abstract：BACKGROUND:The fundamental treatment for patients with pediatric malignant mediastinal tumors is chemotherapy. Therefore, accurate diagnosis is essential for selecting the appropriate chemotherapeutic regimen. However, malignant mediastinal tumors occasionally cause respiratory distress, and biopsies under general anes...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Tanaka T,Amano H,Tanaka Y,Takahashi Y,Tajiri T,Tainaka T,Shirota C,Sumida W,Yokota K,Makita S,Tani Y,Hinoki A,Uchida H

更新日期：2020-06-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Existing literature shows that there is an inverse association between socioeconomic position and screen time among adolescents. What is less known is the mechanism behind these differences. The study aimed to explore individual, interpersonal and neighborhood environmental correlates of total screen time (T...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Gebremariam MK,Henjum S,Terragni L,Torheim LE

更新日期：2020-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epilepsy is the most common chronic neurological disease seen in Pediatrics Neurology Units in many developing countries. It affects negatively on school attendance and academic performance. This study tries to assess the extent and factors contributing school absenteeism among school-aged children and adole...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Hassen O,Beyene A

更新日期：2020-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rapid weight gain (RWG) in infants is associated with overweight and obesity in childhood and beyond, highlighting the need for early intervention. METHODS:Data from a birth cohort of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children living in an urban area were analysed to determine the prevalence ...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Denney-Wilson E,Fatema K,Elcombe E,Ingram S,Harris M,Comino E

更新日期：2020-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Achievement of target blood concentrations of cyclosporine (CsA) early after transplantation is known to be highly effective for reducing the incidence of acute graft versus host disease (aGVHD). However, no research has been conducted for predicting aGVHD occurrence with low CsA concentrations at different ...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Chung EK,Yee J,Kim JY,Gwak HS

更新日期：2020-05-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Between 1998 and 2015, we report on the survival of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH)-infants presenting with symptoms within the first 24 h of life, treated at Odense University Hospital (OUH), a tertiary referral non-extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) hospital for paediatric surgery. METHODS:W...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Larsen UL,Jepsen S,Strøm T,Qvist N,Toft P

更新日期：2020-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The study evaluates children in schools that participate in the School Health Program in the Northern region of Brazil with the objective of assessing whether their schools interfered in the development of overweight/obesity and how individual and school environment variables behave according to contextual a...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Andrade de Medeiros Moreira R,Ricardo Moreira T,Dias da Costa G,Vidigal Castro LC,Minardi Mitre Cotta R

更新日期：2020-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intussusception decreases blood flow to the bowel, and tissue hypoperfusion results in increased lactic acid levels. We aimed to determine whether lactic acid levels are associated with pediatric intussusception outcomes. METHODS:The electronic medical records of our emergency department pediatric patients ...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Lee JY,Byun YH,Park JS,Lee JS,Ryu JM,Choi SJ

更新日期：2020-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Severe respiratory distress is a leading cause of mortality among neonates in Malawi. Despite evidence on the safety, cost effectiveness and efficacy of bubble continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in managing the condition, its use in Malawian health facilities is limited and little is known about care...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Salimu S,Kinshella MW,Vidler M,Banda M,Newberry L,Dube Q,Molyneux EM,Goldfarb DM,Kawaza K,Nyondo-Mipando AL

更新日期：2020-04-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is a limited understanding of the patient and family experience of Chronic Transfusion Therapy (CTT) for prevention of complications of Sickle Cell Disease (SCD). We sought to understand patient and family experience with CTT using qualitative methods. METHODS:Fifteen parents of children < 18 years ol...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Hawkins LM,Sinha CB,Ross D,Yee MEM,Quarmyne MO,Krishnamurti L,Bakshi N

更新日期：2020-04-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Systemic fungal infection (SFI) is one of leading causes of morbidity and mortality in very low birth weight (VLBW) preterm infants. Because early diagnosis of SFI is challenging due to nonspecific manifestations, prophylaxis becomes crucial. This study aimed to assess effectiveness of oral nystatin as an an...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Rundjan L,Wahyuningsih R,Oeswadi CA,Marsogi M,Purnamasari A

更新日期：2020-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lung recruitment at birth has been advocated as an effective method of improving the respiratory transition at birth. Sustained inflations (SI) and dynamic positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) were assessed in clinical and animal studies to define the optimal level. Our working hypothesis was that very lo...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Kanaan Z,Bloch-Queyrat C,Boubaya M,Lévy V,Bolot P,Waszak P

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Today, approximately one in five United States adolescents age 12 to 19 years is obese and just over a third are either overweight or obese. This study examines how parents and peers influence diet and physical activity behaviors of older adolescents (14-18 years) with overweight or obesity to inform weight ...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Azar KMJ,Halley M,Lv N,Wulfovich S,Gillespie K,Liang L,Goldman Rosas L

更新日期：2020-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Congenital tufting enteropathy (CTE) is a rare disease that manifests as intractable diarrhea during the neonatal period which is associated with mutations of the epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM) gene. CASE PRESENTATION:A male infant who presented with vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal distention, maln...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Fang Y,Luo Y,Yu J,Chen J

更新日期：2020-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Screening for elevated serum alanine aminotransferase (ALAT) can help identifying individuals at the risks of chronic and metabolic diseases, but blood collection is invasive and cannot be widely used for investigations. Considered as simple and inexpensive screening indices, individual characteristics and a...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Ou YL,Lai YR,Jiang CN,Zhang J,Ding Z

更新日期：2020-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Auto-immune polyendocrinopathy syndrome type I is a rare genetic disease, usually revealed by chronic superficial candidiasis and autoimmune endocrine dysfunction in childhood. CASES PRESENTATION:We report the cases of 2 children, a 4 years-11 months old boy and 13 years old adolescent, admitted and followe...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Minka BM,Sibetcheu T A,Sap SNU,Bissa MC

更新日期：2020-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Childhood is an important period for developing maturity in thinking. Accumulating evidence shows the association between physical activity and cognitive function. Although both the intelligence quotient and emotional quotient have been reported to be associated with physical activity, there is a limited amo...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Piya-Amornphan N,Santiworakul A,Cetthakrikul S,Srirug P

更新日期：2020-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Child maltreatment affects a significant number of children globally. Strategies have been developed to identify children suspected of having been exposed to maltreatment with the aim of reducing further maltreatment and impairment. This systematic review evaluates the accuracy of strategies for identifying ...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： McTavish JR,Gonzalez A,Santesso N,MacGregor JCD,McKee C,MacMillan HL

更新日期：2020-03-07 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:Robin sequence (RS) is characterized by mandibular micro- and retrognathia, glossoptosis, upper airway obstruction and optionally a cleft palate. With an incidence of 1:8000, it belongs to the so-called rare diseases; 30-50% of patients have RS as part of a syndrome. A comparatively well-studied treatment op...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Müller-Hagedorn S,Arand J,Scholz T,Poets CF,Wiechers C

更新日期：2020-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clostridium perfringens forms part of the human gut microbiota and has been associated with life-threatening necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) in premature infants. Whether specific toxigenic strains are responsible is unknown, as is the extent of diversity of strains in healthy premature babies. We investigat...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Shaw AG,Cornwell E,Sim K,Thrower H,Scott H,Brown JCS,Dixon RA,Kroll JS

更新日期：2020-02-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neonatal mortality remains a serious global public health problem, but Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), in particular, is largely affected. Current evidence on neonatal mortality is essential to inform programs and policies, yet there is a scarcity of information concerning neonatal mortality in our study area. The...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Alebel A,Wagnew F,Petrucka P,Tesema C,Moges NA,Ketema DB,Yismaw L,Melkamu MW,Hibstie YT,Temesgen B,Bitew ZW,Tadesse AA,Kibret GD

更新日期：2020-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neonatal sepsis is an invasive infection, usually bacterial, and often occurring during the neonatal period (0-28 days). Neonatal sepsis causes a high burden of morbidity and mortality in developing countries like Ethiopia. There are fragmented, inconsistency, and no review has been conducted to report the m...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Belachew A,Tewabe T

更新日期：2020-02-05 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：:After publication of our article [1] it was brought to our attention that we did not have permission to reproduce the questionnaire in Additional File 1. ...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Bucher HU,Klein SD,Hendriks MJ,Baumann-Hölzle R,Berger TM,Streuli JC,Fauchère JC,Swiss Neonatal End-of-Life Study Group.

更新日期：2020-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intrapartum-related hypoxic events are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in low resource countries. Neonates who receive proper resuscitation may go on to live otherwise healthy lives. However, even when a birth attendant is present, these babies frequently receive suboptimal ventilation with poor out...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Ali A,Nudel J,Heberle CR,Santorino D,Olson KR,Hur C

更新日期：2020-01-30 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:Early diagnosis and treatment are improving significantly the quality of life of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). This recessive disease is caused by a great variability of mutations in the CF transmembrane conductance (CFTR) gene, whose spectrum and frequency can be different across populations. METHODS...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Rosa J,Gaspar-Silva P,Pacheco P,Silva C,Branco CC,Vieira BS,Carreiro A,Gonçalves J,Mota-Vieira L

更新日期：2020-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:For every newborn who dies within the first month, as many as eight more suffer life-threatening complications but survive (termed 'neonatal near-misses' (NNM)). However, there is no universally agreed-upon definition or assessment tool for NNM. This study sought to describe the development of the Neonatal N...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Bakari A,Bell AJ,Oppong SA,Bockarie Y,Wobil P,Plange-Rhule G,Goka BQ,Engmann CM,Adanu RM,Moyer CA

更新日期：2019-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neonatal jaundice is a common finding in newborns in Asia, including Indonesia. In some cases, the serum total bilirubin levels exceeds the 95th percentile for hours of life (neonatal hyperbilirubinemia). Severe neonatal hyperbilirubinemia (NH) could lead to kernicterus and neonatal death. Glucose-6-Phosphag...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Wisnumurti DA,Sribudiani Y,Porsch RM,Maskoen AM,Rahayuningsih SE,Asni EK,Sleutels F,van Ijcken WFJ,Sukadi A,Achmad TH

更新日期：2019-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To compare the outcomes of ultra-fast-track anesthesia (UFTA) and conventional anesthesia in cardiac surgery for children with congenital heart disease (CHD) and low birth weight. METHODS:One hundred and ninety-four CHD children, aged 6 months to 2 years, weighting 5 to 10 kg, were selected for this study. ...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Xu J,Zhou G,Li Y,Li N

更新日期：2019-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Globally pneumonia is the leading cause of under-five child mortality. Several risk factors for pneumonia mortality have been identified, including delay in seeking health care. For successful reduction of delay in seeking healthcare, further evidence is crucial on its magnitude and factors associated with i...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Bantie GM,Meseret Z,Bedimo M,Bitew A

更新日期：2019-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Childhood obesity is rising in developed and developing countries, while childhood underweight is rising mainly in developing countries. Childhood underweight has been shown to increase a child's risk of rapid weight gain. Overweight and obese children are more likely to become obese adults, which increases ...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Al-Lahham S,Jaradat N,Altamimi M,Anabtawi O,Irshid A,AlQub M,Dwikat M,Nafaa F,Badran L,Mohareb R,Haji R,Aqqad T,Jayyab S,Ghosh BA,Taher R,Al Zabadi H

更新日期：2019-12-09 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:The mental health and quality of life in children with asthma have attracted widespread attention. This study focused on the evaluation of mental health conditions and their clinical characteristics in Chinese children with asthma. METHODS:A total of 261 children with asthma aged 6 to 16 years old and 261 a...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Zhou H,Chen Z,Zhao W,Liu Y,Cui Y

更新日期：2019-11-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute appendicitis (AA) is the most common surgical condition in children. Although a higher incidence of AA in summer has been reported, the reason for this observation remains unclear. The purpose of this study was to compare the clinical findings of AA patients who underwent appendectomies during the summ...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Hsu YJ,Fu YW,Chin T

更新日期：2019-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To construct birth weight charts for the Chongqing municipality, China and to identify whether differences in birth weight exist across urban/rural populations, thereby warranting separate charts. METHODS:Secondary analysis of routinely collected data from 338,454 live infants between 2014 and 2017 in Chong...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Zhao X,Xia Y,Zhang H,Baker PN,Norris T

更新日期：2019-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lifestyle modifications represent the first line of treatment in obesity management; however, many adolescents with obesity do not meet lifestyle recommendations. Given that adolescents are rarely consulted during health policy development and in the design of lifestyle interventions, their first-hand experi...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Kebbe M,Perez A,Buchholz A,McHugh TF,Scott SD,Richard C,Dyson MP,Ball GDC

更新日期：2019-11-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Infants are in a state of rapid development and maturation; the growth rate is most rapid during the first 4 to 6 months of life. Few studies indicated that in developing countries including Ethiopia the prevalence and duration of breastfeeding is declining and being replaced by formula milk. Therefore, this...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Abebe L,Aman M,Asfaw S,Gebreyesus H,Teweldemedhin M,Mamo A

更新日期：2019-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The factors that determine the effect of enteral feeding on intestinal perfusion after preterm birth remain largely unknown. We aimed to determine the effect of enteral feeding on intestinal oxygen saturation (rintSO2) in preterm infants and evaluated whether this effect depended on postnatal age (PNA), post...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Kuik SJ,van Zoonen AGJF,Bos AF,Van Braeckel KNJA,Hulscher JBF,Kooi EMW

更新日期：2019-11-04 00:00:00