2021
Epidemiology of the Use of Hemostatic Agents in Children Supported by Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Pediatric Health Information System Database Study
Nellis ME, Vasovic LV, Goel R, Karam O. Epidemiology of the Use of Hemostatic Agents in Children Supported by Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Pediatric Health Information System Database Study. Frontiers In Pediatrics 2021, 9: 673613. PMID: 34041211, PMCID: PMC8141845, DOI: 10.3389/fped.2021.673613.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHemostatic blood productsECMO daysPercent of childrenBlood productsMembrane oxygenationPediatric Health Information System Database StudyPediatric Health Information System databaseHealth Information System databaseUse of TXAHospital mortality rateRetrospective observational studyU.S. children's hospitalsExtracorporeal membrane oxygenationMedian ageChildren's HospitalMedian lengthHemostatic measuresInformation System databaseObservational studyECMODatabase studyHigh riskMortality rateHemostatic agentsFactor VIIa
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