Current overview in pediatric critical care

Current overview in pediatric critical care

Edited by Dr. Nobuaki Shime

This thematic series was published in Journal of Intensive Care

1. Content Type:Review

   Current status of pediatric transplantation in Japan

   Brain-dead donor organ transplantation has been available to children in Japan since the 2010 revision of the Organ Transplant Law. Of the 50–60 brain-dead donor organ transplants performed annually in Japan, ...

   Authors:Nao Nishimura, Mureo Kasahara, Kenji Ishikura and Satoshi Nakagawa

   Citation:Journal of Intensive Care 2017 5:48

   Published on: 20 July 2017

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2. Content Type:Review

   Update on pediatric sepsis: a review

   Sepsis is one of the leading causes of mortality among children worldwide. Unfortunately, however, reliable evidence was insufficient in pediatric sepsis and many aspects in clinical practice actually depend o...

   Authors:Tatsuya Kawasaki

   Citation:Journal of Intensive Care 2017 5:47

   Published on: 20 July 2017

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3. Content Type:Review

   AKI after pediatric cardiac surgery for congenital heart diseases–recent developments in diagnostic criteria and early diagnosis by biomarkers-

   Acute kidney injury (AKI) after cardiac surgery in children with congenital heart disease is a common complication. AKI is also associated with high morbidity and mortality. The Kidney Diseases Improving Globa...

   Authors:Yuichiro Toda and Kentaro Sugimoto

   Citation:Journal of Intensive Care 2017 5:49

   Published on: 20 July 2017

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4. Content Type:Research

   Physiological impact of high-flow nasal cannula therapy on postextubation acute respiratory failure after pediatric cardiac surgery: a prospective observational study

   Reintubation after pediatric cardiac surgery is associated with a high rate of mortality. Therefore, adequate respiratory support for postextubation acute respiratory failure (ARF) is important. However, littl...

   Authors:Naohiro Shioji, Tatsuo Iwasaki, Tomoyuki Kanazawa, Kazuyoshi Shimizu, Tomohiko Suemori, Kentaro Sugimoto, Yasutoshi Kuroe and Hiroshi Morimatsu

   Citation:Journal of Intensive Care 2017 5:35

   Published on: 6 June 2017

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