Pediatrics (all articles)
Translating research into practice: What’s new in the 2021 EAACI food allergy prevention guidelines?
8 Apr, 2022 | 10:00h | UTCOriginal Guideline: EAACI guideline: Preventing the development of food allergy in infants and young children – Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
Related:
Study: Early Introduction of Allergenic Foods Can Prevent Food Allergies in High Risk Infants
AAP Updated Recommendations for Dietary Interventions to Prevent Atopic Disease
Timing of introduction of allergenic solids for infants at high risk – Canadian Paediatric Society (free)
Short Review: Food Allergy Prevention with Early Food Introduction
Autistic people are six times more likely to attempt suicide – poor mental health support may be to blame.
8 Apr, 2022 | 10:02h | UTC
RCT: Effect of different corticosteroid dosing regimens on clinical outcomes in boys with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.
7 Apr, 2022 | 08:53h | UTCEffect of Different Corticosteroid Dosing Regimens on Clinical Outcomes in Boys With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related:
RCT: Routine lung volume recruitment is not beneficial for boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Research: Long-term effects of glucocorticoids in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Commentary on Twitter
In this randomized clinical trial of boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, treatment with daily #prednisone or daily #deflazacort resulted in significantly better outcomes compared with intermittent prednisone. https://t.co/rKjSrjVemR #AAN2022 pic.twitter.com/qPNV9KBOXv
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) April 5, 2022
Cohort Study: Comparison of rates of Type 2 Diabetes in adults and children treated with anticonvulsant mood stabilizers.
7 Apr, 2022 | 08:32h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
This cohort study found that the choice of which anticonvulsant mood stabilizer to initiate may have meaningful reductions in type 2 diabetes incidence; valproate was associated with the highest risk and lamotrigine the lowest. https://t.co/pyME0G25wt
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) April 6, 2022
Systematic Review: Epidemiology of musculoskeletal manifestations in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease.
7 Apr, 2022 | 07:55h | UTC
Cohort Study: Incidence rates and clinical outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 infection with the Omicron and Delta variants in children younger than 5 years in the US.
6 Apr, 2022 | 10:52h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
In this cohort study, the incidence rate of #SARSCoV2 infection with Omicron variant was 6 to 8 times that of Delta variant in children younger than 5 years, but severe clinical outcomes were less frequent than with Delta variant. https://t.co/UKiMEznXtX
— JAMA Pediatrics (@JAMAPediatrics) April 1, 2022
Review: Understanding pediatric ventilation in the operative setting.
6 Apr, 2022 | 08:42h | UTCPart I: Physical principles of monitoring in the modern anesthesia workstation – Pediatric Anesthesia
Part II: Setting perioperative ventilation – Pediatric Anesthesia
Review: Developmental respiratory physiology.
6 Apr, 2022 | 08:41h | UTCDevelopmental respiratory physiology – Pediatric Anesthesia
Update on ventilatory management of extremely preterm infants—A Neonatal Intensive Care Unit perspective.
6 Apr, 2022 | 08:40h | UTC
Review: Novel ventilation techniques in children.
6 Apr, 2022 | 08:38h | UTCNovel ventilation techniques in children – Pediatric Anesthesia
Cohort Study: Childhood cardiovascular risk factors and adult cardiovascular events.
5 Apr, 2022 | 08:23h | UTCChildhood Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Adult Cardiovascular Events – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
Childhood cardiovascular risk factors including BMI, systolic blood pressure, lipid levels, and smoking were correlated with cardiovascular events in adulthood after a mean follow-up of 35 years. #ACC22 https://t.co/fh2SoQ09Qq pic.twitter.com/cZiYYGEubF
— NEJM (@NEJM) April 4, 2022
BSR guideline on management of pediatric, adolescent and adult patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathy.
4 Apr, 2022 | 01:05h | UTC
WHO’s training for caregivers of children with autism goes online.
4 Apr, 2022 | 00:59h | UTCNews Release: WHO’s training for caregivers of children with autism goes online – World Health Organization
Online Course: WHO eLearning Caregiver Skills Training for Families of Children with Developmental Delays or Disabilities – OpenWHO
Network M-A: Prophylactic cyclo‐oxygenase inhibitor drugs to prevent morbidity and mortality in preterm infants.
4 Apr, 2022 | 00:24h | UTC
Cluster RCT: Co-ordinated multidisciplinary intervention to reduce time to successful extubation for children on mechanical ventilation.
1 Apr, 2022 | 10:01h | UTCDownload: Full Report
Study finds mother-to-child transmission of COVID-19 infection is possible but rare.
1 Apr, 2022 | 09:52h | UTCNews Release: Mother to child transmission of COVID-19 infection, possible but rare, study finds – University of Birmingham
Original Study: SARS-CoV-2 positivity in offspring and timing of mother-to-child transmission: living systematic review and meta-analysis – The BMJ
Editorial: Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from mother to baby is rare
Commentary on Twitter
Mother-to-child transmission of SARS-CoV-2 has been controversial. Our living systematic review & meta-analysis has just been published in BMJ. Transmission has been confirmed, although it is rare, & is more likely when the maternal COVID-19 is severe.https://t.co/Z15kFIk6Zp
— Asma Khalil (@ProfAsmaKhalil) March 19, 2022
Development of a consensus-based definition of Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST) in children.
1 Apr, 2022 | 08:35h | UTCCommentaries:
New FAST Definitions May Improve Trauma Assessment of Children – Medscape (free registration required)
Commentary on Twitter
Qualitative study describes the development of an expert definition for high-quality & accurate pediatric Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST), including recommended views, landmarks & imaging quality. @aaronkornblith @nkpluso @pocusnetwork https://t.co/4CTvGp2Rqs
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) March 18, 2022
Pharmacologic interventions for Kawasaki disease in children: A network meta-analysis of 56 randomized controlled trials.
1 Apr, 2022 | 08:45h | UTCCommentary: Network meta-analysis rates treatments for Kawasaki disease – medwire News
WHO recommendations on maternal and newborn care for a positive postnatal experience.
31 Mar, 2022 | 08:47h | UTCNews Release: WHO urges quality care for women and newborns in critical first weeks after childbirth – World Health Organization
Commentary: Postnatal care: WHO highlights urgency of physical and mental support – The BMJ
Risk of SARS-CoV-2 reinfections in children: a prospective national surveillance study in England.
31 Mar, 2022 | 08:29h | UTCInvited Commentary: Importance of understanding the reinfection risk of COVID-19 in children – The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health
Commentary on Twitter
Everything we know about #SARSCoV2 tells us that first infection reduces (but doesn’t eliminate) the risk & SEVERITY of further infections, even with new variants. Here is our paper showing this with delta reinfections in kids (work on omicron reinfections in progress)👇 https://t.co/3gDPBHRu18
— Shamez Ladhani (@ShamezLadhani) March 30, 2022
Case-control study: In children 5 to 11 years of age, the Pfizer vaccine showed an effectiveness of 68% against hospitalization caused by the Omicron variant.
31 Mar, 2022 | 08:37h | UTCCommentary: COVID vaccination of children age 5-11 cut omicron hospitalizations by 68% – Children’s Hospital Boston
Commentary on Twitter
BNT162b2 vaccination reduced the risk of omicron-associated hospitalization by two thirds among children 5 to 11 years of age. https://t.co/mQcchQqbtH pic.twitter.com/Qzy8qKg1wC
— NEJM (@NEJM) March 30, 2022
Rickets guidance: part II—management.
31 Mar, 2022 | 08:08h | UTCRickets guidance: part II—management – Pediatric Nephrology
Related: Rickets guidance: part I—diagnostic workup.
Podcast: Deep dive into deep neck infections in children.
31 Mar, 2022 | 07:57h | UTC#47: Deep Dive into Deep Neck Infections with Dr. Travis Crook – The Cribsiders
Podcast: Neonatal acute kidney injury pearls.
31 Mar, 2022 | 07:58h | UTC#46: NephMadness 2022: Neonatal AKI – The Cribsiders
Guidance on the need for contraception related to use of pharmaceuticals: providing information on the proper use of pharmaceuticals in patients with reproductive potential.
31 Mar, 2022 | 07:49h | UTC