2023
Stuck in the Dark: No Association between Light, Sound, and Delirium in the PICU
Greenfield K, Karam O, O'Meara A. Stuck in the Dark: No Association between Light, Sound, and Delirium in the PICU. Journal Of Pediatric Intensive Care 2023 DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1770081.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPediatric intensive care unitDevelopment of deliriumAssociated with deliriumCornell Assessment of Pediatric DeliriumPediatric deliriumPediatric intensive care unit patientsIntensive care unitEtiology of deliriumModifiable risk factorsNo significant associationPresence of deliriumTreatment strategiesCare unitIndividual patientsRisk factorsCritical illnessStudy daysPatientsOpiate infusionsSignificant associationCornell AssessmentYounger ageDelirium prevalenceDeliriumNeurological diagnosis
2020
Pleural Effusions After Congenital Cardiac Surgery Requiring Readmission: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Hughes A, Carter K, Cyrus J, Karam O. Pleural Effusions After Congenital Cardiac Surgery Requiring Readmission: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Pediatric Cardiology 2020, 41: 1145-1152. PMID: 32424719, DOI: 10.1007/s00246-020-02365-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongenital heart diseaseSingle-ventricle palliationPleural effusionRisk factorsPost-pericardiotomy syndromeImproved risk stratificationSingle ventricle physiologySubpopulation of patientsAdditional invasive proceduresRandom-effects modelFull-text articlesBiventricular physiologyHospital dischargeSurgical patientsCardiopulmonary bypassRisk stratificationPatient populationEarly recognitionHeart diseaseOverall prevalenceSurgical techniqueFallot patientsInvasive proceduresReadmissionPatients
2017
Hypoglycemic relapse in term infants treated with glucose infusion
Sternberg J, Pfister R, Karam O. Hypoglycemic relapse in term infants treated with glucose infusion. Journal Of Clinical Neonatology 2017, 6: 163-167. DOI: 10.4103/jcn.jcn_10_17.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLow birth weightGlucose infusionBirth weightSingle-center retrospective studyProportion of infantsMain risk factorsTerm infantsConsecutive patientsNeonatal hypoglycemiaTerm newbornsGestational ageRetrospective studyRisk infantsRisk factorsMild severityRelapseInfusionProgressive weaningInfantsHypoglycemiaNewbornsSmall proportionLittle evidenceLevel 3Patients
2016
Ketosis After Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Children Is Associated With an Inadequate Balance Between Oxygen Transport and Consumption*
Klee P, Arni D, Saudan S, Schwitzgebel VM, Sharma R, Karam O, Rimensberger PC. Ketosis After Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Children Is Associated With an Inadequate Balance Between Oxygen Transport and Consumption*. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 2016, 17: 852-859. PMID: 27472253, DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000000880.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIndependent risk factorPICU admissionCardiopulmonary bypassInsulin treatmentCardiac surgeryRisk factorsPostoperative blood glucose levelsProspective observational studyPatients 6 monthsSubset of patientsSubgroup of patientsVenous oxygen saturationTight glycemic controlBlood glucose levelsGlycemic controlTertiary PICUGlucose intakeWorse outcomesPatient outcomesHigh prevalenceObservational studyGlucose levelsOxygen saturationMetabolic constellationAdmission