Year in review in Intensive Care Medicine 2011: III. ARDS and ECMO, weaning, mechanical ventilation, noninvasive ventilation, pediatrics and miscellanea

Incidence and associated factors of difficult tracheal intubations in pediatric ICUs: a report from National Emergency Airway Registry for Children: NEAR4KIDS

“…As the number of participating sites in our NEAR4KIDS registry continues to grow, concerns regarding the generalizability of the data should be minimized. More high-value data that have the potential to change practice may become available from this multicenter registry in the future [32].…”

Validation of the KDIGO acute kidney injury criteria in a pediatric critical care population

“…Several studies have shown that AKI is associated with increased mortality, length of mechanical ventilation, and length of stay (LOS) in a broad spectrum of pediatric patients [1,[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12].…”

Pediatric Noninvasive Ventilation

“…9,18,19 NIV has been successfully used in the treatment of pulmonary edema, in postoperative care and as a therapy for palliation when intubation is not an option. 9,20 The most recent discussion in the literature is the use of NIV for ARDS and respiratory failure, although in these situations conservative management is needed to react when the patient does require intubation and ventilation. 20 The literature regarding HFNC is conflicting and lacks robust research, despite increased use and clinical popularity in both neonates and children.…”

“…9,20 The most recent discussion in the literature is the use of NIV for ARDS and respiratory failure, although in these situations conservative management is needed to react when the patient does require intubation and ventilation. 20 The literature regarding HFNC is conflicting and lacks robust research, despite increased use and clinical popularity in both neonates and children. A 2014 Cochrane review attempted to determine if HFNC systems were more effective than other forms of NIV.…”