, Renzi G, Emonet S, Schrenzel J, Posfay-Barbe KM. Rapid detection and ruling out of neonatal sepsis by PCR coupled with Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry (PCR/ESI-MS). Early Human Development 2017, 108: 17-22. PMID: 28343091, DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2017.03.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNegative predictive valuePCR/ESI-MSBlood culturesPredictive valueNeonatal sepsisGood negative predictive valueProspective observational studyBlood culture resultsInitiation of antibioticsPositive blood culturesConventional blood culturePositive predictive valueEmpiric antibioticsConsecutive neonatesAdverse eventsClinical suspicionMedian ageNeonatal populationObservational studySepsisBlood samplesEarly reassessmentImportant causeCulture resultsBacterial infections