2016
A Survey of Pediatric Critical Care Providers on the Presence, Severity, and Assessment of Capillary Leak in Critically Ill Children
Pierce R, Luckett PM, Faustino EVS. A Survey of Pediatric Critical Care Providers on the Presence, Severity, and Assessment of Capillary Leak in Critically Ill Children. Journal Of Pediatric Intensive Care 2016, 06: 145-151. PMID: 31073440, PMCID: PMC6260295, DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1593388.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPediatric critical care providersCapillary leakCritical care providersIll childrenCardiopulmonary bypassCare providersCritically Ill ChildrenStandardized clinical evaluationPresence of infectionPatient factorsSeptic shockGeneral anesthesiaCardiac arrestClinical evaluationGeneralized edemaPhysical examClinical significanceProviders' opinionsPatient scenariosPulmonary cracklesTreatment factorsSeverityElectronic surveyBypassChildren
2014
Use of procalcitonin for the prediction and treatment of acute bacterial infection in children
Pierce R, Bigham MT, Giuliano JS. Use of procalcitonin for the prediction and treatment of acute bacterial infection in children. Current Opinion In Pediatrics 2014, 26: 292-298. PMID: 24739491, DOI: 10.1097/mop.0000000000000092.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntibiotic therapySerum procalcitoninTreatment failureNoninfectious systemic inflammatory response syndromeBacterial infectionsSystemic inflammatory response syndromeSerial PCT measurementsDuration of therapyCentral venous cathetersInflammatory response syndromeAcute bacterial infectionUse of procalcitoninC-reactive proteinInvasive bacterial infectionsPresence of infectionReliable serum markerSickle cell diseaseNoninfectious inflammationPCT levelsVenous cathetersResponse syndromeBacterial sepsisSerum markersPrognostic utilityPatient population