The characteristics and changes of bacterial infection and drug resistance in pediatric intensive care unit from 2016 to 2020 / 中国小儿急救医学

Objective:To investigate the characteristics and changes of bacterial infection and drug resistance in PICU at Children′s Hospital of Fudan University from 2016 to 2020.Methods:All the strains were collected at Children′s Hospital of Fudan University from January 1 st, 2016 to December 31 st, 2020.Antimicrobial susceptibility test was carried out according to a unified protocol using Kirby-Bauer method or automated systems.Results were analyzed according to CLSI 2020 breakpoints. Results:(1)Bacterial distribution: 2 551 bacteria were monitored from 2016 to 2020 in our center.The top 3 bacteria were all gram-negative bacteria.Among them, Burkholderia cepacian showed a tortuous downward trend(13.45% to 1.18%), and Klebsiella pneumoniae showed an upward trend(6.05% to 10.61%).The most common infected site was respiratory tract, although the strains in the respiratory tract decreased year by year.Baumanii was the most common bacteria in respiratory infections.Staphylococcus epidermidis was the most common bacteria from 2016 to 2017 in blood infections, but Achromobacter xylosoxidans were became the most common bacteria from 2018 to 2020.Enterococcus faecium was the most common bacteria in urinary infections.(2) Drug resistance: Baumanii had a high drug resistance rate to amikacin, gentamicin, cefepime, and cefitadine, with no obvious changes over the years, which had a gradually decreasing drus resistance rate to cefoperazone sulbactam, showing a tortuous upward trend to imipenem and meropenem.Baumanii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa had a low drug resistance to levofloxacin over the years, but with high resistance rates in 2020.Escherichia coliand and Klebsiella pneumoniae still had high resistance rates to beta-lactam antibiotics, and their resistance rates to levofloxacin were decreasing.Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae showed decreasing resistance rates to imipenem and increased resistance rates to meropenem.The resistance rate of Enterococcus faecium to levofloxacin decreased and always showed a high susceptibility rate to polypeptide antibiotics.Neither Staphylococcus epidermidis nor Staphylococcus aureus were currently resistant to tetracycline antibiotics, and the resistance rates of aminoglycoside antibiotics, such as gentamicin, was also declining.Conclusion:The bacterial infection in PICU shows as the main characteristics of respiratory infection and gram-negative bacteria infection.Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae bacteria, Enterococci and Staphylococcus species are becoming increasingly more resistant.

Adverse reaction of antibacterial drugs and evaluation of vital organ injuries / 中国小儿急救医学

Infectious diseases are clinically very common, among which bacterial infections are the most common ones.Therefore, antibiotics have become ones of the most widely used drugs in clinical practice.While saving lives of many infected patients, antibiotics can also lead to adverse reactions, which can cause damage to organs function in severe cases and even life-threatening.Common adverse reactions include allergic reactions and various organs damage.In this review, we aimed to focus on the evaluation of common adverse reactions and organs damage caused by antibiotics, in order to improve the prevention and treatment of adverse reactions and promote rational use of antibiotics.

Status survey on pediatric emergency in secondary and tertiary public hospitals in Shanghai city / 中国小儿急救医学

Objective:To understand the current situations and existing problems of pediatric emergency in Shanghai city and provide a basis for the construction and management of pediatric emergency.Methods:The questionnaire survey was used to investigate the current situations of pediatric emergency department in secondary and tertiary public hospitals in Shanghai city.Results:A total of 28 questionnaires were delivered, and 28 were responded.Six of the 28 hospitals had no administratively independent pediatric emergency or no separate pediatric emergency area.Of the 22 hospitals, each had an average of 9.7 professional emergency pediatricians, with the exception of one secondary hospital that lacked professional emergency pediatricians.Professional emergency pediatricians accounted for an average of 70.0% of all pediatricians.Of the 22 hospitals, 18(81.8%) were open 24 hours a day.Fourteen(63.6%) had independent triage.Eight children′s emergency rooms(36.4%) were shared with adults.Among the 22 hospitals, 20 hospitals filled in the annual total number of pediatric emergency visits, and the total number of pediatric emergency visits ranged from 2 791 to 467 428, with an average of 93 966.65.Conclusion:There are still some problems in the development of pediatric emergency department in secondary and tertiary public hospitals in Shanghai city, such as insufficient human resources, substandard personnel training, incomplete equipment and lack of critical first-aid techniques.Therefore, the construction and management of pediatric emergency department still need to be improved.

Clinical analysis of critically ill children with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation / 中国小儿急救医学

Objective:To prospectively investigate the prevalence of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) in critically ill children during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation(ECMO) and explore the clinical characteristics and prognosis of HIT during ECMO.Methods:A total of 22 critically ill children, who had received ECMO support for more than 96 hours in the Intensive Care Unit at the Children′s Hospital of Fudan University from March 2019 to December 2020, were enrolled.According to the 4T score and the heparin/platelet factor 4(PF4) antibody, children whose 4T scores were not less than 6 and heparin/ PF4 antibodies were positive, were classified into HIT group ( n=6), and non-HIT group ( n=16). The clinical outcomes and the incidence of thrombotic events were compared between two groups. Results:The incidence of HIT during ECMO in critically ill children was 27% in this study.The incidence of thrombosis in the ECMO circuit in the HIT group was higher (100% vs.63%, P=0.133), and the average time to the first thrombosis in ECMO circuit in the HIT group was shorter than that in the non-HIT group (3.70 d vs.5.44 d, P=0.06). During the first 14 days of ECMO, the proportion of children with thrombotic events no less than twice was higher in the HIT group (67% vs.19%, P=0.054). There was no significant difference regarding the survival rate at 28 days after ECMO withdrawal between two groups (33% vs.50%, P=0.664). Conclusion:The prevalence of HIT during ECMO in critically ill children is high.Thrombosis events tend to occur earlier and more extensively in children with HIT during ECMO.No significant effect of HIT on the survival rate of children during ECMO is found.Whether HIT has effect on the survival rate of children with ECMO requires a prospective and large clinical study.

Comparison of thromboelastography and routine coagulation tests for evaluation of blood coagulation in critically ill children / 中国小儿急救医学

Objective:To investigate the correlation and consistency between the parameters of the thromboelastography(TEG) and of routine coagulation tests and platelet count(PLT) in critically ill children in the pediatric intensive care unit.Methods:We conducted a retrospective analysis on the results of the simultaneous TEGs, coagulation tests and PLT of 231 children in pediatric intensive care unit at Children′s Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University from March 2019 to July 2019, including the correlation analysis, the chi-square test and Kappa consistency analysis.Results:The reaction time(R) was linearly dependent on activated partial thromboplastin time(APTT), prothrombin time(PT) and thrombin time(TT), respectively.The maximal amplitude(MA), clot time formation(K) and alpha-angle(α) were linearly dependent on fibrinogen.The MA, K and α were linearly dependent on PLT, too.And the correlation between MA and PLT was the best( R=0.656). There were significant differences( P<0.001) and poor consistency(Kappa value: 0.112, 0.047, 0.124) between R and APTT, PT, TT.There was no significant difference( P>0.05) and there was moderate consistency(Kappa value: 0528, 0.518, 0.408) between Ma, K, α and PLT.There were significant differences( P<0.001) and the consistency was poor or fair(Kappa value: 0.324, 0.188, 0.170) between Ma, K, α and fibrinogen. Conclusion:TEG is significantly correlated with PLT in evaluating platelet function and the consistency is good.The TEG parameters are linearly correlated with the relevant results of routine coagulation tests in evaluating the coagulation factor and fibrinogen function, but consistency is weak.Therefore, it is concluded that these two methods are irreplaceable.

Prognostic value of infection markers in nosocomial infection in pediatric intensive care unit / 中国小儿急救医学

Objective:To explore the value of body temperature, pediatric clinical illness score(PCIS), white blood cell count (WBC), plasma C-reactive protein (CRP), procalcitonin (PCT) and pro-adrenomedullin (pro-ADM) in predicting nosocomial infection in PICU.Methods:From June 2016 to March 2017, the critically ill children in PICU of Children′s Hospital of Fudan University were selected and divided into nosocomial infection group and non nosocomial infection group according to the diagnostic criteria of nosocomial infection.The body temperature, PCIS, WBC, CRP, PCT and pro-ADM were recorded at 4 hours (T1), (48±1) hours (T2), (120±1) hours (T3) and (192±1) hours (T4) after admission, and their predictive value of each index, which was the closest time point (Th) to nosocomial infection was analyzed.Receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) curves were performed to calculate the areas under the curves (AUC), sensitivity and specificity, and multivariate Logistic regression analysis was used to study the risk factors of nosocomial infection.Results:A total of 85 cases were included, including 27 cases in nosocomial infection group and 58 cases in non nosocomial infection group.There was no significant difference in age, weight, body temperature, WBC, PCT, pro-ADM, primary disease and invasive operation between two groups (all P>0.05). There were significant differences in gender, PCIS, CRP, intubation rate and central venous catheterization rate ( P<0.05), when patients were admitted to PICU.At Th, the differences of body temperature, PCIS, CRP, PCT and pro-ADM between two groups were statistically significant ( P<0.05), as well as the AUC were 0.787, 0.755, 0.709, 0.704 and 0.809, respectively, as well as the best cut-off values for predicting nosocomial infection were 38.0 ℃, 87 points, 14.5 mg/L, 0.28 ng/mL and 0.67 nmol/L, respectively.There was no significant difference regarding WBC between two groups ( P>0.05). PCIS may be an independent risk factor for nosocomial infection( OR=0.978, 95% CI 95.9-99.9, P<0.05). Conclusion:Pro-ADM has high sensitivity and specificity in predicting nosocomial infection, and PCIS is an independent risk factor for nosocomial infection.

Evaluation of the effectiveness of integrated pediatric training course of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation based on simulation teaching / 中国小儿急救医学

Objective:To evaluate the effectiveness of integrated pediatric training course of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation(ECMO)based on simulation teaching.Methods:The instructors of ECMO team of Children′s Hospital of Fudan University developed the teaching curriculum.Team members as a unit were recruited to study simulation-based courses, whose theoretical knowledge, skills and teamwork were assessed, and feedback from the trainees were gathered.Results:Since May 2018, 22 teams of pediatric specialized hospitals or general hospitals have taken part in our ECMO simulation, with totally 132 participants, including 45 ICU doctors(34.1%), 60 ICU nurses(45.5%), 23 thoracic surgeons(17.4%) and four anesthesiologists(3.0%). Twelve of them(9.1%)had a little ECMO experience.After training, the trainees had a high evaluation on each part of the course, with average score more than four, of which the theoretical score was lowest.Their self-evaluation on the theory, skills, teamwork and confidence in the implementation of ECMO had been significantly improved.Most(80.3%)of the trainees were confident to carry out ECMO in their local hospitals.The trainees′ baseline score of theoretical knowledge was 55.2±7.6, and increased to 67.1±7.3 after training( P<0.001). The average teamwork score of the 22 teams was 70.2±8.2, and the qualified rate was up to 86.4%.The most prominent skill problems in operation assessment were no albumin and blood priming(90.9%), non-skill problems were extremely anxious during the overall assessment(84.8%)of the participants, poor team work(74.2%), poor leadership(68.2%). For the feedback of the whole course, 97.0% and 94.7% of the trainees thought that integrated training and simulation teaching were the highlights of the course.At present, 13(59.1%)units have successfully developed ECMO technology after the course, and the number of children treated has been up to 83, with a survival rate of discharge of 54.2%.However, it was found that the skill level of some participants decreased about 2 weeks after the course. Conclusion:As a new attempt of ECMO teaching, this curriculum has achieved certain efficiency in both teaching and clinical practice.At the same time, our study also plays a role in promoting the development of ECMO in pediatrics.

The value and significance of imaging examination for infection and pathogen judgment / 中国小儿急救医学

Infection is the most common disease in children and a major problem that plagues clinicians.Imaging examination is an important tool for the diagnosis and evaluation of infectious diseases, providing evidences for early diagnosis.Although the imaging can not identify the pathogen, it can provide important clues for the determination of the pathogen, narrow the scope of the suspected pathogens, and provide a basis for the clinician′s empirical treatment.

Antiviral therapy of adenovirus pneumonia / 中国小儿急救医学

Adenovirus pneumonia is a common type of pneumonia in immunocompetent and immunocompromised patients, and its prognosis is poor.Antiviral therapy includs ganciclovir, valganciclovir, cidofovir, brincidofovir, ribavirin and so on.Among them, cidofovir and brincidofovir have obvious antiviral activity against adenovirus in vitro and in vivo, but further RCT results are still needed.Therefore, antiviral therapy of adenovirus pneumonia still needs further study.

Interfacility transport with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in pediatric patients: a multicenter study in China / 中华儿科杂志

Objective@#To investigate application and safety of pediatric interfacility-transport with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in China.@*Methods@#The data of 48 patients transported inter-hospital from February 2016 to May 2018 were collected from the following 4 centers: pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) of Bayi Children′s Hospital Affiliated to the 7th Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Pediatric Hospital of Fudan University, Henan Provincial People′s Hospital and Children′s Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine. The data of patients′ characteristics, ECMO mode and wean rate, and mortality were reviewed, which was further compared with the data of 57 compatible inner-hospital ECMO cases with t test, Rank sum test or chi-square test.@*Results@#All the 48 interfacility-transports were accomplished by ambulance on land, with an average transfer distance of (435±422) km. The incidence of ECMO complications was 13% (6 case), without death. There were no significant differences in lactic acid, PaO2 or SaO2 before and after transport (4.0 (2.0, 7.5) vs. 3.0 (1.5, 6.0) mmol/L, Z=-1.579, P>0.05; 112(47, 405) vs. 166(122, 240) mmHg (1 mmHg=0.133 kPa), Z=-0.104, P>0.05; 0.97±0.02 vs. 0.96±0.03, t=1.570, P>0.05). Instead, PaCO2 and pH were significantly different ((47±8) vs. (42±5) mmHg, t=2.687, P<0.05; 7.3±0.2 vs. 7.5±0.2, t=3.379, P<0.05). The total ECMO weaned rate was 73% (35/48) and the survival rate was 67% (32/48). No significant differences in demographic characteristics, ECMO mode or duration, transport distance or duration, or complications existed between the survival group and the death group (7/25 vs. 2/14, χ2=0.615, P>0.05; 4/28 vs. 2/14, χ2=0, P>0.05; (405±404) vs. (493±465) km, t=0.525, P>0.05; (5±4) vs. (5±5) h, t=0.388, P>0.05; 166 (128, 239) vs. 187(52, 405) h, Z=-0.104, P>0.05; 3/32 vs. 3/16, χ2=0.734, P>0.05). The lowest lactate value in survival group before ECMO transport was significantly lower than that in the death group ((5±5) vs. (8±6) mmol/L, t=2.151, P<0.05). There were neither significant differences in age, ECMO mode or support pattern (9/39 vs. 15/42, χ2=0.845, P>0.05; 6/42 vs. 7/50, χ2=0.001, P>0.05; 29/19 vs. 38/19, χ2=0.441, P>0.05), nor in ECMO weaned rate, survival rate or complications between interfacility-transport group and inner-hospital group (35/48 vs. 37/57, χ2=0.775, P>0.05; 32/48 vs. 35/57, χ2=0.313, P>0.05; 20/48 vs. 22/57, χ2=0.102, P>0.05).@*Conclusion@#With appropriate transport equipment and mature teams who handle problems timely during the transport, critically ill children could be safely transported to the destination with ECMO.

Antiviral therapy of adenovirus pneumonia / 中国小儿急救医学

Adenovirus pneumonia is a common type of pneumonia in immunocompetent and immu-nocompromised patients,and its prognosis is poor. Antiviral therapy includs ganciclovir,valganciclovir,cido-fovir,brincidofovir,ribavirin and so on. Among them,cidofovir and brincidofovir have obvious antiviral activ-ity against adenovirus in vitro and in vivo,but further RCT results are still needed. Therefore,antiviral therapy of adenovirus pneumonia still needs further study.

Multicenter investigation of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation application in pediatric intensive care unit in China / 中华儿科杂志

Objective@#To survey the conduction and evaluate the effectiveness of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) therapy in pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) in China mainland.@*Methods@#In a questionnaire-based survey, we retrospectively reviewed the application of ECMO in children's hospital and general hospital in China mainland to summarize and analyze the categories of diseases and prognosis of children treated with ECMO therapy.@*Results@#By December 31, 2017, a total of 23 hospitals using ECMO, including 22 tertiary referral hospitals and 1 secondary hospital, among which 16 were children′s hospitals and 7 were general hospitals. Thirty-seven ECMO equipment was available. A total of 518 patients treated with ECMO, within whom 323 (62.4%) successfully weaned from ECMO and 262 (50.6%) survived to discharge. Among 375 pediatric patients, 233 (62.1%) were successfully weaned from ECMO and 186 (49.6%) survived to discharge. Among 143 newborn patients, 90 (62.9%) successfully weaned from ECMO, 76 (53.1%) survived to discharge. ECMO was applied in veno-arterial (VA) mode to 501 (96.7%) patients, veno-venous (VV) mode to 14 (2.7%) patients, and VV-VA conversion mode to 3 (0.6%) patients. Sixty-nine patients required extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR), including 20 newborn patients (29.0%) and 38 pediatric patients (71.0%), who were all with cardiovascular disease. Neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (26/61), persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN) (12/61), and meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS) (11/61) are the most common pulmonary diseases in newborn patients; among whom, infants with PPHN had highest survival rate (10/12), followed by MAS (9/11). Among newborn patients with cardiovascular diseases, those who admitted were after surgery for congenital cardiac disease were the most common (54/82), while those with septic shock had the highest survival rate (2/3). In pediatric pulmonary diseases, acute respiratory distress syndrome was the most common (42/93), while plastic bronchitis was with the highest survival rate (4/4), followed by viral pneumonia (13/16). Among pediatric cardiovascular diseases, congenital cardiac defect was the most common (124/282), while fulminant myocarditis had the highest survival rate (54/77).@*Conclusion@#The application of ECMO as a rescue therapy for children with severe cardiopulmonary failure has dramatically developed in China mainland.

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in children with septic shock / 中国小儿急救医学

Septic shock is the most serious type of sepsis.Despite detailed treatment recommendations at domestic and abroad guidelines, some patients with septic shock have no response to treatment, and progress rapidly and develop into multiple organ failure leading to death.The recent guidelines and consensus of septic shock recommended extracorporeal membrane oxygenation(ECMO)as the last resort rescue for children with septic shock.However, worldwide consensus for ECMO application in children with septic shock is not available at the present time.Clinical conditions that ECMO should be initiated, ECMO catheterization method and prognosis of children received ECMO support are still controversial.The aim of this article was to review ECMO application in children with septic shock.

Cardiac stun in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation / 中国小儿急救医学

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a technology of cardiopulmonary life-support,where blood is drained from the venous vascular to an oxygenator,circulated outside the body by a mechanical pump,and then reinfused into the circulation.Recently,the application of ECMO in China is increasing gradually.Effective prevention and treatment of complications of ECMO is an important factor for the success of this technology.The aim of this paper is to discuss cardiac stun during ECMO support.

Investigation on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation application in pediatric acute fulminant myocarditis in China / 中国小儿急救医学

Objective To review multi-center experience on rescue use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation(ECMO) in pediatric patients with acute fulminant myocarditis and to investigate its short-term outcome in China.Methods The survey was conducted in 28 tertiary hospitals in China mainland.All children<18 years who had been supported with non-open chest ECMO to rescue acute fulminant myocarditis in PICU were reviewed.Results Twenty-three of 63 patients with ECMO support were diagnosed acute fulminant myocarditis.Their mean age was(86.3±48.8)months,mean weight was(25.8±12.1)kg,and mean left ventricular ejection fraction was(39.5±15.6)%.Eighteen patients(78.3%) survived to discharge and 5 cases(21.7%) died.The average length of ECMO was(119.1±57.3)h,(110.6±42.7)h for survival,(150.0±93.8)h for nonsurvival.There was no statistically difference between survival and death in ECMO support time(P=0.41).The mean arterial pressure increased from(60.7±23.7)mmHg(1mmHg=0.113kPa) of the beginning to(72.1±9.8)mmHg at 24h after ECMO treatment,and increase of mean arterial pressure was higher in the survival compared with the nonsurvival(P=0.04).The mean serum lactate decreased from(6.8±5.1)mmol/L at ECMO initiation to(2.9±2.6)mmol/L at 24h after ECMO treatment,and decrease of serum lactate was higher in survival group compared to nonsurvival group(P<0.001).Twenty-one patients(91.3%) were decanulated from ECMO successfully.Three patients died within 30 days after ECMO support,and eighteen patients survived to hospital discharge.The overall survival rate was 78.3%.There were no significant difference between the death and the survival in ECMO support time(P=0.41) and medical cost(P=0.24).The most common complications during ECMO were bleeding and disfunction of oxygenator.Of the 18 survivors,15 were followed up,4 experienced obvious sequelae,and 2 had neurologic issues.Conclusion ECMO is an effective hemodynamic support treatment that confers better clinical outcome for pediatric patients with acute fulminant myocarditis.

The survey of multi-center experience on rescue use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in pediatric patient with respiratory failure / 中国小儿急救医学

Objective To review multi-center experience on rescue use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation(ECMO) in pediatric patients with respiratory failure and to investigate its short-term outcome in China.Methods The survey was conducted in 4 tertiary hospitals in China mainland.All children<18 years old who had been supported with non-open chest ECMO to rescue respiratory failure in PICU were reviewed.Results Twenty-one patients with ECMO support were diagnosed respiratory failure.Male was 14,female was 7.Twelve patients successfully weaned off ECMO, 8 patients survived to discharge and 13 died.The largest part of protopathy was severe pneumonia(33%)and acute respiratory distress syndrome(29%).Their mean age was 29.0(9.0,81.5)months, mean weight was 12.0(9.0,20.8)kg,and mean OI index was 31.5(19.2,41.0).The average length of ECMO run was 149.0(91.2,242.0)hours.The blood gas analysis showed that PO2 increased from 49.5(40.4,61.9)mmHg(1mmHg=0.133kPa) at the beginning to 65.0(42.6,120.5)mmHg at 24h after ECMO treatment,and the increase of PO2 was higher in the survival compared with the nonsurvival[52.0(1.8,89.4) mmHg vs.8.2(-15.1,33.9) mmHg,P=0.036].The SO2 increased from 80.0%(70.4%,91.8%)at ECMO initiation to 98.0%(95.6%,100%)at 24h after ECMO treatment,and increase of SO2 was higher in survival group compared to that of nonsurvival group[23.5%(11.4%,27.1%) vs.4.3%(2.4%,23.8%),P=0.039].VV mode had higher survival rate than VA mode(3/3 vs.5/18).The longer the use of ventilator before ECMO,the mortality rate increased as well.The mechanical ventilation time before ECMO was significantly longer in nonsurvival group than that in the survival group[4.5(2.5,12.0)h vs.1.6(1.0,2.2)h,P=0.015].The most common complications during ECMO run were bleeding and disfunction of oxygenator.Conclusion ECMO is an effective support treatment for the pediatric patients with respiratory failure,which significantly improves oxygenation.

Effects and mechanisms of high-volume hemofiltration on endotoxin-induced acute lung injury of piglets / 中华儿科杂志

Objective@#To compare the effects of high-volume hemofiltration (HVHF) and continuous veno-venous hemofiltration (CVVH) on cardiopulmonary functions, lung fluid balance, lung damage and cytokine expression in endotoxin-induced acute lung injury piglet model, and to further evaluate the value of high-volume hemofiltration in acute lung injury.@*Method@#Eighteen piglets were randomly divided into the control group (6 piglets), the CVVH group (6 piglets) and the HVHF group (6 piglets). By general anesthesia, the intravenous infusion of 0.15 mg/kg endotoxin were received in all the animals and induced acute lung injury.High-volume hemofiltration and continuous veno-venous hemofiltration were addressed to different groups.Subsequently, hemodynamic parameters (heart rate, mean arterial blood pressure, central venous pressure, pulse contour cardiac index, systemic venous resistance index and extravascular lung water index) as well as gas exchange and lung mechanics parameters (respiratory rate, partial pressure of carbon dioxide, partial pressure of oxygen/fraction of inspired oxygen, dynamic lung compliance and airway resistance) were intermittently measured.Lung tissues were collected for further analysis (the lung wet-to-dry weight ratio, lung injury scoring). The plasma protein levels of cytokines (interleukin(IL) -6, 10 and tumor necrosis factors alpha(TNF-α)) were also assessed.Two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Bonferroni post-test were conducted to identify significant differences among the control, CVVH and HVHF group.@*Result@#Compared with CVVH, HVHF had the capacity to improve significantly the index of Cdyn(HVHF (2.3±0.5) vs. CVVH (1.5±0.5) ml/(cmH2O·kg), 1 cmH2O=0.098 kPa, P<0.05)and Rrs(HVHF (22.0±1.9) vs.CVVH (29.5±1.5) cmH2O/(L·s), P<0.05)at the time of 6 h, and decreased lung water accumulation(index of EVLWI in HVHF (22.7±2.1) vs.CVVH (39.5±2.6) ml/m2, P<0.01) at the time of 6 h, and the plasma concentration of cytokines(IL-6, IL-10, TNF-α)in the HVHF group had an obvious decline compared with those in the CVVH group at the time of 6 h( (200±55) vs. (280±61), (74±17) vs. (102±21), (54±13) vs. (73±21) pg/ml, all P<0.05). The lung injury scoring of HVHF group was significantly lower than those of CVVH group((7.8±1.9) vs. (11.3±2.2) scores, P<0.05). Although the plasma concentration of cytokines(IL-6, IL-10, TNF-α) in the CVVH group were lower than those in the control group at the time of 6 h((374±55), (137±25), (98±17) pg/ml, all P<0.05), the indexes of respiratory function were not improved (all P<0.05).@*Conclusion@#Different doses hemofiltration can reduce plasma inflammatory mediators indicators in piglets.Early high volume hemofiltration can improve respiratory function of piglets with endotoxin-induced acute lung injury and reduce lung injury pathological score.

Respiratory support of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in children / 中国小儿急救医学

Patients with respiratory crisis occupied a large numbers in extracorporeal membrane oxy-genation(ECMO) group. ECMO is able to give a plenty amount of gas exchange for body essential metabolic needs by ECMO oxygenator whoever the lungs are of function or not. The key indications for respiratory ECMO are that the patient had no response to all medical treatment except ECMO,and the origin cause of the disease is potentially recoverable. Besides the contraindications and accessibility, ECMO has no special settings among the different ages or cause of diseases. The VV-ECMO is preferred for respiratory support. VA-ECMO should be considered if cardiovascular failure exists. ECMO may offer a powerful respiratory support to patient with critically ill conditions until recovery. The outcomes are influenced by some factors including the reversibility and the cause of diseases.

Pathogens distribution of cerebrospinal fluid and antibiotic resistance analysis in pediatric intensive care unit from 2012 to 2016 / 中国小儿急救医学

Objective To investigate the composition of pathogens from cerebrospinal fluid culture in pediatric intensive care unit,and to explore the distribution of the pathogens,antibiotic resistance profile,infection source and prognosis.Methods The results of cerebrospinal fluid culture in pediatric intensive care unit from January 2012 to December 2016 were retrospectively analyzed.Bacteria identification and antimicrobial susceptibility were assayed by Vitek Compat Ⅱ system from Bio Mrieux Company.Some bacterial strains were tested by disk diffusion method or E-test.Results A total of 982 cerebrospinal fluid were tested during research period,and 78 were positive with positive rate of 7.9%.A total of 81 strains of pathogens were isolated,there were 46 strains of gram negative bacteria (56.8%) and 35 strains of gram positive bacteria (43.2%).The top three bacteria were Acinetobacter baumannii(28.4%),coagulase negative Staphylococcus(19.8%),and Escherichia coli(13.6%).The resistance to antibiotics was quite different,manifesting muti-resistance or extensively drug resistance.Acinetobacter baumannii was the predominant specy of gram negative bacteria,which was highly resistant to meropenem and cephalosporins and highly sensitive to tigecycline.Coagulase negative Staphylococcus was the predominant specy of gram positive bacteria,which was highly resistant to cefazolin and ampicillin and highly sensitive to linezolid and vancomycin.Conclusion Gram negative bacteria are the main species of cerebrospinal fluid culture in pediatric intensive care unit.Acinetobacter baumannii is the major pathogen,which was highly resistant to meropenem and cephalosporins.

Progress in fluid resuscitation of septic shock / 中华实用儿科临床杂志

Septic shock remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in intensive care unit(ICU). Abun-dant fluid resuscitation is one of the most common therapies for septic shock patients;but some fundamental questions about its efficacy and safety remain. In this paper,recent insight derived from clinical trials in terms of fluid type,dose, rate and toxicity are discussed.