2014
A pediatric critical care perspective on vitamin D
Abou-Zahr R, Kandil SB. A pediatric critical care perspective on vitamin D. Pediatric Research 2014, 77: 164-167. PMID: 25314583, DOI: 10.1038/pr.2014.167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVitamin DCardiac diseaseIntensive care unit stayLow vitamin D levelsCritical care perspectiveMore fluid resuscitationVitamin D levelsVitamin D supplementationVitamin D deficiencyVitamin D statusCongestive heart failureSeverity of illnessPostoperative cardiac patientsPediatric cardiac populationMechanism of actionD supplementationInotrope supportNoncardiac populationUnit stayD deficiencyD statusCritical illnessFluid resuscitationHeart failureClinical outcomes
2013
Control of serum glucose concentration in critical illness
Kandil SB, Miksa M, Faustino EV. Control of serum glucose concentration in critical illness. Current Opinion In Pediatrics 2013, 25: 297-303. PMID: 23657243, DOI: 10.1097/mop.0b013e328360c6a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTight glycemic controlIll childrenPostoperative cardiac surgery patientsCardiac surgery patientsInsulin-induced hypoglycemiaRisk of deathSerum glucose concentrationLong-term safetyCritical illnessSurgery patientsGlycemic controlPediatric patientsClinical benefitCardiac patientsAdult studiesLatest evidenceNeurocognitive developmentHypoglycemiaPatientsAdverse effectsDiscrepant resultsGlucose concentrationHyperglycemiaChildrenTrials