2016
A regional cohort study of the treatment of critically ill children with bronchiolitis
Carroll CL, Faustino EV, Pinto MG, Sala KA, Canarie MF, Li S, Giuliano JS, Consortium T. A regional cohort study of the treatment of critically ill children with bronchiolitis. Journal Of Asthma 2016, 53: 1006-1011. PMID: 27177013, DOI: 10.1080/02770903.2016.1180697.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRSV bronchiolitisChildren's HospitalMechanical ventilationIll childrenChest physiotherapyICU lengthCohort studyMedical CenterConnecticut Children's Medical CenterHigh-flow nasal cannulaYale-New Haven Children's HospitalRegional cohort studyInvasive mechanical ventilationLonger ICU lengthRetrospective cohort studyRisk of intubationMortality risk scoreIntrapulmonary percussive ventilationChildren's Medical CenterUse of therapiesIntensive care courseClinical characteristicsNasal cannulaHypertonic salineMore frequent use
2013
Corticosteroid Therapy in Critically Ill Pediatric Asthmatic Patients*
Giuliano JS, Faustino EV, Li S, Pinto MG, Canarie MF, Carroll CL. Corticosteroid Therapy in Critically Ill Pediatric Asthmatic Patients*. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 2013, 14: 467-470. PMID: 23628833, DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0b013e31828a7451.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministration, IntravenousAdolescentAdrenal Cortex HormonesAdultAlbuterolAsthmaCanadaChildCritical IllnessCross-Sectional StudiesGuideline AdherenceHumansIntensive Care Units, PediatricLogistic ModelsMethylprednisoloneMiddle AgedPractice Guidelines as TopicPractice Patterns, Physicians'United StatesConceptsBlood Institute guidelinesStarting doseNational HeartInstitute guidelinesClinical experienceMultivariate logistic regression analysisIll patient populationInitial corticosteroid doseMajority of asthmaticsNorth American PICUsPediatric asthmatic patientsSpecific dosing recommendationsEvidence-based dataLogistic regression analysisContinuous albuterolCorticosteroid dosageCorticosteroid doseCorticosteroid therapyIll asthmaticsPICU experienceAsthmatic patientsAsthmatic childrenIndependent predictorsDosing recommendationsMost intensivists