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  • A Importância da Referenciação Precoce na Falência Hepática Aguda Pediátrica
    Publication . Jerónimo, M; Moinho, R; Carvalho, L; Gonçalves, I; Furtado, E; Farela-Neves, J
    INTRODUCTION: Acute liver failure is a rare disorder associated to high morbidity and mortality despite survival improvement through liver transplantation. The importance of a multidisciplinary approach and early referral to a pediatric liver transplantation center were important conclusions of a national meeting in 2008, from which resulted an actuation consensus. OBJECTIVES: To characterize acute liver failure admissions in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit of the portuguese pediatric livertransplantation center. To compare results before (A) and after (B) 2008. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Observational, retrospective study during a 20 year period (1994-2014). INCLUSION CRITERIA: age < 18 years old and acute liver failure (INR ≥ 2 without vitamin K response and hepatocellular necrosis). Children with previous liver disease were excluded. RESULTS: Fifty children were included, with median age of 24.5 months. The most common etiology under 2 years old was metabolic (34.6%) and above that age was infectious (29.2%). Forty six percent were submitted to liver transplantation and 78% of them survived. Overall mortality was 34%. Median referral time was 7 days in period A (n = 35) and 2 days in period B (n = 15; p = 0.006). Pediatric risk of mortality's median was 14.7 in period A and 6.5 in B (p = 0.019). Mortality was 37% vs 26% in periods A and B, respectively (p = 0.474). DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: Overall mortality was similar to the observed in other European centers. Liver transplantation is in fact the most effective therapeutic option. After 2008, there was a reduction in referral time and cases severity on admission; however, mortality has not reduced so far.
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  • MÓDULO 3 - 2º Curso de Formação para Internos 2013 - 2014: Neonatologia e Cuidados Intensivos Pediátricos
    Publication . Bento, C; Rodrigues, F; Oliveira, G; Lopes, MF; Brito, MJ; Farela-Neves, J; Ramos, C; Mesquita, J; Fonseca, M; Morais, S; Resende, C; Dinis, A; Pinto, C; Carvalho, L
    2014Book Open access Show more
  • MÓDULO 3 - Neonatologia e Cuidados Intensivos Pediátricos
    Publication . Brito, C; Rodrigues, F; Oliveira, G; Lopes, MF; Brito, MJ; Farela-Neves, J; Ramos, C; Mesquita, J; Lemos, C; Pinto, C; Dionísio, T; Fonseca, M; Taborda, A; Coelho, L; Dinis, A; Resende, C; Faria, D; Morais, S; Mimoso, G; Dias, A
    2012Book Open access Show more