Centros de la red

Médica Uruguaya (MUCAM)

Montevideo, Uruguay

Médica Uruguaya (MUCAM) participa en LARed Network, la red colaborativa de unidades de cuidado intensivo pediátrico de Latinoamérica.

Estudios de LARed en los que ha participado

• LARED-ALT: SDRA pediátrico en la altitud (NCT07193771), en curso
• Estudio PARDS: registro de falla respiratoria aguda pediátrica (2017 a 2024)
• SALTY: solución salina hipertónica o manitol en el trauma craneoencefálico pediátrico

Investigadores

• Beatriz Sayagues
• Martha Carbonell
• Martha Martinotti
• Nicolás Monteverde Fernández

Publicaciones de esos estudios

1. Adenovirus Versus Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Children With Severe Viral Acute Respiratory Failure: A Multicenter Study Pediatr Infect Dis J, 2026
2. Intra-cranial pressure monitoring is associated with lower in-hospital mortality but not with improved functional outcomes in pediatric traumatic brain injury: a multicenter observational study Intensive Care Med Paediatr Neonatal, 2025
3. Clinical Outcomes of Hypertonic Saline vs Mannitol Treatment Among Children With Traumatic Brain Injury JAMA Netw Open, 2025
4. Risk factors and outcomes of pediatric non-invasive respiratory support failure in Latin America J Intensive Med, 2024
5. A Multicenter Study on the Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes Among Children With Moderate to Severe Abusive Head Trauma J Pediatr Surg, 2024
6. Differences in clinical outcomes and resource utilization in pediatric traumatic brain injury between countries of different sociodemographic indices J Neurosurg Pediatr, 2024
7. Factors associated with prolonged mechanical ventilation in children with pulmonary failure: Cohort study from the LARed Network registry Med Intensiva, 2024
8. New morbidity following critical illness in Latin American children under 18 years old with lower respiratory tract infection Andes Pediatr, 2023
9. Prehospital and emergency management of pediatric traumatic brain injury: a multicenter site survey J Neurosurg Pediatr, 2023
10. A multicenter observational study on outcomes of moderate and severe pediatric traumatic brain injuries: time to reappraise thresholds for treatment Acta Neurochir, 2023
11. Characteristics of Medically Transported Critically Ill Children with Respiratory Failure in Latin America: Implications for Outcomes J Pediatr Intensive Care, 2022
12. Variability in care for children with severe acute asthma in Latin America Pediatr Pulmonol, 2021
13. Admission to intensive care due to severe bronchiolitis in Colombia: How are we with respect to the rest of Latin America? Med Intensiva, 2020
14. Therapeutic variability in infants admitted to Latin-American pediatric intensive units due to acute bronchiolitis Rev Chil Pediatr, 2020
15. Reduced PICU respiratory admissions during COVID-19 Arch Dis Child, 2020