Pediatric critical illness

This study tests a program called BRIDGE that helps parents of young children in the intensive care unit make difficult medical decisions. About 495 parents will receive the program and report how prepared they felt and how much regret they had. The goal is to improve communicati…

Critically ill children often receive antibiotics, but it is unclear whether the drugs reach enough concentration in their tissues to fight infection. This study uses microdialysis, a thin catheter placed in the thigh muscle, to measure antibiotic levels directly in tissue fluid …

This study will use a non-invasive ultrasound test called Transcranial Doppler to measure blood flow in the brains of 125 children in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Researchers want to see how brain blood flow changes during critical illness and whether those patterns relate …

This study looks at whether giving light therapy to critically ill children (ages 4-17) in the pediatric ICU is practical and well-tolerated. Each morning, a light box is placed at the bedside, and light levels are measured. Children, families, and staff fill out surveys about th…

This study is testing whether a noninvasive skin sensor can accurately measure oxygen and carbon dioxide levels in critically ill children in the intensive care unit. Currently, doctors rely on arterial blood draws, which are painful and invasive. The researchers will compare rea…