2016
Vitamin D Status After Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Children With Congenital Heart Disease
Zahr R, Faustino EV, Carpenter T, Kirshbom P, Hall EK, Fahey JT, Kandil SB. Vitamin D Status After Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Children With Congenital Heart Disease. Journal Of Intensive Care Medicine 2016, 32: 508-513. PMID: 27251108, DOI: 10.1177/0885066616652077.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongenital heart diseasePg/mLCardiopulmonary bypassVitamin D binding proteinD binding proteinHeart diseaseAlbumin levelsTime pointsVitamin D deficiencyVitamin D statusProspective observational studyMean levelsFree fractionD deficiencyD statusDihydroxyvitamin DObservational studySurgeryBinding proteinBypassDiseaseMeasures analysisChildrenDeficiencyML
2014
Assessing the benefits and risks of tight glycemic control in critically ill children
Faustino E, Kandil S. Assessing the benefits and risks of tight glycemic control in critically ill children. Pediatric Health Medicine And Therapeutics 2014, Volume 5: 93-98. DOI: 10.2147/phmt.s50410.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTight glycemic controlIntensive care unitIll childrenGlycemic controlCare unitSurgical intensive care unitSubsequent multicenter trialSingle-center trialInsulin-induced hypoglycemiaIntravenous insulinCenter trialIll adultsIll patientsMulticenter trialTrialsHypoglycemiaChildrenHigh rateMortalityCurrent literatureInsulinRiskHyperglycemiaPatients
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