Pediatrics (all articles)
Systematic review: Prevention of childhood unintentional injuries in low- and middle-income countries
12 Jan, 2021 | 01:23h | UTCRelated: World report on child injury prevention – World Health Organization
Randomized trial: In extremely-low-birth-weight infants, a higher hemoglobin threshold for red-cell transfusion does not improve outcomes
10 Jan, 2021 | 20:36h | UTCHigher or Lower Hemoglobin Transfusion Thresholds for Preterm Infants – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Higher red cell transfusion threshold offers no advantage for treating preterm infants – NIH News Releases
AAP Guideline: Identification and management of eating disorders in children and adolescents
10 Jan, 2021 | 20:30h | UTCIdentification and Management of Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents – Pediatrics
Commentary: Pediatrics Group Offers Guidance on Managing Eating Disorders in Youth – NEJM Journal Watch
Systematic review: Effectiveness of hospital clowns for symptom management in pediatrics
10 Jan, 2021 | 20:24h | UTCCommentaries: Clowns may help children cope with the pain and anxiety of hospital treatment – The BMJ AND Clowns Make Hospitals Less Scary For Young Patients – Forbes AND Laughter As Medicine: Clowns Help Hospitalized Kids Cope – U.S News
Commentary on Twitter
As a gift ? to children everywhere, a @bmj_latest study shows that sending in the clowns – in pediatric hospital settings – may reduce children's stress, fatigue, #pain, and distress during a range of medical procedures"
By @lopesjr_phd, @Naramata4 et al#bioethics #ChronicPain pic.twitter.com/hmnXRv3J8Q— Sandra Woods, CIPP/C ??? (@SandraWoodsMtl) December 25, 2020
Observational study: Childhood growth hormone treatment linked to increased risks of cardiovascular events in early adulthood
10 Jan, 2021 | 20:27h | UTCAssociation of Childhood Growth Hormone Treatment With Long-term Cardiovascular Morbidity – JAMA Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Childhood Tx with Growth Hormone May Up Cardiovascular Risks Later – Physician’s Weekly AND Growth Hormones in Childhood Tied to Heart Problems Later On – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Medical errors in the pediatric emergency department: Don’t make these mistakes!
10 Jan, 2021 | 20:21h | UTC
Neuroimaging manifestations in children with SARS-CoV-2 infection: a multinational, multicenter collaborative study
18 Dec, 2020 | 09:50h | UTCCommentary: Study highlights neurological impact of COVID-19 on children – University of Manchester
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
New #COVID19 Research: An international call for cases identified 38 children with neurological disease related to #SARSCoV2 infection
Recurring patterns of disease were identified, with #neuroimaging abnormalities ranging from mild to severehttps://t.co/a3bjPlOY0z pic.twitter.com/W0lxLP4aAh
— The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health (@LancetChildAdol) December 16, 2020
Randomized trial: In small infants, orotracheal intubation assisted with video laryngoscopy improves first-attempt success rate and reduces complications
17 Dec, 2020 | 08:56h | UTCFirst-attempt success rate of video laryngoscopy in small infants (VISI): a multicentre, randomised controlled trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
Fascinating paediatric VL study
VL
-improved FPS (esp <6.5kg)
& reduced
-attempts
-failures
-manipulations
-complications
-severe complicationsThe evidence grows that VL is simply better
Everywherehttps://t.co/f9nj6l2zk3— Tim Cook (@doctimcook) December 11, 2020
Systematic review: “Early or very early pharmacotherapeutic treatment of a hemodynamically significant patent ductus arteriosus probably does not reduce mortality in preterm infants”
17 Dec, 2020 | 08:58h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
So @CochraneNeonate evidence suggest no benefit of early (<7 days) PDA Rx, possible harm: https://t.co/oRc5HlCQ5l
Would our #neoEBM community apply this to <26 wk infants? 113 from across the ? responded (39??, 23??, 13??, 8??), and the results are striking! A thread.. @EBNEO— Souvik Mitra (@souvik_neo) December 11, 2020
Study shows rise in childhood depression symptoms during the COVID-19 lockdown
16 Dec, 2020 | 09:41h | UTCCommentaries: Steep rise in depressive symptoms among 7-12 year olds during UK-wide lockdown – British Medical Journal AND Children’s Depression Symptoms Up During U.K. Lockdown – Physician’s Weekly AND Expert reaction to longitudinal study of depression symptoms in children during the COVID-19 lockdown – Science Media Centre
ACR Guidance for pediatric patients with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children associated with SARS‐CoV‐2
16 Dec, 2020 | 09:32h | UTC
A meta-analysis on the role of children in SARS-CoV-2 in household transmission clusters
15 Dec, 2020 | 01:34h | UTCCommentary: Kids likely not driving household COVID-19 outbreaks – CIDRAP
Study: Children and adults equally susceptible to in-home COVID-19 spread, but children generally had less frequent and severe symptoms
15 Dec, 2020 | 01:36h | UTCCommentaries: Study: Kids, adults equally susceptible to in-home COVID-19 spread – CIDRAP AND COVID-19 in Children: Looking Forward, Not Back
Randomized trial: In acutely ill children, the risk of electrolyte disorders is markedly increased with plasmalike isotonic fluid therapy compared with moderately hypotonic fluid therapy containing 20 mmol/L of potassium
15 Dec, 2020 | 01:25h | UTCRisk of Electrolyte Disorders in Acutely Ill Children Receiving Commercially Available Plasmalike Isotonic Fluids: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Isotonic Fluids Without Potassium Could Be Harmful for Some Acutely Ill Kids – Medscape (free registration required)
Commentary on Twitter
A randomized pragmatic clinical trial shows a high risk of #hypokalemia and a small risk of #hypernatremia in acutely ill children receiving plasma-like fluid therapy https://t.co/FOoJeaSSes @TerhiTapiainen
— JAMA Pediatrics (@JAMAPediatrics) October 27, 2020
Managing Asthma in Adolescents and Adults: 2020 Asthma Guideline Update From the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program
4 Dec, 2020 | 08:33h | UTCEditorial: Evolving Strategies for Long-term Asthma Management – JAMA
Commentaries: New Asthma Guidelines Published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, an Official Journal of the AAAAI – American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology AND New updates to federal guidelines revamp asthma management – NHLBI News
Randomized trial: In areas with intense malaria transmission, postdischarge malaria chemoprevention in children recently treated for severe anemia prevented deaths and readmissions
3 Dec, 2020 | 08:33h | UTCVisual abstract: Malaria Chemoprevention for Management of Severe Anemia
Review: Hearing loss in children
2 Dec, 2020 | 07:14h | UTCHearing Loss in Children: A Review – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Author interview: Hearing Loss in Children
Randomized trial: Laryngeal mask airway is safe but not superior to face-mask ventilation for resuscitation of asphyxiated newborn infants
27 Nov, 2020 | 08:43h | UTC
Randomized trial: Nebulized magnesium does not benefit children with acute refractory asthma treated in the emergency department
26 Nov, 2020 | 08:58h | UTCEffect of Nebulized Magnesium vs Placebo Added to Albuterol on Hospitalization Among Children With Refractory Acute Asthma Treated in the Emergency Department: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Nebulized Magnesium Of Little Value for Emergency Tx of Kids’ Asthma Attacks – Physician’s Weekly
Commentary on Twitter
This RCT found that nebulized magnesium does not decrease hospitalization for children with refractory acute asthma in the emergency department, compared to albuterol or placebo https://t.co/9NjgPztY6V @sickkids #VisualAbstract
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) November 24, 2020
Opinion: “Children may transmit coronavirus at the same rate as adults: what we now know about schools and COVID-19”
25 Nov, 2020 | 09:09h | UTC
Commentary from the author on Twitter
I've written a new article describing what we know about children, schools, & #COVID19.
➡️ Children & adults are equally susceptible, & likely transmit the virus at the same rate.
➡️ Schools are a driver of the second wave in Europe, Canada, & elsewhere.https://t.co/25T9HwHBlt
— Dr Zoë Hyde (@DrZoeHyde) November 24, 2020
Kids’ COVID cases on the rise, but most are mild, new studies show
24 Nov, 2020 | 09:35h | UTCKids’ COVID cases on the rise, but most are mild, new data show – CIDRAP
As COVID-19 soars in many communities, schools attempt to find ways through the crisis
20 Nov, 2020 | 08:43h | UTCAs COVID-19 soars in many communities, schools attempt to find ways through the crisis – Science
Lessons from Europe, where cases are rising but schools are open
18 Nov, 2020 | 09:18h | UTCLessons From Europe, Where Cases Are Rising But Schools Are Open – NPR
Estimation of US children’s educational attainment and years of life lost associated with primary school closures during the Covid-19 pandemic
18 Nov, 2020 | 09:15h | UTC
CDC Report: Mental health-related emergency department visits among children aged under 18 years raised during the COVID-19 Pandemic
17 Nov, 2020 | 09:48h | UTCCommentary: ER Data Indicates the Pandemic Is Harming Children’s Mental Health – U.S. News
Commentary on Twitter
New @CDCMMWR suggests that the #COVID19 pandemic may be negatively impacting children’s mental health. The proportion of emergency room visits for mental health concerns in children & adolescents increased substantially this past Mar.-Oct. Read the report: https://t.co/9FyLoCzrza pic.twitter.com/fIXMIZg7KK
— CDC (@CDCgov) November 12, 2020