2017
Anemia at pediatric intensive care unit discharge: prevalence and risk markers
Demaret P, Karam O, Tucci M, Lacroix J, Behal H, Duhamel A, Lebrun F, Mulder A, Leteurtre S. Anemia at pediatric intensive care unit discharge: prevalence and risk markers. Annals Of Intensive Care 2017, 7: 107. PMID: 29067568, PMCID: PMC5655401, DOI: 10.1186/s13613-017-0328-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPICU dischargePICU admissionRisk markersOdds ratioPediatric intensive care unit admissionPediatric intensive care unit dischargeIntensive care unit admissionTertiary care children's hospitalIntensive care unit dischargeCare unit admissionNon-cardiac surgeryPrevalence of anemiaProspective observational studyRisk of anemiaConsequences of anemiaMedian Hb levelStrong risk markerUnit admissionAge-based definitionCritical illnessHospital dischargeMultivariate adjustmentAnemic childrenMedical chartsHemoglobin levels
2015
Clinical Outcomes Associated With RBC Transfusions in Critically Ill Children
Demaret P, Tucci M, Karam O, Trottier H, Ducruet T, Lacroix J. Clinical Outcomes Associated With RBC Transfusions in Critically Ill Children. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 2015, 16: 505-514. PMID: 25905491, DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000000423.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCase-Control StudiesChildChild, PreschoolCritical CareCritical IllnessErythrocyte TransfusionFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornIntensive Care Units, PediatricLength of StayMaleMultiple Organ FailureOxygenPartial PressureProspective StudiesRenal Replacement TherapyRespiration, ArtificialTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsProgressive multiple organ dysfunction syndromeMultiple organ dysfunction syndromeFirst RBC transfusionOrgan dysfunction syndromeRBC transfusionIll childrenDysfunction syndromeRenal replacement therapyTertiary children's hospitalCritically Ill ChildrenProspective observational studyArterial partial pressurePICU lengthProlonged PICUPICU patientsMedical chartsClinical outcomesMechanical ventilationMultivariable analysisChildren's HospitalPotential confoundersReplacement therapyConsecutive admissionsPotential complicationsOdds ratio