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In this study, authors present a case report of a 10 months old patient with burn injuries involving 20.5 % body surface area, grades 2a and 2b. According to the continuous monitoring of hemodynamic parameters by PiCCO (Pulsion Medical Systems, Munich, Germany), fluid therapy was successfully managed. Despite of an increasing EVLWI (extravascular lung water index) it was possible to preserve the child from lung edema and subsequent artificial lung ventilation by the early targeted therapeutic interventions. Moreover, the study analyzes the possibilities and indications of less invasive hemodynamic monitoring supplied by PiCCO in children (Tab. 2, Fig. 3, Ref. 7). Full Text (Free, PDF) www.bmj.sk.
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Burns/therapy , Hemodynamics , Monitoring, Physiologic , Burns/physiopathology , Fluid Therapy , Humans , Infant , MaleABSTRACT
Penile block has been in use in penile surgery as a technique for perioperative analgesia for 25 years. The authors reintroduced penile block on the Department of Paediatric Anaesthetics and Intensive Care at the University Children's Hospital in Bratislava, Slovakia in June 2004 after 8 years. This prospective open observational study presents their experience with penile block for elective penile surgery in 96 paediatric patients (Tab. 3, Ref. 14).
