Cardiac arrest occurs at a higher rate in children with heart disease than in healthy children.
Pediatric basic life support and advanced life support guidelines focus on delivering high …

Background In some studies, tight glycemic control with insulin improved outcomes in adults
undergoing cardiac surgery, but these benefits are unproven in critically ill children at risk for …

Hyperglycemia is a common finding in patients undergoing surgery. Up to 40% of
noncardiac surgery patients have a postoperative level of blood glucose (BG) greater than …

Acute kidney injury (AKI) has significant prognostic implications for long‐term outcomes in
patients undergoing liver transplantation. In several retrospective studies, perioperative …

Background Although perioperative prophylactic glucocorticoids have been used for
decades, whether they improve outcomes in infants after heart surgery with cardiopulmonary …

BACKGROUND: We sought to identify risk factors for surgical site infections (SSI) in children
undergoing cardiac surgery. METHODS: A matched case-control study was conducted in the …

Objective: To evaluate perioperative factors associated with prolonged mechanical
ventilation in children undergoing complex cardiac surgery for congenital heart disease …

Stress hyperglycemia (SH) commonly occurs during critical illness in children. The historical
view that SH is beneficial has been questioned in light of evidence that demonstrates the …

Background: The practice of glycemic control with intravenous insulin in critically ill patients
has brought clinical focus on understanding the effects of hypoglycemia, especially in …

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Anesthesiology After nectarine: how should we provide anesthesia for neonates? : Current …