This podcast examines emerging trends in pediatric clinical research and explains how journal editors assess submitted manuscripts. It also offers guidance on structuring clinical research reports for publication.

Syllabus

• Wong HR, Reeder RW, Banks R, et al. Biomarkers for Estimating Risk of Hospital Mortality and Long-Term Quality-of-Life Morbidity After Surviving Pediatric Septic Shock: A Secondary Analysis of the Life After Pediatric Sepsis Evaluation Investigation. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2021;221:8-15. doi:10.1097/PCC.0000000000002572
• Scott HF, Colborn KL, Sevick CJ, et al. Development and Validation of a Model to Predict Pediatric Septic Shock Using Data Known 2 Hours After Hospital Arrival. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2021;221:16-26. doi:10.1097/PCC.0000000000002589
• Woods KS, Horvat CM, Kantawala S, et al. Intracranial and Cerebral Perfusion Pressure Thresholds Associated With Inhospital Mortality Across Pediatric Neurocritical Care. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2021;222:135-146. doi:10.1097/PCC.0000000000002618
• Choong K, Zorko DJ, Awojoodu R, et al. Prevalence of Acute Rehabilitation for Kids in the PICU: A Canadian Multicenter Point Prevalence Study. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2021;222:181-193. doi:10.1097/PCC.0000000000002601
• Patel BB, Sperotto F, Molina M, et al. Avoidable Serum Potassium Testing in the Cardiac ICU: Development and Testing of a Machine-Learning Model. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2021;224:392-400. doi:10.1097/PCC.0000000000002626
• Tripathi S, Gist KM, Bjornstad EC, et al. Coronavirus Disease 2019-Associated PICU Admissions: A Report From the Society of Critical Care Medicine Discovery Network Viral Infection and Respiratory Illness Universal Study Registry. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2021;227:603-615. doi:10.1097/PCC.0000000000002760
• Schober ME, Pavia AT, Bohnsack JF. Neurologic Manifestations of COVID-19 in Children: Emerging Pathophysiologic Insights. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2021;227:655-661. doi:10.1097/PCC.0000000000002774
• Remy KE, Kissoon N. Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Pandemic Spawning an Infodemic. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2021;227:651-654. doi:10.1097/PCC.0000000000002782
• Tasker RC. Writing for PCCM: The 3,000-Word Structured Clinical Research Report. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2021;223:312-317. doi:10.1097/PCC.0000000000002700