[PDF] Top 20 Control of hyperglycaemia in paediatric intensive care (CHiP): study protocol

... A difference of 2 days in the number of ventilator-free days (VFD) within the first 30 days post-randomisation between the two groups has been chosen as the primary outcome measure for the trial. Information from PICA- ... See full document

... rapid protocol adjustments and minimising glycolysis when based in ...Berghe’s study of medical patients did not improve mortality and used a Hemocue POC device and different sample sources ... See full document

... Our study has several ...observational study performed within a single PICU, as majority of precedent studies [15, 17]; thus, results could possibly be influenced by temporal trend rather than to the ... See full document

... and control groups after each clinic pair, to ensure that there was no systematic bias be- tween the ...quality control, a random 10% sample of videos was reviewed internally and another random 10% sample ... See full document

... Our study aims to describe current national practice and clinician preferences relating to use of non-invasive respiratory support (nCPAP and HFNC) in the management of infants (<12 months old) with acute ... See full document

... US study in which children with complex chronic conditions (CCC) accounted for 53% (range ...current study. A multi country prevalence study found that 67% of children had a CCC or disability within ... See full document

... sleep protocol on continuous distur- bance outcomes were evaluated with simple linear regres- sion on treatment assignment, time block and their interaction, which enabled the estimation of time block-spe- cific ... See full document

... Hippocrates (460-375 BC) wrote the first description of endotracheal intubation in his book –‘Treatise on Air’- “One should introduce a cannula into the trachea along the jaw bone so that air can be drawn into the ... See full document

... our study has ...stress hyperglycaemia, methods of outcome assessment and duration of follow-up ...stress hyperglycaemia is defined by a glu- cose concentration normally indicative of diabetes ...of ... See full document

... the protocol on severity adjusted patient outcome, we created a multiple logistic regression model consisting of hospital mortality as a dependent variable and the APACHE III predicted hospi- tal mortality rate ... See full document

... this study was to relate the embolic events observed by transesophageal echocardiography to the changes in hemody- namic, hemogasanalytic, and calculated pulmonary shunt ... See full document

... The study protocol at hand has been positively reviewed by the responsible ethics commission of the Medical Faculty of the University ...This study pri- marily recruits patients that are not able to ... See full document

... We observed a low emergency readmission rate within 48 hours – 0.9%, although the confidence interval is rather wide due to the low number of observed events. PICANet reports a 48-hour emergency readmission rate of 1.6%. ... See full document

... one study, 46 saline instillation did not thin secretions; rather it reduced the amount of oxygen that reached the lungs and increased blood pressure, heart rate, intracranial pressure, and the risk for ... See full document

... This study has been approved by the Hospital and Griffith University Human Research Ethics ...all study participants. In this study, the general values and principles set out in the National ... See full document

... taking care of newborn infants, which is often gained in families with multiple children through taking care of younger ...Chinese study [13] reported that mothers ex- perience a lot of anxiety when ... See full document

... the paediatric setting makes these particularly ...European paediatric hospitals. With national standardisation of paediatric infusions under- way in Ireland, and being actively pursued in the UK and ... See full document

... primary study, all the doctors and nurses working in the PICU, NICU and the neonatal nurseries were shown the video demonstrating correct steps of handwashing using soap and water, and with chlorhexidine ... See full document

... year study period only: general data about trials (outcome measures, participating units, numbers enrolled); overall mortality data (UK mortality per trial before discharge from hospi- tal) and unit-specific ... See full document

... The heads of all PICUs were fully trained paediatricians (consultants). In contrast to Germany, all Austrian and Swiss heads had an additional specialization in paediatric intensive care medicine. ... See full document