Experience of pediatric rapid response team in a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review contemporary guidelines and therapies for pediatric cardiac arrest and discuss potential novel therapies. METHODS:Key articles and guidelines in the field were reviewed along with recent publications in the fields of neurointensive care and neuroscience germane to cerebral resuscitation. RESULTS:A...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Manole MD,Hickey RW,Clark RS,Kochanek PM

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To prospectively study the clinical and developmental profile; hematological profile and the B-12 status using multiple parameters in children with Infantile tremor syndrome (ITS). METHODS:In this observational study (NCT02762682) (July 2015 through December 2016) children (and their mothers) with a clinica...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Chaudhary H,Verma S,Bhatia P,Vaidya PC,Singhi P,Sankhyan N

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To study the clinical profile and outcome of childhood tuberculosis treated with Directly Observed Treatment Short (DOTS) course regimen. Also to study the side effects of anti-tubercular treatment (ATT). METHODS:This prospective hospital based observational study was conducted at Department of Pediatrics, ...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Panigatti P,Ratageri VH,Shivanand I,Madhu PK,Shepur TA

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Frank-Ter Haar syndrome is an unusual type of skeletal dysplasia with megalocornea and developmental delay. It is usually transmitted as autosomal recessive disorder. Only a few cases have been reported in the literature and none from India. The authors report a case with other unusual features and a short review of t...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Femitha P,Joy R,Gane BD,Adhisivam B,Bhat BV

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:In about 10% cases of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), death is due to cardiac dysfunction. The recognition of cardiomyopathy in DMD is thus important. OBJECTIVE:To assess cardiac involvement in DMD patients by clinical, radiographic, electrocardiographic (ECG) and echocardiographic monitoring and correla...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Gulati S,Saxena A,Kumar V,Kalra V

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neonates are among those patients generating the highest hospital costs in recent years. There are no published data on the costs of neonatal intensive care in our country. The aim of our study was to analyse the cost of neonatal intensive care in a tertiary care unit. The average hospital charges per day were higher ...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Shanmugasundaram R,Padmapriya E,Shyamala J

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the implications of a newly defined severity scoring of empyema in children for the prediction of surgical management and to compare the length of hospitalization as an outcome measure of patients treated using medical therapy, salvage video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) vs early elective ...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Wong KS,Lin TY,Huang YC,Chang LY,Lai SH

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Megaloblastic anemia (MA), in most instances in developing countries, results from deficiency of vitamin B(12) or folic acid. Over the last two to three decades, incidence of MA seems to be increasing. Of the two micronutrients, folic acid deficiency contributed to MA in a large majority of cases. Now deficiency of B(...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Chandra J

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema are rare complications of miliary tuberculosis in children. In this report, a 5-year-old girl with miliary tuberculosis complicated by pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema, is presented and relevant literature is discussed. ...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Das M,Chandra U,Natchu M,Lodha R,Kabra SK

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The post eighteen months have been exciting time for craniosynostosis research. In a rapid flurry of publications, mutations of fibroblast growth factor receptors (FGFRs) have been identified in three of the best known craniosynostosis syndromes, namely Apert, Crouzon and Pfeiffer syndromes, as well as in Jackson-Weis...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Wilkie AO

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The term aseptic meningitis encompasses all types of inflammations of the brain meninges other than that caused by pus producing organisms. It is usually a benign illness. Etiology of aseptic meningitis is very wide and includes many infections - both viral and non viral, drugs, malignancy and systemic illness. The mo...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Kumar R

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hirschsprung disease is a common cause of neonatal and infantile large gut obstruction. It is characterised by varying extent of contiguous aganglionosis extending from the anorectum proximally. Since its recognition, the diagnosis and management has continuously evolved with advances in histological evaluation and su...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Das K,Mohanty S

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Growth monitoring programs are often considered failures. These failures often stem from a lack of understanding of program implementation. The 10 most common pitfalls of the system are listed as follows: 1) Health workers tend to desire a diagnostic curative approach to malnutrition where Growth Monitoring and Pre...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Hendrata L,Rohde JE

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 9-y-old boy was referred to authors' institute for the management of insulin dependent diabetes mellitus. He was the product of third degree consanguineous marriage and was delivered by full term vaginal delivery with a birth weight of 2.75 kg. At 3 mo of age, he had presented with diabetic ketoacidosis and was on i...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Khare S,Goroshi MR,Budyal S,Bandgar T,Lila A,Shah N

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Guidelines for management of asymptomatic term and preterm neonates born to mothers with prolonged rupture of membranes (PROM) have not been clearly established. A survey was conducted to identify current management practice of neonatologists in midwestern states and to find if there is consensus among physicians with...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Teji JS,Srinivasan G,Pildes RS,Rydman RJ,Jacobs N

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the efficacy of temporal artery thermometer in febrile and hypothermic neonates in comparison to axillary thermometer. METHODS:It was a cross sectional observational study. Study participants included 210 neonates admitted in neonatal intensive care unit of a tertiary care teaching hospital, divide...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Goswami E,Batra P,Khurana R,Dewan P

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the relationship of breakfast intake with psychiatric distress and violent behaviors among Iranian children and adolescents. METHODS:This national survey was conducted among 14,880 students, aged 6-18 y. They were selected by stratified multistage sampling method from urban and rural areas of 30 pr...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Ahadi Z,Kelishadi R,Qorbani M,Zahedi H,Aram M,Motlagh ME,Ardalan G,Shafiee G,Arzaghi SM,Asayesh H,Heshmat R

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pediatricians and family practitioners have the responsibility of providing the crucial primary care for the children. They are considered to be in a unique position to contribute to the dental health of their young patients. In view of this a study was conducted in Mangalore city (India) to assess pediatricians' view...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Bhat SS,Sargod SS,Kiran Kumar BS

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty patients below the age of 15 years (range 8-1/2 to 15 years, mean 11.8 years) have been studied for the severity of rheumatic mitral regurgitation. Moderately severe to severe pulmonary venous hypertension was found in 76.6% and pulmonary arterial hypertension in 60%. Left ventricular volumes could be calculate...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Shrivastava S,Subramanyan K,Tandon R

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypertransfusion and regular chelation therapy have allowed improved survival in patients with thalassemia major (TM). Despite medical advances, growth failure and hypogonadism remain significant clinical problems in these patients in adolescence. Disproportionate truncal shortening which is common especially among ad...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Low LC

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) is an important determinant of neonatal mortality, morbidity and poor neurologic outcome. The study was aimed to evaluate the magnitude of perinatal risk factors in causation and the neonatal outcome of small for gestational age (SGA) babies. One hundred and three SGA babies born...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Narang A,Chaudhuri MK,Kumar P

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess serum sclerostin levels in relation to severity of arthropathy and bone mineral density (BMD) in children with hemophilic arthropathy. METHODS:This cross-sectional study included 40 male children suffering from Hemophilia A, and 10 matched healthy controls. Assessment of factor VIII deficiency degr...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： El-Mikkawy DME,Elbadawy MA,Abd El-Ghany SM,Samaha D

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary arterial hypertension in children can occur secondary to shunt lesion like ventricular septal defect, patent ductus arteriosus or it may be idiopathic, the so called primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH). The progression of PPH is usually rapid in children as compared to adults and the mean survival is 2-3 ye...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Krishnan U

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antimicrobial resistance is a key factor leading to emerging/ re-emerging infections. Rational antimicrobial therapy or antimicrobial stewardship is one of the important interventions to prevent emergence of resistance. Choosing correct empiric therapy is crucial not only to prevent antimicrobial resistance but also t...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Singhal T

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To find out correlation between serum anti-tissue transglutaminase immunoglobulin-A (tTGA) levels and Marsh grading on duodenal histopathology in Celiac disease (CD). METHODS:In a prospective cohort study, a total of 52 symptomatic patients between age group of 2-18 y were enroled. All enroled patients were ...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Jora R,Raghuvanshi V,Payal V,Sharma P,Vishnoi SK

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Auditory evoked responses using BERA were studied in 30 newborn babies with plasma bilirubin > or = 15 mgm/dl and repeated after treatment of neonatal jaundice with bilirubin levels of < or = 10 mgm/dl. A few jaundiced babies (16.5%) showed absent BERA response at the initial/subsequent examination. After treatment, 3...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Bhandari V,Narang A,Mann SB,Raghunathan M,Bhakoo ON

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) has become a major global health concern and is also an issue in children. Children with MDR TB need longer duration of treatment with multiple drugs. The MDR TB treatment regimen usually comprises of a fluoroquinolone, an aminoglycoside, ethionamide, cycloserine, pyrazinamide...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Ramachandran G

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the new ISPAE guidelines in neonates with congenital hypothyroidism and present authors' experience in managing these neonates. METHODS:A retrospective review of all babies who were screened for congenital hypothyroidism in the institution over a period of 5 y was conducted. Details pertaining to ma...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Venugopalan L,Paranjyothi S,Sankaran A,Prasad HK,Murugesan G,Shanmughasundaram R

更新日期：2020-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone marrow transplantations have a definite role in treatment of leukemias and lymphomas. In acute myeloid leukemia and CML an allogeneic transplant using an HLA identical donor certainly provides a far superior survival than chemotherapy. Patients with Ph' chromosome need to be transplanted in first remission if a s...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Vats TS

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyanosis is always pathological and demands detailed evaluation. Combined use of clinical findings, electrocardiogram and chest radiograph permits determination of underlying cause in vast majority. Stepwise approach allows hemodynamic classification of the cardiac lesion and directs immediate management. Accurate ana...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Gupta SK

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00