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Letter to the Editor
Death by community-based methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: case report
Crit Care Sci. 2023;35(4):416-420
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Letter to the EditorDeath by community-based methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: case report
Crit Care Sci. 2023;35(4):416-420
DOI 10.5935/2965-2774.20230078-pt
Views19INTRODUCTIONCommunity methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) has by definition a minimum inhibitory concentration for oxacillin ≥ 4mcg/mL, giving it intrinsic resistance to all beta-lactams, including cephalosporins, which is associated with the presence of the mecA gene. It also has bacteriological and epidemiological characteristics distinct from hospital-acquired MRSA, including its resistance profile to other antimicrobials, its genotypic […]See more -
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Reducing malnutrition in critically ill pediatric patients
Rev Bras Ter Intensiva. 2018;30(2):160-165
Abstract
Original ArticlesReducing malnutrition in critically ill pediatric patients
Rev Bras Ter Intensiva. 2018;30(2):160-165
DOI 10.5935/0103-507X.20180034
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Objective:
To compare the prevalence of malnutrition during two time periods in a pediatric intensive care unit.
Methods:
This was a retrospective cross-sectional study of patients admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit of a university hospital during two one-year periods with an interval of four years between them. Nutritional evaluation was conducted based on weight and height measured at admission. The body mass index-for-age was the parameter chosen to evaluate nutritional status, as classified according to the World Health Organization, according to age group.
Results:
The total sample size was 881 (406 in the contemporary sample and 475 in the historical sample). There was a significant reduction in malnutrition in the contemporary sample (p = 0.03). Malnourishment in patients in the historical sample was significantly associated with mortality and length of stay, while malnourishment in patients in the contemporary sample was not associated with worse outcomes.
Conclusion:
There was a significant reduction in malnutrition among patients in the same pediatric intensive care unit when comparing the two time periods. Our findings of a change in nutritional profile in critically ill patients corroborate the nutritional status data of children and adolescents worldwide.
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Case reports Child Coronavirus infections COVID-19 Critical care Critical illness Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation Infant, newborn Intensive care Intensive care units Intensive care units, pediatric mechanical ventilation Mortality Physical therapy modalities Prognosis Respiration, artificial Respiratory insufficiency risk factors SARS-CoV-2 Sepsis