Frontiers in Pediatrics | Pediatric Critical Care

Original Research

Accepted on 17 Jul 2026

Patient backgrounds and outcomes of mechanically ventilated children treated in pediatric intensive-care units versus general intensive-care units in Japan: A retrospective cohort study using a national inpatient database

in Pediatric Critical Care

Yoshio Sakurai
Nobuaki Michihata
Kohei Osada
Shingo Kobayashi
Wataru Sakamoto
Yuta Uchida
Kuniya Ishii
Hiroya Yokohari
Toshiaki Isogai
Hiroki Matsui

Frontiers in Pediatrics

Original Research

Accepted on 15 Jul 2026

Stability and compatibility of phentolamine mesylate combined with furosemide in common infusion solutions for pediatric critical care

in Pediatric Critical Care

Baoxia Fang
Ruiling Shang
Fuchao Chen
Yanhong Liu
Huimin Liu

Frontiers in Pediatrics

Mini Review

Accepted on 15 Jul 2026

Integrated Lung-Diaphragm Ultrasound in Pediatric Weaning Assessment: A Mini Review

in Pediatric Critical Care

Yunrui Zhuang
Xingyu Zhu

Frontiers in Pediatrics

Original Research

Published on 15 Jul 2026

Effects of MEK-inhibitor treatment in infants with lymphatic abnormalities in noonan syndrome

in Pediatric Critical Care

J. Wagenpfeil
K. Hoß
A. Henkel
D. L. Kütting
J. A. Luetkens
A. Mueller
C. C. Pieper
A. Groteklaes

Frontiers in Pediatrics

doi 10.3389/fped.2026.1842723

325 views

Original Research

Published on 14 Jul 2026

Mesenchymal stem cell therapy as adjunctive treatment in pediatric patients with severe acquired brain injury: a single-center retrospective case series

in Pediatric Critical Care

Hacer Uçmak
Merve Havan
Anar Gurbanov
Burak Balaban
Fevzi Kahveci
Hasan Özen
Edin Botan
Emrah Gün
Ayşen Durak Aslan
Eda Eyduran

Frontiers in Pediatrics

doi 10.3389/fped.2026.1859885

249 views

Systematic Review

Published on 14 Jul 2026

Nutrition protocols improve caloric adequacy in critically Ill children: a systematic review and meta-analysis

in Pediatric Critical Care

Yan Wang
Jia Wang
Xiao Sun
Baolian Yao
Fang Guo
Yan Shi
Nida Naeem

Frontiers in Pediatrics

doi 10.3389/fped.2026.1889905

315 views

Original Research

Published on 09 Jul 2026

Machine learning early risk assessment model for acute kidney injury in critically ill children: a retrospective cohort study

in Pediatric Critical Care

Linyao Xie
Chao Chen
Chaojie Zhang
Lizhi Chen
Yijuan Li

Frontiers in Pediatrics

doi 10.3389/fped.2026.1847661

254 views

Perspective

Accepted on 08 Jul 2026

Drivers of Improved Prognosis in Pediatric Sepsis in China: Policy Support and Collaborative Actions

in Pediatric Critical Care

Suyun Qian
Gang Liu
Boliang Fang

Frontiers in Pediatrics

100 views

Case Report

Published on 08 Jul 2026

Integrated pain management in a child with arthritis in Cape Verde: a case report

in Pediatric Critical Care

Deisa Salyse dos Reis Cabral Semedo
Sandra de Sousa Lobo
Neusa Alfreda Mendonça Soares de Carvalho
Celestina Barros Martins
Elisabete Moreno Barros
Denise Castro Cardoso
Diva Elci dos Reis Cabral

Frontiers in Pediatrics

doi 10.3389/fped.2026.1811923

763 views

Original Research

Accepted on 01 Jul 2026

Median Effective Dose of Intravenous Nalmefene for Preventing Sufentanil-Induced Cough in Children Aged 1–6 Years: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial

in Pediatric Critical Care

Chao Wang
Fan Wang
Lijing Li
Xiaoxue Wang
Qiao Lanxin
Wang Fang

Frontiers in Pediatrics

126 views

Systematic Review

Accepted on 01 Jul 2026

Prevalence of pediatric delirium among critically ill children: A meta-analysis of observational studies

in Pediatric Critical Care

Xin-Mao Shi
Jie Hu
Yu Chen
Chun-Xia Wang
Zheng-Kui Zhou
Mei Feng

Frontiers in Pediatrics

114 views

Original Research

Accepted on 30 Jun 2026

Risk Factors and a Nomogram for Predicting Severe Acute Kidney Injury in Pediatric Sepsis: A Retrospective Study

in Pediatric Critical Care

Yiru Xiang
Ping Zanga
Jun Qiu
Runfang Chen
Haipeng Yan
Xun Li
Zhenghui Xiao
Xiulan Lu

Frontiers in Pediatrics

143 views

Original Research

Published on 22 Jun 2026

Longitudinal patterns of postoperative brain oxygen saturation in children with congenital heart disease and postoperative delirium risk: a repeated measures analysis

in Pediatric Critical Care

Yingzi Xie
Li Yuan
Xinlan Wu

Frontiers in Pediatrics

doi 10.3389/fped.2026.1837715

449 views

Review

Accepted on 16 Jun 2026

Sedative Medications: A potentially modifiable risk factor for improving Neurocognitive Outcomes after critical illness in infants and children

in Pediatric Critical Care

Alana Byeon
Marina Mir
Angela Jerath
Marat Slessarev
Saptharishi Lalgudi Ganesan
Nicole McKinnon

Frontiers in Pediatrics

324 views

Systematic Review

Published on 15 Jun 2026

Characteristics, predictors, and management of post-extubation dysphagia in critically Ill children: a scoping review

in Pediatric Critical Care

Yaokang Xue
Baorong Zhang
Xiaoshuang Zhao
Lili Hu
Liting Ju
Hairui Sun
Dan Zhang
Jiping Zhang
Yuxuan Yang
Ruixin Guan

Frontiers in Pediatrics

doi 10.3389/fped.2026.1854127

878 views

Case Report

Published on 15 Jun 2026

Ruxolitinib combined with azithromycin for scrub typhus-associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in a child: a case report and narrative literature review

in Pediatric Critical Care

Xingqiang Dong
Rongzhou Xiao
Chunyan Gao
Saihu Huang
Xiangying Meng
Xiangming Yan
Zhenjiang Bai
Shuiyan Wu

Frontiers in Pediatrics

doi 10.3389/fped.2026.1852110

701 views

Original Research

Accepted on 11 Jun 2026

PICU Diaries and Parental PTSD symptoms - A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial Assessing Feasibility and Psychological Outcomes

in Pediatric Critical Care

Franziska Perdereau
Felix Neunhoeffer
Maria Schweizer
Katharina Maier
Ute Wagner
Johannes Nordmeyer
Juliane Engel

Frontiers in Pediatrics

397 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 11 Jun 2026

Barriers and opportunities to improve fluid balance recognition and reduction: a qualitative study

in Pediatric Critical Care

Chloe Braun
Celeste G. Dixon
Ami J. Shah
Adam Dziorny
Julie C. Fitzgerald
Susan Martin
James Odum
Melissa Ryan
Samantha Whitfield
Lori B. Bateman

Frontiers in Pediatrics

doi 10.3389/fped.2026.1830086

904 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 10 Jun 2026

"Good outcome after drowning with prolonged resuscitation and secondary pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome requiring extra-corporeal-membrane-oxygenation – A special case in comparison to the single-center local 10-year experience in pediatric drowning”

in Pediatric Critical Care

Kai Fiedler
Chris Mohrmann
Lisa Meyer
Christiaan Peter Sentner
Axel Heep

Frontiers in Pediatrics

doi 10.3389/fped.2026.1841402

771 views

Methods

Published on 09 Jun 2026

Implementation mapping to develop strategies for skin-to-skin care in the pediatric cardiac intensive care unit: planning for a hybrid trial

in Pediatric Critical Care

Amanda Bettencourt
Jennifer Whittaker
Diya Nag
Katherine S. Kellom
Claire Brennan
Elizabeth A. Herrup
Abigail Demianczyk
Amy J. Lisanti

Frontiers in Pediatrics

doi 10.3389/fped.2026.1851773

739 views

Case Report

Published on 05 Jun 2026

First experience of hemadsorption with HA60 cartridges in newborns and small infants with septic shock: a case series

in Pediatric Critical Care

Gabriella Bottari
Cristina Maccarrone
Antonio Torelli
Matteo Di Nardo
Anna Teresa Mazzeo
Corrado Cecchetti
Isabella Guzzo

Frontiers in Pediatrics

doi 10.3389/fped.2026.1769731

1,188 views

Original Research

Accepted on 04 Jun 2026

Opioid and Benzodiazepine Requirements in Neonatal and Pediatric Patients Undergoing Venoarterial ECMO: Insights from a Predominantly Cardiac Cohort

in Pediatric Critical Care

Somayah A. Alsuhaibani
Ashjan F. Alghanem
Ibrahim A. Alredaini
Shaimaa Alsulami
Luluah A. AlTukhaifi
Reem M. Beheri
Mashael AlFaifi
Renad A. Alshuraim
Lama Alfehaid
Khalid Al Sulaiman

Frontiers in Pediatrics

381 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Jun 2026

Short-term risk stratification using parallel admission and reassessment features in PICU patients with infection

in Pediatric Critical Care

Yuhang Wang
Cuie Chen
Guocheng Jiang
Chuanfu Xuan

Frontiers in Pediatrics

doi 10.3389/fped.2026.1834603

944 views

Perspective

Published on 03 Jun 2026

The first pediatric emergency and critical care fellowship in sub-Saharan Africa: investing in local leaders to build subspecialty capacity in low- and middle-income countries

in Pediatric Critical Care

Bhupi Reel
Rashmi Kumar
Mardi Steere
Emily A. Hartford
Arianna Shirk
Amelie von Saint Andre-von Arnim

Frontiers in Pediatrics

doi 10.3389/fped.2026.1847261

1,138 views

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articles

Patient backgrounds and outcomes of mechanically ventilated children treated in pediatric intensive-care units versus general intensive-care units in Japan: A retrospective cohort study using a national inpatient database

Stability and compatibility of phentolamine mesylate combined with furosemide in common infusion solutions for pediatric critical care

Integrated Lung-Diaphragm Ultrasound in Pediatric Weaning Assessment: A Mini Review

Effects of MEK-inhibitor treatment in infants with lymphatic abnormalities in noonan syndrome

Mesenchymal stem cell therapy as adjunctive treatment in pediatric patients with severe acquired brain injury: a single-center retrospective case series

Nutrition protocols improve caloric adequacy in critically Ill children: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Machine learning early risk assessment model for acute kidney injury in critically ill children: a retrospective cohort study

Drivers of Improved Prognosis in Pediatric Sepsis in China: Policy Support and Collaborative Actions

Integrated pain management in a child with arthritis in Cape Verde: a case report

Median Effective Dose of Intravenous Nalmefene for Preventing Sufentanil-Induced Cough in Children Aged 1–6 Years: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial

Prevalence of pediatric delirium among critically ill children: A meta-analysis of observational studies

Risk Factors and a Nomogram for Predicting Severe Acute Kidney Injury in Pediatric Sepsis: A Retrospective Study

Longitudinal patterns of postoperative brain oxygen saturation in children with congenital heart disease and postoperative delirium risk: a repeated measures analysis

Sedative Medications: A potentially modifiable risk factor for improving Neurocognitive Outcomes after critical illness in infants and children

Characteristics, predictors, and management of post-extubation dysphagia in critically Ill children: a scoping review

Ruxolitinib combined with azithromycin for scrub typhus-associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in a child: a case report and narrative literature review

PICU Diaries and Parental PTSD symptoms - A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial Assessing Feasibility and Psychological Outcomes

Barriers and opportunities to improve fluid balance recognition and reduction: a qualitative study

"Good outcome after drowning with prolonged resuscitation and secondary pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome requiring extra-corporeal-membrane-oxygenation – A special case in comparison to the single-center local 10-year experience in pediatric drowning”

Implementation mapping to develop strategies for skin-to-skin care in the pediatric cardiac intensive care unit: planning for a hybrid trial

First experience of hemadsorption with HA60 cartridges in newborns and small infants with septic shock: a case series

Opioid and Benzodiazepine Requirements in Neonatal and Pediatric Patients Undergoing Venoarterial ECMO: Insights from a Predominantly Cardiac Cohort

Short-term risk stratification using parallel admission and reassessment features in PICU patients with infection

The first pediatric emergency and critical care fellowship in sub-Saharan Africa: investing in local leaders to build subspecialty capacity in low- and middle-income countries