Pediatrics (all articles)
Randomized Trial: Early Aerobic Exercise for Sport-Related Concussion
6 Feb, 2019 | 01:04h | UTCEarly Subthreshold Aerobic Exercise for Sport-Related Concussion: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: For Teens with Concussion, Moderate Aerobic Activity Can Shorten the Time to Recovery – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND Concussion treatment: Adolescent athletes ‘prescribed’ aerobic exercise recovered faster – University at Buffalo (free)
Sports-related concussions are bad, but kids who participate in appropriate aerobic exercise after them recover faster than those who do not! New research in @JAMAPediatrics https://t.co/EPHdqWqbbg #kids #concussions #headinjury #pediatrics #trauma pic.twitter.com/f3m1ApeNPH
— JAMA Pediatrics (@JAMAPediatrics) February 5, 2019
Randomized Trial: Effect of Hydrocortisone on Mortality or Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Among Very Preterm Infants Receiving Mechanical Ventilation
4 Feb, 2019 | 22:02h | UTCEffect of Hydrocortisone Therapy Initiated 7 to 14 Days After Birth on Mortality or Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Among Very Preterm Infants Receiving Mechanical Ventilation: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Hydrocortisone in very preterm infants does not improve rates of bronchopulmonary dysplasia and mortality – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND Hydrocortisone Does Not Reduce BPD in Preemies – Medscape (free registration required)
Guidelines on Analgesia and Sedation in Newborn Infants Undergoing Assisted Ventilation and Endotracheal Intubation
3 Feb, 2019 | 16:39h | UTC
Randomized Trial: Premature Babies Have Fewer Complications if a Lower Platelet Count is Accepted
3 Feb, 2019 | 16:38h | UTCPremature babies have fewer complications if a lower platelet count is accepted – NIHR Signal (free)
Original Article: Randomized Trial: Platelet-Transfusion Thresholds in Neonates (link to abstract and commentaries)
ATS Guideline: Home Oxygen Therapy for Children
3 Feb, 2019 | 15:48h | UTCNews Release: ATS Publishes New Clinical Guideline on Home Oxygen for Children (free)
Position Statement: Clear Fluids Fasting for Elective Pediatric Anesthesia
3 Feb, 2019 | 13:44h | UTC
Related Guidelines: Practice Guidelines for Preoperative Fasting and the Use of Pharmacologic Agents to Reduce the Risk of Pulmonary Aspiration: Application to Healthy Patients Undergoing Elective Procedures: An Updated Report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Preoperative Fasting and the Use of Pharmacologic Agents to Reduce the Risk of Pulmonary Aspiration (free) AND Perioperative fasting in adults and children: guidelines from the European Society of Anaesthesiology (free)
Related Systematic Review: Practice Guideline Recommendations on Perioperative Fasting – Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (free)
Related Narrative Review: Nothing by Mouth at Midnight: Saving or Starving? A Literature Review – Gastroenterology Nursing (free)
“‘It is safe and recommended for all children able to take clear fluids, to be allowed and encouraged to have them up to 1 h before elective general anaesthesia’.”
USPSTF Statement: Ocular Prophylaxis for Gonococcal Ophthalmia Neonatorum
1 Feb, 2019 | 02:35h | UTC“The USPSTF recommends prophylactic ocular topical medication for all newborns to prevent gonococcal ophthalmia neonatorum. (A recommendation)”
Severe Asthma in Children: Evaluation and Management
29 Jan, 2019 | 22:00h | UTCSevere asthma in children: Evaluation and management – Allergology International (free)
Study: Screen Time and Children’s Performance on Developmental Test
29 Jan, 2019 | 18:16h | UTCAssociation Between Screen Time and Children’s Performance on a Developmental Screening Test – JAMA Pediatrics (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Expert reaction to study on use of screen time and child development – Science Media Centre (free) AND Too much toddler screen time tied to worse social, motor skills by kindergarten – Reuters (free) AND More screen time for toddlers is tied to poorer development a few years later, study says – CNN (free) AND Screen time ‘may harm toddlers’ – BBC (free) AND Screen time predicts delays in child development, says new research – The Conversation (free)
Related Guidelines: Media devices in pre-school children: the recommendations of the Italian pediatric society – Italian Journal of Pediatrics (free) AND Media and Young Minds – Recommendations from The American Academy of Pediatrics (free)
See also: Children, Adolescents and Screens: What We Know and What We Need To Learn (Pediatrics Supplement with free articles)
Study: Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Effectiveness and Herd Protection in Young Women
29 Jan, 2019 | 00:00h | UTCHuman Papillomavirus Vaccine Effectiveness and Herd Protection in Young Women – Pediatrics (free)
Commentaries: Three Important Findings From a Study on HPV “Real World” Effectiveness – Pediatrics (free) AND HPV vaccine effective against infection and for herd immunity – 2 Minute Medicine (free)
Related Perspective on Herd Immunity: The Herd to the Rescue: How an Invisible Shield Can Keep us Healthy (free)
Observational Study Suggests Improved Exclusive Breastfeeding Rates by Delaying the Newborn Bath
27 Jan, 2019 | 20:14h | UTCInitiative to Improve Exclusive Breastfeeding by Delaying the Newborn Bath – Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Neonatal Nursing (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Delaying newborn baths increases rates of breastfeeding – Cleveland Clinic (free) AND Delaying Newborn Baths Boosts Breastfeeding Rates – Medscape (free registration required)
AAP Policy Statement – Principles of Pediatric Patient Safety: Reducing Harm Due to Medical Care
24 Jan, 2019 | 21:48h | UTCPrinciples of Pediatric Patient Safety: Reducing Harm Due to Medical Care – Pediatrics (free)
News Release: Make pediatric patient safety a priority: AAP policy highlights common errors (free)
Randomized Trial: Effect of a Low Free Sugar Diet vs Usual Diet on Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
22 Jan, 2019 | 23:21h | UTCEffect of a Low Free Sugar Diet vs Usual Diet on Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Adolescent Boys: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Study shows low-sugar diet effective in boys with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease – University of California (free) AND Low free sugar diet reduces hepatic steatosis in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in adolescent males – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND To Fight Fatty Liver, Avoid Sugary Foods and Drinks – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Systematic Review: C‐reactive Protein for Diagnosing Late‐onset Infection in Newborn Infants
21 Jan, 2019 | 15:22h | UTCC‐reactive protein for diagnosing late‐onset infection in newborn infants – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: C-reaction protein for diagnosing infection in newborn infants – Cochrane Library (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Serum CRP level not accurate enough to inform diagnosis or treatment of late-onset infection in newborns: https://t.co/Amn0zRuNUW @BAPM_Official @AmerAcadPeds @AAPneonatal @NIHR_DC @EBNEO @RCPCHtweets @Blisscharity @crd_york @JveWagner @JemmaCleminson pic.twitter.com/JBCjs6egzY
— The Cochrane Library (@CochraneLibrary) January 21, 2019
Meta-Analysis: Interventions for Obesity Among Schoolchildren
21 Jan, 2019 | 12:29h | UTCInterventions for obesity among schoolchildren: A systematic review and meta-analyses – PLOS One (free)
Randomized Trial: Implementing School-Based Policies to Prevent Obesity
16 Jan, 2019 | 22:22h | UTCImplementing School-Based Policies to Prevent Obesity: Cluster Randomized Trial – American Journal of Preventive Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: School nutrition policies reduce weight gain – National Institutes of Health (free) AND School-based nutritional programs reduce student obesity – Yale University (free)
Guideline: Adult Outpatients with Acute Cough Due to Suspected Pneumonia or Influenza
16 Jan, 2019 | 00:56h | UTCSee other recently published CHEST guidelines on the management of cough in specific populations: Classification of Cough as a Symptom in Adults and Management Algorithms (free) AND Clinically Diagnosing Pertussis-associated Cough in Adults and Children (free) AND Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Treatment for Acute Cough Associated With the Common Cold (free) AND Cough Due to TB and Other Chronic Infections (free) AND Chronic Cough Due to Gastroesophageal Reflux in Adults (free) AND Symptomatic Treatment of Cough Among Adult Patients With Lung Cancer (free) AND Cough in the athlete (free) AND Occupational and Environmental Contributions to Chronic Cough in Adults (free) AND Treatment of Unexplained Chronic Cough (free) AND Use of Management Pathways or Algorithms in Children With Chronic Cough (free) AND Management of Children With Chronic Wet Cough and Protracted Bacterial Bronchitis (free)
Study: Association Between Adolescent Well-being and Digital Technology Use
15 Jan, 2019 | 00:31h | UTCThe association between adolescent well-being and digital technology use – Nature Human Behavior (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Technology use explains at most 0.4 percent of adolescent wellbeing, new study finds – University of Oxford (free) AND Expert reaction to adolescent well-being and digital technology use – Science Media Centre (free) AND Screen Time May Be No Worse For Kids Than Eating Potatoes – Forbes (free)
Review: Physical Activity for Children with Chronic Disease
15 Jan, 2019 | 00:22h | UTC
Epilepsy in Children: From Diagnosis to Treatment with Focus on Emergency
15 Jan, 2019 | 00:07h | UTC
Study: Antibiotic Over Prescribing for Kids in Emergency Departments
13 Jan, 2019 | 19:46h | UTCAntibiotic Prescribing for Children in United States Emergency Departments: 2009–2014 – Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Data show significant antibiotic over prescribing for kids in ERs – CIDRAP (free)
Cohort Study: Social Media Use and Adolescent Mental Health
7 Jan, 2019 | 13:58h | UTCCommentaries: Social media is more detrimental to girls’ mental health than for boys’ – News Medical (free) AND Depression in girls linked to higher use of social media – The Guardian (free)
Related Research: Gender differences in the associations between age trends of social media interaction and well-being among 10-15 year olds (free study and commentaries)
Meta-Analysis: Different Types and Acceptability of Psychotherapies for Acute Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents
4 Jan, 2019 | 20:13h | UTCCommentaries: Group therapy most effective treatment for anxiety in young people – University of Oxford (free) AND Meta-Analysis Finds Group CBT Optimal Psychotherapy for Children, Adolescents With Anxiety – Psychiatric News Alert (free)
Consensus Statement: Imaging of Kidney Cysts and Cystic Kidney Diseases in Children
4 Jan, 2019 | 20:09h | UTC
Randomized Trial: Effectiveness of a Hand Hygiene Program at Child Care Centers
4 Jan, 2019 | 19:32h | UTC