2020
How 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
2017
Diagnosis and Management of Necrotizing Enterocolitis: An International Survey of Neonatologists and Pediatric Surgeons
Valpacos M, Arni D, Keir A, Aspirot A, Wilde JCH, Beasley S, De Luca D, Pfister RE, Karam O. Diagnosis and Management of Necrotizing Enterocolitis: An International Survey of Neonatologists and Pediatric Surgeons. Neonatology 2017, 113: 170-176. PMID: 29241163, DOI: 10.1159/000484197.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric surgeonsBloody stoolManagement of NECPortal venous gasLow platelet countGut wall thicknessAbdominal tendernessGastric residualsAbdominal distensionVenous gasIntestinal pneumatosisNecrotizing enterocolitisSerious complicationsClinical featuresPlatelet countClinical examinationTreatment strategiesLactate levelsIntestinal movementNeonatologistsAntibiotic spectrumSurgeonsLimited evidenceNECEnterocolitis
2015
Indications and Effects of Plasma Transfusions in Critically Ill Children
Karam O, Demaret P, Shefler A, Leteurtre S, Spinella PC, Stanworth SJ, Tucci M. Indications and Effects of Plasma Transfusions in Critically Ill Children. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2015, 191: 1395-1402. PMID: 25859890, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201503-0450oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInternational normalized ratioMedian international normalized ratioPlasma transfusionIll childrenCoagulation testsBaseline international normalized ratioPediatric intensive care patientsPediatric intensive care unitPartial thromboplastin time valuesCritically Ill ChildrenPoint prevalence studyIntensive care patientsIntensive care unitStrong evidence baseMinor bleedingPostoperative bleedingMost patientsPatient characteristicsTransfusion strategyCare patientsCare unitCritical bleedingNormalized ratioPrimary indicationTransfusion
2013
International survey on plasma transfusion practices in critically ill children
Karam O, Tucci M, Lacroix J, Rimensberger PC, Network C. International survey on plasma transfusion practices in critically ill children. Transfusion 2013, 54: 1125-1132. PMID: 24032693, DOI: 10.1111/trf.12393.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTraumatic brain injuryPediatric critical care physiciansPlasma transfusion practicesInternational normalized ratioCritical care physiciansPlasma transfusionTransfusion practiceCare physiciansRed blood cell transfusion practicesAbnormal international normalized ratioPediatric critical care unitCardiac postoperative patientsTransfusion practice patternsSeptic shock patientsDemographic characteristicsCritical care unitsPartial thromboplastin timeProportion of physiciansFallot correctionNonbleeding patientsMinor bleedingShock patientsTransfusion thresholdPostoperative patientsSeptic shock