Rationale: Plasma transfusions are frequently prescribed for critically ill children, although
their indications lack a strong evidence base. Plasma transfusions are largely driven by …

Background: Approximately two-thirds of patients who die in the pediatric intensive care unit
(PICU) do so following withdrawal of intensive care treatment. Most often when intensive …

Background Organ dysfunction scores, based on physiological parameters, have been
created to describe organ failure. In a general pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) …

Enterobacter cloacae is a gram negative bacillus that is ubiquitous as a contaminant and a
pathogen in adult, paediatric, and neonatal ICUs. Its transmission is almost exclusively …

Objective To study the aetiology and outcome of previously well children admitted to a
paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) over a 5.5-year period (January 2004–June 2009) with …

Background and Objectives Plasma transfusions are a frequent treatment worldwide, but
many studies have reported a wide variation in the indications to transfuse. Recently, an …

Objective: To examine the quality and comprehensiveness of documentation in Paediatric
'cardiac arrests'. Design: Retrospective chart review. Setting: Tertiary care hospital wards …

Excellence reporting is an area of governance that identifies positive practice and promotes
learning from excellence in healthcare. Oxford Heart Centre (OHC) participates in the Oxford …

Injury or illness is defined as critical when one or more organ systems are either in danger of
failing or have begun to fail. In this situation, the possibility of incomplete recovery or death …

Family medicine residents across Canada represent a unique body of physicians with
exciting and different training experiences. Some 30 residents from each of the 16 university …