Pediatrics (all articles)
Psychological violence in dating relationships among adolescents | A systematic review and meta-analysis of prevention programs.
21 Jul, 2022 | 12:47h | UTC
AAP Policy Statement | Vision and concussion: symptoms, signs, evaluation, and treatment.
20 Jul, 2022 | 12:14h | UTCVision and Concussion: Symptoms, Signs, Evaluation, and Treatment – Pediatrics
Commentary: Guidance Issued for Managing Visual Disorders After Pediatric Concussion – HealthDay
RCT | Intranasal corticosteroids not beneficial for children with obstructive sleep apnea.
19 Jul, 2022 | 13:27h | UTCA trial of intranasal corticosteroids to treat the childhood obstructive sleep apnea syndrome – CHEST (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries:
Intranasal corticosteroids not recommended for most children with OSA: study – Medical Dialogues
Commentary on Twitter
In children with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, treatment with intranasal corticosteroids did not result in significant polysomnographic, neurobehavioral, and symptom changes compared to placebo, according to research in @journal_CHEST. https://t.co/e4bt4NMv5Z pic.twitter.com/FrIBdoMABf
— American Academy of Sleep Medicine (@AASMorg) July 11, 2022
Systematic Review | Stimulant and non‐stimulant drug therapy for people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and epilepsy.
19 Jul, 2022 | 13:24h | UTC
M-A of RCTs | Effects of acetaminophen and ibuprofen monotherapy in febrile children.
19 Jul, 2022 | 13:15h | UTC
WHO | COVID-19 pandemic fuels largest continued backslide in vaccinations in three decades.
18 Jul, 2022 | 11:45h | UTCCommentaries:
WHO, UNICEF sound alarm over childhood immunization slide – CIDRAP
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
1⃣8⃣ million children did not receive a single vaccine in 2021 – the largest ↘️ in 29 years, due to:
? #COVID19-related disruptions
? emergencies
? misinformation undermining vaccine acceptance & demandWHO & @UNICEF sound the alarm ?
? data on global vaccine coverage ⬇️
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) July 14, 2022
Incidence, risk factors, natural history, and hypothesized mechanisms of myocarditis and pericarditis following covid-19 vaccination: living evidence syntheses and review.
18 Jul, 2022 | 11:30h | UTCNews Release: New study updates evidence on rare heart condition after covid vaccination – BMJ Newsroom
Integrated guidance to enhance the care of children and adolescents with familial hypercholesterolemia.
18 Jul, 2022 | 11:18h | UTC
Cohort Study | Association of polycystic ovary syndrome with offspring morbidity.
18 Jul, 2022 | 10:58h | UTCAssociation of PCOS with offspring morbidity: a longitudinal cohort study – Human Endocrinology
Brain volume abnormalities and clinical outcomes following pediatric traumatic brain injury.
15 Jul, 2022 | 12:41h | UTCBrain volume abnormalities and clinical outcomes following paediatric traumatic brain injury – Brain
News Release: Head injuries in children linked to reduced brain size and learning difficulties – Imperial College London
Commentary: Experts use MRI to pinpoint link between pediatric TBI and cognitive impairment – Health Imaging
Commentary on Twitter
Bourke et al. identify paediatric brain injury patients with low brain volume for their age and associated cognitive difficulties by generating age norms from over 1,200 healthy paediatric controls. https://t.co/N06ELchNPd pic.twitter.com/ouDU1kTYPT
— Brain (@Brain1878) July 8, 2022
Pediatric intestinal pseudo-obstruction: progress and challenges.
15 Jul, 2022 | 12:24h | UTCPediatric Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction: Progress and Challenges – Frontiers in Pediatrics
Randomized trials in maternal and perinatal health in low and middle-income countries from 2010 to 2019: a systematic scoping review.
15 Jul, 2022 | 12:22h | UTC
Cohort Study | Comparison of diagnostic criteria for acute kidney injury in critically ill children.
15 Jul, 2022 | 12:17h | UTC
WHO Updated Report | Severe acute hepatitis of unknown etiology in children.
14 Jul, 2022 | 12:54h | UTCSevere acute hepatitis of unknown aetiology in children – Multi-country – World Health Organization
Related:
Sudden onset hepatitis in children – Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology (if the link is paywalled, try this one)
Outbreak of hepatitis in children: clinical course of children with acute liver failure admitted to the intensive care unit – Intensive Care Medicine (if the link is paywalled, try this one)
Investigating Acute Hepatitis of Unknown Origin in Children – American Society for Microbiology
What’s sending kids to hospitals with hepatitis—coronavirus, adenovirus, or both? – Science
Puzzling pediatric hepatitis cases echo an earlier mysterious illness – STAT
Why COVID is a key suspect in severe hepatitis cases in kids worldwide – CBC
Hepatitis outbreak in children: What do we know so far? – Imperial College London
Explaining the unexplained hepatitis in children – The Lancet Infectious Diseases
Unexplained hepatitis cases in kids rise to 348 in 20 nations – CIDRAP
Multi-Country – Acute, severe hepatitis of unknown origin in children – World Health Organization
WHO says 12 countries have reported unusual cases of hepatitis in kids – STAT
Could Mysterious Hepatitis Cases be Triggered by COVID-19? – Health Policy Watch
U.S., U.K. investigating unusual cases of hepatitis in young children – STAT
Mysterious liver illness seen in kids in US, Europe – Associated Press
A case series of children with acute hepatitis and human Adenovirus infection.
14 Jul, 2022 | 12:56h | UTCA Case Series of Children with Acute Hepatitis and Human Adenovirus Infection – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related Study: Clinical Spectrum of Children with Acute Hepatitis of Unknown Cause – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Unexplained Acute Hepatitis in Children: More Evidence for Adenovirus 41 — Two studies point to a suspiciously high prevalence – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Commentaries on Twitter
A majority of children admitted to a single hospital in late 2021–early 2022 with acute hepatitis of unknown cause tested positive for adenovirus. This report describes the children’s illnesses and outcomes. https://t.co/QYvi6U1jUN pic.twitter.com/auPRq1duQm
— NEJM (@NEJM) July 13, 2022
From January–April 2022, 44 children with acute hepatitis of unknown cause were referred to a liver-transplantation center in the U.K. Six underwent liver transplantation. https://t.co/CMI4KCqdxM pic.twitter.com/og72u58L5R
— NEJM (@NEJM) July 13, 2022
Systematic Review | Anti‐IL‐5 therapies for asthma.
14 Jul, 2022 | 12:40h | UTCAnti‐IL‐5 therapies for asthma – Cochrane Library
RCT | Erythropoietin not beneficial for hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy in newborns.
14 Jul, 2022 | 12:42h | UTCTrial of Erythropoietin for Hypoxic–Ischemic Encephalopathy in Newborns – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Cohort Study | Prediction models for celiac disease development in children from high-risk families.
14 Jul, 2022 | 12:31h | UTC
Review | Neonatal acute kidney injury.
14 Jul, 2022 | 12:21h | UTCNeonatal Acute Kidney Injury – Frontiers in Pediatrics
M-A | Risk factors of delirium in pediatric intensive care units.
13 Jul, 2022 | 11:35h | UTCRisk factors of delirium in paediatric intensive care units: A meta-analysis – PLOS One
RCT | Efficacy and safety of Elexacaftor/Tezacaftor/Ivacaftor in children 6 through 11 years of age with cystic fibrosis heterozygous for F508del and a minimal function mutation.
13 Jul, 2022 | 11:07h | UTCEfficacy and Safety of Elexacaftor/Tezacaftor/Ivacaftor in Children 6 Through 11 Years of Age with Cystic Fibrosis Heterozygous for F508del and a Minimal Function Mutation: A Phase 3B, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study – American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
M-A | Global changes in child and adolescent physical activity during the COVID-19 pandemic.
12 Jul, 2022 | 12:53h | UTCGlobal Changes in Child and Adolescent Physical Activity During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Pediatrics (free for a limited period)
Consensus on the management of complications of cirrhosis of the liver in pediatrics.
11 Jul, 2022 | 12:24h | UTC
Study finds childhood obesity occurring at greater frequency, with more severity and at younger ages.
11 Jul, 2022 | 12:10h | UTCNews Release: Study finds childhood obesity occurring at greater frequency, with more severity and at younger ages – Emory University
Original Study: Changes in the Incidence of Childhood Obesity – Pediatrics
RCT | Balovaptan no better than placebo for social communication in childhood autism spectrum disorder.
8 Jul, 2022 | 11:38h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
In this RCT, balovaptan did not demonstrate efficacy in improvement of socialization and communication in pediatric autism spectrum disorder (ASD), highlighting challenges faced in #ASD trial design, such as outcome measure sensitivity & placebo response. https://t.co/FFAJeu5xv0
— JAMA Psychiatry (@JAMAPsych) July 6, 2022