2021
Transfusion Practices in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Requiring Cardiopulmonary Bypass: A Secondary Analysis of a Clinical Database
Hanson SJ, Karam O, Birch R, Goel R, Patel RM, Sola-Visner M, Sachais BS, Hauser RG, Luban NLC, Gottschall J, Josephson CD, Hendrickson JE, Karafin MS, Nellis ME, Lung A. Transfusion Practices in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Requiring Cardiopulmonary Bypass: A Secondary Analysis of a Clinical Database. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 2021, 22: 978-987. PMID: 34261944, PMCID: PMC8570986, DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000002805.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongenital heart diseaseBiventricular surgeryCardiopulmonary bypass surgeryHeart diseaseMedian internationalBypass surgeryMembrane oxygenationPlatelet countBlood componentsVentricular surgeryHemoglobin valuesBlood Institute Recipient EpidemiologyDonor Evaluation Study-IIIHigher median platelet countNormal international normalized ratioIntraoperative platelet transfusionLimited physiologic reserveMultiple blood productsPretransfusion platelet countU.S. hospitalsMedian platelet countBlood component transfusionBlood component usageExtracorporeal membrane oxygenationInternational normalized ratio
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 proceduresReadmissionPatientsHow 217 Pediatric Intensivists Manage Anemia at PICU Discharge: Online Responses to an International Survey.
Demaret P, Karam O, Labreuche Bst J, Chiusolo F, Mayordomo Colunga J, Erickson S, Nellis ME, Perez MH, Ray S, Tucci M, Willems A, Duhamel A, Lebrun F, Loeckx I, Mulder A, Leteurtre S. How 217 Pediatric Intensivists Manage Anemia at PICU Discharge: Online Responses to an International Survey. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 2020, 21: e342-e353. PMID: 32217901, DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000002307.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsManagement of anemiaPICU dischargePediatric intensivistsTransfusion thresholdCardiac surgeryHemoglobin levelsHemorrhagic shockPrescription of erythropoietinRestrictive transfusion strategyCyanotic heart diseaseCraniofacial surgeryVentricular dysfunctionCritical illnessTransfusion strategyRBC transfusionAcute phaseHeart diseaseSupplemental ironThird of respondentsAnemiaAppropriate managementIntensivistsSurgeryOptimal managementPolytrauma