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Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a common critical disease in department of pediatrics.Mechanical ventilation is one of the effective means for the treatment of ARDS.In the past,in order to comfort and care for patients,the supine or semi supine position were used often.Recently,many studies have showed that prone position could change the respiratory mechanics and reduce intrathoracic pressure,avoiding lung injury caused by over stretch and hyperinflation,which is significant in improving ARDS gas exchange.
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Objective To study the changes in serum adiponectin level in children with severe sepsis,and to explore its clinical significance.Methods A prospective study was conducted,and 39 cases of critically ill children with severe sepsis and 47 cases of sepsis were enrolled into the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit(PICU),Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University from July 2012 to July 2014.Thirty cases of critically ill children without sepsis were enrolled as a control group.The plasma adiponectin,procalcitonin(PCT),and C-reactive protein(CRP)were determined with enzyme linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA)within 24 hours after PICU admission.The pediatric critical illness score(PCIS)was recorded.Results Among severe sepsis group,sepsis group and control group,there was no statistical significance in body temperature,heart rate,body mass index,PCIS,white blood cell count,platelet count,bilirubin,creatinine,pH value and activated partial thromboplastin time(APTT)(all P>0.05).Plasma adiponectin in the severe sepsis group[(0.102±0.041)mg/L] significantly decreased compared with that in the sepsis group[(0.125±0.046)mg/L] and the control group[(0.147±0.047)mg/L](F=8.456,P=0.000).The level of CRP in the severe sepsis group[(60.68±59.43)mg/L] significantly increased compared with that in the sepsis group[(52.76±26.67)mg/L] and the control group[(33.89±6.87)mg/L](F=17.416,P=0.000).There was a statistical significance in PCT level in the severe sepsis group,the sepsis group and the control group(x2=27.269,P=0.000).Further comparison showed that there was a significant difference in PCT level between the severe sepsis group and the sepsis group(Z=-4.679,P=0.000),which was also statistically significant between the severe sepsis group and the control group(Z=-4.244,P=0.000);there was no significant difference between the sepsis group and the control group(Z=-0.340,P=0.733).Negative correlation was found between plasma adiponectin and CRP(r=-0.219,P=0.042),PCT(r=-0.303,P=0.005).The correlation between plasma adiponectin and PCIS was positively correlated(r=0.332,P=0.002).Conclusions Plasma adiponectin decreased in severe sepsis children and was significantly associated with the severity of the disease.Detection of plasma adiponectin levels in children with sepsis has an important clinical significance in evaluating the severity of sepsis.Plasma adiponectin is negatively correlated with CRP and PCT,and plays a role in diagnosis of infection.
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Esophageal pressure(Pes)is usually measured via a catheter with an air - filled thin - walled latex balloon inserted nasally or orally. To validate Pes measurement,a dynamic occlusion test measures the ratio of change in Pes to change in Paw during inspiratory efforts against a closed airway. This report summarizes current physiological and technical knowledge on esophageal pressure measurements in patients receiving mechanical ventilation. The respiratory changes in Pes are representative of changes in pleural pressure. The difference between airway pressure(Paw)and Pes is a valid estimate of transpulmonary pressure. Because of the nonuniformity of lesion of pulmonary in patient with acute respiratory distress syndrome,Paw and volume can not represent the stress to expand the pulmonary. How to adjust posi-tive end expiratory pressure(PEEP)is still lack of gold standard. The use of Pes for PEEP titration may help improve oxygenation and compliance,or even has the possibility to improve the patient outcome.
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Fluid resuscitation is one of the most important advances in the treatment of septic shock in recent 20 years. Although saving many children's lives,this technique has been challenged by some studies. This article re-viewed systematically hemodynamics characteristic,myocardial depression and capillary leak syndrome in septic shock in children.
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Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS )is a severe disease with high short term mortality.We introduce a pediatric clinical practice protocol of diagnosis and treatment of ARDS which in-clude its origin,diagnosis standard,diagnosis flowchart,accessory examination and treatment.Lung protective ventilation,fluid therapy,prone position ventilation and sedation are underlined in the treatment of ARDS.
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Objective To evaluate the effect of fluid load on the prognosis of severe hand , foot and mouth disease in children. Methods The patients with severe hand foot and mouth disease in the emergency department of PICU in our hospital were enrolled as the research object. We would collect demographic characteristics , labora-tory tests and clinical data: age, gender, focus, basic disease, and simplified acute severity score (SAPS)Ⅱ and record the cumulative amount of fluid balance at 24, 48, 72 hours after admission. Results There was a signifi-cant difference on fluid balance at 48 and 72 hours between the survival group and the death group , the death group appeared the positive liquid balance , and there were significant differences in PICU retention time , mechani-cal ventilation rate, MODF involved organs, mortality and other prognostic indicators between the negative fluid balance group and the positive fluid balance group. Conclusion Fluid balance is an important treatment for severe hand foot and mouth disease, and positive liquid balance is related to mortality and other adverse prognosis.
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For the last 20 years,lung protective strategy which comprises of low tidal volume,higher positive end expiratory pressure,and limited plateau pressure has become a standard care for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS),but still do not know the best way to ventilate patients with ARDS.This article reviews clinical trials related to lung protective strategy published in recent years and give some suggestions in optimal mechanical ventilation.In addition,the article also introduces some concept of ventilator related lung injury and new understanding in lung protective strategy using stress and strain theory.
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OBJECTIVE:To analyze bacteria distribution and drug resistance of pediatric severe sepsis in our hospital,and to provide reference for clinical rational use of antimicrobial agents. METHODS:57 pediatric severe sepsis patients were collected from pediatric intensive care unit of our hospital during Jan. 2014 to May 2015. The results of pathogen culture and drug sensitivity tests were analyzed retrospectively. RESULTS:Of 57 children,pathogen were detected in 18 cases(31.58%). A total of 91 pathogen were detected,of which there were 24 strains of Gram-positive(G+)bacteria(26.37%)mainly including Staphylococcus and Entero-coccus,60 strains of Gram-negative (G-) bacteria (65.93%) mainly including Klebsiella pneumoniae and Acinetobacter calco-acetcus-A. baumannii complex and 7 strains of fungus (7.69%) as Candida. 4 strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus,22 strains of carbapenems-resistant K. pneumoniae,21 strains of multi-drug resistant K. pneumoniae and 7 strains of multi-drug resistant A. calcoacetcus-A. baumannii complex were all detected. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus,Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococ-cus pneumoniae were sensitive to vancomycin and linezolid,with resistant rate of 0. K. pneumoniae was completely resistant to ampi-cillin sodium and sulbactam sodium,piperacillin sodium and tazobactam sodium,imipenem and cephalosporin,with resistant rate of 100%. Resistant rate of A. calcoacetcus-A. baumannii complex to major common antimicrobial agents was higher than 50%. Esche-richia coli was resistant to cefotaxime,and resistant rates of other antimicrobial agents were lower than 40%. CONCLUSIONS:Main pathogen of pediatric severe sepsis is G- bacteria in our hospital,and carbapenems-resistant K. pneumoniae is detected,to which should be pay attention. The multiple drug-resistant treatment should be adopted for pediatric severe sepsis caused by multiple drug-re-sistant bacteria. Antimicrobial agents should be selected rationally according to pathogen type and the results of drug sensitivity test.
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There is great role of position treta ment in critically paediatric patient.It can not only alleviate the ol cal skin contracture opprse sion,muscle joints,but can cause the redistribution of body fluids. Even changing body position plays a crucial role in a number of specific diseases and treatment modalities. Intensive care unit common position includes seated,semi-seated,supine,semi-supine,left lateral, right lateral op sition na d prone position,anti-trendelenburg position,continuous lateral rotation therapy.The following is a brief introduction to the application of various body positions in the intensive care unit.
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Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) in critical hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD).Methods The data from PubMed, MEDLINE, EMBASE, EBSChost, Cochrane Library, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Ovid, China Biology Medicine disc, Wanfang Data, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Chinese Citation Database, and other references and grey literatures were retrieved, screening out all those related to clinical trials on treating critical HFMD by IVIG.Standard methods of the Cochrane Collaboration were employed to evaluate the methodological quality of the trials.Meta analysis was performed with Rev man 5.3 software.Results Eleven trials including 967 cases were investigated.The meta analysis showed that IVIG had significantly clinical efficacy (OR =6.84,95％ CI:3.74-12.52 ,P ＜ 0.05).IVIG could significantly decrease duration of fever (MD =-1.94,95％ CI:-3.07--0.81 ,P ＜0.05) ,hospitalization time (MD =-4.56,95％ CI:-8.95--0.17,P ＜0.05).There was no significant difference in duration of fever (MD =-0.28,95 ％ CI:-0.59-0.03, P ＞ 0.05), duration of herpes (MD =0.18,95％ CI:-0.22-0.59, P ＞ 0.05), hospitalization time (MD =-0.12,95％ CI:-0.47-0.23, P ＞ 0.05) when the dosage of injection was adjusted.Conclusions IVIG is recommended for treating critical HFMD because it is effective in decreasing the duration of fever and hospitalization.Well designed studies with more sample in multi-center are required in further study to explore the efficacy and safety of IVIG on critical HFMD.
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The definition of severe sepsis has been renewed in 2012 international guidelines for management of severe sepsis and septic shock.This article summarizes briefly respiratory support strategy of severe sepsis which incorporated with new guideline and recent progress in sepsis and mechanical ventilation (MV).Oxygen therapy,indication of mechanical ventilation,the support roles of MV on septic shock,drug selection,MV strategy and hemodynamic monitoring are included in this article.
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Ultrasonography has grown rapidly and gained widespread acceptance in various fields.It has become a favored diagnostic imaging tool for its non-invasive,non-ionizing radiation,fast,convenient and portable.This article described briefly the application of ultrasound in vascular and its related diseases.
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The acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) can be induced by viral diseases.Among these viruses that can affect the lung and cause ARDS,pandemic viruses head the list,with influenza viruses H1N1,H5N1,coronavirus and measles.Apart from these pandemic viruses,respiratory viruses such as adenovirus are sometimes responsible for viral pneumonia and ARDS.Other than antiviral drug,management of ARDS due to these virusesdoes not differ from that for ARDS caused by other diseases,including lung protective ventilation strategy,prone position ventilation,conservative fluid therapy,analgesia and sedation,ECMO and management of air leak.
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Fulminant myocarditis (FM)is a clinical accidant and emergency,and often endenger the lives of patients.Myocardium damage by virus infection and immune-mediated cellular damage are important for the development of FM.This paper discussed the role of the immune system in the FM,involving cellular immunity,humoral immunity and cytokine.Also this paper discussed the treatment of FM about the immunol-oregulation and immunosuppression.
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There is a great progress in research related to the lung stem cell which is one kind of somatic stem cells in recent years.This article reviewed systematically the lung stem cell biological characteristics,the surface markers,migration,homing,and the clinical application in the treatment of acute respiratory distress syndrome.
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Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is one of the most severe disease in pediatric intensive care units.The purpose of this article is to introduce the Berlin's definition of ARDS and review the current knowledge base related to non-ventilator therapy in pediatric intensive care unit,including prevention of predisposing factor,nutrition therapy,conservative fluid therapy,transfusion and transfusion related acute lung injury,etc.The article also reviews the role of pulmonary surfactant,nitric oxide,prone position and glucocorticoid in pediatric ARDS.
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Acute respiratory distress syndrome(ARDS) is a serious disease that remains an ongoing diagnostic and therapeutic challenge.The American-European Consensus Conference definition of ARDS has been applied since its publication in 1994 and has helped to improve knowledge about ARDS.However,18 years later,in 2011,the European Intensive Medicine Society requested a team of international experts to meet in Berlin to review the ARDS definition.This article discusses the evolution of the definition of ARDS to the new Berlin definition of ARDS proposed in 2012 and its novel iterative refinement.
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Objective To analyze the efficacy of IMRT in the treatment of recurrentnasopharyngeal carcinoma. Methods Clinical data of 22 patients with recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma ( NPC ) were retrospectively analyzed,We have recurrent NPC tune the amount of synchronization push radiation therapy in patients with clinical data,treatment efficacy and acute toxicity were analyzed.Results All patients were hospitalized on average 50 days, between median follow-up period of 12 months.At the end of 22 patients with no treatment deaths,three deaths ( both metastasis) during follow-up,overall survival 86.3%(19/22),local recurrence in 2 cases,2 cases of bone metasta-sis,1 case of throat and neck lymph node metastasis.The local control rate was 63.6%(14/22).Acute toxicity main-ly acute skin,oropharyngeal mucosa (12 cases) and bone marrow suppression (4 cases).1 patient had symptoms of hearing loss and auditory nerve damage,1 case of necrosis of the mandible,all symptoms of dry mouth in patients with radiotherapy were heavier than that of the first drive.Conclusion With the growing popularity of IMRT,NPC patients had significantly improved overall survival, but distant metastasis and recurrence of the tumor, radiotherapy again cause adverse reactions in clinical practice still needs further development and improvement,IMRT treatoffing with re-current nasopharyngeal has broad prospects.
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Almost all children in PICU need analgesia and/or sedation.A therapeutic plan for analgesia and sedation should be established for each patient and regularly reviewed.The most often used sedation agents in PICU patients are Morphine or Fentanyl alone or in combination with Midazolam.There are several agents that have been used to provide sedation and analgesia in the PICU patient including benzodiazepines,opioids,ketamine,propofol,chloral hydrate,barbiturates,NSAIDs and paracetamol and α-adrenoreceptor agonists.This review described the various agents for sedation and discussed their advantages and disadvantages as they pertain to the PICU.Consequences of and treatment strategies for adverse effects with sedation and analgesia including respiratory depression,hypotension,withdrawal syndrome and propofol infusion syndrome were reviewed.
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Adverse effects and management of fluid resuscitation were reviewed in this article,which included pulmonary and peripheral edema,complication in nervous system ( cerebral edema,central pontine myelinalysis,and extrapontine myelinalysis),electrolyte disturbances and metabolic acidosis.