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Exploring the Possible Role of Cannabinoids in Managing Post-Cardiac Surgery Complications: A Narrative Review of Preclinical Evidence and a Call for Future Research Directions.
Pollak U, Avniel-Aran A, Binshtok AM, Bar-Yosef O, Bronicki RA, Checchia PA, Finkelstein Y. Pollak U, et al. Among authors: checchia pa. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol. 2024 Mar 14. doi: 10.1097/FJC.0000000000001560. Online ahead of print. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol. 2024. PMID: 38498618
Traditionally managed with opioids, these pain relief methods bring potential long-term risks, prompting the exploration of alternative treatments. ...
Traditionally managed with opioids, these pain relief methods bring potential long-term risks, prompting the exploration of alternati …
RBC Transfusion Induced ST Segment Variability Following the Norwood Procedure.
Savorgnan F, Bhat PN, Checchia PA, Acosta S, Tume SC, Lasa JJ, Asadourian V, Achuff BJ, Flores S, Ahmed M, Crouthamel DI, Loomba RS, Bronicki RA. Savorgnan F, et al. Among authors: checchia pa. Crit Care Explor. 2021 May 20;3(5):e0417. doi: 10.1097/CCE.0000000000000417. eCollection 2021 May. Crit Care Explor. 2021. PMID: 34036271 Free PMC article.
CONCLUSIONS: We found a significant increase in the ST segment variability and evidence of myocardial ischemia temporally associated with RBC transfusions in neonates following the Norwood procedure, specifically among those in the Blalock-Taussig shunt group, which may impact im …
CONCLUSIONS: We found a significant increase in the ST segment variability and evidence of myocardial ischemia temporally associated with RB …
Postoperative Pain Management in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: Where Are We Heading?
Pollak U, Bronicki RA, Achuff BJ, Checchia PA. Pollak U, et al. Among authors: checchia pa. J Intensive Care Med. 2019 Aug 25:885066619871432. doi: 10.1177/0885066619871432. Online ahead of print. J Intensive Care Med. 2019. PMID: 31446831
OBJECTIVES: Adequate postoperative pain management is crucial in pediatric patients undergoing cardiac surgery because pain can lead to devastating short- and long-term consequences. This review discusses the limitations of current postoperative pain assessment and managem …
OBJECTIVES: Adequate postoperative pain management is crucial in pediatric patients undergoing cardiac surgery because pain can lead to deva …
The Burden and Long-term Respiratory Morbidity Associated with Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in Early Childhood.
Fauroux B, Simões EAF, Checchia PA, Paes B, Figueras-Aloy J, Manzoni P, Bont L, Carbonell-Estrany X. Fauroux B, et al. Among authors: checchia pa. Infect Dis Ther. 2017 Jun;6(2):173-197. doi: 10.1007/s40121-017-0151-4. Epub 2017 Mar 29. Infect Dis Ther. 2017. PMID: 28357706 Free PMC article. Review.
The objective of this fifth publication was to determine the long-term respiratory morbidity associated with RSV lower respiratory tract infection (RSV LRTI) in early life. ...This was supplemented by inclusion of papers published whilst drafting the manuscript. Studies re …
The objective of this fifth publication was to determine the long-term respiratory morbidity associated with RSV lower respiratory tr …
Defining the Risk and Associated Morbidity and Mortality of Severe Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection Among Infants with Congenital Heart Disease.
Checchia PA, Paes B, Bont L, Manzoni P, Simões EA, Fauroux B, Figueras-Aloy J, Carbonell-Estrany X. Checchia PA, et al. Infect Dis Ther. 2017 Mar;6(1):37-56. doi: 10.1007/s40121-016-0142-x. Epub 2017 Jan 9. Infect Dis Ther. 2017. PMID: 28070870 Free PMC article. Review.
To reduce the burden and improve outcomes, further research and specific studies are needed to determine the longer-term effects of severe RSV infection in young children with CHD....
To reduce the burden and improve outcomes, further research and specific studies are needed to determine the longer-term effects of s …
Defining the Risk and Associated Morbidity and Mortality of Severe Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection Among Infants with Chronic Lung Disease.
Paes B, Fauroux B, Figueras-Aloy J, Bont L, Checchia PA, Simões EA, Manzoni P, Carbonell-Estrany X. Paes B, et al. Among authors: checchia pa. Infect Dis Ther. 2016 Dec;5(4):453-471. doi: 10.1007/s40121-016-0137-7. Epub 2016 Nov 18. Infect Dis Ther. 2016. PMID: 27864751 Free PMC article. Review.
Burdens of disease data were compared with preterm infants without CLD/BPD, other high-risk groups and term infants. Study quality and strength of evidence (SOE) were graded using recognized criteria. ...Infants with CLD also had a longer length of hospital stay than other …
Burdens of disease data were compared with preterm infants without CLD/BPD, other high-risk groups and term infants. Study quality an …
Defining the Risk and Associated Morbidity and Mortality of Severe Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection Among Preterm Infants Without Chronic Lung Disease or Congenital Heart Disease.
Figueras-Aloy J, Manzoni P, Paes B, Simões EA, Bont L, Checchia PA, Fauroux B, Carbonell-Estrany X. Figueras-Aloy J, et al. Among authors: checchia pa. Infect Dis Ther. 2016 Dec;5(4):417-452. doi: 10.1007/s40121-016-0130-1. Epub 2016 Sep 14. Infect Dis Ther. 2016. PMID: 27628014 Free PMC article. Review.
Preterm infants, particularly those born at lower wGA, tended to have higher RSV hospitalization (RSVH) rates compared with otherwise healthy term infants (high SOE). RSVH rates ranged from ~5 per 1000 children to >100 per 1000 children with the highest rates shown in t …
Preterm infants, particularly those born at lower wGA, tended to have higher RSV hospitalization (RSVH) rates compared with otherwise health …
Perioperative mechanical circulatory support in children with critical heart disease.
Checchia PA. Checchia PA. Curr Treat Options Cardiovasc Med. 2011 Oct;13(5):414-24. doi: 10.1007/s11936-011-0140-y. Curr Treat Options Cardiovasc Med. 2011. PMID: 21748290
Regardless of the exact circumstances of initiation, the use of a support device is a "bridge." Where there has been an acute myocardial insult, short-term assist devices can serve as a "bridge to immediate survival," a "bridge to recovery," or even a "bridge to the next d …
Regardless of the exact circumstances of initiation, the use of a support device is a "bridge." Where there has been an acute myocardial ins …
Fatality rates in published reports of RSV hospitalizations among high-risk and otherwise healthy children.
Welliver RC Sr, Checchia PA, Bauman JH, Fernandes AW, Mahadevia PJ, Hall CB. Welliver RC Sr, et al. Among authors: checchia pa. Curr Med Res Opin. 2010 Sep;26(9):2175-81. doi: 10.1185/03007995.2010.505126. Curr Med Res Opin. 2010. PMID: 20666690 Review.
Presence of severe underlying comorbidities such as neuromuscular disease, immunosuppression, and malignancies was associated with death among term and/or older (>1 year) children. Higher fatality rates were reported for infants receiving intensive unit care (1.1-8.6%), …
Presence of severe underlying comorbidities such as neuromuscular disease, immunosuppression, and malignancies was associated with death amo …
Cardiac extracorporeal life support: state of the art in 2007.
Cooper DS, Jacobs JP, Moore L, Stock A, Gaynor JW, Chancy T, Parpard M, Griffin DA, Owens T, Checchia PA, Thiagarajan RR, Spray TL, Ravishankar C. Cooper DS, et al. Among authors: checchia pa. Cardiol Young. 2007 Sep;17 Suppl 2:104-15. doi: 10.1017/S1047951107001217. Cardiol Young. 2007. PMID: 18039404 Review.
Although extracorporeal membrane oxygenation has become a standard of care for many paediatric centres, its use is limited to those patients who require only short-term cardiopulmonary support. Mechanical ventricular assist devices have become standard therapy for adults w …
Although extracorporeal membrane oxygenation has become a standard of care for many paediatric centres, its use is limited to those patients …