Treatment of anorexia and weight loss with megestrol acetate in patients with cystic fibrosis.

abstract：UNLABELLED:Data on central sleep apnea (CSA) and its significance in children are limited. Our objectives were to describe the polysomnogram (PSG) characteristics and clinical features of children with significant CSA at a single pediatric sleep center. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS:A retrospective chart review of children...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Kritzinger FE,Al-Saleh S,Narang I

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been previously shown that prophylactic, intravenous dexamethasone (DEX) and intratracheal recombinant human Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD) ameliorate lung injury in newborn piglets treated with 48 hr of hyperoxia and mechanical ventilation. DEX has many pharmacologic effects, including the possible induction...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Davis JM,Robbins CG,Anderson T,Sahgal N,Genen L,Tierney J,Horowitz S

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Asthma is the most common chronic disease of childhood. Although asthma admissions to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) are increasing, there are no evidence-based guidelines on preferred escalation of therapies for patients with status asthmaticus who fail to respond to inhaled bronchodilators and sys...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Stulce C,Gouda S,Said SJ,Kane JM

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been suggested that cystic fibrosis (CF) patients harboring multiresistant (MR) Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) should be seen in separate clinics. The aim of this study was to test the feasibility of this by longitudinally studying the consistency of isolates of MRPA in individuals. We analyzed all respiratory tra...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Davies G,McShane D,Davies JC,Bush A

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of empyema complicating community-acquired pneumonia is increasing and causes significant childhood morbidity. Pneumococcal infection remains the most common isolated cause in developed countries, with Staphylococcus aureus the predominant pathogen in the developing world. Newer molecular techniques util...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Jaffé A,Balfour-Lynn IM

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) may require tracheostomy for long-term mechanical ventilation. Polysomnography (PSG) may predict successful decannulation in children, however it is unclear how this success compares with children without a PSG. To better evaluate this role, we compared decannul...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Quinlan C,Piccione J,Kim JY,Beck SE,Brooks L,Chandy-Patel R,Escobar E,Afolabi-Brown O

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) were trained to mobilize intrabronchial secretions by a new method of positive expiratory pressure mask (PEP mask) physiotherapy (PT). Patients repeatedly expired forcefully through the PEP mask; expiratory resistance was varied by eight different internal diameter resistors a...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Oberwaldner B,Evans JC,Zach MS

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Asthma is one of the most common chronic disorders of childhood and is associated with significant healthcare utilization and costs. Comorbid psychiatric illnesses, specifically depression and anxiety, are more prevalent in patients with asthma and associated with worse asthma control, more emergency departme...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Munoz FA,Benton LD,Kops SA,Kowalek KA,Seckeler MD

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The long-term efficacy and safety of aminoglycoside aerosol therapy for Pseudomonas aeruginosa colonization/infection in cystic fibrosis has not been fully investigated. In the present study, 14 patients with cystic fibrosis, ages 8-19 years (mean: 13.3 years), received tobramycin aerosol therapy for a mean duration o...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Steinkamp G,Tümmler B,Gappa M,Albus A,Potel J,Döring G,von der Hardt H

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Interpregnancy interval (IPI) is defined as the period between a live birth and the conception of a subsequent fetus. Both short (IPI < 6 months) and long IPI (IPI > 60 months) have been shown to increase the risk for adverse perinatal outcomes, some of which, are known risk factors for obstructive sleep a...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Rapaport Pasternak H,Sheiner E,Goldbart A,Wainstock T

更新日期：2020-12-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Asthma is the most common chronic inflammatory disease in childhood and some reports have demonstrated systemic inflammation. The relevance of high-sensitivity assays for C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), which are known to be a sensitive marker of low-grade systemic inflammation, has not been fully studied in ch...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Deraz TE,Kamel TB,El-Kerdany TA,El-Ghazoly HM

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inadequate intake and suboptimal growth are common problems for patients with CF and a critical target for intervention. The purpose of this study was to compare the growth outcomes of children with CF who participated in a randomized clinical trial to improve energy intake and weight to children with CF receiving sta...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Stark LJ,Opipari-Arrigan L,Quittner AL,Bean J,Powers SW

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONAL:This study aims at describing the use of bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP) in infants with severe bronchiolitis. WORKING HYPOTHESIS:The use of BiPAP in infants with bronchiolitis may be associated with a worst outcome. STUDY DESIGN:A single-center retrospective study performed from October 2013 to Apr...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Delacroix E,Millet A,Pin I,Mortamet G

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tracheal bronchus (TRB) has been generally considered an anatomical variant of the tracheobronchial tree without a precise pathological effect. Its prevalence is estimated to be between 0.2% to 3% of all children undergoing bronchoscopy and scientific information has been limited to case reports or small case series. ...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Moreno M,Castillo-Corullón S,Pérez-Ruiz E,Luna MC,Antón-Pacheco JL,Mondejar-Lopez P,De-la-Serna O,Villa JR,Osona B,Torres-Borrego J,Santiago-Burruchaga M,Asensio O,Andres-Martin A,Delgado-Pecellin I,González Y,Palmero A,E

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Home mattresses of 24 asthmatic children with house dust mite allergy were sprayed with either benzyl-benzoate foam or placebo in a double blind fashion, 10 days before the children left the residential house for asthmatic children Istituto Pio XII (located in the Italian Alps in an environment free of mites) and went...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Sette L,Comis A,Marcucci F,Sensi L,Piacentini GL,Boner AL

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a leading cause of childhood death. There are few published reports of radiographic findings among children with severe CAP. OBJECTIVE:To describe chest X-ray (CXR) findings and assess association between these radiographic findings and pneumococcal isolation in childre...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Ferrero F,Nascimento-Carvalho CM,Cardoso MR,Camargos P,March MF,Berezin E,Ruvinsky R,Sant'Anna C,Feris-Iglesias J,Maggi R,Benguigui Y,CARIBE group.

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a method for measuring carbon monoxide diffusing capacity (DL(CO)) and alveolar volume (V(A)) in sleeping infants, using a single 4-sec breath-hold technique. The breath-hold maneuver is obtained by inducing a respiratory pause of the respiratory system. Several inflations of the respiratory system with ro...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Castillo A,Llapur CJ,Martinez T,Kisling J,Williams-Nkomo T,Coates C,Tepper RS

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiogenesis is an important mechanism of airway remodeling in lung disease. We previously demonstrated that serum vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is elevated in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients and declines with therapy for pulmonary exacerbation. We hypothesized that VEGF is elevated early in the course of CF...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Watts KD,McColley SA

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pneumogram (PG) recordings were performed in 87 very low birthweight (VLBW) asymptomatic infants just prior to hospital discharge to determine the relationships between: 1) a prior history of apnea of prematurity (AOP) and cardiorespiratory pattern; and 2) cardiorespiratory pattern at hospital discharge and postconcep...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Hageman JR,Holmes D,Suchy S,Hunt CE

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our aim was to determine whether antenatal corticosteroids improve perinatal adaptation of the pulmonary circulation in lambs with lung hypoplasia (LH). LH was induced in 12 ovine fetuses between 105 and 140 days gestation (term approximately 147 days); in 6 of these the ewe was given a single dose of betamethasone (1...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Suzuki K,Hooper SB,Wallace MJ,Probyn ME,Harding R

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phrenic nerve pacing has been used since 1966 to support breathing in quadriplegics and patients with central hypoventilation syndrome (CHS). Recently, using low-frequency, long-inspiratory-time (Ti) stimulation, phrenic nerve pacing has been used successfully to support breathing 24 hours per day in adults and older ...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Brouillette RT,Ilbawi MN,Klemka-Walden L,Hunt CE

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reviewed the literature on the effects of high flow nasal cannula (HFNC) and heated, humidified, high-flow, nasal cannula (HHHFNC) treatment in preterm infants. We found nine studies, but only two were randomized controlled trials. These studies show that: HFNC application is associated to the delivery of continuou...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Dani C,Pratesi S,Migliori C,Bertini G

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pediatric pneumogram is a frequently used tool in the diagnosis and management of apnea during infancy. We analyzed 287 pneumographic recordings from 123 full-term infants (63 males) obtained during the first 12 months of life to establish normative values for apnea, periodic breathing, and bradycardia. The result...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Kelly DH,Stellwagen LM,Kaitz E,Shannon DC

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Extremely low gestational age neonates (ELGANs) are at risk for pulmonary hypertension (PH). We hypothesized that PH, defined by echocardiogram at 36 weeks gestational age (GA), would associate with respiratory morbidity, increased oxidant stress, and reduced nitric oxide production. STUDY DESIGN:ELGANs in t...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： O'Connor MG,Suthar D,Vera K,Slaughter JC,Maitre NL,Steele S,Beller A,Fike CD,Aschner JL,Moore PE,Austin ED

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to assess pulmonary function and its predictors in very low birth weight (birth weight ≤1,500 g) children (VLBWc) with or without bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), born at gestational age ≤32 weeks at a single tertiary center during 1996-1999, after the introduction of surfactant the...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Cazzato S,Ridolfi L,Bernardi F,Faldella G,Bertelli L

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence and morbidity of asthma are growing problems that appear to affect urban populations and particularly impoverished centers disproportionately. Poor children are more likely to be hospitalized for asthma than nonpoor children, and are more likely to experience clinical and social dysfunction due to asthm...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Shapiro GG,Stout JW

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) are increasingly used to evaluate the efficacy of new treatments and the progression of chronic diseases. The Cystic Fibrosis Questionnaire-Revised (CFQ-R) is a disease-specific, PRO measure of health-related quality of life (HRQOL). We evaluated associations between changes ...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Sawicki GS,Rasouliyan L,McMullen AH,Wagener JS,McColley SA,Pasta DJ,Quittner AL

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Recent advances in medicine have allowed children with chronic life-threatening disorders to survive longer than ever before with the use of complex medical device technology (e.g., mechanical ventilation, dialysis, etc.). The care of children with chronic pulmonary disorders and respiratory-technology depend...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Agarwal A,Willis D,Tang X,Bauer M,Berlinski A,Com G,Ward WL,Carroll JL

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is one of the most common complications in premature infants. Since inflammation plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of BPD, anti-inflammatory drugs, such as corticosteroids, have long been the focus of prevention research. In this meta-analysis, we aim to explore the lo...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Zheng Y,Xiu W,Lin Y,Ren Y,Zhang B,Yang C

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most pneumatoceles disappear spontaneously and do not cause severe symptoms. Treatment alternatives include various conventional or surgical methods. However, an enlarging, complicated pneumatocele with cardiorespiratory instability requires imaging-guided catheter drainage or surgery. Here, we report the case of a ne...

journal_title：Pediatric pulmonology

authors： Park TH,Kim JK

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00