Background: Iron overload is frequently found in transfused patients with chronic anemia and congenital hemochromatosis. toxicity adversely affects organs, including the heart, liver, endocrine glands. chelation helps transfusion-related iron improve organ dysfunction prolong survival.Current Concepts: classified into primary secondary causes. Acquired causes of include ineffective erythropoies...

In this work management of pediatric patients doses for Computed Tomography examinations have been studied at KorleBu Teaching Hospital. The assessment of the management system involved: Estimation of Weighted Computed Tomography Dose Index (CTDIw), Volumetric Computed Tomography Dose Index (CTDIvol), Dose Length Product (DLP) and Effective dose (E); and Evaluation of quality assurance and qual...

Expanded abstract Citations Dellinger RP, Levy MM, Rhodes A, Annane D, Gerlach H, Opal SM, Sevransky JE, Sprung CL, Douglas IS, Jaeschke R, Osborn TM, Nunnally ME, Townsend SR, Reinhart K, Kleinpell RM, Angus DC, Deutschman CS, Machado FR, Rubenfeld GD, Webb S, Beale RJ, Vincent JL, Moreno R; Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines Committee including The Pediatric Subgroup: Surviving Sepsis Campa...

CONTEXT Antiretroviral therapy (ART) for pediatric human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection has evolved from simple nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) regimens to complex combination therapies based largely on evidence from clinical trials. However, the integration of novel ART into the clinical care of pediatric HIV infection has not been examined. OBJECTIVES To describe c...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to perform an evaluation of outcome and the role of surgical staging components in malignant germ cell tumors (GCT) of the ovary in children and adolescents. METHODS From 1990 to 1996, 2 intergroup trials for malignant GCT were undertaken by Pediatric Oncology Group (POG) and Children's Cancer Study Group (CCG). Stage I-II patients were treated with surgical ...

Appropriate nutrition is an essential component of intensive care management of children with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and is linked to patient outcomes. One out of every two children in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) will develop malnutrition or have worsening of baseline malnutrition and present with specific micronutrient deficiencies. Early and adequate enteral n...

ASMBS pediatric committee best practice guidelines Marc Michalsky, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.A.P.*, Kirk Reichard, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.A.P., Thomas Inge, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.A.P., Janey Pratt, M.D., F.A.C.S., Carine Lenders, M.D., F.A.A.P. Chair, American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Pediatric Committee, Gainesville, Florida Co-Chair, American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surger...