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Antonio Alberto Zuppa P. Catenazzi C. Orchi F. Cota V. Calabrese M. Cavani C. Romagnoli 《Indian journal of pediatrics》2013,80(6):455-459
Objective
To compare the characteristics of jaundice and hyperbilirubinemia in the newborn population of both immigrant and Italian mothers.Methods
The authors studied a group of 1,680 infants born at “A. Gemelli” hospital during 1 y. All were with appropriate weight for gestational age, weighting more than 2,500 g, born to low-risk pregnancy. Maternal ethnicity, clinically evident jaundice (that is total serum bilirubin (TSB)?>?7 mg/dL), hyperbilirubinemia (TSB?>?12 mg/dL), the duration of hospital stay and their need of phototherapy were evaluated.Results
In infants born to Asian mothers, hyperbilirubinemia was significantly more frequent (48.8 % vs. 26.5 %, p?=?0.003) and they reached mean TSB peak significantly later (86.5?±?38.5 vs. 74.5?±?20.6 h, P?=?0.0001) compared with Italian infants. The average length of hospitalization of infants of Asian and Latin American mothers is significantly longer compared to Italian newborns (4.5?±?1.9 vs. 3.6?±?1.1, p <0.0001 and 4.2?±?1.6 vs. 3.6?±?1.1, p?=?0.0004). With regard to the use of phototherapy, and to its duration, there are no significant differences between the populations studied.Conclusions
Having studied all infants at low risk, the greater length of hospitalization is due to later peak and the higher frequency of jaundice in newborns of immigrant mother, especially in Asia. Therefore, as it happens to the Italian newborns, it would be desirable to build forecasting nomograms in these populations, to reduce the length of hospitalization and facilitate protected discharge. 相似文献2.
Ashok Kumar Narendra Kumar Bagri Sriparna Basu Ravi Kumar Asthana 《Indian pediatrics》2014,51(5):375-378
Objectives
To determine the efficacy of oral zinc for treatment of idiopathic neonatal hyperbilirubinemia in near-term and term (35–41 weeks) neonates.Design
Randomized placebo-controlled trial.Setting
Tertiary-care teaching hospitalParticipants
Eighty newborns with idiopathic neonatal hyperbilirubinemia.Intervention
Neonates were randomized to receive either oral zinc sulfate (10 mg/d) or placebo for 7 days.Main outcome measures
Primary: total serum bilirubin levels at 48 (±12) h, 96 (±12) h and 144 (±12) h after intervention. Secondary: duration of phototherapy, and serum zinc and copper levels.Results
Baseline mean (SD) total serum bilirubin levels were 14.8 (3.8) and 14.4 (3.5) mg/dL in zinc and placebo groups, respectively. No significant differences were observed in total bilirubin levels between the two groups after the intervention. Mean (SD) total serum bilirubin levels in zinc and placebo groups were 13.9 (2.5) vs. 13.4 (1.9) mg/dL (mean difference 0.566; 95% CI ?0.535, 1.668, P=0.038) at 48 h, 13.1 (2.7) vs. 12.8 (2.3) mg/dL (mean difference 0.234; 95% CI ?1.011, 1.479, P =0.708) at 96 h and 8.0 (2.0) vs. 8.6 (1.2) mg/dL (mean difference ?0.569, 95% CI ?1.382, 0.242, P=0.166) at 144 h. Although the mean duration of phototherapy in the zinc group was less by 21.3 h (95% CI 11.6, 30.9, P=0.052), the difference was not significant. Postintervention, serum zinc levels were significantly higher in the zinc-supplemented group while serum copper levels were comparable between the two groups.Conclusions
Oral zinc sulfate, in a dose of 10 mg/day, is not effective in the management of idiopathic neonatal hyperbilirubinemia. 相似文献3.
Aditi Sinha Pankaj Hari Piyush Kumar Sharma Ashima Gulati Mani Kalaivani Mukta Mantan Amit Kumar Dinda Rajendra N. Srivastava Arvind Bagga 《Indian pediatrics》2012,49(11):881-887
Objective
To review the disease course in patients with steroid sensitive nephrotic syndrome (SSNS) and the factors that determine outcomeDesign
Retrospective, analyticalSetting
Pediatric Nephrology Clinic at referral center in North IndiaParticipants/patients
All patients with SSNS evaluated between 1990 and 2005Intervention
NoneMain outcome measures
Disease course, in patients with at least 1-yr follow up, was categorized as none or infrequent relapses (IFR), frequent relapses or steroid dependence (FR), and late resistance. Details on complications and therapy with alternative agents were recorded.Results
Records of 2603 patients (74.8% boys) were reviewed. The mean age at onset of illness and at evaluation was 49.7±34.6 and 67.5±37.9 months respectively. The disease course at 1-yr (n=1071) was categorized as IFR in 37.4%, FR in 56.8% and late resistance in 5.9%. During follow up, 224 patients had 249 episodes of serious infections. Alternative medications for frequent relapses (n=501; 46.8%) were chiefly cyclophosphamide and levamisole. Compared to IFR, patients with FR were younger (54.9±36.0 vs. 43.3±31.4 months), fewer had received adequate (??8 weeks) initial treatment (86.8% vs. 81.7%) and had shorter initial remission (7.5±8.6 vs. 3.1±4.8 months) (all P<0.001). At follow up of 56.0±42.6 months, 77.3% patients were in remission or had IFR, and 17.3% had FR.Conclusions
A high proportion of patients with SSNS show frequent relapses, risk factors for which were an early age at onset, inadequate initial therapy and an early relapse. 相似文献4.
Objective
To evaluate the changes in the LV systolic and diastolic function in children with beta-thalassemia major (β-TM) using pulsed wave tissue doppler (TD) echocardiography.Methods
Clinical, conventional echo doppler and pulsed wave tissue doppler imaging parameters were compared in 40 beta-thalassemia major patients (mean age, 6.52?±?3.5 y) and 25 age and sex matched normal subjects (mean age, 6.5?±?2.7 y).Results
There were no significant statistical differences between mean fractional shortening (FS) and ejection fraction (EF) of left ventricle (LV) of the patients and control group. Children with beta-thalassemia had significantly lower E′ wave velocities measured at the left ventricular septal annulus (8.1?±?3.3 vs. 13?±?2.5, P?<?0.001), lateral margin of the mitral annulus (9.1?±?5.4 vs. 13.3?±?2.5, P?<?0.001) and lateral margin of the tricuspid annulus (9.3?±?3.9 vs. 13.3?±?2.5, P?<?0.001) when compared to the control group. Furthermore children with beta-thalassemia had significantly lower E′/A′ wave ratio at the left ventricular septal annulus (0.76?±?0.34 vs. 1.36?±?0.23), lateral margin of the mitral annulus (0.83?±?0.17 vs. 1.28?±?0.22), and lateral margin of the tricuspid annulus ((0.90?±?0.27 vs. 1.26?±?0.23, (P?<?0.05) when compared to the control group.Conclusions
This study showed that patients with beta-thalassemia major and normal conventional echo doppler parameters had statistically significant changes detected by pulsed wave tissue doppler imaging. 相似文献5.
Alicia J Spittle Carmel Ferretti Peter J Anderson Jane Orton Abbey Eeles Lisa Bates Roslyn N Boyd Terrie E Inder Lex W Doyle 《BMC pediatrics》2009,9(1):1-14
Background
Reference values for hematological and biochemical assays in pregnant women and in newborn infants are based primarily on Caucasian populations. Normative data are limited for populations in sub-Saharan Africa, especially comparing women with and without HIV infection, and comparing infants with and without HIV infection or HIV exposure.Methods
We determined HIV status and selected hematological and biochemical measurements in women at 20–24 weeks and at 36 weeks gestation, and in infants at birth and 4–6 weeks of age. All were recruited within a randomized clinical trial of antibiotics to prevent chorioamnionitis-associated mother-to-child transmission of HIV (HPTN024). We report nearly complete laboratory data on 2,292 HIV-infected and 367 HIV-uninfected pregnant African women who were representative of the public clinics from which the women were recruited. Nearly all the HIV-infected mothers received nevirapine prophylaxis at the time of labor, as did their infants after birth (always within 72 hours of birth, but typically within just a few hours at the four study sites in Malawi (2 sites), Tanzania, and Zambia.Results
HIV-infected pregnant women had lower red blood cell counts, hemoglobin, hematocrit, and white blood cell counts than HIV-uninfected women. Platelet and monocyte counts were higher among HIV-infected women at both time points. At the 4–6-week visit, HIV-infected infants had lower hemoglobin, hematocrit and white blood cell counts than uninfected infants. Platelet counts were lower in HIV-infected infants than HIV-uninfected infants, both at birth and at 4–6 weeks of age. At 4–6 weeks, HIV-infected infants had higher alanine aminotransferase measures than uninfected infants.Conclusion
Normative data in pregnant African women and their newborn infants are needed to guide the large-scale HIV care and treatment programs being scaled up throughout the continent. These laboratory measures will help interpret clinical data and assist in patient monitoring in a sub-Saharan Africa context.Trial Registration
nicalTrials.gov Identifier NCT00021671. 相似文献6.
Mehmet Yekta Oncel Kadir Serafettin Tekgunduz Ramazan Ozdemir Erhan Calisici Sevilay Karahan Omer Erdeve Serife Suna Oguz Ugur Dilmen 《Indian journal of pediatrics》2013,80(3):190-194
Objective
To compare the accuracy of digital axillary thermometer (DAT), rectal glass mercury thermometer (RGMT) and infrared forehead skin thermometer (IFST) measurements made by mothers and physicians in healthy newborns.Methods
The body temperature measurements of 120 healthy newborns were made on their 2nd day of life using DAT, RGMT and IFST, first by mothers followed by a designated physician. Correlation analysis was performed for the measurements obtained by mothers and the physician. The presence of a former child or children at home, the educational level of the mother and maternal age were also recorded.Results
No correlation was observed between the measurements made by mothers and the physician using RGMT (R2?=?0.096). The temperatures measured by mothers and the physician showed a significant correlation when a DAT and IFST were used (R2?=?0.923, p?<?0.001; R2?=?0.916, p?<?0.001, respectively).Conclusions
Difficulty of use and interpretation make RGMTs less practical than DATs and IFST for use by mothers. Measurements with an IFST are obtained from a newborn’s forehead in a shorter length of time compared to DATs, which makes it a more practical option. 相似文献7.
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Shuchismita Behera Sujata Dixit Gandham Bulliyya Shantanu Kumar Kar 《Indian journal of pediatrics》2014,81(3):270-274
Objective
To assess the antioxidant vitamins A (retinol) and E (α-tocopherol) levels, iron status and growth retardation in children with β-thalassemia major in Odisha, an eastern state of India.Methods
Forty three children aged 1–15 y diagnosed with β-thalassemia major (28 males and 15 females) and 42 age-matched healthy controls (22 males and 20 females) were studied. β-thalassemia was detected by using Bio-rad variant assay. Measurement of blood hemoglobin (Hb), hematocrit, serum vitamins (A and E) and ferritin was carried out by standard methods.Results
Mean hemoglobin (6.60?±?1.84 vs. 11.8?±?2.29 g/dL, p?<?0.01), serum retinol (28.0?±?17.67 vs. 54.4?±?36.56 μg/dL, p?<?0.001) and α-tocopherol (0.2?±?0.34 vs. 1.1?±?0.82 mg/dL, p?<?0.001) were significantly lower in children with thalassemia compared with control group, however, serum ferritin (storage iron) was elevated in thalassemia patients (553.7?±?176.80 vs. 57.3?±?40.73 ng/mL, p?<?0.001). Vitamin E had significantly correlated with hemoglobin and hematocrit values in the patients. Growth retardation in terms of stunting (79 % vs. 24 %, p?<?0.0001) and thinness (32.6 % vs. 9.5 %, p?<?0.05) was significantly higher in thalassemic children compared with normal children.Conclusions
This study shows that children with β-thalas-semia major are in a state of oxidative stress of hyperfer-ritinemia with deprived antioxidant vitamins (A and E) and poor growth status suggesting a possible need for reduction in iron overload and additional antioxidant supplementation. 相似文献9.
K. Mehta N. K. Bhatta S. Majhi M. K. Shrivastava Rupa Rajbhandari Singh 《Indian pediatrics》2013,50(4):390-393
Objective
To study the role of Zinc in the treatment of neonatal sepsis.Design
Double blind, randomized, placebo controlled trial.Setting
Tertiary Care Hospital.Participants
614 neonates with probable neonatal sepsis.Intervention
The drug group (n=307) received 1mg/kg/day of elemental zinc, and placebo group (n=307) received the placebo, in addition to antibiotic therapy and supportive care, till the final outcome (discharge/death).Outcome Measures
Decrease in mortality rates (primary outcome), duration of hospital stay and need of higher lines of antibiotic therapy (secondary outcomes) were tested.Results
Baseline characteristics of the two groups were similar. No statistically significant differences between drug and placebo group were found in mortality rate (9.77% vs 7.81 %; P=0.393), mean duration of hospital stay (142.85±69.41 hrs, vs. 147.99±73.13 hrs; P=0.841), and requirement of higher lines of antibiotic therapy (13.35% vs 12.05%, P=0.628) after supplementation.Conclusions
This study does not report decrease in mortality rates, duration of hospital stay and requirement of higher lines of antibiotic therapy following zinc supplementation in neonatal sepsis. 相似文献10.
Objective
To compare the efficacy of ferrous ascorbate and colloidal iron in the treatment of iron deficiency anemia in children.Methods
Eighty one children, aged 6 mo to 12 y, were screened for iron deficiency anemia (IDA) and those diagnosed with IDA were randomized to receive ferrous ascorbate or colloidal iron for a period of 12 wk, such that each child received elemental iron 3 mg/kg body weight/d. Increase in hemoglobin (Hb) level was the primary outcome measure. Assessment was performed at baseline, wk 4, wk 8 and wk 12.Results
Of 81 children screened, 73 were included in the study. The mean rise in Hb at the end of the 12 wk was significantly higher in ferrous ascorbate group than the colloidal iron group [3.59?±?1.67 g/dl vs. 2.43?±?1.73 g/dl; P?<?0.01]. Significantly higher proportion of children receiving ferrous ascorbate (64.86 % vs. 31.03 %; P?<?0.01) became non-anemic in comparison to colloidal iron.Conclusions
Ferrous ascorbate provides a significantly higher rise in hemoglobin levels in comparison to colloidal iron. The study supports the use of ferrous ascorbate in the pediatric age group, providing evidence for its role as an efficient oral iron supplement in the treatment of iron deficiency anemia. 相似文献11.
Ozge Aydemir Emel Soysaldı Yusuf Kale Sumru Kavurt Ahmet Yagmur Bas Nihal Demirel 《Indian journal of pediatrics》2014,81(8):751-754
Objective
To determine changes in body temperature (BT) of hyperbilirubinemic newborns under conventional phototherapy with fluorescent lamps and light emitting diodes (LED) at different irradiances.Methods
Otherwise healthy newborn infants >34 wk gestational age (GA) hospitalized for indirect hyperbilirubinemia, requiring phototherapy in the first 10 d of life were enroled. Infants who received conventional phototherapy with fluorescent lamps (10–15 μW/cm2/nm irradiance) were defined as group 1, LED phototherapy of 26–60 μW/cm2/nm irradiance as group 2, and LED phototherapy of 60–120 μW/cm2/nm irradiance as group 3. Primary outcome measure was mean BT which was defined as arithmetical mean of axillary BT measured at 2 h intervals during the first day of phototherapy.Results
Thirty patients were enroled in each group. Mean birth weight and GA of the total cohort was 2800?±?530 g and 36.6?±?2 wk, respectively. Baseline demographic variables and serum total bilirubin levels were similar among groups. Mean BT was 36.7?±?0.1 °C in group 1, 36.6?±?0.2 °C in group 2, 37.7?±?0.2 °C in group 3. Mean BT was higher in group 3 compared to group 1 (p?<?0.001) and group 2 (p?<?0.001). Group 1 and group 2 had similar mean BT measurements (p?=?0.09). During phototherapy all the patients in group 3 had at least one BT measurement ≥37.5 °C and 77 % had BT ≥38 °C. Only one patient in group 2 had BT?≥?37.5 °C which was also ≥38 °C. During phototherapy all BT measurements were <37.5 °C in group 1.Conclusions
LED phototherapy of ≥60 μW/cm2/nm intensity significantly increases BT in hyperbilirubinemic newborns. 相似文献12.
Pankaj Hari Lakshmy Ramakrishnan Ruby Gupta Rakesh Kumar Arvind Bagga 《Indian pediatrics》2014,51(4):273-277
Objective
To Compare performance of combined creatinine and cystatin C-based equation with equations based on either cystatin C or creatinine alone, in early chronic kidney disease.Design
Diagnostic accuracy study.Setting
Tertiary-care hospital.Patients
One hundred children with chronic kidney disease who underwent 99mTc diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid (DTPA) glomerular filtration rate measurement.Methods
Estimating equations for glomerular filtration rate (GFR) based on serum cystatin C alone and in combination with serum creatinine were generated using regression analyses. These equations and the creatinine-based equation [0.42 × height/creatinine] were validated in 42 children with glomerular filteration rate between 60 and 90 mL/min/1.73 m2. Bias, precision and accuracy of estimating equations using DTPA glomerular filteration rate as gold standard.Results
Cystatin C-based equation (GFR=96.9–30.4 x cystatin) overestimated while the combined cystatin C-and creatininebased equation [GFR=11.45 x (height/creatinine) 0.356 x (1/cystatin) 0.188] underestimated the measured GFR. Cystatin Cbased equation had less bias (1.9 vs. 12.4 ml/min/1.73 m2), and higher precision (13.1 vs. 25.6 mL/min/1.73 m2) and accuracy (92.1% vs. 75.7%) than creatinine-based equation. The combined cystatin C and creatinine equation had bias (?1.4 mL/ min/1.73 m2) precision (15.2 mL/min/1.73 m2) and accuracy (91.2%) similar to cystatin C-based equation.Conclusions
Cystatin C-based equation has a better performance in estimating glomerular filtration rate than creatinine-based equation in children with early chronic kidney disease. Addition of creatinine equation does not improve the performance of the cystatin C-based equation. 相似文献13.
Henning Neubauer Laura Evangelista Nicole Hassold Beate Winkler Paul Gerhardt Schlegel Herbert K?stler Dietbert Hahn Meinrad Beer 《World journal of pediatrics : WJP》2012,8(4):342-349
Background
MRI is the diagnostic mainstay for detection and differentiation of musculoskeletal tumors. However, a projection regarding the biological dignity of lesions based on standard MRI sequences remains difficult and uncertain. This study was undertaken to analyse whether diffusion-weighted MRI (DWI) can distinguish between benign and malignant musculoskeletal tumorous and tumor-like lesions in pediatric patients.Methods
MR examinations of 44 consecutive pediatric patients (26 girls, mean age 11±6 years) including standard sequences and DWI (b=50/800 s/mm2) at 1.5 or 3 Tesla were retrospectively evaluated. The study group contained 10 patients with non-treated malignant tumors and 34 patients with benign lesions. Size, relative signal intensity and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC, unit ×10?3 mm2/s) were determined in one lesion per patient.Results
Mean ADC was 0.78±0.45×10?3 mm2/s in patients with malignant tumors and 1.71±0.75 ×10?3 mm2/s in patients with benign lesions (P<0.001). Relative operating characteristics (ROC) analysis showed a sensitivity of 90% and a specificity of 91% for malignancy, based on an ADC cut-off value of ??1.03. On logistic regression, mean ADC and lesion size accounted for 62% of variability in benign vs. malignant tumors. For malignant tumors, the signal intensity ratio was higher on DWI than on T1w post-contrast images (P<0.002). Two cases of local tumor recurrence were diagnosed by DWI only.Conclusions
DWI shows promising results for determination of biological dignity in musculoskeletal tumors. Mean ADC ??1.03×10?3 mm2/s is a strong indicator of malignancy at the first diagnosis. The use of DWI for early diagnosis of tumor recurrence in comparison with standard MRI sequences should be evaluated in prospective studies. 相似文献14.
Vimal Kumar Anju Aggarwal Sangeeta Sharma Neelam Chillar Hema Mittal M. M. A. Faridi 《Indian pediatrics》2013,50(5):469-472
Objectives
To compare the levels of homocysteine, vitamin B12 and folic acid before and after 6 months of carbamazepine therapy and to correlate them with carbamazepine level at 6 months.Design
Prospective comparative study.Setting
Tertiary care centre in North India.Participants
51 children (2–12 years of age) presenting with motor partial seizures.Intervention
Carbamazepine (10–20 mg/μ/day) for 6 months.Main outcome measure
Change in serum homocysteine, B12, folic acid level.Methods
Fasting venous samples were collected before carbamazepine therapy and after six months. Homocysteine was analyzed using homocysteine enzyme immunoassay. Vitamin B12 and folic acid were estimated using electrochemiluminesence technique. Carbamazepine levels were measured at 6 months.Results
Of the 51 children, 36 (males-21), were followed up and their data analyzed. Mean homocysteine level was 11.51±3.95 μmol/L at recruitment and 11.77±6.65 μmol/L at six months (P=0.785). At recruitment 6(16%) children had homocysteine level above 15 μmol/L which increased to 10(27%) at 6 months. Mean vitamin B12 at recruitment was 292.1±111.2 pg/mL and 297.8±82.9 pg/mL at 6 months (P=0.764). Mean folic acid at recruitment was 9.98±3.45 ng/mL and 10.66±3.97 ng/mL at 6 months (P=0.358). There was no correlation between carbamazepine levels with homocysteine, vitamin B12 and folic acid (P>0.05). There was no effect of age, sex or dietary pattern on homocysteine levels.Conclusion
Hence 6 months of carbamazepine therapy did not cause significant change in serum levels of homocysteine, vitamin B12 and folic acid. 相似文献15.
Objectives
To evaluate the role of dexamethasone therapy in neonatal meningitis in a randomized placebo controlled trial.Methods
The participants were eighty neonates with meningitis randomized to receive dexamethasone or saline placebo. Dexamethasone was started prior to the first dose of antibiotics in the dose of 0.15 mg/kg intravenous 6 hourly for 2 d. Primary outcome measure was mortality. Secondary outcome measures included progression of systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) up to 48 h, differences in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cytokines between baseline levels and 24 h after enrolment and brain stem auditory evoked response (BAER) after 4 to 6 wk of discharge.Results
Baseline variables were comparable in both the groups. Mortality was significantly decreased in dexamethasone group (p?=?0.005) and the absolute risk difference was 27.5 % (95 % CI 9.5–45.8 %). There was a significant reduction in cells per mm3 (62.5 vs. 100) and proteins (162 vs. 217.5 mg/dl) after 24 h of treatment in the dexamethasone group. IL-1β was significantly reduced after 24 h in dexamethasone group (290 vs 665 pg/ml). TNF- α was significantly lower (157.5 vs 427.5 pg/ml) and sugar significantly higher (50 vs 38 mg/dl) in the dexamethasone group after 24 h. Significant difference was noted between dexamethasone and saline groups in the progression of SIRS.Conclusions
Dexamethasone significantly reduced fatality, progression of SIRS and CSF inflammatory indices. 相似文献16.
C. V. S. Lakshmi G. Pramod K. Geeta S. Subramaniam Marepalli B. Rao Suhas G. Kallapur Srinivas Murki 《Indian pediatrics》2013,50(9):847-852
Background
Fetal growth restriction and abnormal Doppler flow studies are commonly associated. Neonatal outcomes are not well known particularly in developing countries, where the burden of the disease is the highest.Objective
To determine outcomes of preterm infants with history of absent/reversed end-diastolic umbilical artery Doppler flow (AREDF) vs. infants with forward end-diastolic flow (FEDF).Design
Cohort study.Setting
Tertiary care perinatal center in India.Participants
103 AREDF very low birth weight (<1500 gm) (VLBW) infants and 117 FEDF VLBW infants were prospectively enrolled.Results
At 40 weeks adjusted post-menstrual age, AREDF vs. FEDF group had a higher risk for death in the NICU (12% vs. 1%), respiratory distress syndrome (33% vs. 19%), and cystic periventricular leukomalacia (12% vs. 1%). At 12–18 months corrected age, AREDF vs. FEDF group had a trend towards increased risk for cerebral palsy (7% vs. 1%, P=0.06). After logistic regression analysis, adjusting for confounders, AREDF was independently associated only with mortality in the NICU.Conclusion
AREDF is an independent predictor of adverse outcomes in preterm infants in a developing country setting. 相似文献17.
Emmanuel Yakoumakis Helen Kostopoulou Triantafilia Makri Anastastios Dimitriadis Evaggelos Georgiou Ioannis Tsalafoutas 《Pediatric radiology》2013,43(3):339-346
Background
Children diagnosed with congenital heart disease often undergo cardiac catheterization for their treatment, which involves the use of ionizing radiation and therefore a risk of radiation-induced cancer.Objective
The purpose of this study was to calculate the effective and equivalent organ doses (HT) in those children and estimate the risk of exposure-induced death.Materials and methods
Fifty-three children were divided into three groups: atrial septal defect (ASD), ventricular septal defect (VSD) and patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). In all procedures, the exposure conditions and the dose-area product meters readings were recorded for each individual acquisition. Monte Carlo simulations were run using the PCXMC 2.0 code and mathematical phantoms simulating a child's anatomy. The HT values to all irradiated organs and the resulting E and risk of exposure-induced death values were calculated.Results
The average dose-area product values were, respectively, 40?±?12 Gy·cm2 for the ASD, 17.5?±?0.7 Gy·cm2 for the VSD and 9.5?±?1 Gy·cm2 for the PDA group. The average E values were 40?±?12, 22?±?2.5 and 17?±?3.6 mSv for ASD, VSD and PDA groups, respectively. The respective estimated risk of exposure-induced death values per procedure were 0.109, 0.106 and 0.067%.Conclusion
Cardiac catheterizations in children involve a considerable risk for radiation-induced cancer that has to be further reduced. 相似文献18.
Ahmet Afşin Kundak Dilek Dilli Belma Karagöl Nilgün Karadağ Ayşegül Zenciroğlu Nurullah Okumuş Vehbi Doğan Nuran Uzunalıç 《Indian journal of pediatrics》2013,80(7):555-559
Objective
To analyze non benign neonatal arrhythmias (NA) observed in a tertiary neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).Methods
From June 2006 through July 2011, newborns admitted to the NICU for NA or diagnosed as NA after hospitalization were evaluated retrospectively. The newborns with non benign NA were included in the study.Results
During the study period, the incidence of non-benign NA was 0.7 % (n?=?55/7880). The mean age at diagnosis was 16.7?±?1.8 d ranging from 1 d to 90 d. The most common type was supraventricular arrhythmia (SVT) with an incidence of 0.3 %. Univariate analyses showed that there were significant differences between the survived and died infants according types of congenital heart disease (CHD), electrolyte imbalance, and arrhythmias. The mortality rates were higher among infants with obstructive type left-to right shunt and common mixing type CHD. The most dangerous type of electrolyte imbalance was hyperkalemia.Conclusions
Many arrhythmias could not be noticed at neonatal period even in NICU, implying that it is increasingly important for the physician to be aware of the etiology, development, and natural history of these arrhythmias. 相似文献19.
Faezeh Ghalichi Jamal Ghaemmaghami Ayyoub Malek Alireza Ostadrahimi 《World journal of pediatrics : WJP》2016,12(4):436-442
Background
Genetic and environmental factors are both responsible for the etiology of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Although epidemiological studies have been conducted to clarify the association between restriction diets and ASD, the conclusion remains unclear. This study was undertaken to investigate the effect of gluten free diet (GFD) on gastrointestinal symptoms and behavioral indices in children with ASD.Methods
In this randomized clinical trial, 80 children diagnosed with ASD by the Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R) were assigned into GFD (n=40) and regular diet (RD) (n=40) groups for 6 weeks. At the beginning and end of the intervention, the ROME Ш questionnaire for evaluating gastrointestinal symptoms and Gilliam Autism Rating Scale 2 questionnaire (GARS-2) for assessing psychometric properties were completed.Results
Of the 80 children, 53.9% had gastrointestinal abnormalities. In the GFD group, the prevalence of gastrointestinal symptoms decreased significantly (P<0.05) after intake of GFD (40.57% vs. 17.10%) but increased insignificantly in the RD group (42.45% vs. 44.05%). GFD intervention resulted in a significant decrease in behavioral disorders (80.03±14.07 vs. 75.82±15.37, P<0.05) but an insignificant increase in the RD group (79.92±15.49 vs. 80.92±16.24).Conclusion
This study suggested that GFD may be effective in controlling gastrointestinal symptoms and ASD behaviors.20.