OBJECTIVE To determine in patients who are well-appearing and without a clear etiology after an apparent life-threatening event (ALTE): (1) What historical and physical examination features suggest that a child is at risk for a future adverse event and/or serious underlying diagnosis and would, therefore, benefit from testing or hospitalization? and (2) What testing is indicated on presentation...

OBJECTIVE To analyze factors associated with the practice of physical activity during pregnancy and its relationship to maternal and child health indicators. METHODS Cross-sectional study carried out with all births that occurred at maternity hospitals in the municipality of Rio Grande (Southern Brazil) during the year of 2007 (N = 2,557). Information was collected through interviews, by mean...

Many children are exposed to traumatic events, with potentially serious psychological and developmental consequences. Therefore, understanding development of long-term posttraumatic stress in children is essential. We aimed to contribute to child trauma theory by focusing on theory use and theory validation in longitudinal studies. Forty studies measuring short-term predictors and long-term pos...

background ocular trauma is a significant health problem in pediatric patients. objectives the aim of this study was to analyze the characteristics of ocular-trauma-related hospitalization of children in kashan. patients and methods this descriptive, cross-sectional study included 131 children aged less than 16 years with ocular trauma, who were admitted to the matini hospital at the kashan uni...

Objetivo: Identificar el proceso de adaptación del niño y la familia a hospitalización mapear las intervenciones enfermería que promueven niño/joven/familia. Método: Elaboración Scoping Review basado en Joanna Briggs Institute (2014). Criterios inclusión para Población: Niño, Joven (0-18 años) Familia; Concepto: Intervenciones promotoras hacia Contexto: Hospitalización. Los estudios considerado...

OBJECTIVE Increasing numbers of children in the United States (ie, approximately 200 children per 100,000 population) require intensive care annually, because of advances in pediatric therapeutic techniques and a changing spectrum of pediatric disease. These children are especially vulnerable to a multitude of short- and long-term negative emotional, behavioral, and academic outcomes, including...

OBJECTIVE To examine the association between maternal depression and anxiety disorders (MDAD) and child development assessed during the kindergarten year. METHODS Administrative data from several health and social databases in Manitoba, Canada, were used to study 18,331 mother-child pairs. MDAD over the period from one year prior to the child's birth to the kindergarten year was defined using...

Introduction: Antibiotic consumption is on the rise; this increases risk of bacterial resistance which represents a public health threat with an increasing number therapeutic impasses. The objective our study to evaluate pre-hospital antibiotics in children admitted pediatric service CHU-Tambohobe Fianarantsoa. Method: This prospective cross-sectional during period 6 months department Fianarant...