The ECMO Center at CHOP Awarded Highest Honor by ELSO
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Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s ECMO Center receives the “Platinum Level ELSO Award for Excellence in Life Support.”
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine News and Updates
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CHOP Researchers Identify Clinical Features of MIS-C in Children
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The case study involving six patients reveals key symptoms of this syndrome include fever, diarrhea, and shock.
CHOP Teams Explore Experimental Treatments for COVID-19
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As COVID-19 continues to spread worldwide, teams at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia are using a collaborative approach to identify and test potential treatments.
2020 Arab Health Conference Recap: A Breakthrough Device Makes Its Debut
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In January, members of CHOP's Biomedical Optical Devices to Monitor Cerebral Health program were in Dubai for the Arab Health conference.
New Algorithm Tracks Pediatric Sepsis Epidemiology Using Clinical Data
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CHOP researchers developed computational tool aided by the CHOP Research Institute’s Arcus Pediatric Knowledge Network.
CHOP Doctor Helps Pen Guidelines on Treating Pediatric Sepsis
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The new guidelines address how to treat children with complex medical condition.
Individualized Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation is Goal of New Frontier Program
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A new program, Biomedical Optical Devices to Monitor Cerebral Health, has the goal of developing an optical device that could revolutionize cardiac resuscitation by providing real-time feedback to the person performing CPR.
Pioneering Innovations in Orthopaedic Spine Care
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Recent advances from the pediatric Spine Program at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia include neural monitoring, intraoperative navigation, dedicated spine teams, opioid reduction efforts, vertebral body tethering and more.
Receptor Protein in Brain Promotes Resilience to Stress
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CHOP scientists found that a receptor on brain cells has a key role in how animals and people respond to stress. It may be a marker of PTSD in humans and may become a new target for better treatments.
CHOP Anesthesiologist Appointed to FDA Advisory Committee
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Dr. Ronald Litman was appointed Chairperson of an advisory committee tasked with reviewing potential issues with opioid medications.