Karen Walson

TL;DR: In this article, a multi-institutional point prevalence study was conducted to determine prevalence of delirium in critically ill children and explore associated risk factors, including age less than 2 years, mechanical ventilation, benzodiazepines, narcotics, use of physical restraints, and exposure to vasopressors and antiepileptics.

TL;DR: There were marked differences in medical goals for children with severe traumatic brain injury across the international consortium, and these differences seemed to be greatest in areas with the weakest evidence in the literature.

TL;DR: Adverse tracheal intubation associated events and desaturations are common and associated with longer mechanical ventilation in critically ill children and are associated with higher ICU mortality.

TL;DR: The findings highlight the need for systematic design of rehabilitation interventions for all critically ill children at risk of functional impairments, and younger children, females, and patients with higher baseline function less commonly receive rehabilitation in U.S. PICUs, and early rehabilitation consultation is infrequent.

TL;DR: Resuscitation with 100% oxygen leads to increased oxidative stress in a model of pediatric asphyxial cardiac arrest that mimics pediatric cardiac arrest, which may be prevented by using room air or giving an antioxidant with100% oxygen resuscitation.