Impact of ethics and economics on end-of-life decisions in an Indian neonatal unit.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We sought to determine the prevalence and sociodemographic characteristics of tattooed adolescents in a nationally representative sample and to evaluate the association between tattooing and several high-risk behaviors. METHODS:This is a secondary analysis of the National Longitudinal Survey of Adolescent H...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Roberts TA,Ryan SA

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether adjunctive therapy with recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (rhG-CSF) could reverse sepsis-associated neonatal neutropenia and improve neonatal survival compared with conventional therapy in a phase I/II-type trial. STUDY DESIGN:An intravenous infusion of rhG-CSF (10...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Kocherlakota P,La Gamma EF

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current study was undertaken to determine whether the O2 carrying capacity of newborns born to mothers who smoke can accommodate to carbon monoxide poisoning to compensate for the potential tissue hypoxia induced by CO. From a cohort of 1,222 women and newborn infants the total hemogloblin concentration, hematocri...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Bureau MA,Shapcott D,Berthiaume Y,Monette J,Blouin D,Blanchard P,Begin R

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recognition of fabricated illness (FI) in a child represents a diagnostic challenge. The suspicion of FI often arises from the discrepancy between laboratory tests and clinical history. For instance, (unnecessary) insulin injections by caregivers has been widely described as a common cause of factitious hypoglycem...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Rabbone I,Galderisi A,Tinti D,Ignaccolo MG,Barbetti F,Cerutti F

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sleep deprivation and sleepiness are associated with poorer school performance, impaired neurobehavioral functioning, and behavioral problems. OBJECTIVE:To determine if adolescents with high levels of sleepiness or short sleep duration have impaired executive functioning. METHODS:Ours was a cross-sectional...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Anderson B,Storfer-Isser A,Taylor HG,Rosen CL,Redline S

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pediatrician-led motivational interviewing can be an effective way of controlling BMI in overweight children in the short term. Its long-term efficacy is unknown. The primary aim was to determine whether the short-term (12-month) impact of family pediatrician-led motivational interviews on the BMI of overwei...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Broccoli S,Davoli AM,Bonvicini L,Fabbri A,Ferrari E,Montagna G,Panza C,Pinotti M,Storani S,Tamelli M,Candela S,Bellocchio E,Giorgi Rossi P

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess trends in incidence of Candida spp. central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) in US NICUs, 1999-2009. METHODS:Data from NICUs participating in the National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance (1999-2004) and National Healthcare Safety Network (2006-2009) were analyzed. Overall and bi...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Chitnis AS,Magill SS,Edwards JR,Chiller TM,Fridkin SK,Lessa FC

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To characterize the atypical cutaneous presentations in the coxsackievirus A6 (CVA6)-associated North American enterovirus outbreak of 2011-2012. METHODS:We performed a retrospective case series of pediatric patients who presented with atypical cases of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) from July 2011 to ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Mathes EF,Oza V,Frieden IJ,Cordoro KM,Yagi S,Howard R,Kristal L,Ginocchio CC,Schaffer J,Maguiness S,Bayliss S,Lara-Corrales I,Garcia-Romero MT,Kelly D,Salas M,Oberste MS,Nix WA,Glaser C,Antaya R

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine: 1) the relationship between residents' responses toward caring for underserved children and families during residency and their perceptions of their continuity clinic experience; and 2) which characteristics are related to continuing to care for the underserved after completion of training. DESI...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Weitzman CC,Freudigman K,Schonfeld DJ,Leventhal JM

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the sensitivity, specificity, predictive value, and accuracy of a program of pulse oximetry screening of asymptomatic newborns for critical congenital cardiovascular malformation (CCVM). METHODS:Pulse oximetry was performed on asymptomatic newborns in the well-infant nurseries of 2 hospitals. Ca...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Koppel RI,Druschel CM,Carter T,Goldberg BE,Mehta PN,Talwar R,Bierman FZ

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of dobutamine were studied in 13 critically ill neonates requiring inotropic support. Dobutamine was administered as a constant infusion in increasing doses of 2.5, 5, and 7.5 micrograms/kg per minute. During dobutamine infusions, there were significant increases in cardiac ou...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Martinez AM,Padbury JF,Thio S

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Children with medical complexity have unique needs when facilitating transitions from hospital to home. Defining readiness for discharge is challenging, and preparation requires coordination of family, education, equipment, and medications. Our multidisciplinary team aimed to increase the perce...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Statile AM,Schondelmeyer AC,Thomson JE,Brower LH,Davis B,Redel J,Hausfeld J,Tucker K,White DL,White CM

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In February 1981, a measles outbreak occurred in a pediatric practice in DeKalb County, GA. The source case, a 12-year-old boy vaccinated against measles at 11 1/2 months of age, was in the office for one hour on the second day of rash, primarily in a single examining room. On examination, he was noted to be coughing ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Bloch AB,Orenstein WA,Ewing WM,Spain WH,Mallison GF,Herrmann KL,Hinman AR

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Polysomnography defines the pathophysiology of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) but does not predict some important comorbidities or their response to adenotonsillectomy. We assessed whether OSAS symptoms, as reflected on the Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders Scale of the Pediatric Slee...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Rosen CL,Wang R,Taylor HG,Marcus CL,Katz ES,Paruthi S,Arens R,Muzumdar H,Garetz SL,Mitchell RB,Jones D,Weng J,Ellenberg S,Redline S,Chervin RD

更新日期：2015-03-01 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：OBJECTIVES:Although some caregivers are known to premasticate food for infants, usually during the weaning period, HIV transmission has not been linked to this practice. We describe 3 cases of HIV transmission in the United States possibly related to this practice. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Three cases of HIV infection wer...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Gaur AH,Dominguez KL,Kalish ML,Rivera-Hernandez D,Donohoe M,Brooks JT,Mitchell CD

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 17-year-old girl presented with malaise, weakness, palpitations, dysphagia, myalgias, and weight loss of 1 month's duration. Within 24 hours of admission to the hospital, she had hypotension unresponsive to medical management, intractable congestive heart failure, and arrhythmias; she died. Several empty bottles of ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Schiff RJ,Wurzel CL,Brunson SC,Kasloff I,Nussbaum MP,Frank SD

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Communication between hospital providers and primary care physicians at the time of hospital discharge is necessary for optimal patient care and safety. Content of the inpatient discharge summary (DS) is not uniformly addressed by residency programs. OBJECTIVE:To improve DSs quality through a brief educatio...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Key-Solle M,Paulk E,Bradford K,Skinner AC,Lewis MC,Shomaker K

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Attempts to correlate developmental outcome with medical complications affecting the fetus and infant have focused on the prenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal periods. The time beyond the newborn stage has not been explored in detail. The aim of this study was to relate events occurring during the gestational and neon...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Littman B,Parmelee AH Jr

更新日期：1978-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) victims were regarded as normal as a matter of definition (Beckwith 1970) until 1952 when Kinney and colleagues argued for elimination of the clause, "unexpected by history." They argued that "not all SIDS victims were normal," and referred to their hypothesis that SIDS results from...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Guntheroth WG,Spiers PS

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:As neonatal discharge before 24 hours of life becomes commonplace, the rejection of congenital hypothyroidism (CH) screening specimens obtained too early has created the need for numerous additional tests. We sought to determine whether the specimens obtained before 24 hours could be used safely. METHODS:Dur...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Saslow JG,Post EM,Southard CA

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine differences in the process of care for Medicaid-enrolled white, Hispanic, and black children with asthma. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study using Medicaid claims data to analyze the process of asthma care in 1994, including all white (non-Hispanic), black (non-Hispanic), and Hispanic children (age...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Shields AE,Comstock C,Weiss KB

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the relationship between cognitive delay (CD) and behavior problems between ages 9 months and 5 years, while adjusting for covariates related to CD. METHODS:Data were from 4 waves of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort (n = 8000). Children were classified as typically developi...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Cheng ER,Palta M,Kotelchuck M,Poehlmann J,Witt WP

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 16-month-old child who ingested rat poison, according to her parents, was noted to have signs of cholinergic poisoning. In the emergency department, the child was intubated and given atropine via the endotracheal tube until venous access was established. Phytonadione (vitamin K) and pralidoxime (2-PAM) were also adm...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Garber M

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fragile X syndrome, a common X-linked form of mental retardation and autism, affects females as well as males. Previous work has shown that approximately 35% of heterozygotes (women who carry the fragile X gene) demonstrate cognitive impairment. Thirty-two girls, 18 years or younger, who demonstrate the fragile X ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Hagerman RJ,Jackson C,Amiri K,Silverman AC,O'Connor R,Sobesky W

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between the magnitude of bacteremia due to Neisseria meningitidis and the clinical diagnosis was determined for 43 children who had fever in the presence or absence of focal signs of infection. Bacteremia was quantitated by the previously described procedure using heparinized blood (0.2 to 1.0 mL). Ad...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Sullivan TD,LaScolea LJ Jr

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Immunization rates have improved in the United States, but are still far from the national 90% goal for the year 2000. There is scant evidence about the effectiveness and costs of automated telephone messages to improve immunization rates among privately insured children. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effective...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Lieu TA,Capra AM,Makol J,Black SB,Shinefield HR

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lack of a consolidated immunization record may lead to problems with determining individual immunization needs at office visits as well as measuring vaccination coverage levels of a clinician's practice or a community's population. OBJECTIVES:For children with multiple immunization providers, evaluate the d...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Stokley S,Rodewald LE,Maes EF

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the prevalence of growth problems among school entrants in an urban population who were not preselected on poverty or other nutritional risk criteria, we analyzed height and weight measurements for 5170 4- and 5-year-old children (91.9% black, 5.5% white, and 2.6% Hispanic) who enrolled in District of Columb...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Kumanyika SK,Huffman SL,Bradshaw ME,Waller H,Ross A,Serdula M,Paige D

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Several studies have found decreased cost and length of stay for patients who are cared for by pediatric hospitalists compared with traditional faculty models. The objective of this study was to compare cost and length of stay between a faculty group and 2 separate hospitalist groups in a community teaching h...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Boyd J 3rd,Samaddar K,Parra-Roide L,Allen EP,White B

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00