Pediatrics

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• Parental Perspectives and Acceptance Rates Regarding Off-Label Medication Use in Pediatric Patients
• Mini-PCNL and standard PCNL show comparable stone-free rates in pediatric patients with nephrolithiasis
• Family-centered nursing improves asthma control and lung function in preschool children
• High-intensity interval training does not reduce body weight or BMI more than continuous aerobic training
• Dexmedetomidine nasal spray vs chloral hydrate for pediatric sedation: protocol only, no results yet
• Impact of In Utero Electronic Nicotine Delivery System Exposure on Neonatal Birth Outcomes
• Prenatal Particulate Matter Exposure Linked to 34% Higher Autism Risk in Meta-Analysis
• Optimized weight-based dosing for ethambutol addresses sub-therapeutic exposure in children with tuberculosis
• THA and TKA in patients under 25 improve function and quality of life
• OpenNotes may improve treatment adherence and shared decision-making in dental practice based on medical analogies
• Functional Status Scale identifies mild to moderate impairment in children on ECMO support
• Hydrocortisone Linked to Favorable Course in First Triple A Syndrome Case in French Guiana
• Hirschsprung disease research shifts toward guideline-driven care and HAEC prevention
• Integrated Intervention Improves Weight and Reduces Anemia in Term SGA Infants
• Meta Analysis Evaluating Efficacy of 0.01% Atropine for Myopic Progression in Children
• Prenatal lead exposure is associated with a modest reduction in standardized IQ scores
• Robot-assisted gait training and resistance training improve motor function in children with cerebral palsy
• Polymyxins in resistant Gram-negative infections: 22% all-cause mortality, 10% nephrotoxicity
• AKI Affects 30.7% of Pediatric Liver Transplant Recipients in Pooled Analysis
• Decision rule based on clinical symptoms and procalcitonin reduces antibiotic use in children with fever
• Exercise interventions significantly improve overall, gross, and fine motor skills in children with autism
• Radiopaque markers, scintigraphy, and manometry remain the most widely used colonic motility assessment modalities
• Exercise interventions improve bone mineral density, cardiorespiratory endurance, and quality of life in children with acute leukemia
• PCV10 vs PCV13 in Infants: Serotype-Specific Seroinfection Risk Differences
• Busulfan-based conditioning favors survival in AML while TBI yields better outcomes in ALL
• PLEX and corticosteroids show highest clinical response rates in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy
• Adjunctive corticosteroids do not significantly reduce coronary artery abnormalities in patients with Kawasaki disease
• Multifactorial risk factors and preventive strategies for children with precocious puberty
• PDA closure rates decrease significantly after second and third courses of cyclooxygenase inhibitors in preterm infants
• Intraoperative traction shows favorable but imprecise association with correction rates in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
• PMSA-2025 screening tool achieves high content validity for identifying mild malnutrition in children
• Immediate skin-to-skin contact for 2 hours improves infant and maternal outcomes in neonatal care
• Prophylactic oral antibiotics do not reduce cholangitis incidence in patients with biliary atresia
• Off-label growth hormone yields catch-up growth in Takenouchi-Kosaki syndrome case
• Self-weaning shows no significant difference from dose-adjusted weaning in caffeine duration for apnea of prematurity
• Synchronized nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation reduces extubation failure in preterm infants with respiratory distress
• Schroth and bracing show a trend toward better short-term Cobb angle control in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
• Acupuncture and moxibustion improve adenoid to nasopharynx ratio in children with adenoid hypertrophy
• Smoking Cessation Aids Parents of Chronically Ill Children
• Small-donor single-kidney transplants show lower 1-year graft survival and higher acute rejection rates
• DeepSeek-R1 outperforms ChatGPT-4o in Chinese DDH caregiver guidance accuracy
• Early childhood caries results from disrupted developmental ecology of the infant oral ecosystem
• Intravenous Esketamine Reduces Oculocardiac Reflex Incidence During Pediatric Strabismus Surgery
• Evaluating Text Message Video Interventions for Improving Infant Sleep Safety Practices
• Teacher-administered vision screening shows 93.6% specificity and 76.8% sensitivity for refractive errors in children
• Mikhuna intervention increases subcortical fetal brain structure growth in pregnant women in Ecuador
• Bracing and physiotherapeutic scoliosis-specific exercises are confirmed effective for scoliosis in children and adolescents
• Higher paternal sensitivity predicts higher cognitive scores in children born preterm and term
• 211LA care coordination does not improve developmental outcomes in children aged 21 to 42 months
• Evaluating the Association of Childhood Sexual Abuse and Adolescent Anorexia Nervosa
• Congenital hepatic fibrosis care lacks targeted therapies; management focuses on portal hypertension complications
• A de novo RYR1 variant may be pathogenic in a newborn with severe hypotonia and respiratory failure
• Capsular bag fixation is preferred over ciliary sulcus fixation for pediatric cataract surgery
• mNGS achieves 85.83% pathogen detection rate in children with severe pneumonia compared to 49.97% for conventional methods
• Ball sports significantly improve core symptoms in children with autism, meta-analysis finds
• Individuals with autism spectrum disorder exhibit significantly poorer olfactory performance compared to non-autistic peers
• FDA Approves Hemangeol (propranolol) for Proliferating Infantile Hemangioma
• Exercise improves executive function in children with autism, meta-analysis finds
• Convergent hypoactivation in the left fusiform gyrus and inferior parietal lobule characterizes dyslexia across writing systems
• ABO-Incompatible Liver Transplant Outcomes Comparable in Children
• High disease activity in paediatric SLE is associated with increased risk of multisystem involvement
• Honey significantly reduces cough impact on child sleep in pediatric patients with acute cough
• Children with developmental coordination disorder consistently demonstrate lower motor skills across all domains
• Zirconia crowns show higher retention and lower failure rates than composite strip crowns
• Early exclusive enteral feeding does not increase necrotizing enterocolitis risk in preterm infants
• Lower diaphragm thickening fraction linked to extubation failure in ventilated neonates
• Malaria presence at vaccination reduces HPV16 and HPV18 antibody levels in two-dose arms
• Brain-computer interfaces in elderly care raise six core ethical challenges
• Maternal cocaine exposure is associated with neonatal deaths but lacks established lethal concentration thresholds
• AI-assisted telescreening and mobile units may provide cost-effective screening for retinopathy of prematurity
• Smokerface-Poster campaign shows lower increase in smoking prevalence with NNT of 93
• EV-A71 vaccine provides over 98% efficacy against EV-A71-associated hand, foot, and mouth disease in children
• Multisensory interventions improve neurodevelopmental outcomes in preterm infants compared to standard or unisensory care
• Systematic review protocol planned to evaluate iron supplementation on neurodevelopmental outcomes in infants and pregnant women
• Evaluating Mefloquine Dosage Effects and Tolerability in Artesunate-Mefloquine Regimens for Malaria
• Tapering enteroplasty shows no significant difference in postoperative outcomes compared to primary anastomosis
• Endoscopic vacuum-assisted closure achieves 99.81% success rate in pediatric esophageal leaks and perforations
• Active breaks during classroom instruction improve attention and inhibitory control in children and adolescents
• TORCH seroprevalence 32.5% in Malaysia; CMV highest, screening urged
• Dexmedetomidine plus esketamine may reduce postoperative delirium and injury
• Low-dose oral dexamethasone is comparable to high-dose dexamethasone for managing children with croup
• Preoperative evaluation of pediatric neck masses should include ultrasound and thyroid function testing
• Mitochondrial dysfunction and post-translational modifications drive progression of radiation-induced heart disease
• Probiotic supplementation reduces neonatal jaundice and respiratory distress syndrome risk in preterm infants
• Artificial intelligence, robotic-assisted surgery, and 5G-enabled telesurgery are advancing precision in thoracic surgical procedures
• Loneliness as a transdiagnostic diagnostic modifier may improve risk stratification and treatment planning in psychiatric practice
• Internet-based home care education improves medication adherence and caregiver self-efficacy in pediatric pulmonary hypertension
• Cuba maintains a solid normative basis for pediatric palliative care despite identified gaps in training
• Home-based physical exercise improves aerobic capacity in children with chronic diseases like Cerebral Palsy
• No regional anesthesia technique shows statistically significant superiority for pediatric hypospadias repair pain scores
• Robotic-assisted Kasai portoenterostomy shows comparable jaundice clearance and liver survival to open or laparoscopic techniques
• RIT1 p.Thr83Pro variant is associated with severe neonatal outcomes in Noonan syndrome cases
• Azithromycin does not raise macrolide-resistant gene prevalence in preterm infants
• Non-intubated VATS shows lower hazard for OS and DFS/RFS compared with intubated VATS
• Air pollution exposure tied to lower thyroid hormone levels in pregnant women and neonates
• Child and adolescent peer adversity is associated with poorer adult interpersonal functioning in meta-analysis
• Sinovac serum-free rabies vaccine meets non-inferiority criteria for seroconversion rates and geometric mean concentrations
• Minimally invasive tooth extraction techniques and adjunctive socket preservation improve alveolar bone and esthetic outcomes
• Incomplete immunization prevalence of 26% among children under five years in India
• Seasonal influenza vaccine effectiveness increased against A(H3N2) and B strains in post-pandemic period
• Children with cochlear implants report lower quality of life in social and school domains
• LUS aeration score shows high diagnostic accuracy predicting extubation failure in mechanically ventilated neonates
• Oral amoxicillin or amoxicillin-clavulanate is non-inferior to intravenous treatment for severe CAP in children
• Aerobic exercise improves sleep outcomes in children and adolescents, but effect size uncertain
• Nursing Care Improves Pediatric Pneumonia Outcomes
• Probiotics improve hematologic parameters in Chinese children with iron deficiency anemia
• Moments that Matter parenting programme improves caregiving but shows no effect on child development
• HFNC shows significantly lower adverse event rates than CPAP in children with bronchiolitis
• Chronic dermatologic conditions significantly impact psychological distress and health-related quality of life in pediatric patients
• Telemedicine consultations do not differ from telephone consultations in quality of care for seriously ill children
• NICU-FACCE survey shows high reliability and validity for family-centered care
• Awake laryngeal mask removal reduces airway obstruction risk compared to deep laryngeal mask removal
• Combined nasopharyngeal and oral suction reduces respiratory adverse events in children with upper respiratory infections
• Robot-assisted ureteric reimplantation provides comparable success to open surgery for pediatric vesicoureteral reflux
• Eye-tracking gaze measures show 0.845 AUC for autism diagnosis in children
• Surgical exploration of the brachial artery increases immediate pulse return in paediatric supracondylar humerus fractures
• Motor competence is associated with improved mental health outcomes in youth aged 5 to 19
• Primary lip repair reduces anterior cleft width by 6.217 mm and curvature angle by 14.66 degrees
• Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation achieves transfusion independence in children with KLF1 mutation-associated CDA IV
• Children with obstructive sleep-disordered breathing have significantly smaller upper airway cross-sectional areas
• Sepsis, not breastfeeding, and no KMC significantly increase mortality risk in low birth weight neonates
• Prebiotics, probiotics, and synbiotics do not provide clinically important benefits on hemoglobin or ferritin in children
• Abdominal ultrasound detects portal venous gas more frequently than conventional radiography in neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis
• PA-VLLF ChatGPT architecture achieves 86.36% accuracy in pediatric pain assessment comparable to senior experts
• New 15-item scale reliably measures parental agency in Chinese NICUs
• Plyometric Training Boosts Jump, Sprint, Agility in Teens
• 28% recurrence rate after antiseizure medication withdrawal in children with epilepsy
• Metagenomic sequencing identifies Rickettsia felis encephalitis in a child who fully recovered
• Compound heterozygous mutations in NPHP4 gene identified in a patient with nephronophthisis and proteinuria
• Echocardiographic Measures Predict Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in Preterm Infants
• VR-based exercise improves executive function in children with autism, meta-analysis finds
• Physical abuse prevalence is 61.7% among children and youth experiencing homelessness
• Recipe 4 Success improves parenting and toddler outcomes based on working alliance strength
• Shorter rifamycin-containing regimens show comparable efficacy to longer isoniazid monotherapy for latent tuberculosis infection
• ERAS protocols may optimize clinical outcomes and rehabilitation for pediatric patients with fractures
• Scleral-fixated intraocular lenses improve visual acuity and show low complication rates in pediatric eyes
• Propranolol and propafenone provide stable management for CALM2 mutation related LQTS/CPVT overlap in children
• Pediatric delirium affects 38% of critically ill children in meta-analysis
• FDA Approves Augmentin Es-600 (amoxicillin/clavulanate potassium) for Recurrent Acute Otitis Media in Children
• Multimodal lung-protective strategies reduce BPD risk in preterm infants
• Conservative management leads to improvement in Chinese children with Ménétrier disease
• Adjunctive steroids reduce mortality in adult TB meningitis patients but not in children
• Nalmefene reduces sufentanil-induced cough incidence to 11.3% at 0.1 μg/kg in children
• Imatinib achieves complete cytogenetic response in a pediatric patient with suspected chronic myeloid leukemia
• Benzodiazepines increase delirium and sleep fragmentation risk while dexmedetomidine shows mixed evidence in pediatric ICU
• Blood product removal reduces permanent shunting risk and mortality in infants with posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus
• Predictors of Polysomnography Progression in Children with Mild Sleep-Disordered Breathing
• Obstructive Sleep Apnea Affects Nearly Half of Cystic Fibrosis Patients
• Trained general practitioners achieve substantial agreement with radiologists in abdominal aortic aneurysm ultrasound screening
• Meta-analysis reveals significant disparities in childhood anthropometric failure across global regions
• Balloon dilation of the eustachian tube improves audiological outcomes in pediatric patients with ETD
• Arthroscopy-assisted physeal bar resection restores knee motion in toddler
• High-dose IVIG with phototherapy reduces exchange transfusion rates by 76% in neonatal hemolytic disease
• Coronal fragment treatment with calcium silicate bioceramic sealer maintains aesthetic stability in dental trauma
• Early postnatal antibiotic exposure increases BPD risk in very preterm infants across 11 studies
• Infliximab treatment achieved clinical remission in a pediatric patient with autoinflammation with infantile enterocolitis
• Single-stage reconstruction shows no significant difference compared to staged reconstruction for bowel continence
• WDR26 gene variants are associated with Skraban-Deardorff syndrome and delayed language development
• Behavioral therapy produces sustained improvements in tic symptoms for children and adolescents with Tourette syndrome
• Sarcopenic obesity may impair bone formation and reduce mineral content in children and adolescents
• Oxytocin use and high newborn weight are associated with increased episiotomy risk during vaginal birth
• Individuals with developmental dyslexia exhibit medium magnitude impairments in fine motor skills compared to neurotypical peers
• Short-course antibiotics cut complication risk by half in pediatric osteoarticular infections
• Balanced crystalloids reduce time to DKA resolution by 1.60 hours compared to 0.9% saline
• Preterm birth linked to higher pain intensity and heat pain thresholds in meta-analysis
• Lower lip capillary malformation occurs in all patients with CLAPO syndrome
• 30% of pediatric patients with migraine report at least one adverse event during pharmacological prophylaxis
• Dermatitis Herpetiformis prevalence in Celiac Disease patients is 6.8% with high heterogeneity
• Osteopetrosis in children: orthopaedic management guided by bone brittleness and fracture risk
• Aerobic exercise reduces subthreshold depressive symptoms in adolescents compared to psychoeducation
• Observational survey identifies determinants of Infant and Young Child Feeding practices in children with SAM
• Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG does not significantly impact composite outcomes in VLBW infants
• Rotarix PCV-free meets non-inferiority for seroconversion rates compared to Rotarix in infants
• Long-term relapse rate in children with convulsions and mild gastroenteritis is 9.8% (95% CI 5.2%-17.7%)
• SQ-LNS reduces hair cortisol concentration in children of mothers with limited schooling
• Liquefied petroleum gas cookstove intervention showed no significant effect on infant early child development
• Maternal age, BMI, and irregular folic acid supplementation are associated with higher birth defect risk
• Caesarean birth and perinatal antibiotics are associated with reduced gut microbial diversity
• Long-term exercise improves executive function in children with ADHD, meta-analysis finds
• Polymer-based materials provide comparable clinical performance for deep margin elevation in indirect restorations
• Nebulised Chinese herbal medicine as adjunctive therapy improves clinical effective rate in pediatric pneumonia
• Parent-targeted digital health interventions increase the odds of exclusive breastfeeding with an odds ratio of 2.58
• Refugee and asylum seeker status is associated with high prevalence of clinically significant sleep disturbances
• Ketogenic diet therapies improve seizure reduction rates in children and adults with drug-resistant epilepsy
• Monoclonal antibodies reduce RSV-related hospitalizations in premature infants with nirsevimab showing highest SUCRA values
• Thoracoscopic resection provides favorable outcomes for pediatric patients with extralobar pulmonary sequestration complicated by torsion
• Technology-based reading interventions yield small-to-moderate gains in elementary students with reading difficulties
• HFNC reduces treatment failure and PICU stay in pediatric bronchiolitis compared to LFNC
• Cannabidiol is associated with 49.9% seizure reduction in patients with Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathies
• Childhood psychological abuse is significantly associated with suicidal ideation in college students
• Pediatric Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis presents with skull involvement in 48.8% of cases
• Child maltreatment prevalence reaches 38% among children and adolescents in Ethiopia
• Music education is associated with significant medium-sized improvements in executive function among children
• Girls exhibit greater sit-and-reach flexibility than boys across all ages from 3 to 16
• Children with posterior urethral valves and adverse prognostic features have 1.44 times higher CKD risk
• Clinical decision rules significantly reduce radiography for pediatric ankle injuries in emergency department settings
• Human milk fortifiers for preterm infants: a narrative review of current and investigational options
• RSV infection complicated by acute otitis media in 27.7% of children under 5
• Myopia prevalence among Malaysian children is estimated between 16% and 25% depending on diagnostic methods
• Nirsevimab and maternal RSVpreF vaccination show approximately 80% effectiveness against RSV-associated hospitalization in children