Pediatrics (all articles)
Guideline: management of pediatric pancreatitis
13 Apr, 2018 | 01:22h | UTCEPC/HPSG evidence-based guidelines for the management of pediatric pancreatitis – Pancreatology (free)
Source: New Clinical Practice Guidelines, April 2018 Edition – Medscape (free registration required)
Systematic review: honey for acute cough in children
12 Apr, 2018 | 02:33h | UTCHoney for acute cough in children – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Summary: Honey for acute cough in children – Cochrane Library (free)
“Honey probably relieves cough symptoms to a greater extent than no treatment, diphenhydramine, and placebo, but may make little or no difference compared to dextromethorphan.”
Cohort study: SSRI exposure during pregnancy and MRI-assessed brain abnormalities in infants
12 Apr, 2018 | 02:20h | UTCAssociations Between Brain Structure and Connectivity in Infants and Exposure to Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors During Pregnancy – JAMA Pediatrics (free for a limited period)
Author interview: Associations Between SSRI Exposure During Pregnancy and MRI-Assessed Brain Structure and Connectivity in Infants (free)
Commentaries: We’re beginning to learn how moms’ antidepressants can affect fetuses – VOX (free) AND MRI study finds prenatal exposure to certain antidepressants may alter brain development – Health Imaging (free) AND SSRI use in pregnancy may affect fetal brain development – OnMedica (free) AND Antidepressants in pregnancy tied to changes in babies’ brains – Reuters (free)
Cohort study: childhood predictors of lung function trajectories and future COPD risk
12 Apr, 2018 | 02:04h | UTCChildhood predictors of lung function trajectories and future COPD risk: a prospective cohort study from the first to the sixth decade of life – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related article: Lung function trajectories from pre-school age to adulthood and their associations with early life factors: a retrospective analysis of three population-based birth cohort studies – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Three-quarters of COPD cases are linked to childhood risk factors that are exacerbated in adulthood – The Lancet, via ScienceDaily (free) AND Early intervention may minimise later lung problems – The Melbourne Newsroom (free) AND COPD Risk Factors Evident Early in Life – NEJM Physician’s First Watch (free)
New guide to help children with ostomies
12 Apr, 2018 | 01:09h | UTC“A Guide to Gutsy Living”: Patient-Driven Development of a Pediatric Ostomy Toolkit – Pediatrics (free)
Commentary: New guide helps kids, adolescents living with ostomies – Reuters (free)
Guideline on management of the acute asthma attack in children
12 Apr, 2018 | 01:05h | UTC
Retrospective cohort: whole-body CT scans do not reduce mortality in children with blunt trauma
12 Apr, 2018 | 00:36h | UTCAssociation of Whole-Body Computed Tomography With Mortality Risk in Children With Blunt Trauma – JAMA Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Whole-Body CT Scans Don’t Appear to Improve Survival in Kids with Blunt Trauma – NEJM Physician’s First Watch (free) AND CT Pan-Scan: No Mortality Benefit in Kids With Blunt Trauma – Medscape (free registration required) AND Whole body CT doesn’t cut mortality in peds blunt trauma – MedicalXpress (free)
Observational study: characteristics of infant deaths during sleep while under nonparental supervision
6 Apr, 2018 | 01:52h | UTCCommentaries: Babies At Risk Of Being Put In Unsafe Sleep Positions By Babysitters And Relatives, Study Suggests – HuffPost (free) AND Infant death study reveals dangerous sleep practices among babysitters, relatives, others – University of Virginia Health System, via ScienceDaily (free)
Related Guideline: SIDS and Other Sleep-Related Infant Deaths: Updated 2016 Recommendations for a Safe Infant Sleeping Environment – Task Force on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, American Academy of Pediatrics (free)
Research: postnatal Zika virus infection is associated with abnormalities in the brain of infant macaques
6 Apr, 2018 | 01:23h | UTCPostnatal Zika virus infection is associated with persistent abnormalities in brain structure, function, and behavior in infant macaques – Science Translational Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Monkey study suggests Zika infection in infancy could cause brain damage – STAT (free) AND Zika Exposure Even after Birth May Lead to Brain Damage – Scientific American (free)
Cohort study: change in overweight from childhood to early adulthood and risk of type 2 diabetes
6 Apr, 2018 | 01:32h | UTCChange in Overweight from Childhood to Early Adulthood and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Heavy kids who normalize weight in childhood can avoid extra diabetes risk – Reuters (free) AND Normalizing Weight By Puberty May Drop Diabetes Risk Later – Medscape (free registration required)
Systematic review: ivermectin and permethrin for treating scabies
5 Apr, 2018 | 18:41h | UTCIvermectin and permethrin for treating scabies – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Ivermectin and permethrin for treating scabies – Cochrane Library (free)
Systematic review: inhaled anti-pseudomonal antibiotics in cystic fibrosis
5 Apr, 2018 | 18:42h | UTCInhaled anti-pseudomonal antibiotics for long-term therapy in cystic fibrosis – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Summary: Inhaling antibiotics to treat lung infection in people with cystic fibrosis – Cochrane Library (free)
Review: intravenous fluid therapy for hospitalized and critically ill children
5 Apr, 2018 | 18:33h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Simulation model: quantifying the health benefits and harms of e-cigarettes
3 Apr, 2018 | 18:06h | UTCCommentaries: Study Suggests E-cigarettes Cause More Harm Than Good – AAFP News (free)
“Some Adults May Quit Smoking Traditional Cigarettes, But More Teens and Young Adults Will Start” (from AAFP)
Cohort study: antiacids and antibiotics during infancy and allergic diseases in early childhood
3 Apr, 2018 | 17:58h | UTCAssociation Between Use of Acid-Suppressive Medications and Antibiotics During Infancy and Allergic Diseases in Early Childhood – JAMA Pediatrics (free for a limited period)
Author interview: Association Between Use of Acid-Suppressive Medications and Antibiotics During Infancy And Allergic Diseases in Early Childhood (free)
Commentaries: Antacids, antibiotics for infants linked to later allergies – STAT (free) AND Antacids, antibiotics for infants linked to later allergies – Associated Press (free) AND Giving Babies Antibiotics or Antacids May Increase Allergy Risk – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Case-control study: Vitamin A and disease course in children with retinitis pigmentosa
3 Apr, 2018 | 15:39h | UTCAssociation of Vitamin A Supplementation With Disease Course in Children With Retinitis Pigmentosa – JAMA Ophthalmology (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Vitamin A Slows Progression of Retinitis Pigmentosa in Kids – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Meta-analysis: Psychosocial Effects of Parent-Child Book Reading Interventions
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:11h | UTCPsychosocial Effects of Parent-Child Book Reading Interventions: A Meta-analysis – Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Reading programs may teach parents and kids more than literacy – Reuters (free) AND Parent-child reading interventions have positive psychosocial effects – 2 Minute Medicine (free)
Guideline – Otitis media (acute): antimicrobial prescribing
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:10h | UTCGuideline: Otitis media (acute): antimicrobial prescribing – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (free)
Commentaries: Most common ear infections should not be treated with antibiotics, says NICE (free) AND Common ear infections don’t need antibiotics, health watchdog says – The Guardian (free) AND Antibiotics not recommended for acute otitis, says NICE – OnMedica (free)
Related guideline: Clinical Practice Guideline: Otitis Media with Effusion (Update) – Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg (free) AND Executive Summary – Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg (free)
Pediatric Hoverboard and Skateboard Injuries
30 Mar, 2018 | 03:36h | UTCPediatric Hoverboard and Skateboard Injuries – Pediatrics (free)
Commentaries: More Than 26,000 Children Treated for Hoverboard Injuries in 2015-2016 – American Academy of Pediatrics (free) AND Hoverboards Tied to Nearly 27,000 Pediatric Injuries in First 2 Years on Market – NEJM Physician’s First Watch (free)
Association of Placebo, Indomethacin, Ibuprofen, and Acetaminophen With Closure of Hemodynamically Significant Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Preterm Infants
30 Mar, 2018 | 03:34h | UTCAssociation of Placebo, Indomethacin, Ibuprofen, and Acetaminophen With Closure of Hemodynamically Significant Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Preterm Infants: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Meta-Analysis: High-Dose Ibuprofen Tops for Closing Preemie PDA – MedPage Today (free registration required)
High Rates of Prescribing Antimicrobials for Prophylaxis in Children and Neonates
30 Mar, 2018 | 03:27h | UTCCommentaries: Antibiotics often inappropriately prescribed for hospitalized kids, global study suggests – Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, via ScienceDaily (free) AND Too many hospitalized kids get preventive antibiotics – CIDRAP (free)
Secondary Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents 5 to 10 Years After Traumatic Brain Injury
30 Mar, 2018 | 03:06h | UTCSecondary Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents 5 to 10 Years After Traumatic Brain Injury – JAMA Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Traumatic Brain Injury Tied to Later ADHD in Kids – NEJM Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Childhood Brain Injuries May be Linked to ADHD Years Later – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND TBI Predisposes Kids To Attention Deficit Problems, Even Years After Injury – MedicalResearch.com (free)
Educational attainment of children born to mothers with epilepsy
30 Mar, 2018 | 03:01h | UTCCommentaries: Children Exposed To Drugs For Epilepsy, Bipolar Disorder Have Lower Academic Scores – Forbes (free) AND Epilepsy drug exposure in womb linked to significantly poorer school test results – MedicalXpress (free) AND Prenatal Valproate Exposure Linked to Lower School Performance – Medscape (free registration required)
Research: Comparison of Surgical and Medical Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes in Severely Obese Adolescents
30 Mar, 2018 | 02:38h | UTCComparison of Surgical and Medical Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes in Severely Obese Adolescents – JAMA Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Bariatric surgery linked to positive outcomes in very obese adolescents with type 2 diabetes – News Medical (free) AND Surgery Tied to Better Outcomes in Kids with T2D – MedPage Today (free registration required)
A Randomized Trial of High-Flow Oxygen Therapy in Infants with Bronchiolitis
23 Mar, 2018 | 02:43h | UTCCommentaries: Efficacy of High-Flow O2 Tx Test Outside ICU for Infants With Bronchiolitis? – MPR (free) AND High-flow O2 therapy feasible for infants with bronchiolitis – MedicalXpress (free) AND High-Flow Oxygen Improves Infant Bronchiolitis Outcomes – MedPage Today (free)