The Role of Heated Humidified High-flow Nasal Cannula as Noninvasive Respiratory Support in Neonates.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about the characteristics of patients who visit the emergency department (ED) due to food allergy in Taiwan. This study aims to assess the triggers, clinical presentations, and management of patients presenting to a tertiary ED for food allergy. METHODS:This is a retrospective study of 369 v...

journal_title：Pediatrics and neonatology

authors： Chan CF,Chen PH,Huang CF,Wu TC

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The indications for ductus arteriosus ligation in very-low-birth-weight infants (VLBWIs) with persistent ductus arteriosus (PDA) are unclear. Increased left ventricular end-diastolic dimension (LVDd) is commonly found in patients with PDA. Here, the enlargement of LVDd in term and preterm neonates without co...

journal_title：Pediatrics and neonatology

authors： Nagasawa H,Terazawa D,Kohno Y,Yamamoto Y,Kondo M,Sugawara M,Koyama T,Miura R

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite advances in therapeutic modalities, congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) still accounts for significant neonatal mortality. This study aimed to describe the demographic features, clinical experiences of postnatal care, and differences between non-survivors and survivors with CDH. METHODS:We retrosp...

journal_title：Pediatrics and neonatology

authors： Chao PH,Huang CB,Liu CA,Chung MY,Chen CC,Chen FS,Ou-Yang MC,Huang HC

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study evaluated the feasibility and accuracy of the height-corrected definition for identifying metabolic syndrome (MS). METHODS:In 2006, anthropometric and biochemical measurements were assessed in a cross-sectional population-based study of 3136 Han adolescents, aged 13-17 years. MS was defined accor...

journal_title：Pediatrics and neonatology

authors： Ma CM,Yin FZ,Liu XL,Wang R,Lou DH,Lu Q

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Zellweger syndrome (ZS) is a peroxisome biogenesis disorder attributed to a mutation of the PEX genes family. The incidence of this disease in Africa and the Arab world remains unknown. This contribution is aimed at describing the clinical phenotype and biochemical features in Tunisian patients with ZS in or...

journal_title：Pediatrics and neonatology

authors： Nasrallah F,Zidi W,Feki M,Kacem S,Tebib N,Kaabachi N

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate parents' views about new vaccines, we surveyed the attitudes and awareness toward immunization program among parents of children younger than 14 years in Taiwan. METHODS:Parents of children were invited to complete a questionnaire in a tertiary referral medical center in Kaoshiung, southern Taiw...

journal_title：Pediatrics and neonatology

authors： Tang CW,Huang SH,Weng KP,Ger LP,Hsieh KS

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multicystic dysplastic kidney (MCDK) is a congenital maldevelopment in which the renal cortex is characteristically replaced by numerous cysts of multiple sizes. MCDK presenting as a single predominant large cyst in morphology is less common. We report on the prenatal imaging findings and perinatal management of a fet...

journal_title：Pediatrics and neonatology

authors： Lim FF,Tsao TF,Chang HM,Sheu JN

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methanol poisoning is rare in the pediatric population, but a delay in diagnosis and intervention may cause severe morbidity and mortality. The current therapy for methanol poisoning is ethanol or fomepizole, which acts as a competitive inhibitor of hepatic alcohol dehydrogenase to inhibit the production of toxic meta...

journal_title：Pediatrics and neonatology

authors： Chen TH,Kuo CH,Huang CT,Wang WL

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS) is a rare condition. The main characteristic is respiratory insufficiency during sleep. Patients who have CCHS need varying degrees of ventilation support during sleep, or even all day long, according to its severity. We report a term baby with repeated extubation fai...

journal_title：Pediatrics and neonatology

authors： Huang LC,Chang JH,Wang NL

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neonatal sepsis contributes to great mortality and morbidity among very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) infants. Prevalence and pathogen distribution of sepsis in the neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) vary with time and geographic location. Such information serves as a guide for selection of empirical antibiotic...

journal_title：Pediatrics and neonatology

authors： Lim WH,Lien R,Huang YC,Chiang MC,Fu RH,Chu SM,Hsu JF,Yang PH

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Congenital vocal cord paralysis (VCP) is a common cause of congenital stridor. Before the widespread application of flexible bronchoscopy (FB) by pediatricians, congenital stridor in infants was usually attributed to laryngomalacia. Prompt recognition and careful follow-up is crucial for the management of co...

journal_title：Pediatrics and neonatology

authors： Kuo CH,Niu CK,Yu HR,Chung MY,Hwang CF,Hwang KP

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A yearly increase in the proportion of very low birth weight (VLBW) live births has resulted in the slowdown of decreasing trends in crude infant mortality rates (IMRs). In this study, we examined the trends in birth weight-specific as well as birth weight-adjusted IMRs in Taiwan. METHODS:We linked three na...

journal_title：Pediatrics and neonatology

authors： Liang FW,Chou HC,Chiou ST,Chen LH,Wu MH,Lue HC,Chiang TL,Lu TH

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neonates with a single umbilical artery (SUA) are considered at increased risk for chromosomal and structural abnormalities, and an increased adverse perinatal outcome. OBJECTIVE:The specific aims of our study were to evaluate (1) the association of asymptomatic infants with isolated SUA and perinatal outco...

journal_title：Pediatrics and neonatology

authors： Mu SC,Lin CH,Chen YL,Sung TC,Bai CH,Jow GM

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Health literacy (HL) is a key factor influencing asthma management outcomes and has primarily been focused on adult patients. The relationship between children's HL and asthma is unclear, and several research gaps are present in the direct assessment of children's HL. In this study, a systematic review of the relevant...

journal_title：Pediatrics and neonatology

authors： Tzeng YF,Chiang BL,Chen YH,Gau BS

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatic veno-occlusive disease (VOD), also called sinusoidal obstruction syndrome, is rapidly progressing and involves life-threatening complications that can occur in patients receiving chemotherapy and/or bone marrow transplantation. No completely satisfactory treatmentstrategies have yet been established. We presen...

journal_title：Pediatrics and neonatology

authors： Chen IL,Yang SN,Hsiao CC,Wu KS,Sheen JM

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To analyze predictive factors suggesting transient congenital hypothyroidism (TCH) compared to permanent congenital hypothyroidism (PCH) or transient thyroid function test (TFT) abnormalities among children who had positive screening results at our centers over the past decade. METHODS:A retrospective chart...

journal_title：Pediatrics and neonatology

authors： Kang MJ,Chung HR,Oh YJ,Shim YS,Yang S,Hwang IT

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonocclusive mesenteric ischemia (NOMI) is induced by intestinal vasospasm without thromboembolic occlusion and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. The estimated overall incidence of autopsy-verified fatal NOMI is 2.0 cases/100,000 person-years; however, no pediatric or adolescent cases have yet been repo...

journal_title：Pediatrics and neonatology

authors： Hirabayashi K,Takatsuki M,Motobayashi M,Kurata T,Saito S,Shigemura T,Nakazawa Y,Sakashita K,Ishizone S,Ota H,Koike K

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Over the years the need for surgical treatment, timing of intervention, and the type of surgical approach have been discussed, but the treatment of congenital lung malformations remains controversial. The aim of this study was to compare the thoracotomy approach with the thoracoscopic technique by evaluating...

journal_title：Pediatrics and neonatology

authors： Mattioli G,Pio L,Disma NM,Torre M,Sacco O,Pistorio A,Zanaboni C,Montobbio G,Barra F,Ramenghi LA

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Meconium peritonitis (MP) develops when bowel perforation occurs in utero or soon after birth, resulting in leakage of meconium into the peritoneal cavity. The clinical features are often variable and prenatal ultrasonography plays an important role in prenatal diagnosis. METHODS:We conducted a retrospectiv...

journal_title：Pediatrics and neonatology

authors： Tsai MH,Chu SM,Lien R,Huan HR,Luo CC

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Development of mediastinal masses after completion of chemotherapy in pediatric patients with malignant lymphoma is worrisome and challenging to clinicians. METHODS:We performed a retrospective review of 67 patients with lymphoma treated at our hospital from January 1, 2001 to June 1, 2013. Patients who rec...

journal_title：Pediatrics and neonatology

authors： Chen CH,Hsiao CC,Chen YC,Ko SF,Huang SH,Huang SC,Hsieh KS,Sheen JM

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Head trauma is one of the most challenging fields of traumatology and demands immediate attention and intervention by first-line clinicians. Symptoms can vary from victim to victim and according to the victim's age, leading to difficulties in making timely and accurate decisions at the point of care. In children, fall...

journal_title：Pediatrics and neonatology

authors： Hu CF,Fan HC,Chang CF,Chen SJ

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We conducted this study in order to evaluate whether laparoscopic appendectomy was an alternative therapeutic tool to open appendectomy for all stages of pediatric appendicitis. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Between January 2000 and November 2004, the charts of 177 children who underwent appendectomy by a single su...

journal_title：Pediatrics and neonatology

authors： Tsai CC,Lee SY,Huang FC

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Influenza virus infection is extremely common and raises global concern due to the increasing prevalence of pandemic H1N1 infection. Influenza may occasionally be associated with neurologic complications and, also, rarely with gastrointestinal complications. Here, we report a rare case complicated with appendicitis, d...

journal_title：Pediatrics and neonatology

authors： Hsueh CW,Yu HM,Chen HS,Wu CP

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anterior displacement of the anus has been reported to be a cause of chronic constipation amongst young children. However, the normal position of the anus has not been studied in Taiwan. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Normal anal positioning was studied in 200 neonates (100 males and 100 females). All of these indivi...

journal_title：Pediatrics and neonatology

authors： Chan WT,Lee HC,Wang WN,Yeung CY,Jiang CB

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The survival of children with malignant germ cell tumor (GCT) increased over the past 2 decades with platinum-based chemotherapy. This report has three objectives: (1) comparison of PVB (cisplatin, vinblastine, and bleomycin) with JEB (carboplatin, etoposide, and bleomycin) regimens; (2) treatment modality o...

journal_title：Pediatrics and neonatology

authors： Hou JY,Liu HC,Yeh TC,Sheu JC,Chen KH,Chang CY,Liang DC

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of atopic dermatitis (AD) appears to have increased dramatically over the past decades. It is generally believed that such rapid increase in prevalence cannot be explained fully by genetic factors. Environmental factors might play a role in such an increment. Children with AD are most likely to suffer c...

journal_title：Pediatrics and neonatology

authors： Wang IJ,Wang JY,Yeh KW

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Birth size can affect neonatal morbidity and mortality. The insulin-like growth factor (IGF) system is the most important endocrine factor influencing fetal growth. In the circulation, IGFs (mostly IGF-I) are bound to IGF-binding protein 3 (IGFBP-3) and an acid-labile subunit (ALS) to form a ternary complex....

journal_title：Pediatrics and neonatology

authors： Tseng YM,Hwang YS,Lu CL,Lin SJ,Tsai WH

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study was conducted to investigate whether glycated albumin is a useful glycemic marker from the point of view of infant complications for monitoring glycemic control in pregnant women with diabetes or gestational diabetes mellitus. METHODS:We retrospectively studied 42 Japanese infants of diabetic mot...

journal_title：Pediatrics and neonatology

authors： Sugawara D,Maruyama A,Imanishi T,Sugiyama Y,Ichihashi K

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN) contributes to neonatal hypoxemia and is associated with a high mortality. Some PPHN patients are unresponsive to inhaled nitric oxide (iNO). Bosentan, an oral endothelin-1 receptor antagonist, reduces pulmonary vascular resistance and hence may play a ...

journal_title：Pediatrics and neonatology

authors： Maneenil G,Thatrimontrichai A,Janjindamai W,Dissaneevate S

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia (JMML) is a rare hematologic malignancy in children. Its presentations include anemia, thrombocytopenia, monocytosis, skin rash, marked hepatomegaly, and/or splenomegaly. Fever and respiratory involvement are common. Here, we report a case of a premature neonate with initial symptoms o...

journal_title：Pediatrics and neonatology

authors： Lee ML,Yen HJ,Chen SJ,Hung GY,Tsao PC,Soong WJ

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00