Pediatrics (all articles)
Prophylactic Early Erythropoietin for Neuroprotection in Preterm Infants
23 Jul, 2017 | 19:06h | UTCProphylactic Early Erythropoietin for Neuroprotection in Preterm Infants: A Meta-analysis – Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Early EPO Offers Neuroprotection for Preemies: Meta-analysis – Medscape (free registration required)
Guideline: Prophylaxis against venous thromboembolism in pediatric trauma
23 Jul, 2017 | 14:42h | UTC
Maternal intake of sugar during pregnancy and childhood respiratory and atopic outcomes
22 Jul, 2017 | 22:25h | UTCCommentaries: Sugar intake during pregnancy is associated with allergy and allergic asthma in children – Queen Mary University of London Science Daily (free) AND Mom’s sweet tooth may be linked to child’s allergies, study says – CNN (free) AND Eating Sugar During Pregnancy Is Linked to Kids’ Allergies – TIME (free)
Observational study suggests maternal intake of sugar during pregnancy may increase allergic problems in offspring.
Three psychological therapies are effective for adolescent depression
22 Jul, 2017 | 22:30h | UTCThree psychological therapies are effective for adolescent depression – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Cognitive behavioural therapy and short-term psychoanalytical psychotherapy versus a brief psychosocial intervention in adolescents with unipolar major depressive disorder (IMPACT): a multicentre, pragmatic, observer-blind, randomised controlled superiority trial – The Lancet Psychiatry (free) AND Commentaries: From efficacy to pragmatic trials: does the dodo bird verdict apply? – The Lancet Psychiatry? (free) AND New ways to treat depression in teenagers – The Conversation (free)
“Three psychological therapies equally effective for adolescent depression” (RT @NIHR_DC see Tweet)
Antidepressants during pregnancy and autism in offspring
21 Jul, 2017 | 17:49h | UTCAntidepressants during pregnancy and autism in offspring: population based cohort study – The BMJ (free)
Editorial: Prenatal antidepressant use and risk of autism (free)
Commentaries: Antidepressants and pregnancy: study didn’t find they actually cause autism – The Conversation (free) AND Antidepressant use in pregnancy linked to autism in children – OnMedica (free) AND Study finds slight autism risk link to antidepressants in pregnancy – Reuters (free)
Emergency Management of Pediatric Seizures
18 Jul, 2017 | 22:52h | UTCClinical Review: EM Cases: Emergency Management of Pediatric Seizures – emDocs (free)
Inborn Errors of Metabolism and Epilepsy: Current Understanding, Diagnosis, and Treatment Approaches
18 Jul, 2017 | 22:43h | UTCClinical Review: Inborn Errors of Metabolism and Epilepsy: Current Understanding, Diagnosis, and Treatment Approaches – International Journal of Molecular Sciences (free)
Guideline: Constipation in children and young people: diagnosis and management
17 Jul, 2017 | 01:37h | UTC
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Diagnosis and Management in Young People
16 Jul, 2017 | 23:35h | UTCClinical Review: Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Diagnosis and Management in Young People: A Primer – Frontiers in Pediatrics (free)
Guideline: Nutrition Support Therapy in the Pediatric Critically Ill Patient
16 Jul, 2017 | 12:46h | UTC
Enuresis: practical guidelines for primary care
16 Jul, 2017 | 12:47h | UTCEnuresis: practical guidelines for primary care – British Journal of General Practice (free)
Effect of Depth and Duration of Cooling on Death or Disability at Age 18 Months Among Neonates With Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy
11 Jul, 2017 | 21:35h | UTCEffect of Depth and Duration of Cooling on Death or Disability at Age 18 Months Among Neonates With Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Interview with the author: Effect of Depth and Duration of Cooling on Death or Disability at Age 18 Months Among Neonates With Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy – MedicalResearch.com (free)
Source: EvidenceAlerts (free resource to find articles of interest)
Beverage Intake During Pregnancy and Childhood Adiposity
11 Jul, 2017 | 18:27h | UTCBeverage Intake During Pregnancy and Childhood Adiposity – Pediatrics (free)
Commentaries: Consumption of sugar sweetened beverages during pregnancy linked to childhood obesity – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND Drinking sugary beverages in pregnancy linked to kids’ later weight gain – Science News (free)
Mandatory vaccination to fight against preventable disease
11 Jul, 2017 | 18:13h | UTCFrance is making 11 vaccines mandatory to fight against preventable disease – World Economic Forum (free)
Related: Editorial: The Guardian view on vaccinations: a matter of public health (free)
Related 2: A short history of vaccine objection, vaccine cults and conspiracy theories – The Conversation (free)
See more on mandatory vaccination in other countries in our May 29 issue, see #6
Early Hearing Detection and Vocabulary of Children With Hearing Loss
11 Jul, 2017 | 17:00h | UTCEarly Hearing Detection and Vocabulary of Children With Hearing Loss – Pediatrics (free)
Commentary: Early Detection Improved Vocabulary Scores in Kids with Hearing Loss – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Effect of a Baby-Led Approach to Complementary Feeding on Infant Growth and Overweight
11 Jul, 2017 | 17:42h | UTCCommentaries: Baby-led weaning doesn’t reduce chances of obesity – OnMedica (free) AND Self-Fed Weaning Babies Less Fussy: But no effect on weight in randomized trial – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Infant Self-Feeding May Confer Some Benefits but Doesn’t Reduce Obesity Risk – Physician’s First Watch (free)
“Baby-led approaches to introducing solids neither improve nor reduce growth vs traditional spoon-feeding” (RT @JAMAPeds see Tweet)
Global burden of respiratory syncytial virus in young children
9 Jul, 2017 | 00:42h | UTCInvited commentary: Determining the burden of respiratory syncytial virus disease: the known and the unknown (free)
Commentary: Experts urge action to cut child deaths from deadly lung virus – University of Edinburgh, via EurekAlert (free)
“We estimated that globally in 2015, 33.1 million episodes of RSV-ALRI, resulted in about 3.2 million hospital admissions, and 59 600 in-hospital deaths in children younger than 5 years”. (RT @greg_folkers see Tweet)
Pictograms, Units and Dosing Tools, and Parent Medication Errors
7 Jul, 2017 | 14:08h | UTCPictograms, Units and Dosing Tools, and Parent Medication Errors: A Randomized Study – Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Most Parents Give Kids Wrong Doses – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Proper tools may help prevent medicine errors at home – Reuters (free)
Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia: An Update on Clinical Aspects, Genetics, Diagnosis, and Future Treatment Strategies
7 Jul, 2017 | 13:32h | UTC
Exercise-Induced Bronchospasm and Allergy
7 Jul, 2017 | 13:31h | UTCReview: Exercise-Induced Bronchospasm and Allergy – Frontiers in Pediatrics (free)
Autism spectrum disorder and epileptic encephalopathy: common causes, many questions
7 Jul, 2017 | 13:25h | UTCReview: Autism spectrum disorder and epileptic encephalopathy: common causes, many questions – Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders (free)
Allergy Testing in Children With Low-Risk Penicillin Allergy Symptoms
5 Jul, 2017 | 15:26h | UTCAllergy Testing in Children With Low-Risk Penicillin Allergy Symptoms – Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Penicillin Allergy in Children Substantially Overreported – Medscape (free registration required) AND No Penicillin Allergy Found in Most Kids with Non-Specific Symptoms – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Low risk allergy symptoms not linked to true penicillin allergy – 2 minute medicine (free)
Related article: Penicillin Allergy Is Not Necessarily Forever – JAMA (free)
The 8 Things That End Childhood Too Soon
3 Jul, 2017 | 16:59h | UTCThe 8 Things That End Childhood Too Soon: What Clinicians Should Know – Medscape (free registration required)
See also: Stolen Childhoods: End of Childhood Report 2017 (free PDF) AND Save the Children Website (free)
“In this report, Save the Children examined the life events that often signal the end of childhood for too many of the world’s most vulnerable and disadvantaged kids: girls, refugees, street children, and children with disabilities” (from Medscape)
Moisturisers improve eczema symptoms and lessen the need for corticosteroids
29 Jun, 2017 | 00:32h | UTCMoisturisers improve eczema symptoms and lessen the need for corticosteroids – NIHR Signal (free)
Original Article: Emollients and moisturisers for eczema – Cochrane Library (link to summary – $ for full-text)
Effect of Nebulized Hypertonic Saline Treatment in Emergency Departments on the Hospitalization Rate for Acute Bronchiolitis
25 Jun, 2017 | 16:34h | UTCEffect of Nebulized Hypertonic Saline Treatment in Emergency Departments on the Hospitalization Rate for Acute Bronchiolitis: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Source: No Benefit of Nebulized Hypertonic Saline for Acute Bronchiolitis – Journal Watch ($ resource to find articles of interest)
Hypertonic saline clearly does not have any benefit for bronchiolitis (RT @JAMAPeds see Tweet)