Pediatrics (all articles)

Guideline: Recommendations on Tracheostomized Children

22 Aug, 2017 | 13:19h | UTC

Guideline: First Clinical Consensus and National Recommendations on Tracheostomized Children of the Brazilian Academy of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology (ABOPe) and Brazilian Society of Pediatrics (SBP) (free)

Review: The female athlete triad: special considerations for adolescent female athletes

22 Aug, 2017 | 13:16h | UTC

The female athlete triad: special considerations for adolescent female athletes – Translational Pediatrics (free)

Study: Factors Associated With Choice of Infant Sleep Position

22 Aug, 2017 | 13:07h | UTC

Factors Associated With Choice of Infant Sleep Position – Pediatrics (free)

Commentaries: Less than half of mothers place sleeping infants supine – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND Most moms aren’t putting babies to sleep safely, study says – CNN (free) AND Less Than Half of Mothers Report Always Putting Babies to Sleep in Supine Position – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Parents still failing to put babies to sleep on their backs – Reuters (free)

Placing infants in the supine position for sleep reduces the risk of sudden unexpected infant death and has been recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics since 2005. Nevertheless, in this survey only 43,7% of mothers placed their infants exclusively in supine position for sleep.

Review: Sports participation recommendations for patients with bleeding disorders

22 Aug, 2017 | 13:16h | UTC

Sports participation recommendations for patients with bleeding disorders – Translational Pediatrics (free)

Review: Evaluation and management of sport-related concussions in adolescent athletes

22 Aug, 2017 | 13:17h | UTC

Evaluation and management of sport-related concussions in adolescent athletes – Translational Pediatrics (free)

Guideline: Screening and Management of High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents

22 Aug, 2017 | 13:08h | UTC

Clinical Practice Guideline for Screening and Management of High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents – American Academy of Pediatrics (free)

News release: AAP issues new pediatric hypertension clinical practice guideline – AAP News (free)

Study: Delirium and Benzodiazepines Associated With Prolonged ICU Stay in Critically Ill Infants and Young Children

22 Aug, 2017 | 12:58h | UTC

Delirium and Benzodiazepines Associated With Prolonged ICU Stay in Critically Ill Infants and Young Children – Critical Care Medicine (free)

Editorial: Benzodiazepines and Delirium in the Young and Old: Truth Be Told or Still Not Sold? (free)

“Benzodiazepine exposure is associated with the development and longer duration of delirium, and lower likelihood of ICU discharge”.

Study: energy drink consumption and subsequent drug use during young adulthood

21 Aug, 2017 | 01:40h | UTC

Trajectories of energy drink consumption and subsequent drug use during young adulthood – Drug & Alcohol Dependence (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Study suggests energy drinks can lead to cocaine use – News.com.au (free text and video) AND Energy Drinks May Trigger Future Substance Use – Medscape (free registration required)

Study: Sleep Duration and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes

21 Aug, 2017 | 01:38h | UTC

Sleep Duration and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes – Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Lack of sleep tied to higher risk of diabetes in kids – Reuters (free) AND Sleep in Children Linked to Later Risk of Type 2 Diabetes – AJMC (free) AND Insufficient sleep raises type 2 diabetes risk in children – Medical News Today (free) AND Sleep duration inversely related to childhood type 2 diabetes risk makers – 2 Minute Medicine (free)

Study: Neurodevelopmental outcome at 2 years for preterm children born at 22 to 34 weeks’ gestation

21 Aug, 2017 | 01:31h | UTC

Neurodevelopmental outcome at 2 years for preterm children born at 22 to 34 weeks’ gestation in France in 2011: EPIPAGE-2 cohort study – The BMJ (free)

Commentaries: Ahead of their time – The BMJ (free) AND Preemies do better now than years ago, but still at risk – Reuters (free) AND Premature baby survival rates are improving – OnMedica (free)

The global burden of tuberculosis mortality in children

17 Aug, 2017 | 18:33h | UTC

The global burden of tuberculosis mortality in children: a mathematical modelling study – The Lancet Global Health (free)

Commentaries: Tuberculosis in children: under-counted and under-treate – The Lancet Global Health (free) AND TB killed an estimated 239,000 children in 2015, nearly all of them untreated, study finds – Science Speaks Blog (free)

Study: probiotics can prevent sepsis in newborns

17 Aug, 2017 | 21:41h | UTC

A randomized synbiotic trial to prevent sepsis among infants in rural India – Nature (free PDF)

Commentaries: At Last, a Big, Successful Trial of Probiotics – The Atlantic (free) AND Probiotic Bacteria Could Protect Newborns From Deadly Infection – NPR Goats and Soda (free) AND Seeding the Gut Microbiome Prevents Sepsis in Infants – The Scientist (free)

Too much medicine: Mapping the drivers of overdiagnosis to potential solutions

17 Aug, 2017 | 21:37h | UTC

Analysis – Too much medicine: Mapping the drivers of overdiagnosis to potential solutions – The BMJ (free)

Talking therapy given by parents shows promise for childhood anxiety disorders

16 Aug, 2017 | 20:33h | UTC

Talking therapy given by parents shows promise for childhood anxiety disorders – NIHR Signal (free)

Original article: Clinical outcomes and cost-effectiveness of brief guided parent-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy and solution-focused brief therapy for treatment of childhood anxiety disorders: a randomised controlled trial – The Lancet Psychiatry (free) AND Commentary: Low-intensity interventions for anxiety disorders (free)

“70% of children receiving guided parent-delivered CBT had recovered from anxiety six months after treatment” (RT @NIHR_DC see Tweet)

Skin-to-skin care: can it reduce procedural pain in neonates?

15 Aug, 2017 | 15:54h | UTC

Skin-to-skin care: can it reduce procedural pain in neonates? – Evidently Cochrane Blog (free)

Original systematic review: Skin-to-skin care for procedural pain in neonates – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

“Skin-to-skin care probably is an effective intervention for pain during procedures for neonates”.

Delayed breastfeeding initiation and infant survival

14 Aug, 2017 | 15:23h | UTC

Delayed breastfeeding initiation and infant survival: A systematic review and meta-analysis – PLOS One (free)

This systematic review and meta-analysis mostly of observational studies suggests early breastfeeding initiation is associated with increased survival. The authors acknowledge that there are many reasons for delayed breastfeeding initiation that may confound the relationship between breastfeeding initiation and mortality, but remember that randomized trials would not be considered ethical, so we must rely on high quality observational data. Based on their analysis, the authors suggest the implementation of programs that emphasize the importance of early initiation of breastfeeding, in addition to promoting exclusive breastfeeding.

Online parental training may help to improve behaviour in children

14 Aug, 2017 | 14:49h | UTC

Online parental training may help to improve behaviour in children – NIHR Signal (free)

Original article: Technology-Assisted Parent Training Programs for Children and Adolescents With Disruptive Behaviors: A Systematic Review – The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Preventing Asthma Exacerbations With Mite-Impermeable Bedcovers

11 Aug, 2017 | 14:13h | UTC

Preventing Severe Asthma Exacerbations in Children. A Randomized Trial of Mite-Impermeable Bedcovers – American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Mite-proof covers may reduce severity of asthma exacerbations in allergic children – News Medical (free)

Source: EvidenceAlerts

Addressing Alcohol Use Practice Manual: An Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention Program

11 Aug, 2017 | 14:56h | UTC

Addressing Alcohol Use Practice Manual: An Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention Program – American Academy of Family Physicians (free PDF)

Press release: AAFP, Baylor Partner to Create Alcohol Screening Practice Manual (free)

Commentary: Alcohol screening and brief intervention: A practice manual for clinicians – Clinical Advisor (free)

Counseling Adolescents About Contraception

11 Aug, 2017 | 13:12h | UTC

Guideline: Counseling Adolescents About Contraception – American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (free)

Commentary: Contraception and adolescents: ACOG releases counseling recommendations for clinicians – Clinical Advisor (free)

Breast-feeding for economic growth and prosperity

11 Aug, 2017 | 13:47h | UTC

Opinion: Breast-feeding for economic growth and prosperity – Devex (free)

Source: Global Health Now Newsletter

Sildenafil for pulmonary hypertension in neonates

11 Aug, 2017 | 13:19h | UTC

Systematic Review: Sildenafil for pulmonary hypertension in neonates – Cochrane Library (link to summary – $ for full-text)

“Sildenafil may help reduce mortality and improve oxygenation in neonates with pulmonary hypertension” (RT @CochraneUK see Tweet)