OBJECTIVE This meta-analysis examined suicide-related events in the acute phases of double-blind, placebo-controlled atomoxetine trials in pediatric and adult patients with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). METHODS A total of 3883 pediatric and 3365 adult patients were included. Potential events were identified from the adverse events database using a text-string search. Mantel...

OBJECTIVE This study aimed to evaluate the injury patterns in pediatric patients with an orbital wall fracture (OWF) and to identify the differences in injury patterns between preschool and school-aged patients with OWF who presented to the emergency department. METHODS We performed a retrospective observational study in the emergency department of a tertiary hospital between January 2004 and...

background bladder reconstruction in the pediatric population is challenging for many reasons, including perioperative complications and readmissions. objectives on a national scale, determine readmission rates at 30, 60 and 90 days after bladder reconstruction in a pediatric population over a 7-year period, evaluating the influence of hospital and patient-specific variables. patients and metho...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the predictive value of the pediatric-modified Risk, Injury, Failure, Loss, End-stage renal disease criteria for disease course severity in patients with or without acute kidney injury admitted to a PICU. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. SETTING A 12-bed PICU at a tertiary referral center in Southern Brazil. PATIENTS All patients admitted to the study unit over a 1...

OBJECTIVE To follow up Japanese patients with type 1 diabetes for a maximum of 40 years to examine when they transitioned from pediatric care to adult care and to explore whether the attending physician, i.e., pediatrician or internist, was associated with prognosis. METHODS Participants consisted of 1,299 patients who had been diagnosed as having type 1 diabetes at less than 15 years old bet...

introduction: management of pain in children is often inadequate and numerous clinical practice guidelines and policy statements have been published on the subject of pediatric pain. tonsillectomy is among the most frequent otorhinolaryngologic surgeries, especially in the pediatric age group and after tonsillectomy the patients usually suffer from mild to severe pain for three postoperative da...

BACKGROUND Controversial data on the expression pattern of microRNA-370 (miR-370) in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) were previously reported. OBJECTIVE To clarify the expression pattern of miR-370 and its clinical implications in pediatric AML patients. METHODS Real-time quantitative PCR was performed to detect the expression of miR-370 in both bone marrow mononuclear cells and sera obtained ...

BACKGROUND The emphasis regarding intracranial neuroendoscopy has been traditionally advocated and focused on the role in pediatric patients, although a significant usage has developed in adult patients. In this study, we examine and contrast the role of predominantly intracranial neuroendoscopy in both a pediatric and adult population with a minimum postprocedure follow-up of 5 years. METHOD...

Background: The graduated dentists who are working for the community health services are considered to be better judges to comment on the educational needs in accordance with the society prerequisites. The aim of this study was to investigate the educational provisions of the department of pediatric dentistry from the viewpoints of the graduated dentists of Shiraz dental school. Methods: A tota...

Backgrounds: Neutropenia can be associated with life-threatening infections. Gram negative and staphylococcal infections are the most common pathogens. The spectrum of bacterial isolates has changed considerably over the past four decades. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the pattern of bacterial and fungal infections in neutropenic pediatric patients. Methods: A non-randomize...