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The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of oral disease in Taiwanese adolescent prisoners.
The bioelectrical impedance analysis–derived phase angle is a proposed indicator of sarcopenia in adults. This study assessed the body composition of pediatric outpatients without underlying medical conditions...
Complete atrioventricular septal defect (AVSD) is a congenital heart disease (CHD) in which patients require surgery in early infancy. Tricuspid valve regurgitation (TR) is a complication that can occur a long...
Early detection of tuberculosis (TB) in children living with HIV (CLHIV) is crucial for improving clinical outcomes and reducing disease transmission. This study aimed to evaluate the association between hemat...
Home injuries are a major cause of mortality and disability in children worldwide. Home accidents strain the healthcare system and can hurt family income and children's quality of life. To save lives and avoid...
Lobar pneumonia with mucus plugging (LPMP) caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae (MP) is a severe form of community-acquired pneumonia in children, often leading to prolonged disease courses and complications. Ident...
Encouraging children to participate in organized sports could increase physical activity and may promote lifelong healthy habits. There are socioeconomic disparities in organized sports participation in school...
Anxiety and depression are highly prevalent among Syrian refugees. Anxiety and depression during pregnancy may impair infant neurodevelopment. This study evaluated whether potential maternal anxiety and depres...
This study aimed to identify the correlation between feeding behavior of caregivers and feeding outcome of 6–24 months old infants and young children in a first-tier city in the southwestern region of China. T...
Growth retardation (GR) is one of the major morbidities in congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and perinatal risk factors of growth failure in CDH survivors.
The role of the placenta in the development of hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE) remains undefined. There is limited research comparing placental histology for infants with HIE and healthy controls. This ...
Pneumomediastinum is a condition that is occasionally observed in preterm neonates, characterized by the presence of free air within the mediastinal spaces. Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum (SPM) in full-term neo...
Preoperative fear in pediatric patients can significantly impact their psychological well-being and complicate perioperative care. Traditional hospital environments may exacerbate anxiety in children undergoin...
The Family-Centered Care (FCC) model has been linked to improved clinical outcomes and family satisfaction. However, implementing this model can be challenging, especially in neonatal and pediatric critical ca...
To retrospectively investigate the utilization patterns and clinical indications of acupuncture within the pediatric population in general hospitals from 2015 to 2020, including disease spectrum characteristic...
In Japan, the number of pharmaceuticals with pediatric indications is low, and some are approved only in Europe or the USA but not in Japan. As the approval review report by the Japanese health authority conta...
Chronic calculous cholecystitis is the main cause of cholecystectomies in children, and 50.5% of patients with gallstones are asymptomatic at the time of diagnosis. However, the morphopathogenesis of chronic c...
This study was performed to summarize the clinical and laboratory features of children with Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease concurrent with aseptic meningitis or encephalitis.
Previous studies have found a reduction in butyrate-producing bacteria in the gut microbiota of infants with biliary atresia (BA). Butyrate is also an important inhibitor of histone deacetylase 2 (HDAC2). This...
The objective of this study was to translate the Family Quality of Life (FQOL) Scale into simplified Chinese and assess its reliability and validity in mainland China for families of children with autism.
To explore the impact of school periods and long holiday periods on the occurrence of neurally mediated syncope (NMS) in children.
Studies evaluating the impact of kangaroo mother care (KMC) on neonatal mortality and morbidity often rely on healthcare worker records or caregiver reports to measure intervention duration. However, the accur...
The Norwegian health care system has a mandatory program for close and systematically follow-up on all children, starting in early infancy through the Child Health Care Centers in the municipalities. Additiona...
Essential newborn care is a set of measures every newborn baby needs, regardless of its birthplace. Geographic equity in essential newborn care refers to the fairness of access to newborn care across different...
Exposure to early childhood adversities, such as family violence, parental depression, or low-income, undermine parent–child relationship quality and attachment leading to developmental and mental health probl...
The main goal of this study is to identify the associated factors with avoidable admissions in ED, comparing pre-COVID and COVID periods.
The increasing hypertension (HTN) prevalence in children, largely driven by obesity, highlights the need to investigate its risk factors, including the role of abdominal obesity.
Management of pelvic fracture-related urethral injury (PFUI) in children remains debated due to various complications. Patients typically receive either primary realignment (PR) or suprapubic cystostomy with d...
Interest in social-emotional skills in the context of school maladjustment is growing, and social-emotional learning can help develop such skills. Second Step is a social-emotional skills approach prevalent in...
Severe neonatal thrombocytopenia, as a rare but life-threatening disease with multiple etiologies, has limited relevant reports in China. The single-center study was performed in a severe thrombocytopenic coho...
Clinical decision aids (CDA) play an important role in the management of young febrile infants (under 90 days of age) who are at risk of serious or invasive bacterial infections (SBI/IBI). Since 2010, a number...
Using non-pharmacological methods to reduce the pain of hospitalized infants is one of the most important priorities in the health of newborns. Pain relief during painful procedures can help prevent unwanted p...
The association of inflammation and iron deficiency could be related to up to 40% of anemia in young children.
Double alimentary tract obstruction due to congenital anomalies is a rare clinical occurrence, with limited cases published in medical literature. This article presents a unique case of coexisting retroesophag...
Cervicofacial lymphadenitis caused by non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) is a rare but increasing infection in children worldwide. The purpose of this study was to analyse and evaluate all microbiologically pr...
In pediatric and neonatal age groups, infections from non-neoformans Cryptococcus species, notably Cryptococcus albidus, are rarely encountered. C. albidus is an emerging fungal pathogen that causes severe diseas...
Right lateral thoracotomy is increasingly used because of its cosmetic benefits, shorter hospital stays, rapid return to full activity, and ease of reoperation in pediatric patients with uncomplicated congenit...
Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia (NH) is one of the most common clinical presentations in the first week of life.
Early-onset idiopathic scoliosis (EOIS) is a spinal deformity that develops before the age of 10 years with unknown etiology. Scoliosis can lead to respiratory muscle weakness and decreased motor function. Nev...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that water fluoridation is among the ten greatest public health achievements of the 20th Century. Tooth decay (TD) prevention and neurodevelopmental di...
Coxsackievirus (CV) A6 has been widely considered as the main cause of global hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) outbreaks. Despite the serious threat to children’s health posed by the emerging CV-A6, our kn...
Participation in Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Interventions (NDBI) is associated with significant improvements in functioning for toddlers with, and showing early signs of, autism spectrum disorder. T...
To assess the association between different incubator humidity levels and clinical outcomes in preterm infants.
This study is to investigate the factors that influence functional autonomy outcomes in children who have undergone rehabilitation for spinal cord injury. The aim is to enhance the clinical guidance provided t...
Methylmalonic acidemia is a rare autosomal recessive disorder of propionate catabolism characterized by the accumulation of propionic acid and methylmalonic acid caused by methylmalonyl-CoA mutase deficiency. ...
Infant male circumcision reduces urinary tract infections during infancy and sexually transmitted infections during adulthood. However, people in varous communities challenge male infant circumsizion in Ethiop...
Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection remains a significant public health concern in developing countries, especially among pediatric populations where data are limited. In war-torn regions like the Eastern D...
Giant pericardial cysts are rare mediastinal lesions that can lead to significant morbidity if complicated by infection, compression of adjacent structures, or secondary complications such as right-sided heart...
Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the leading public health problems in children mainly due to difficulties in the diagnosis of disease in children. It has been reported that the commercial urine lipoarabinomannan (...
Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome (RSTS) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by severe global developmental delay (GDD) and distinctive facial grimacing. The loss of function of the CREBBP and EP300 genes is recogni...
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