Tag: CHIL
Pediatric Surgical Opioid Prescribing Concentrated Among a Few Procedures
Tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy accounted for most MMEs in opioid prescriptions dispensed after surgery
Childhood Physical Activity Levels Tied to Risk for Liver Disease in Young Adults
Increasing physical activity in childhood tied to reduced risk for severe liver steatosis and liver cirrhosis
Longer Sleep Duration, Earlier Sleep Onset Linked to Lower BP in Children
Longer sleep duration linked to better daytime blood pressure parameters among patients referred to pediatric nephrology clinic
Marked Increase in Pediatric RSV Hospitalizations Seen Postpandemic
Additionally, there have been higher advanced respiratory support needs in older children with fewer comorbidities than prepandemic
Trametinib Safe, Effective for Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia
Seven of 10 children with relapsed or refractory JMML completed all 12 cycles of therapy or used trametinib as bridge to HSCT
Cervical Spine Injury Prediction Rule in Children Can Guide Imaging Use
Prediction rule can help physicians determine which children should undergo imaging on presentation to the ED after blunt trauma
New Neurocognitive/Functional Morbidity Explored in SARS-CoV-2, MIS-C
New neurocognitive/functional morbidity at hospital discharge more likely for children with SARS-CoV-2, MIS-C with neurological manifestations
Bilateral Gene Therapy Safely Restores Hearing in Children Born Deaf
Bilateral hearing restoration seen for all five patients; speech perception and capability of sound source localization restored
Some Children With Severe Bedwetting See Resolution After Discontinuing Absorbent Pants
However, discontinuation tied to effects on sleep and quality of life
Quality Improvement Initiative Boosts Early HPV Vaccine Rates
Findings show significant increases across racial/ethnic, sociodemographic, insurance, and geographic groups
