Growth and neurodevelopmental outcomes after early low-dose hydrocortisone treatment in extremely low birth weight infants.

abstract：:A 1-year-old boy was admitted to the hospital with Haemophilus influenzae meningitis. On the second hospital day a heart murmur heard on admission seemed louder. No signs of congestive heart failure were present. An echocardiogram demonstrated a persistent echo-dense mass behind the anterior leaflet of the mitral valv...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Laird WP,Nelson JD,Weinberg AG,Huffines FD

更新日期：1979-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Computed tomography is commonly used in the diagnosis of pediatric lung disease. Although the radiation is not negligible, the yield has never been studied. METHODS:Clinical and imaging data were collected for all children who underwent chest computed tomography, as part of the diagnostic process. Cases were...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Schneebaum N,Blau H,Soferman R,Mussaffi H,Ben-Sira L,Schwarz M,Sivan Y

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several nutritional surveys have shown that African-American children have lower mean hematocrit and hemoglobin values than white children. While the high prevalence of both alpha and beta thalassemias in African-American children can partly account for the lower hematologic values, the remaining differences cannot be...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Rana SR,Sekhsaria S,Castro OL

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Early postnatal adaptation to transitional circulation in low birth weight infants frequently is associated with low blood pressure and decreased blood flow to organs. Catecholamines have been used widely as treatment, despite remarkably little empirical evidence on the effects of vasopressor/inotropic suppo...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Valverde E,Pellicer A,Madero R,Elorza D,Quero J,Cabañas F

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum creatinine is typically used to evaluate kidney function. Yet, it is a marker that can only provide estimations of kidney function because it can be influenced by other factors, such as dietary intake. The expanding field of infant formula selection in recent history has given many options for parents who are un...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Wong Vega M,Swartz SJ,Devaraj S,Poyyapakkam S

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The clinical diagnosis of sepsis remains difficult, particularly in the young child, and would be improved by a rapid and reliable method for identification of bacteria in blood and other body fluids. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of highly conserved DNA sequences found in all bacteria would p...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： McCabe KM,Khan G,Zhang YH,Mason EO,McCabe ER

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Newborn screening programs have expanded over the years; currently, many programs screen for dozens of congenital conditions that, if not detected and treated early, could result in catastrophic health consequences, including death. Some programs, however, still require universal newborn screening for only a...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Therrell BL,Johnson A,Williams D

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gender-incongruent (GI) youth have high rates of mental health problems. Although gender-affirming medical care (GAMC) provides psychological benefit, some GI youth present to care at older ages. Whether a relationship exists between age of presentation to GAMC and mental health difficulties warrants study. ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Sorbara JC,Chiniara LN,Thompson S,Palmert MR

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about duration of protection after the infant primary series of hepatitis B (HB) vaccine in settings of low HB endemicity. This study sought to determine the proportion of adolescents immunized as infants who had protective titers of antibody to hepatitis B surface antigen (anti-HBs) before a...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Middleman AB,Baker CJ,Kozinetz CA,Kamili S,Nguyen C,Hu DJ,Spradling PR

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Investigative efforts to improve monitoring during sedation for patients of all ages are part of a national agenda for patient safety. According to the Institute of Medicine, recent technological advances in patient monitoring have contributed to substantially decreased mortality for people receiving general...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Lightdale JR,Goldmann DA,Feldman HA,Newburg AR,DiNardo JA,Fox VL

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Age at diagnosis is a modifiable risk factor in outcomes after hepatoportoenterostomy in biliary atresia; however, distinguishing biliary atresia from other more common causes of prolonged neonatal jaundice can be difficult. To focus attention on diagnosis of biliary atresia, we analyzed secular trends in the age at d...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Wadhwani SI,Turmelle YP,Nagy R,Lowell J,Dillon P,Shepherd RW

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Severe neonatal jaundice is a common clinical manifestation of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G-6-PD) deficiency and the most difficult to manage; kernicterus is not an uncommon outcome. We assessed in healthy, direct Coombs test-negative Greek newborns of >/=38 weeks' gestational age 1) the current burd...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Kappas A,Drummond GS,Valaes T

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aims of this study were to determine parent and provider knowledge and awareness of newborn screening; to gather opinions from parents, providers, and newborn screening professionals about the content and timing of newborn screening education; and to use consensus data to formulate recommendations and to...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Davis TC,Humiston SG,Arnold CL,Bocchini JA Jr,Bass PF 3rd,Kennen EM,Bocchini A,Kyler P,Lloyd-Puryear M

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Advances in medical care have led to a growing population of special needs children who are at risk for suboptimal care when they present to a physician with no previous knowledge of their medical history. This risk may be amplified in the emergency department setting when time-sensitive interventions must be...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Carraccio CL,Dettmer KS,duPont ML,Sacchetti AD

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:External auditory canal polyps are most commonly inflammatory in nature but may also manifest more severe disease. Prolonged conservative therapy may delay the correct diagnosis and appropriate intervention. A case is presented of a child with chronic otorrhea treated for 4 months with topical drops and antibiotics. O...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Harris KC,Conley SF,Kerschner JE

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We investigated the relationship between prenatal exposure to dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) and dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE) and neurodevelopment of Mexican farm-workers' children in California. METHODS:Participants from the Center for the Health Assessment of Mothers and Children of Salina...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Eskenazi B,Marks AR,Bradman A,Fenster L,Johnson C,Barr DB,Jewell NP

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reviewed randomized trials of prenatal and infancy home-visitation programs for socially disadvantaged women and children. Some home-visitation programs were effective in improving women's health-related behaviors during pregnancy, the birth weight and length of gestation of babies born to smokers and young adolesc...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Olds DL,Kitzman H

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To study the efficacy of otoacoustic emissions (OAEs) as a screening test for hearing impairment in children with acute bacterial meningitis. Hearing tests were performed before discharge from the hospital in an attempt to improve coverage and avoid delays in the diagnosis of postmeningitic hearing loss. ME...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Richardson MP,Williamson TJ,Reid A,Tarlow MJ,Rudd PT

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Physicians have a major influence on parental vaccine decisions. We tested a physician-targeted communication intervention designed to (1) reduce vaccine hesitancy in mothers of infants seen by trained physicians and (2) increase physician confidence in communicating about vaccines. METHODS:W...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Henrikson NB,Opel DJ,Grothaus L,Nelson J,Scrol A,Dunn J,Faubion T,Roberts M,Marcuse EK,Grossman DC

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:The effect of diabetes during pregnancy on the cognitive development of offspring is unclear because of inconsistent findings from limited studies. OBJECTIVE:This review was aimed to provide the best available scientific evidence on the associations between maternal pregnancy diabetes and the cognitive develop...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Adane AA,Mishra GD,Tooth LR

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), one of the largest US safety net programs, was revised in 2009 to be more congruent with dietary guidelines. We hypothesize that this revision led to improvements in child development. METHODS:Data were drawn f...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Guan A,Hamad R,Batra A,Bush NR,Tylavsky FA,LeWinn KZ

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severity-of-illness scales have proven valuable in assessing clinical outcomes and resource consumption in adult and pediatric intensive care, but they have been less extensively developed for neonatal care. The National Therapeutic Intervention Scoring System (NTISS) was created by modifying the Therapeutic Intervent...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Gray JE,Richardson DK,McCormick MC,Workman-Daniels K,Goldmann DA

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy of continuous, around-the-clock sustained-release (S-R) theophylline therapy, adjusted to approximate serum or plasma steady state theophylline concentrations (Tc) of 15 microgram/ml three hours following the last dose, was assessed in 18 children suffering from moderately severe chronic asthma. Two of th...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Bell T,Bigley J

更新日期：1978-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is unclear why children of adolescent mothers experience more developmental problems than children of adult mothers. There has been minimal systematic investigation of whether there is a relationship between the young age of the mother and her mothering behaviors. Our data fail to demonstrate any relationship betwe...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： McAnarney ER,Lawrence RA,Aten MJ,Iker HP

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heart rate and blood pressure changes following 0.5% tropicamide and 2.5% phenylephrine hydrochloride were evaluated in seven ill preterm infants (birth weight, 910 to 2,060 gm; gestational age, 26 to 36 weeks) during the first day of life. Each infant was monitored continuously for 30 minutes before and for 75 minute...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Lees BJ,Cabal LA

更新日期：1981-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The interval from the beginning of the Q wave to the origin of the T wave (Q-oTc interval) and total and ionized serum calcium levels were measured in 27 full-term and 77 premature infants. The correlation between Q-oTc and total and ionized calcium levels was significant in both full-term and normal premature infants...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Giacoia GP,Wagner HR

更新日期：1978-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Severe acute respiratory syndrome was relatively mild in children, and the incidence was significantly lower when compared with adults. Although previous seroepidemiological studies demonstrated that asymptomatic infection was uncommon among health care workers and adult contacts of patients with severe acut...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Lee PP,Wong WH,Leung GM,Chiu SS,Chan KH,Peiris JS,Lam TH,Lau YL

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, a 7-month-old, terminally ill Gypsy infant was admitted to a pediatric intensive care unit. Treating this child and her extended family was a challenging experience during which numerous culture-related problems were encountered. The Gypsy approach to acute medical care consisted of the presence of a large e...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Wetzel RC,Dean JM,Rogers MC

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Material hardship has been associated with adverse health care use patterns for children with special health care needs (CSHCN). In this study, we assessed if resilience factors were associated with lower emergency department (ED) visits and unmet health care needs and if they buffered associations between m...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Fuller AE,Garg A,Brown NM,Tripodis Y,Oyeku SO,Gross RS

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two immunochemical methods were used to identify Haemophilus influenzae and Streptococcus pneumoniae capsular antigens in the urine and serum of 162 children with acute lower respiratory tract infection. These methods were compared with standard bacterial blood culture. Viral and mycoplasma cultures of respiratory sec...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Ramsey BW,Marcuse EK,Foy HM,Cooney MK,Allan I,Brewer D,Smith AL

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00