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Pediatric intensive care unit

Known as: care intensive pediatric unit, Intensive Care Units, Pediatric, care intensive paediatric unit 
Hospital units providing continuous surveillance and care to acutely ill infants and children. Neonates are excluded since INTENSIVE CARE UNITS… 
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2009
2009
Management of hyperglycemia in the pediatric intensive care unit; implementation of a glucose control protocol
Objective: To evaluate a stepwise nurse-driven glucose control protocol for the treatment of hyperglycemia in critically ill… 
2009
2009
Risk of mortality in pediatric intensive care unit, assessed by PRISM-III.
This study aimed at evaluating the mortality rate in a PICU applying PRISM-III. Two hundred and twenty one infants and children… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
A protocolized approach to identify and manage hyperglycemia in a pediatric critical care unit*
Introduction: Hyperglycemia is a risk factor for poor outcome in critically ill patients, and glycemic control may decrease… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Blood transfusion--when is more really less?
Blood transfusion has for years been considered to have obvious clinical benefits and to be a relatively low-risk procedure. Not… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Sedation and analgesia in the pediatric intensive care unit.
Various clinical situations may arise in the PICU that necessitate the use of sedation, analgesia, or both. Although there is a… 
Review
2005
Review
2005
[Life support limitation at three pediatric intensive care units in southern Brazil].
OBJECTIVES To describe causes of death and factors involved in the decision-making process related to life support limitation at… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Dissemination of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae in Pediatric Intensive Care Units
ABSTRACT To study the growing trend of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae in pediatric intensive… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Nursing assessment and management of pain in critically ill children.
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Failure of the overgown to prevent nosocomial infection in a pediatric intensive care unit.
In a pediatric intensive care unit we conducted a 1-year prospective study of 454 patients to determine whether wearing a gown… 
1979
1979
Behavioral assessment for pediatric intensive care units.
Two studies were conducted to analyze behaviors of staff and patients on a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). In the first… 
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