Perinatal factors associated with early neonatal deaths in very low birth weight preterm infants in Northeast Brazil.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Internet may serve as a suitable environment for discriminated adolescents as they may consider the online space as the place where they have possibility to build social ties they are missing in their offline life or manage their self-presentation. Therefore, our aim was to explore the association betwee...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Bitto Urbanova L,Holubcikova J,Madarasova Geckova A,van Dijk JP,Reijneveld SA

更新日期：2020-08-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Initial studies suggest pharmaceutical grade cannabidiol (CBD) can reduce the frequency of convulsive seizures and lead to improvements in quality of life in children affected by epileptic encephalopathies. With limited access to pharmaceutical CBD, Cannabis extracts in oil are becoming increasingly availabl...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Reithmeier D,Tang-Wai R,Seifert B,Lyon AW,Alcorn J,Acton B,Corley S,Prosser-Loose E,Mousseau DD,Lim HJ,Tellez-Zenteno J,Huh L,Leung E,Carmant L,Huntsman RJ

更新日期：2018-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Child growth is internationally recognized as an important indicator of nutritional status and health in populations. This study was aimed to compare age- and gender-specific height, weight and BMI percentiles and nutritional status relative to the international growth references among Pakistani school-aged ...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Mushtaq MU,Gull S,Mushtaq K,Abdullah HM,Khurshid U,Shahid U,Shad MA,Akram J

更新日期：2012-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) are highly susceptible to stroke and other manifestations of pediatric cerebral vasculopathy. Detailed evaluations in sub-Saharan Africa are limited. METHODS:We aimed to establish the frequency and types of pediatric brain injury in a cross-sectional study at a large S...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Green NS,Munube D,Bangirana P,Buluma LR,Kebirungi B,Opoka R,Mupere E,Kasirye P,Kiguli S,Birabwa A,Kawooya MS,Lubowa SK,Sekibira R,Kayongo E,Hume H,Elkind M,Peng W,Li G,Rosano C,LaRussa P,Minja FJ,Boehme A,Idro

更新日期：2019-10-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aimed to study the feasibility, efficacy and safety of using laryngeal mask (LM) ventilation compared with endotracheal intubation (ETI) during neonatal resuscitation. METHODS:Neonates with a heart rate below 60 beats per minute despite 30 s of face mask ventilation were assigned quasi-randomly (...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Yang C,Zhu X,Lin W,Zhang Q,Su J,Lin B,Ye H,Yu R

更新日期：2016-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Meconium peritonitis is defined as aseptic chemical inflammation caused by intrauterine bowel perforation. The underlying causes of bowel perforation include intestinal atresia, midgut volvulus, intussusception, congenital bands, and meconium ileus. CASE PRESENTATION:Siblings with prenatally diagnosed mecon...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Park KH,Bae MH,Lee NR,Han YM,Byun SY,Kim HY

更新日期：2020-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prompt initiation of empiric therapy is common practice in case of suspected meningitis or encephalitis. However, in children the most common pathogens are viruses that usually do not require and are not covered by the applied anti-infective treatment. Novel multiplex PCR (mPCR) panels provide rapid on-site ...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Hagen A,Eichinger A,Meyer-Buehn M,Schober T,Huebner J

更新日期：2020-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The world health organization (WHO) and the Identification and prevention of dietary- and lifestyle-induced health effects in children and infants- study (IDEFICS), released anthropometric reference values obtained from normal body weight children. This study examined the relationship between WHO [body mass ...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Aristizabal JC,Barona J,Hoyos M,Ruiz M,Marín C

更新日期：2015-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:With the importance of early childhood development more recognized by the international society, low-cost and cross-culturally comparable measures of early childhood development is in great demand, both in China and worldwide. In this study, we aim to test the psychometrics of the Chinese version of The Earl...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Zhao J,Brinkman SA,Zhang Y,Song Y,Lu C,Young ME,Zhang Y,Ip P,Shan W,Jiang F

更新日期：2020-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Sub-Saharan Africa over one million newborns die annually. We developed a sustainable and scalable home-based counselling intervention for delivery by community volunteers in rural southern Tanzania to improve newborn care practices and survival. Here we report the effect on newborn care practices one yea...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Penfold S,Manzi F,Mkumbo E,Temu S,Jaribu J,Shamba DD,Mshinda H,Cousens S,Marchant T,Tanner M,Schellenberg D,Schellenberg JA

更新日期：2014-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Birthweight remains one of the strongest predictors of perinatal mortality and disability. Birthweight percentiles form a reference that allows the detection of neonates at higher risk of neonatal and postneonatal morbidity. The aim of the study is to present updated national birthweight percentiles by gesta...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Li Z,Umstad MP,Hilder L,Xu F,Sullivan EA

更新日期：2015-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is an autosomal recessive disorder associated with inborn errors of steroid metabolism. 21-hydroxylase enzyme deficiency occurs in 90 to 95% of all cases of CAH, with accumulation of 17 hydroxyprogesterone (17-OHP). Early diagnosis of CAH based on newborn screening is pos...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Kopacek C,de Castro SM,Prado MJ,da Silva CM,Beltrão LA,Spritzer PM

更新日期：2017-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is believed that parents have a great influence on their children's dietary behaviours. However, it is not clear whether parental food patterns are associated with children's nutritional status in China, which includes a vast territory with rich, diverse cultures. The goal of this project is to systematic...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Tang D,Bu T,Dong X

更新日期：2020-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The presence of an association between age at the onset of puberty and intelligence quotient (IQ) in young adolescents remains controversial. The aim of this study was to explore the association between age at menarche and performance IQ scores of young female adolescents in Bangkok, Thailand. METHODS:A cro...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Noipayak P,Rawdaree P,Supawattanabodee B,Manusirivitthaya S

更新日期：2016-07-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although the estimation of body fatness by Slaughter skinfold thickness equations (PBF(Slaughter)) has been widely used, the accuracy of this method is uncertain. We have previously examined the interrelationships among the body mass index (BMI), PBF(Slaughter), percent body fat from dual energy X-ray absorp...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Freedman DS,Ogden CL,Kit BK

更新日期：2015-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effects of an early developmental intervention program on the development of young children in low- and low-middle-income countries who are at risk for neurodevelopmental disability because of birth asphyxia. A group of children without perinatal complica...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Wallander JL,McClure E,Biasini F,Goudar SS,Pasha O,Chomba E,Shearer D,Wright L,Thorsten V,Chakraborty H,Dhaded SM,Mahantshetti NS,Bellad RM,Abbasi Z,Carlo W,BRAIN-HIT Investigators.

更新日期：2010-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Parenting children with special health care needs can be challenging particularly if children have complex conditions. Parents may struggle to manage their child's health and their own emotions, contributing to poorer health outcomes for the family. Frequent healthcare contact presents opportunities to inter...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Bradshaw S,Bem D,Shaw K,Taylor B,Chiswell C,Salama M,Bassett E,Kaur G,Cummins C

更新日期：2019-08-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) is a neurodevelopmental disorder with heterogeneous communication and other comorbid manifestations. While previous studies have characterized speech deficits associated with CAS, few studies have examined variability in reading and language and/or other developmental comorb...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Stein CM,Benchek P,Miller G,Hall NB,Menon D,Freebairn L,Tag J,Vick J,Taylor HG,Lewis BA,Iyengar SK

更新日期：2020-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Measuring adolescents' preferences for health states can play an important role in evaluating the delivery of pediatric healthcare. However, formal evaluation of the common direct preference elicitation methods for health states has not been done with adolescents. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to t...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Crump RT,Lau R,Cox E,Currie G,Panepinto J

更新日期：2018-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Approximately 13% of Canadian mothers report difficulty accessing health care for their infants, yet little is known about the factors associated with difficulty. Therefore, we examined factors associated with difficulty accessing non-routine health care for Canadian infants, from birth to 14 months of age, ...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Brandon AD,Costanian C,El Sayed MF,Tamim H

更新日期：2016-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Children and adolescents with cerebral palsy suffer from higher levels of pain than their peers without disability. The aim of this study was to explore the impact of pain on health-related quality of life and motor function in individuals with cerebral palsy as reported by health professionals. METHODS:Cro...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Badia M,Riquelme I,Orgaz B,Acevedo R,Longo E,Montoya P

更新日期：2014-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Comprehensive data are needed to evaluate the burden of low birthweight. Analysis of routine data on health-care utilization during early childhood were used to test the hypothesis that infants with low birthweight have (i) increased inpatient health-care utilization, (ii) higher hospital costs and (iii) dif...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Rüdiger M,Heinrich L,Arnold K,Druschke D,Reichert J,Schmitt J

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oral antipyretics are commonly used to treat pediatric patients who develop fevers. However, patients presenting to the emergency department or undergoing surgery are frequently unable to tolerate oral antipyretics. Rectal formulations are available; however, this route of administration is unpredictable. Th...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Khalil SN,Hahn BJ,Chumpitazi CE,Rock AD,Kaelin BA,Macias CG

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Headache is a common complaint in children occasionally requiring hospital admission. The purposes of the present study were to analyze the prevalence of uncorrected ametropia in children with headache admitted to the hospital, and evaluate the importance of refraction assessment as part of their evaluation....

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Dotan G,Stolovitch C,Moisseiev E,Cohen S,Kesler A

更新日期：2014-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hydroxyurea (HU) is recommended as standard practice for youth with sickle cell disease (SCD). Yet, despite its efficacy, HU adherence in adolescents and young adults is often poor. Poor medication adherence increases disease burden, healthcare cost and widens health disparities. Adolescence is a critical ti...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Smaldone A,Manwani D,Aygun B,Smith-Whitley K,Jia H,Bruzzese JM,Findley S,Massei J,Green NS

更新日期：2019-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Visible congenital malformations (VCMs) are one of the principal causes of disability in the world. Prenatal diagnosis is a paramount mandatory integral part of the follow up of pregnancies with VCM of the foetus in high-income setting. We aimed to determine the incidence of prenatal diagnosis of VCMs in a l...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Kamla I,Kamgaing N,Billong S,Tochie JN,Tolefac P,de Paul Djientcheu V

更新日期：2019-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Serious thromboembolic events connected with rFVIIa therapy in hemophilia patients are rare. Only three cases are reported in children, all of them with hemophilia A. CASE PRESENTATION:We present unique case of patient with hemophilia B and high titer inhibitors to coagulation FIX, who developed severe rena...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Milošević D,Bilić E,Batinić D,Poropat M,Štern-Padovan R,Galić S,Turudić D

更新日期：2014-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Melnick-Needles syndrome (MNS) is an extremely rare osteochondrodysplasia caused by a mutation of FLNA, the gene encoding filamin A. MNS is inherited in an X-linked dominant manner. In this study, we describe three members of the same family with MNS, who exhibited different phenotypic severity despite havin...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Oh CH,Lee CH,Kim SY,Lee SY,Jun HH,Lee S

更新日期：2020-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is the most common cause of liver disease in endemic areas such as South Korea. After HBV vaccination, hepatitis B surface antibody (HBsAb) titers gradually decrease. Trends in HBsAb titers have not been evaluated among children in South Korea over the past decade. METHODS:...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Lee KH,Shim KS,Lim IS,Chae SA,Yun SW,Lee NM,Choi YB,Yi DY

更新日期：2017-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:It has been established that genetic factors play a substantial role in the development of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia. The population of Indonesia and other Southeast Asian countries has similar, yet different genetic makeup compared to the rest of Asia. Aside from UGT1A1, variants of SLCO1B1 have also been ...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Amandito R,Rohsiswatmo R,Halim M,Tirtatjahja V,Malik A

更新日期：2019-06-28 00:00:00