Organization of trauma management in French level-1 pediatric trauma centers: A cross-sectional survey

CONCLUSION: Although most French level-1 pediatric trauma centers have a local protocol for pediatric trauma management, organization is very heterogeneous in France. Guidelines should focus on collaboration between professionals and hospital facilities in order to improve outcomes of children with trauma.

Capillary refill time for the management of acute circulatory failure: a survey among pediatric and adult intensivists

CONCLUSION: CRT measurement is widely used by intensivists in patients with acute circulatory failure but most often in a non-standardized way. This may lead to a misunderstanding of CRT reliability and clinical usefulness.

Clinical practice guidelines: management of severe bronchiolitis in infants under 12 months old admitted to a pediatric critical care unit

CONCLUSION: These guidelines cover the different aspects in the management of severe bronchiolitis in infants admitted to pediatric critical care units. Compared to the different ways to manage patients with severe bronchiolitis described in the literature, our original work proposes an overall less invasive approach in terms of monitoring and treatment.

Anti-infective prescribing practices in critically ill children on continuous renal replacement therapy: a multicenter survey of French-speaking countries

CONCLUSIONS: Our survey reported wide variability in anti-infective prescribing practices in children undergoing continuous renal replacement therapy, thus highlighting a gap in knowledge and the need for education and recommendations.

Effect of red blood cell storage time in pediatric cardiac surgery patients: A subgroup analysis of a randomized controlled trial

CONCLUSIONS: In neonates and children undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass, the use of fresh RBCs did not reduce the incidence of new or progressive multiple organ dysfunction syndrome compared with the standard-issue RBCs. A larger trial is needed to confirm these results.

The pediatric intensive care unit in France: What happens afterwards?

Although pediatric post-intensive care syndrome is frequent and impacts the child's quality of life in various aspects, there are currently no guidelines regarding post-pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) follow-up. The aim of this study was to describe post-PICU follow-up in France. Among the 37 French PICUs, only 67 % had a consultation service, mostly performed by pediatric intensivists (95 %). Post-intensive care evaluation was the main objective for 46 % of these centers, whereas others...