Perforated Appendicitis in Children: Management, Microbiology, and Antibiotic Stewardship
Paediatr Drugs. 2024 Apr 24. doi: 10.1007/s40272-024-00630-0. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAlthough appendicitis has been described for more than 300 years, its optimal management remains a topic of active investigation. Acute appendicitis is the most common cause of peritonitis in children, and rates of perforated appendicitis are much higher in children than in adults. Increased risk for perforated appendicitis in children is related to a delay in diagnosis due to age, size, access to care, and more. Surgical options include immediate appendectomy versus nonoperative management with intravenous antibiotics ± a drainage...
Source: Paediatric Drugs - April 23, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Katherine B Snyder Catherine J Hunter Christie L Buonpane Source Type: research
Effectiveness of a Preschool Motor Skill Intervention on Body Mass Index and Movement Behavior: 6-, 18-, and 30-Month Findings From a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
CONCLUSION: Overall, this preschool motor skills intervention had no effect on either child anthropometry or physical activity, consistent with previous studies.PMID:38653455 | DOI:10.1123/pes.2023-0082 (Source: Pediatric Exercise Science)
Source: Pediatric Exercise Science - April 23, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Line Gr ønholt Olesen Anders Gr øntved Jan Christian Br ønd Lise Hestb æk Peter Lund Kristensen Source Type: research
Evaluation of a new tool - "Step by step with my baby" - to support parental involvement in the care of preterm infants
CONCLUSIONS: This tool was efficient for evaluating parents' autonomy and helped them take ownership of the care provided.PMID:38653616 | DOI:10.1016/j.arcped.2023.11.004 (Source: Archives de Pediatrie)
Source: Archives de Pediatrie - April 23, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Claire Zores Corisande Gibier Lucile Haumesser Nicolas Meyer St éphanie Poirot Caroline Briot Claire Langlet Laurence Dillenseger Pierre Kuhn Source Type: research
Characterization of Ceftriaxone-Resistant < em > Haemophilus influenzae < /em > Among Korean Children
CONCLUSION: The emergence of ceftriaxone-resistant H. influenzae with ceftriaxone MIC values of up to 0.75 mg/L was observed even in children in South Korea, with most associated with S385T and L389F substitutions. The N526K mutation alone does not significantly impact ceftriaxone resistance. Further large-scale studies are essential to investigate changes in antibiotic resistance patterns and factors influencing antibiotic resistance in H. influenzae isolated from pediatric patients in Korea.PMID:38651222 | DOI:10.3346/jkms.2024.39.e136 (Source: J Korean Med Sci)
Source: J Korean Med Sci - April 23, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Sanghoon Lee Gahee Kim Jung Hwa Kim Mi-Na Kim Jina Lee Source Type: research
Translation and validation of traditional Chinese version of the pediatric eating assessment Tool-10
CONCLUSIONS: The Traditional Chinese version of the Pedi-EAT-10 has fair reliability and validity and can be quickly and easily completed by caregivers. The translated Ped-EAT-10 can be used as a first-line tool for assessing the need for further referral and instrumental examination.PMID:38653676 | DOI:10.1016/j.jfma.2024.04.010 (Source: J Formos Med Assoc)
Source: J Formos Med Assoc - April 23, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Sz-Ting Wang Kun-Tai Kang Wen-Chin Weng Pin-Hung Lu Chi-Fen Chang Yuh-Yu Lin Yu-Chen Lee Chen-Yu Chen Jing-Chun Song Wei-Chung Hsu Source Type: research
New LC-MS/MS reference data for estradiol show mini-puberty in both sexes and typical pre-pubertal and pubertal patterns
CONCLUSIONS: Variability of RIs for E2 between studies illustrates importance of laboratory-specific RIs despite using a liquid chromatographic tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) reference method. In boys, the striking E2 peak during mini-puberty as well as high pubertal E2 without phenotypic estrogenization in regular male puberty indicate that the role of E2 in children, and especially in boys requires better functional understanding.PMID:38652605 | DOI:10.1093/ejendo/lvae046 (Source: European Journal of Endocrinology)
Source: European Journal of Endocrinology - April 23, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Alexandra E Kulle Amke Caliebe Tabea Lamprecht Thomas Reinehr Gunter Simic-Schleicher Esther Schulz Michaela Kleber Juliane Rothermel Sabine Heger Olaf Hiort Paul-Martin Holterhus Source Type: research
Anesthetic challenges in patients with multicompartmental lymphatic failure after Fontan palliation undergoing transcatheter thoracic duct decompression
Paediatr Anaesth. 2024 Apr 23. doi: 10.1111/pan.14891. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTLymphatic flow abnormalities are central to the development of protein losing enteropathy, plastic bronchitis, ascites and pleural effusions in patients palliated to the Fontan circulation. These complications can occur in isolation or multicompartmental (two or more). The treatment of multicompartmental lymphatic failure aims at improving thoracic duct drainage. Re-routing the innominate vein to the pulmonary venous atrium decompresses the thoracic duct, as atrial pressure is lower than systemic venous pressure in Fontan circulation. Tran...
Source: Paediatric Anaesthesia - April 23, 2024 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Kirsten R Groody Susan C Nicolson David R Jobes Source Type: research
Characteristics of radiotherapy for adolescents and young adults
This article reviews the characteristics to be taken into account in adolescent and young adult patients radiotherapy and more particularly in some of the most common diseases.PMID:38652674 | DOI:10.1016/j.canrad.2023.08.002 (Source: Cancer Radiotherapie)
Source: Cancer Radiotherapie - April 23, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: L Ollivier A Laprie E Jouglar L Claude V Martin X Muracciole L Padovani S Supiot A Escande Source Type: research
Characterization of Ceftriaxone-Resistant < em > Haemophilus influenzae < /em > Among Korean Children
CONCLUSION: The emergence of ceftriaxone-resistant H. influenzae with ceftriaxone MIC values of up to 0.75 mg/L was observed even in children in South Korea, with most associated with S385T and L389F substitutions. The N526K mutation alone does not significantly impact ceftriaxone resistance. Further large-scale studies are essential to investigate changes in antibiotic resistance patterns and factors influencing antibiotic resistance in H. influenzae isolated from pediatric patients in Korea.PMID:38651222 | DOI:10.3346/jkms.2024.39.e136 (Source: Journal of Korean Medical Science)
Source: Journal of Korean Medical Science - April 23, 2024 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Sanghoon Lee Gahee Kim Jung Hwa Kim Mi-Na Kim Jina Lee Source Type: research
Diagnosis of Autism in School Age and Adolescence in an Ethnically Diverse Population
Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, Ahead of Print. (Source: Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology)
Source: Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology - April 23, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Maria Valicenti-McDermott Erin Rivelis Rosa Seijo Lisa Shulman Source Type: research
Comparison of different genetic testing modalities applied in paediatric patients with steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome
Steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome (SRNS) are monogenic in some cases, however, there are still no clear guidelines on genetic testing in the clinical practice of SRNS in children. (Source: Italian Journal of Pediatrics)
Source: Italian Journal of Pediatrics - April 23, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Xueting Cheng, Jiahuan Chen, Xueying Yang, Han Chan, Xia Yang, Jia Jiao, Anshuo Wang, Gaofu Zhang, Xuelan Chen, Xiaoqin Li, Mo Wang, Baohui Yang, Haiping Yang and Qiu Li Tags: Research Source Type: research
Parents ’ tacit knowledge of their child with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities: A qualitative study
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Source: Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability - April 23, 2024 Category: Disability Authors: Kasper KruithofMaartje HoogesteynsIlse Zaal-SchullerSylvia HuismanDick WillemsAppolonia Nieuwenhuijsea Department of Ethics, Law & Humanities, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlandsb Department of Paediatrics, Amsterdam UMC, A Source Type: research
Congenital Chest Lesions and Interventions
This article provides a detailed approach to imaging the anatomy, in-depth explanation of available measurements and prognostic value, and keys to identifying candidates for fetal intervention. Less common congenital lung tumors and mediastinal and chest wall masses are also reviewed. (Source: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics of North America)
Source: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics of North America - April 23, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: M. Alejandra Bedoya, Pamela Ketwaroo, Marie-Helene Gagnon, Susan Taylor, Christabell Ndibe, Amy R. Mehollin-Ray Source Type: research
Chinese and Belgian pediatricians ’ perspectives toward pediatric palliative care: an online survey
As pediatricians play a vital role in pediatric palliative care (PPC), understanding their perspectives toward PPC is important. PPC is established for a long time in Belgium, but has a shorter tradition in Ch... (Source: BMC Palliative Care)
Source: BMC Palliative Care - April 23, 2024 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Yajing Zhong, Alice Cavolo, Veerle Labarque, Bernadette Dierckx de Casterl é and Chris Gastmans Tags: Research Source Type: research
Meeting speech, language and communication needs: a whole-systems, population-based approach
This article sets out the case for taking a population-health based approach to anticipating need and building whole systems around children in their functional contexts, whether home, early years setting, school or further education. The demand on services providing speech and lang uage therapy continues to increase year on year. Using a population-health approach to predicting areas of higher anticipated SLCN and establishing robust collaborative approaches to improving the context for children and young people vulnerable to SLCN, there is the potential to address a significa nt number needs within everyday contexts. (So...
Source: Paediatrics and Child Health - April 23, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Marie Gascoigne Tags: Symposium: special educational needs and disability Source Type: research
