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Critical Care Science. 2025;37:e20250143
02-28-2025
DOI 10.62675/2965-2774.20250143
To evaluate the ability of Brazilian pediatricians to recognize sepsis and septic shock in children.
A cross-sectional multicenter survey was conducted among Brazilian pediatricians between May and June 2023, before the release of the new Phoenix sepsis criteria in 2024. An online electronic system was used for surveys to characterize the knowledge and skills of physicians in the diagnosis and treatment of sepsis in children. The questions related to the diagnosis and treatment of sepsis and septic shock in children were based on the International Pediatric Sepsis Consensus Conference, the American College of Critical Care Medicine Guidelines, and the Surviving Sepsis Campaign in Pediatrics. Descriptive statistical analyses were performed using R software.
Pediatricians were surveyed about the recognition, knowledge, and management of pediatric patients with sepsis and septic shock. The responses of 355 physicians from all regions of Brazil were analyzed, with the majority from the southeastern region of the country (53.3%). In clinical practice, the most utilized criteria for diagnosing sepsis included inappropriate tachycardia (92%), temperature alteration (88.2%), and the presence of a suspected or confirmed infectious focus (87.9%). For septic shock, capillary refill time alteration (87.1%), arterial hypotension (84.8%), and changes in the level of consciousness (82.2%) were the predominant indicators. A total of 55.6% pediatricians reported having the potential to obtain venous or intraosseous access within 5 minutes, and 59.3% could administer antibiotics within the first hour. Approximately one-quarter (27.5%) of the participants responded that it was possible to infuse 40 - 60mL/kg in 1 hour. The most commonly used solution for fluid resuscitation was isotonic saline (70.9%), followed by Ringer's lactate (45.0%). The infusion of a vasopressor was considered in patients who did not improve after receiving an infusion of 40 - 60mL/kg (75.8%).
This is the first study to assess the knowledge of sepsis and septic shock among the Brazilian pediatric population. The results reveal a significant deficiency in the recognition of sepsis. This study demonstrated a gap between evidence and clinical practice. Adherence to international guidelines needs to be improved.
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Critical Care Science. 2024;36:e20240163en
09-12-2024
DOI 10.62675/2965-2774.20240163-en
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Critical Care Science. 2024;36:e20240114en
06-05-2024
DOI 10.62675/2965-2774.20240114-en
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Critical Care Science. 2023;35(3):290-301
12-22-2023
DOI 10.5935/2965-2774.20230388-en
To determine the prevalence and factors associated with the physical rehabilitation of critically ill children in Brazilian pediatric intensive care units.
A 2-day, cross-sectional, multicenter point prevalence study comprising 27 pediatric intensive care units (out of 738) was conducted in Brazil in April and June 2019. This Brazilian study was part of a large multinational study called Prevalence of Acute Rehabilitation for Kids in the PICU (PARK-PICU). The primary outcome was the prevalence of mobility provided by physical therapy or occupational therapy. Clinical data on patient mobility, potential mobility safety events, and mobilization barriers were prospectively collected in patients admitted for ≥ 72 hours.
Children under the age of 3 years comprised 68% of the patient population. The prevalence of therapist-provided mobility was 74%, or 277 out of the 375 patient-days. Out-of-bed mobility was most positively associated with family presence (adjusted odds ratios 3.31;95%CI 1.70 - 6.43) and most negatively associated with arterial lines (adjusted odds ratios 0.16; 95%CI 0.05 - 0.57). Barriers to mobilization were reported on 27% of patient-days, the most common being lack of physician order (n = 18). Potential safety events occurred in 3% of all mobilization events.
Therapist-provided mobility in Brazilian pediatric intensive care units is frequent. Family presence was high and positively associated with out-of-bed mobility. The presence of physiotherapists 24 hours a day in Brazilian pediatric intensive care units may have a substantial impact on the mobilization of critically ill children.
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Critical Care Science. 2023;35(2):233-235
08-07-2023
DOI 10.5935/2965-2774.20230018-en
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Critical Care Science. 2023;35(1):57-65
06-05-2023
DOI 10.5935/2965-2774.20230350-en
To assess Brazilian pediatric intensivists’ general knowledge of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, including evidence for its use, the national funding model, indications, and complications.
This was a multicenter cross-sectional survey including 45 Brazilian pediatric intensive care units. A convenience sample of 654 intensivists was surveyed regarding their knowledge on managing patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, its indications, complications, funding, and literature evidence.
The survey addressed questions regarding the knowledge and experience of pediatric intensivists with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, including two clinical cases and 6 optional questions about the management of patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Of the 45 invited centers, 42 (91%) participated in the study, and 412 of 654 (63%) pediatric intensivists responded to the survey. Most pediatric intensive care units were from the Southeast region of Brazil (59.5%), and private/for-profit hospitals represented 28.6% of the participating centers. The average age of respondents was 41.4 (standard deviation 9.1) years, and the majority (77%) were women. Only 12.4% of respondents had taken an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation course. Only 19% of surveyed hospitals have an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation program, and only 27% of intensivists reported having already managed patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Specific extracorporeal membrane oxygenation management questions were responded to by only 64 physicians (15.5%), who had a fair/good correct response rate (median 63.4%; range 32.8% to 91.9%).
Most Brazilian pediatric intensivists demonstrated limited knowledge regarding extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, including its indications and complications. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is not yet widely available in Brazil, with few intensivists prepared to manage patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and even fewer intensivists recognizing when to refer patients to extracorporeal membrane oxygenation centers.
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Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva. 2021;33(4):544-548
01-24-2021
DOI 10.5935/0103-507X.20210082
To evaluate whether there was any impact on the number of pediatric extracorporeal membrane oxygenation runs and survival rates in the years subsequent to the 2009 pandemic.
We studied two different periods of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support for respiratory failure in children by analyzing datasets from the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization. Autoregressive integrated moving average models were constructed to estimate the effect of the pandemic. The year 2009 was the year of intervention (the H1N1 epidemic) in an interrupted time series model. Data collected from 2001 - 2010 were considered preintervention, and data collected from 2010 - 2017 were considered postintervention.
There was an increase in survival rates in the period 2010 - 2017 compared to 2001 - 2010 (p < 0.0001), with a significant improvement in survival when extracorporeal membrane oxygenation was performed for acute respiratory failure due to viral pneumonia. The autoregressive integrated moving average model shows an increase of 23 extracorporeal membrane oxygenation runs per year, prior to the point of the level effect (2009). In terms of survival, the preslope shows that there was no significant increase in survival rates before 2009 (p = 0.41), but the level effect was nearly significant after two years (p = 0.05), with a 6% increase in survival. In four years, there was an 8% (p = 0.03) increase in survival, and six years after 2009, there was up to a 10% (p = 0.026) increase in survival.
In the years following 2009, there was a significant, global incremental increase in the extracorporeal membrane oxygenation survival rates for all runs, mainly due to improvements in the technology and treatment protocols for acute respiratory failure related to viral pneumonia and other respiratory conditions.
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Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva. 2021;33(3):384-393
10-25-2021
DOI 10.5935/0103-507X.20210055
To describe current clinical practices related to the use of high-flow nasal cannula therapy by Brazilian pediatric intensivists and compare them with those in other countries.
A questionnaire was administered to pediatric intensivists in North and South America, Asia, Europe, and Australia/New Zealand for the main study. We compared the Brazilian cohort with cohorts in the United States of America, Canada, the United Kingdom, and India
Overall, 501 physicians responded, 127 of which were in Brazil. Only 63.8% of respondents in Brazil had a high-flow nasal cannula available, in contrast to 100% of respondents in the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States. The attending physician was responsible for the decision to start a high-flow nasal cannula according to 61.2% respondents in Brazil, 95.5% in the United Kingdom, 96.6% in the United States, 96.8% in Canada, and 84.7% in India. A total of 62% of respondents in Brazil, 96.3% in the United Kingdom, 96.6% in the United States, 96.8% in Canada, and 84.7% in India reported that the attending physician was responsible for the decision to wean or modify the high-flow nasal cannula settings. When high-flow nasal cannula therapy failed due to respiratory distress/failure, 82% of respondents in Brazil would consider a trial of noninvasive ventilation before endotracheal intubation, compared to 93% in the United Kingdom, 88% in the United States, 91.5% in Canada, and 76.8% in India. More Brazilian intensivists (6.5%) than intensivists in the United Kingdom, United States, and India (1.6% for all) affirmed using sedatives frequently with high-flow nasal cannulas.
The availability of high-flow nasal cannulas in Brazil is still not widespread. There are some divergences in clinical practices between Brazilian intensivists and their colleagues abroad, mainly in processes and decision-making about starting and weaning high-flow nasal cannula therapy.