Elva Rodríguez

Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid · pediatria

Introduction: Bacillus cereus is a ubiquitous pathogen that usually produces self-limiting gastrointestinal symptoms. However, in susceptible patients, it can lead to central nervous system infections which are potentially fatal. Development: We present the case of a 10-year-old male under chemotherapy treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia....

Objectives: To describe how children currently die in Spanish PICUs, their epidemiologic characteristics and clinical diagnoses. Design: Prospective multicenter observational study. Setting: Eighteen PICUs participating in the MOdos de Morir en UCI Pediátrica-2 (MOMUCI-2) study in Spain. Patients: Children 1 to 16 years old who died in PICU duri...

Objective To describe the different types of child deaths in Paediatric Intensive Care Units (PICU) in Spain, and to analyse the characteristics of those dying from a limitation of therapeutic effort (LET). Method A multicentre retrospective study by conducted by reviewing the hospital discharge reports corresponding to deceased patients in 8 Span...

Resumen Objetivo Describir los modos de muerte de los niños en las Unidades de Cuidados Intensivos Pediátricos (UCIP) en España y analizar las características de aquellos que fallecen tras decidir una limitación del esfuerzo terapéutico (LET). Métodos Estudio retrospectivo multicéntrico mediante revisión de informes de alta de los pacientes falle...