Intensive care resources required to care for critically ill children with focal intracranial infections.
The authors reviewed cases in which children with a focal infection inside the head (ex: a brain abscess) were cared for in their pediatric ICU to describe the frequency of complications and quantify the ICU resources needed (ex: breathing tube, blood pressure medications, and/or an intracranial pressure monitor). This information helps clarify illness severity and has identified complications that we should further investigate to improve care for these children.
['Lovett|Marlina E|ME|', 'Shah|Zubin S|ZS|', 'Moore-Clingenpeel|Melissa|M|', 'Sribnick|Eric|E|', 'Ostendorf|Adam|A|', 'Chung|Melissa G|MG|', 'Leonard|Jeffrey|J|', "O'Brien|Nicole F|NF|"]
D001922:Brain Abscess D002648:Child D002675:Child, Preschool D003422:Critical Care D016638:Critical Illness D005260:Female D005490:Focal Infection D006801:Humans D007223:Infant D008297:Male D012189:Retrospective Studies
infection pediatric CI = complicated infection CSF = cerebrospinal fluid CVST = cerebral venous sinus thrombosis EA = epidural abscess EEG = electroencephalogram HTS = hypertonic saline IA = intraparenchymal abscess ICD = International Classification of Disease ICH = intracranial hypertension ICP = intracranial pressure IQR = interquartile range LOS = length of stay PCPC = pediatric cerebral performance category PICU = pediatric intensive care unit SA = subdural abscess SE = subdural empyema critical care epidural abscess intracranial abscess subdural empyema