Pediatrics (all articles)
Review: Sedation and analgesia for procedures in the pediatric emergency room
17 Oct, 2017 | 17:55h | UTCSedation and analgesia for procedures in the pediatric emergency room – Jornal de Pediatria (free)
Research: Relative age within the school year and diagnosis of ADHD
12 Oct, 2017 | 18:46h | UTCCommentaries: The role of schools in the diagnosis of ADHD – The Lancet Psychiatry (free) AND ‘Relative’ school age biases ADHD diagnosis – OnMedica (free) AND Youngest children in school year ‘more likely’ to get ADHD diagnosis – NHS Choices (free)
Guideline: Diagnosis and Management of Noncardiac Complications in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease
12 Oct, 2017 | 18:48h | UTCNews release: Looking beyond the heart in adults with congenital heart disease (free)
Commentary: Think Outside the Heart: Noncardiac Complications and Considerations in the Adult Congenital Patient (free)
Top Ten Things to Know: Diagnosis and Management of Noncardiac Complications in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease (free PDF)
Is child vaccination boosted by educating mothers?
12 Oct, 2017 | 18:43h | UTCIs child vaccination boosted by educating mothers? – BBC News (free)
Report: Tenfold increase in childhood and adolescent obesity in four decades
12 Oct, 2017 | 18:40h | UTCOriginal article: Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and adults – The Lancet (free) AND Invited Commentary: Double-duty solutions for the double burden of malnutrition (free)
Related report: Ending Childhood Obesity Implementation Plan: executive summary – World Health Organization (free PDF)
Research: Insulin Pump vs Insulin Injection in Young Adults With Type 1 Diabetes
12 Oct, 2017 | 18:41h | UTCAssociation of Insulin Pump Therapy vs Insulin Injection Therapy With Severe Hypoglycemia, Ketoacidosis, and Glycemic Control Among Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults With Type 1 Diabetes – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Insulin Pumps Associated With Lower Risk of Serious Complications among Young Patients with Type 1 Diabetes – The JAMA Network (free) AND Insulin-Pump Use Benefits Young People With Type 1 Diabetes – Medscape (free registration required) AND Can insulin pumps work better than injections for kids with diabetes? – Reuters (free)
Research: Contribution of dietary intake to relapse rate in early paediatric multiple sclerosis
12 Oct, 2017 | 18:42h | UTCContribution of dietary intake to relapse rate in early paediatric multiple sclerosis – Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry article (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Fatty diets may boost relapse risk in MS children – OnMedica (free) AND High Fat Intake Linked to Risk for MS Relapse in Kids – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Research: morphine versus ibuprofen for postoperative orthopedic pain in children
12 Oct, 2017 | 18:31h | UTCCommentaries: Ibuprofen Better Than Morphine After Minor Surgery in Kids – Medscape (free registration required) AND Ibuprofen better choice over oral morphine for pain relief in children after minor surgery – MedicalXpress (free)
Review: Brugada syndrome in children
12 Oct, 2017 | 18:00h | UTCBrugada syndrome in children – Stepping into unchartered territory – Annals of Pediatric Cardiology (free)
Review: Thrombosis of the Abdominal Veins in Childhood
12 Oct, 2017 | 17:57h | UTCThrombosis of the Abdominal Veins in Childhood – Frontiers in Pediatrics (free)
Review: Echocardiographic Evaluation of Hemodynamics in Neonates and Children
12 Oct, 2017 | 17:50h | UTCEchocardiographic Evaluation of Hemodynamics in Neonates and Children – Frontiers in Pediatrics (free)
Guidelines on Guild Abuse, Neglect and Maltreatment
11 Oct, 2017 | 01:42h | UTCNew NICE Guidelines on Guild Abuse, Neglect and Maltreatment
– Child abuse and neglect – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
News release: Responding to child abuse and neglect – a view from NICE (free)
How Smartphones Hijack Our Minds
10 Oct, 2017 | 01:07h | UTCHow Smartphones Hijack Our Minds – The Wall Street Journal (free) (RT @EricTopol see Tweet)
“Research suggests that as the brain grows dependent on phone technology, the intellect weakens”
Research: Impact of Maternal Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Acellular Pertussis Vaccination on Preventing Pertussis in Infants <2 Months of Age
9 Oct, 2017 | 20:58h | UTCImpact of the US Maternal Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Acellular Pertussis Vaccination Program on Preventing Pertussis in Infants <2 Months of Age: A Case-Control Evaluation – Clinical Infectious Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Study: Tdap vaccine in pregnancy protects infants – CIDRAP (free) AND Fewer newborns get whooping cough when moms get vaccinated – Reuters (free)
Research: Antenatal nutritional supplementation and autism spectrum disorders
7 Oct, 2017 | 22:43h | UTCCommentaries: Multivitamins in pregnancy may be linked to lower autism risk in children – ScienceDaily (free) AND Could multivitamin use in pregnancy protect children from autism? – Medical News Today (free) AND Multivitamin Use in Pregnancy Might Be Tied to Lower Autism Risk in Offspring – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Simple preventive actions by parents linked to fewer child injuries
7 Oct, 2017 | 22:42h | UTCSimple preventive actions by parents linked to fewer child injuries – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Keeping Children Safe: a multicentre programme of research to increase the evidence base for preventing unintentional injuries in the home in the under-fives – Programme Grants for Applied Research (free)
“Children more than twice as likely to attend hospital for stair falls if safety gate not used. Home hazards studied” (RT @NIHR_DC see Tweet)
New Choosing Wisely Recommendations – American Academy of Pediatrics, Section on Endocrinology & Nurse Practitioner Association of Canada
7 Oct, 2017 | 22:35h | UTCNew Choosing Wisely Recommendations
Choosing Wisely US: Five Things Physicians and Patients Should Question: American Academy of Pediatrics – Section on Endocrinology (free) AND Commentary: Choosing Wisely: 5 Pediatric Endocrinology Tests to Avoid – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Choosing Wisely Canada: Nine Things Nurse Practitioners and Patients Should Question – Nurse Practitioner Association of Canada (free)
See more on the Choosing Wisely initiative in our April 5 issue (see #6)
Guidelines for the Management of Congenital Heart Diseases in Childhood and Adolescence
7 Oct, 2017 | 22:26h | UTC
Research: Gestational Age and Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Individuals Born At Term
7 Oct, 2017 | 22:14h | UTCCommentaries: Early babies could face lifelong fitness risks – The University of Queensland (free) AND Early-Term Birth Tied to Poor Cardiorespiratory Fitness Later – Medscape (free registration required) AND Early ‘full-term’ babies have poorer fitness into young adulthood – Cardiovascular Business (free)
Review: Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension in the Newborn
7 Oct, 2017 | 22:08h | UTCPersistent Pulmonary Hypertension in the Newborn – Children (free)
Managing Head Trauma in Children
3 Oct, 2017 | 21:55h | UTCManaging Head Trauma in Children – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related Articles: Reducing Head CT Use for Children With Head Injuries in a Community Emergency Department – Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND Development and Internal Validation of a Clinical Risk Score for Treating Children With Mild Head Trauma and Intracranial Injury – JAMA Pediatrics (free PDF) AND Identification of children at very low risk of clinically-important brain injuries after head trauma: a prospective cohort stud – The Lancet (free PDF)
Study Questions Use of Acid Suppressors To Curb Mild Infant Reflux
1 Oct, 2017 | 16:09h | UTCMedical News & Perspectives: Study Questions Use of Acid Suppressors To Curb Mild Infant Reflux – JAMA (free) (RT @DeeMangin see Tweet)
Study abstract presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies meeting: Infants prescribed antacids for reflux have increased risk of bone fractures (free)
Research: Brief Behavioral Therapy for Pediatric Anxiety and Depression in Primary Care
1 Oct, 2017 | 15:00h | UTCBrief Behavioral Therapy for Pediatric Anxiety and Depression in Primary Care: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Brief behavioral therapy in pediatric primary care setting can help improve mental health among youth – News Medical (free) AND Brief Therapy Bests Specialty Care for Kids’ Anxiety, Depression – Medscape (free registration required)
Research: Efficacy of a Maternal Depression Prevention Strategy
1 Oct, 2017 | 14:59h | UTCEfficacy of a Maternal Depression Prevention Strategy in Head Start: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Novel Approach Prevents Depression in High-Risk Mothers – Medscape (free registration required) AND Community Intervention Eases Depression in Head Start Moms – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Research: Association of Guideline-Adherent Antibiotic Treatment With Readmission of Children With Acute Chest Syndrome
1 Oct, 2017 | 14:53h | UTCAssociation of Guideline-Adherent Antibiotic Treatment With Readmission of Children With Sickle Cell Disease Hospitalized With Acute Chest Syndrome – JAMA Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Acute Chest Syndrome in Pediatric Sickle-cell Disease: Antibiotic Guidelines Matter – Medscape (free registration required) AND Antibiotic Rx adherence varies widely in sickle cell care – MedicalXpress (free)
Related guideline: Guideline on the management of acute chest syndrome in sickle cell disease – British Journal of Haematology (free)