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Browsing by Subject "pediatrics"
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Age appropriate treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis in South Africa
(2017)Drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) is a threat to TB control globally. South Africa has the third highest epidemic of DR-TB – following only Russia and China, two much more populous countries. South Africa has stringent ... -
An age-independent gene signature for monitoring acute rejection in kidney transplantation.
(Theranostics, 2020-01)Acute rejection (AR) remains a significant problem that negatively impacts long-term renal allograft survival. Numerous therapies are used to prevent AR that differ by center and recipient age. This variability confounds ... -
Association of Wolff-Parkinson-White With Left Ventricular Noncompaction Cardiomyopathy in Children.
(Journal of cardiac failure, 2019-12)BACKGROUND:Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) has been associated with left ventricular noncompaction (LVNC) in children. Little is known about the prevalence of this association, clinical outcomes, and treatment options. ... -
Borrowing from Adult Cardiac Surgeons-Bringing Congenital Heart Surgery Up to Speed in the Minimally Invasive Era.
(Innovations (Philadelphia, Pa.), 2020-03)The majority of congenital and adult cardiac surgery is performed through a median sternotomy. For surgeons, this incision provides excellent exposure; however, for patients, a median sternotomy confers a poorer cosmetic ... -
Household Food Insufficiency and Chronic Pain among Children in the US: A National Study.
(Children (Basel, Switzerland), 2023-01)This study aimed to determine the prevalence of pediatric chronic pain by household food sufficiency status and examine whether food insufficiency would be associated with greater risk for chronic pain. We analyzed data ... -
Identifying the Burden of Pediatric Surgical Disease in Somaliland
(2018)Background: A staggering 5 billion people worldwide lack access to safe and affordable surgery, and surgical conditions contribute to up to 32% of the global disease burden. However, precise data on the burden of surgical ... -
Implementation Analysis of a Patient Safety Program in a Pediatric Perioperative Unit in Guatemala
(2019)Background: Patient safety is critical to prevent medical errors and to improve clinical outcomes. The need to implement programs in patient safety is increasingly recognized as a prime component of healthcare delivery in ... -
Important Pediatric Conditions in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Clinician and Data-Driven Approach
(2022)Background: Emergency care sensitive conditions are defined as those for which rapid diagnosis and early intervention improve patient outcomes. This thesis aimed to develop a list of important pediatric conditions in low- ... -
Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury in Pediatric Patients.
(Frontiers in toxicology, 2022-01)The optimal management of severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) in the pediatric population has not been well studied. There are a limited number of research articles studying the management of TBI in children. Given the prevalence ... -
Parental Preferences for Vesicoureteral Reflux Treatment: a Crowd-sourced, Best-worst Scaling Study.
(Urology, 2019-03-13)OBJECTIVE:To quantitatively evaluate parental preferences for the various treatments for vesicoureteral reflux using crowd-sourced best-worst scaling, a novel technique in urologic preference estimation. METHODS:Preference ... -
Pharmacokinetics Alterations in Critically Ill Pediatric Patients on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Systematic Review.
(Frontiers in pediatrics, 2020-01)Objectives: This study aimed to identify alterations in pharmacokinetics in children on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), identify knowledge gaps, and inform future pharmacology studies. Data Sources: We systematically ... -
Prevalence of Early Cardiac Dysfunction in Children Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Western Kenya
(2018)Background: HIV-associated cardiac dysfunction has severe consequences, and traditional measures of echocardiography underestimate disease. Novel echocardiographic measures may detect early disease in time for intervention. ... -
Psychosocial Assessment of Candidates for Transplantation (PACT) Score Identifies High Risk Patients in Pediatric Renal Transplantation.
(Frontiers in pediatrics, 2019-01)Background: Currently, there is no standardized approach for determining psychosocial readiness in pediatric transplantation. We examined the utility of the Psychosocial Assessment of Candidates for Transplantation (PACT) ... -
RECENT IMPROVEMENTS IN UPPER LIMB PEDIATRICS
(2005)Not only are children fit with myoelectric arms at a much earlier age than years before, but also they are now much more functional and successful with these devices. Advancements such as microprocessor-based controls, longer ... -
The Effect of Masitinib on Pediatric Glioblastoma
(2014)Tumors of the Central Nervous System are the most prevalent pediatric solid tumor with gliomas being the most common and most aggressive form. The current standard of care involves a combination therapy with chemoradiation ... -
Variant R94C in TNNT2-Encoded Troponin T Predisposes to Pediatric Restrictive Cardiomyopathy and Sudden Death Through Impaired Thin Filament Relaxation Resulting in Myocardial Diastolic Dysfunction.
(Journal of the American Heart Association, 2020-03)Background Pediatric-onset restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCM) is associated with high mortality, but underlying mechanisms of disease are under investigated. RCM-associated diastolic dysfunction secondary to variants ...
