ECMO-/ECLS

from chemical burns should be removed quickly from the causative chemical agent and the burns should be irrigated with copious a ...

the airway, identifying edema and inflammatory changes to the tracheal mucosa, such as hyperemia, mucosal ulceration and sloughi ...

two to three minutes of exposure. On the cellular level, CO impairs mitochondrial function and causes brain injury as the result ...

resuscitation. However, all would agree that prompt resuscitation is of utmost importance. Evidence shows that pediatric burn pa ...

despite fluid resuscitation. It is particularly useful in younger children who can develop a relative state of right-sided heart ...

pressures ≥ than 25 mmHg should prompt consideration of aggressive intervention as elevated abdominal pressures can quickly lead ...

Staphylococci species and has minimal antifungal coverage. Unlike, Silvadene, mafenide acetate has excellent eschar coverage. Ho ...

making the latter optimal for smaller burns where functionality and cosmesis take precedence. Patients suffering from large TBSA ...

late appearing. Circumferential, deep burns of the chest can lead to impaired respiratory function regardless of the presence of ...

affected children will have a protein requirement of approximately 2.5g/kg/day with caloric needs close to 1.5 times the calcula ...

as burn wounds. The surgeon should allow the wounds to be definitely necrotic and non-salvageable. VIIi. Chemical burns Children ...

hypocalcemia; at times these patients require urgent surgical excision of the affected area to decrease systemic toxicity. IX. T ...

Chapter 17 THE SURGICAL NEONATE Marjorie J. Arca, MD (^) I. NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is bacteri ...

Stage IIB: moderately ill with systemic toxicity including acidosis, thrombocytopenia, or ascites Stage III (advanced NEC)^ Crit ...

Recommendations for management may include: NPO for 7-14d Ampicillin, Gentamicin, and Flagyl for 7-14d Considere prophylactic an ...

II. GI HEMORRHAGE GI hemorrhage is relatively rare in the NICU population. An essential part of the initial work-up is to send t ...

Diffuse Multicystic kidney Hydronephrosis Hydroureter Renal vein thrombosis Mesoblastic nephroma Wilms tumor Neuroblastoma Adren ...

Posterolateral diaphragmatic defects are called Bochdalek hernias. Anteromedial defects, which are less common, are eponomously ...

Physical findings may include decreased or absent breath sounds on the affected side , a scaphoid or flat abdomen, shift of the ...

Poor oxygenation results from a combination of alveolar hypoventilation, pulmonary hypoperfusion and potential lack of surfactan ...