2022
Ketamine Boluses Are Associated with a Reduction in Intracranial Pressure and an Increase in Cerebral Perfusion Pressure: A Retrospective Observational Study of Patients with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
Dengler BA, Karam O, Barthol CA, Chance A, Snider LE, Mundy CM, Bounajem MT, Johnson WC, Maita MM, Mendez-Gomez PM, Seifi A, Hafeez S. Ketamine Boluses Are Associated with a Reduction in Intracranial Pressure and an Increase in Cerebral Perfusion Pressure: A Retrospective Observational Study of Patients with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. Critical Care Research And Practice 2022, 2022: 3834165. PMID: 35637760, PMCID: PMC9148235, DOI: 10.1155/2022/3834165.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCerebral perfusion pressureSevere traumatic brain injuryTraumatic brain injuryKetamine bolusGlasgow Coma ScaleRefractory intracranial pressureIntracranial pressureBrain injuryPerfusion pressureRetrospective reviewSingle tertiary referral centerTraumatic brain injury populationSustained ICPTertiary referral centerNeurointensive care unitRetrospective observational studyBolus of ketamineSingle-institution studyBrain injury populationIntracranial pressure monitorSystemic hypotensionReferral centerSedative medicationsAdequate sedationComa Scale
2021
Performance of Platelet Mass Index as a Marker of Severity for Sepsis and Septic Shock in Children
Chegondi M, Vijayakumar N, Billa R, Badheka A, Karam O. Performance of Platelet Mass Index as a Marker of Severity for Sepsis and Septic Shock in Children. Journal Of Pediatric Intensive Care 2021, 12: 228-234. PMID: 37565022, PMCID: PMC10411082, DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1731434.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPlatelet mass indexPediatric intensive care unitSeptic shockPICU admissionMass indexPrognostic indicatorFl/Day 1Marker of severityRetrospective observational studyIntensive care unitCare unitPediatric sepsisObservational studyClinical valueDay 3SepsisCharacteristic curveFurther studiesAdmissionPMI valuesChildrenAUCSpecificityNonsurvivorsEpidemiology of the Use of Hemostatic Agents in Children Supported by Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Pediatric Health Information System Database Study
Nellis ME, Vasovic LV, Goel R, Karam O. Epidemiology of the Use of Hemostatic Agents in Children Supported by Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Pediatric Health Information System Database Study. Frontiers In Pediatrics 2021, 9: 673613. PMID: 34041211, PMCID: PMC8141845, DOI: 10.3389/fped.2021.673613.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHemostatic blood productsECMO daysPercent of childrenBlood productsMembrane oxygenationPediatric Health Information System Database StudyPediatric Health Information System databaseHealth Information System databaseUse of TXAHospital mortality rateRetrospective observational studyU.S. children's hospitalsExtracorporeal membrane oxygenationMedian ageChildren's HospitalMedian lengthHemostatic measuresInformation System databaseObservational studyECMODatabase studyHigh riskMortality rateHemostatic agentsFactor VIIa
2016
Accuracy 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