Improving care through collaboration.

abstract：CONTEXT:Numerous faces scales have been developed for the measurement of pain intensity in children. It remains unclear whether any one of the faces scales is better for a particular purpose with regard to validity, reliability, feasibility, and preference. OBJECTIVES:To summarize and systematically review faces pain ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Tomlinson D,von Baeyer CL,Stinson JN,Sung L

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Resistance to thyroid hormone is an uncommon problem, which has rarely been associated with thyroid dysgenesis. We report a case with both thyroid gland ectopy and resistance to thyroid hormone and, thus, a reduced capacity to produce and respond to thyroid hormone. The patient presented at 2 years of age with develop...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Heather N,Hall K,Neas K,Potter H,Wiltshire E

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Central nervous system manifestations in association with adenovirus infections have rarely been documented. In this report, four children, ages 4, 5, 6, and 10 years, with adenoviral meningoencephalitis are described. Adenoviruses were recovered from CSF specimens in all four patients. ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Kelsey DS

更新日期：1978-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abdominal muscle deficiency, urinary tract abnormalities, and cryptorchidism are the three major features of the prune-belly syndrome, also referred to as triad syndrome or Eagle-Barrett syndrome. The etiology is unclear and the pathogenesis a subject of continuing debate. Clinical and pathologic experience with seven...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Moerman P,Fryns JP,Goddeeris P,Lauweryns JM

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prenatal diagnosis of ductal-dependent, complex congenital heart disease was made in a fetus with trisomy 18. The parents requested that the genetic diagnosis be excluded from all medical and surgical decision-making and that all life-prolonging therapies be made available to their infant. There was conflict among t...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Boss RD,Holmes KW,Althaus J,Rushton CH,McNee H,McNee T

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a 6-year-old boy who presented with massive hemolysis, shock, disseminated intravascular coagulopathy, and acute renal failure after loxosceles envenomation. In this patient, plasma exchange therapy (PEX) successfully cleared the plasma from an initial hemolytic index of 2000 (equivalent to 2 g/dL hemoglob...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Said A,Hmiel P,Goldsmith M,Dietzen D,Hartman ME

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the frequency of physician-documented sexual histories in female adolescents who presented to an emergency department (ED) with symptoms suggestive of a sexually transmitted infection (STI). Our secondary objectives were to determine if physician-documented sexual history is associated with incr...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Goyal M,McCutcheon M,Hayes K,Mollen C

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With a randomized clinical trial, the possibility was assessed that a tracheal instillation of pulmonary surfactant prior to the first breath might prevent the development of some of the signs of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome. Of the 72 infants in the trial, all born at a gestational age of less than 30 weeks...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Enhorning G,Shennan A,Possmayer F,Dunn M,Chen CP,Milligan J

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As rates of neonatal opioid withdrawal are increasing, the need for research to evaluate new treatments is growing. Large heterogeneity exists in health outcomes reported in current literature. Our objective is to develop an evidence-informed and consensus-based core outcome set in neonatal opioid withdrawal...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Kelly LE,Shan F,MacVicar S,Czaplinksi E,Moulsdale W,Simpson S,Allegaert K,Jansson LM,Offringa M

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the role of primary vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) in increasing the frequency and severity of urinary tract infections (UTIs) and renal parenchymal damage among patients with acute pyelonephritis and to determine whether urinary antibiotic prophylaxis reduces the frequency and/or severity of UTIs a...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Garin EH,Olavarria F,Garcia Nieto V,Valenciano B,Campos A,Young L

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A human papillomavirus vaccine was licensed in June 2006. The vaccine is quadrivalent, protecting against 2 human papillomavirus strains that cause cervical cancer and 2 that cause genital warts. The objective of this study was to determine physician characteristics, knowledge, and attitudes associated with a...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Daley MF,Liddon N,Crane LA,Beaty BL,Barrow J,Babbel C,Markowitz LE,Dunne EF,Stokley S,Dickinson LM,Berman S,Kempe A

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the relationship between breastfeeding and the risk of life-threatening enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) diarrhea among Bangladeshi infants and young children <36 months of age. DESIGN:Case-control study. SETTING:A rural Bangladesh community. PARTICIPANTS:A total of 168 cases with clinical...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Clemens JD,Rao MR,Chakraborty J,Yunus M,Ali M,Kay B,van Loon FPL,Naficy A,Sack DA

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common neurobehavioral conditions of childhood and adolescence. Despite availability of effective treatment options, initiation of treatment is variable and persistence with therapeutic regimens is poor. OBJECTIVE:We sought to better underst...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Brinkman WB,Sherman SN,Zmitrovich AR,Visscher MO,Crosby LE,Phelan KJ,Donovan EF

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Graduate medical education faces challenges as programs transition to the next accreditation system. Evidence supports the effectiveness of simulation for training and assessment. This study aims to describe the current use of simulation and barriers to its implementation in pediatric emergenc...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Doughty CB,Kessler DO,Zuckerbraun NS,Stone KP,Reid JR,Kennedy CS,Nypaver MM,Auerbach MA

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Previous analyses have suggested center volume is associated with outcome in children undergoing heart surgery. However, data are limited regarding potential mediating factors, including the relationship of center volume with postoperative complications and mortality in those who suffer a complication. We exa...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Pasquali SK,Li JS,Burstein DS,Sheng S,O'Brien SM,Jacobs ML,Jaquiss RD,Peterson ED,Gaynor JW,Jacobs JP

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The lateral decubitus chest radiograph is a useful procedure in the evaluation of ill-defined pulmonary densities that may stimulate infiltrates. This procedure, although described previously in the radiologic literature, has not been in frequent use. The procedure assists diagnosis in patients who are not able to tak...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Faerber EN,Darling DB,Leonidas JC

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this statement is to inform practitioners about new information concerning lack of demonstrated clinical effectiveness of ribavirin in the treatment of infants with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) disease. The intent of the new recommendation is to allow practitioners to decide whether ribavirin thera...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors：

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Investigators report endotracheal tube misplacement in up to 40% of emergent intubations. The standard elements of confirmation have significant limitations. Diaphragmatic ultrasound is a potentially viable addition to the confirmatory process. Our primary hypothesis is that ultrasound is equivalent to chest...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Kerrey BT,Geis GL,Quinn AM,Hornung RW,Ruddy RM

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The goal was to examine the relationships between management after confirmation, family participation, and speech and language outcomes in the same group of children with permanent childhood hearing impairment. METHODS:Speech, oral language, and nonverbal abilities, expressed as z scores and adjusted in a re...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Watkin P,McCann D,Law C,Mullee M,Petrou S,Stevenson J,Worsfold S,Yuen HM,Kennedy C

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare 17-hydroxyprogesterone (17-OHP) levels measured by quantitative serum radioimmunoassay (RIA), including an extraction step, and by screening fluoroimmunoassay (FIA) on blood spots in preterm infants. METHODS:Subjects were 39 healthy infants born at less than 31 weeks' gestational age. Each infant ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： al Saedi S,Dean H,Dent W,Stockl E,Cronin C

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Photoisomerization of native bilirubin to more polar configurational isomers (Z,E-bilirubin) and structural isomers (lumirubin) was studied in 20 premature infants with physiologic jaundice to determine the effect of low-dose (6 microW/cm2/nm) v high-dose (12 microW/cm2/nm) phototherapy. Patients were assigned prospec...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Costarino AT,Ennever JF,Baumgart S,Speck WT,Paul M,Polin RA

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We asked whether neonatal jaundice associated with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G-6-PD) deficiency commences either in utero or in the immediate postnatal period and whether this perinatal bilirubinemia is the precursor of the subsequent neonatal jaundice and hyperbilirubinemia. METHODS:Mandatory serum...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Kaplan M,Algur N,Hammerman C

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Accurate, timely diagnosis of pediatric appendicitis minimizes unnecessary operations and treatment delays. Preoperative abdominal-pelvic computed tomography (CT) scan is sensitive and specific for appendicitis; however, concerns regarding radiation exposure in children obligate scrutiny of CT use. Here, we c...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Saito JM,Yan Y,Evashwick TW,Warner BW,Tarr PI

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blue diaper syndrome (BDS) (Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man number 211000) is an extremely rare disorder that was first described in 1964. The characteristic finding is a bluish discoloration of urine spots in the diapers of affected infants. Additional clinical features of the first described patients included di...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Distelmaier F,Herebian D,Atasever C,Beck-Woedl S,Mayatepek E,Strom TM,Haack TB

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Prone sleeping is a major risk factor for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and preterm infants are at significantly increased risk. In term infants, prone sleeping is associated with reduced mean arterial pressure (MAP) and cerebral tissue oxygenation index (TOI). However, little is known ab...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Fyfe KL,Yiallourou SR,Wong FY,Odoi A,Walker AM,Horne RS

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of antimicrobial drugs was studied among 933 randomly selected infants and children who were hospitalized in 20 short-stay general hospitals in Pennsylvania. Twenty-two percent of pediatric patients received antimicrobial drugs: 5% of neonates and 57% of patients aged 12 to 18 months. Sixty-eight percent of th...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Townsend TR,Shapiro M,Rosner B,Kass EH

更新日期：1979-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We sought to document health-related quality of life (HRQoL) impairment and depressive symptomatology in adolescents with extreme obesity considering surgical weight loss. STUDY DESIGN:A retrospective review of clinical data was conducted for 33 consecutive extremely obese adolescents presenting for evaluati...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Zeller MH,Roehrig HR,Modi AC,Daniels SR,Inge TH

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Legal and ethical standards require resuscitation when it is considered to be in the patient's best interest. We hypothesized that newborn infants might be dealt with according to different standards, compared with older patients. METHODS:An anonymous questionnaire describing 8 currently incompetent patients...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Janvier A,Leblanc I,Barrington KJ

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neutropenia, defined as absolute neutrophil count (ANC) <1500/mm(3), affects 6% to 58% of premature infants in the first week of life. This early-onset neutropenia in premature infants has previously been correlated with sepsis, maternal hypertension, severe asphyxia, and periventricular hemorrhage. Late-ons...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Omar SA,Salhadar A,Wooliever DE,Alsgaard PK

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Lyme disease (LD) is a tick-borne spirochetal infection with a wide range of neurologic and non-neurologic manifestations. The clinical diversity of LD and limitations in serologic diagnosis often make it difficult to document the diagnosis of neuroborreliosis with certainty. METHODS:We reviewed clinical man...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Bingham PM,Galetta SL,Athreya B,Sladky J

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00