Issues

Topics: chronic disease , health disparity

RE: Commentary on Developmental Outcomes in Duarte Galactosemia

Shelli L. Feder

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Topics: galactosemias

Long-term Methimazole Therapy in Juvenile Graves’ Disease: A Randomized Trial

Fereidoun Azizi, MD; Miralireza Takyar, MD; Elham Madreseh, MSc; Atieh Amouzegar, MD

Abstracts

Topics: graves' disease , hyperthyroidism , methimazole , disease remission , thyrotropin

Gestational Age, Birth Weight, and Outcomes Six Years After the Norwood Procedure

Thomas A. Miller, DO; Nancy S. Ghanayem, MD; Jane W. Newburger, MD; Brian W. McCrindle, MD; Chenwei Hu, MS ...

Abstracts

Topics: birth weight , gestational age , hypoplastic left heart syndrome , infant, small for gestational age , transplantation

Preventable Preterm Birth: A Patient Safety Problem

Edward R.B. McCabe, MD

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Topics: embryo transfer , patient safety , premature birth

Intellectual Disability and Adolescent Bariatric Surgery: Support of Special Eligibility Criteria

Marc P. Michalsky, MD

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Topics: bariatric surgery , intellectual disability

Cost-effectiveness of Palivizumab for Respiratory Syncytial Virus: A Systematic Review

Stephen Mac, MBiotech; Amanda Sumner, MA; Samuel Duchesne-Belanger, BSc; Robert Stirling, MD; Matthew Tunis, PhD ...

Abstracts

Topics: cost effectiveness , infant, premature , palivizumab , quality-adjusted life years

Breastfeeding in Infancy and Lipid Profile in Adolescence

L.L. Hui, PhD; Man Ki Kwok, PhD; E. Anthony S. Nelson, MD; So Lun Lee, MPH; Gabriel M. Leung, MD ...

Abstracts

Psychotropic Medication Use in Parents of Children Diagnosed With Cancer

Hanin Salem, PhD; Elisabeth Wreford Andersen, PhD; Susanne O. Dalton, DMSc; Kjeld Schmiegelow, DMSc; Jeanette Falck Winther, DMSc ...

Abstracts

Topics: cancer , childhood cancer , psychotropic drugs

Parents’ Perspectives Regarding Age Restrictions for Tackling in Youth Football

Sara P.D. Chrisman, MD; Kathryn B. Whitlock, MS; Emily Kroshus, ScD; Christina Schwien, MN; Stanley A. Herring, MD ...

Abstracts

Topics: brain concussion , football , soccer , risk perception

Heard-Garris N, Winkelman TNA, Choi H, et al. Health Care Use and Health Behaviors Among Young Adults With History of Parental Incarceration. Pediatrics. 2018;142(3):e20174314

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Topics: health behavior , health care use , total parenteral nutrition , young adult

Authors’ Response

Karen M. Puopolo; William E. Benitz; Theoklis E. Zaoutis

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Topics: antibiotic therapy , bacteremia , bacterial infections , birth weight , blood culture

Teenagers, Sexting, and the Law

Victor C. Strasburger, MD; Harry Zimmerman, JD; Jeff R. Temple, PhD; Sheri Madigan, PhD

Abstracts

Topics: sexting , statutes and laws

Socioeconomic Disadvantage in Infancy and Academic and Self-Regulation Outcomes

Meredith O’Connor, DEdPsych; Shiau Chong, PhD; Delyse Hutchinson, PhD; Ann Sanson, PhD; Jennifer McIntosh, PhD ...

Abstracts

Topics: self control , social control, informal , socioeconomic factors , academic performance

A Healthy Toddler With Fever and Lethargy

Neha A. Suri, MD; Colleen W. Meehan, MD; Anjna Melwani, MD

Abstracts

Topics: fever , lethargy , rhabdomyolysis , transaminitis , toddler

Genetic and Early-Life Environmental Influences on Dental Caries Risk: A Twin Study

Mihiri J. Silva, DCD; Nicky M. Kilpatrick, PhD; Jeffrey M. Craig, PhD; David J. Manton, PhD; Pamela Leong, PhD ...

Abstracts

Topics: dental caries , twins

Aligning Inpatient Pediatric Research With Settings of Care: A Call to Action

Corrie E. McDaniel, DO; Rebecca Jennings, MD; Alan R. Schroeder, MD; Natalia Paciorkowski, MD; Michelle Hofmann, MD ...

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Topics: hospitals, community , inpatients

Missed Opportunities for Rotavirus Vaccination

Bethany K. Sederdahl, MPH; Walter A. Orenstein, MD; Jumi Yi, MD; Evan J. Anderson, MD; Robert A. Bednarczyk, PhD

Abstracts

Topics: rotavirus vaccines , vaccines

RE: Management of Neonates Born at ≤34 6/7 Weeks’ Gestation With Suspected or Proven Early-Onset Bacterial Sepsis

David J. Burchfield

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Topics: sepsis , blood culture

Youth Tackle Football: Perception and Reality

Cynthia LaBella, MD

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Topics: brain concussion , football , perception , soccer

Sleeve Gastrectomy for Youth With Cognitive Impairment or Developmental Disability

Sarah E. Hornack, PhD; Evan P. Nadler, MD; Jichuan Wang, PhD; Amysue Hansen, MA; Eleanor R. Mackey, PhD

Abstracts

Topics: bariatric surgery , body mass index procedure , cognitive ability , cognitive impairment , developmental disabilities

Maternal Immigrant Status and Readiness to Transition to Home From the NICU

Elisabeth C. McGowan, MD; Layla S. Abdulla; Katheleen K. Hawes, PhD; Richard Tucker, BA; Betty R. Vohr, MD

Abstracts

Postvaccination Febrile Seizure Severity and Outcome

Lucy Deng, MBBS; Heather Gidding, PhD; Kristine Macartney, MD; Nigel Crawford, PhD; Jim Buttery, MD ...

Abstracts

Topics: febrile seizures , seizures , vaccines , vaccination , anticonvulsants

Policy Statement

Prevention of Drowning

Sarah A. Denny, MD; Linda Quan, MD; Julie Gilchrist, MD; Tracy McCallin, MD; Rohit Shenoi, MD ...

Abstract

Topics: drowning

Forewarned Is Forearmed

Elizabeth Molyneux, DSc

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Topics: beds , clinical deterioration , color , consciousness disturbance , early warning score

Infant With Trisomy 18 and Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Stephanie Kukora, MD; Janice Firn, PhD; Naomi Laventhal, MD; Christian Vercler, MD; Bryanna Moore, PhD ...

Abstracts

Topics: edward's syndrome , hypoplastic left heart syndrome , social media

WIC Food Package Changes: Trends in Childhood Obesity Prevalence

Madeleine I.G. Daepp, MSc; Steven L. Gortmaker, PhD; Y. Claire Wang, MD; Michael W. Long, ScD; Erica L. Kenney, ScD

Abstracts

Topics: childhood obesity , food , obesity , trend , body mass index procedure

Mediators of Improved Adherence to Infant Safe Sleep Using a Mobile Health Intervention

Rachel Y. Moon, MD; Michael J. Corwin, MD; Stephen Kerr, MPH; Timothy Heeren, PhD; Eve Colson, MD ...

Abstracts

Topics: attitude , mobile health , sleep , supine position , social norms

Disparities in Inpatient Intensity of End-of-Life Care for Complex Chronic Conditions

Emily E. Johnston, MD; Jori Bogetz, MD; Olga Saynina, MBA; Lisa J. Chamberlain, MD; Smita Bhatia, MD ...

Abstracts

Topics: chronic disease , end-of-life care , health disparity , inpatients , terminally ill

The Significance (or Insignificance) of Lower Lipids in Adolescents Who Were Exclusively Breastfed

Alex H. Krist, MD

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Topics: breast feeding , lipids

The Use of Oxygen at Discharge: Is It Safe? Is It Effective?

Reese H. Clark, MD; Veeral N. Tolia, MD

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Topics: oxygen

Preventing Harm on Arrival: Lead Prevention in Newly Resettled Pediatric Refugees

Andrea Green, MD; Matthew Saia, MD

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Topics: refugees , lead poisoning , exposure

Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Patients’ Experiences With Treatment Decision-making

Jennifer W. Mack, MD; Karen M. Fasciano, PhD; Susan D. Block, MD

Abstracts

Topics: cancer , decision making , oncologists , regret , young adult

Platelet Transfusion for PDA Closure in Preterm Infants: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Jogender Kumar, MBBS; Sourabh Dutta, MBBS; Venkataseshan Sundaram, MBBS; Shiv Sajan Saini, MBBS; Ratti Ram Sharma, MBBS ...

Abstracts

Topics: infant, premature , platelet count measurement , platelet transfusion , transfusion , blood platelets

Need an Antibiotic? There’s an App for That

Jeffrey S. Gerber, MD

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Topics: office visits , otitis media, acute , prescribing behavior , respiratory tract infections , sore throat, streptococcal

Transition to Adult Health Care and the Need for a Pregnant Pause

Rebecca E. Sadun, MD; Richard J. Chung, MD; Gary R. Maslow, MD

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Topics: pregnancy , transfer technique , young adult , sarcoidosis , self-management

Research Gaps in Primary Pediatric Hypertension

Perdita Taylor-Zapata, MD; Carissa M. Baker-Smith, MD; Gilbert Burckart, PharmD; Stephen R. Daniels, MD; Joseph T. Flynn, MD ...

Abstracts

Topics: hypertension , hypertension, childhood

Health Care Use Over 3 Years After Adolescent SBIRT

Stacy Sterling, DrPH; Andrea H. Kline-Simon, MS; Ashley Jones, PsyD; Lauren Hartman, MD; Katrina Saba, MD ...

Abstracts

Topics: comorbidity , health care use , mental health , substance use disorders , brief intervention

Beyond an Obvious Cause of Cholestasis in a Toddler: Compound Heterozygosity for ABCB11 Mutations

Maria Fotoulaki, MD; Styliani Giza, MD; Milan Jirsa, MD; Tassos Grammatikopoulos, MD; Rosa Miquel, MD ...

Abstracts

Topics: cholestasis , heterozygote , mutation , liver transplantation

Provisional Validation of a Pediatric Early Warning Score for Resource-Limited Settings

Samantha L. Rosman, MD; Valens Karangwa, MD; Michael Law, PhD; Michael C. Monuteaux, ScD; Christine Daneau Briscoe, MPH ...

Abstracts

Topics: clinical deterioration , early warning score , vital signs , child at risk , pediatric intensive care unit

Colchicine: An Impressive Effect on Posttransplant Capillary Leak Syndrome and Renal Failure

Enrico Cocchi, MD; Federica Chiale, MD; Bruno Gianoglio, MD; Luca Deorsola, MD; Carlo Pace Napoleone, MD ...

Abstracts

Reduction in Unintended Extubations in a Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

John P. Galiote, MD; Michelande Ridoré, MS; Jessica Carman, RN; Lisa Zell, RN; Karen Brant, RRT ...

Abstracts

Topics: epoch protocol , neonatal intensive care units , ventilators, mechanical , sedation procedure

Tofacitinib Treatment of Refractory Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

Zhixiang Huang, MD; Pui Y. Lee, MD; Xiaoyan Yao, MD; Shaoling Zheng, MD; Tianwang Li, MD

Abstracts

Topics: arthritis , arthritis, juvenile rheumatoid , tofacitinib , janus kinase inhibitors , biological products

Improving Care for Sickle Cell Pain Crisis Using a Multidisciplinary Approach

Lyn Balsamo, PhD; Veronika Shabanova, PhD; Judith Carbonella, APRN; Mary V. Szondy, RN; Karen Kalbfeld, RN ...

Abstracts

Topics: biofeedback (psychology) , hospital costs , inpatients , order set , pain

Policy Statement

Transporting Children With Special Health Care Needs

Joseph O’Neil, MD; Benjamin Hoffman, MD; COUNCIL ON INJURY, VIOLENCE, AND POISON PREVENTION; Phyllis F. Agran, MD; Sarah A. Denny, MD ...

Abstract

Topics: transportation , airway obstruction , wheelchairs , muscle tone disorder , challenging behavior

Clinical Report

Health Supervision for Children With Neurofibromatosis Type 1

David T. Miller, MD; Debra Freedenberg, MD; Elizabeth Schorry, MD; Nicole J. Ullrich, MD; David Viskochil, MD ...

Abstract

Mbaeyi SA, Joseph SJ, Blain A, Wang X, Hariri S, MacNeil JR. Meningococcal Disease Among College-Aged Young Adults: 2014–2016. Pediatrics. 2019;143(1):e20182130

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Topics: meningococcal infections , young adult

Policy Statement

Institutional Ethics Committees

Margaret Moon, MD; COMMITTEE ON BIOETHICS; Robert C. Macauley, MD; Gina Marie Geis, MD; Naomi Tricot Laventhal, MD ...

Abstract

Topics: ethics , ethics, institutional , ethicists , ethics, clinical

Clinical Report

Comprehensive Health Evaluation of the Newly Adopted Child

Veronnie Faye Jones, MD; Elaine E. Schulte, MD; COUNCIL ON FOSTER CARE, ADOPTION, AND KINSHIP CARE; Sarah Springer, MD; Moira Ann Szilagyi, MD ...

Abstract

Topics: adopted child , adoption , foster care , mental health , communicable diseases

Antibiotic Prescribing During Pediatric Direct-to-Consumer Telemedicine Visits

Kristin N. Ray, MD; Zhuo Shi, BA; Courtney A. Gidengil, MD; Sabrina J. Poon, MD; Lori Uscher-Pines, PhD ...

Abstracts

Topics: pentachlorophenol , phencyclidine , pneumonia, pneumocystis carinii , prescribing behavior , primary care physicians

Sleep-Related Infant Suffocation Deaths Attributable to Soft Bedding, Overlay, and Wedging

Alexa B. Erck Lambert, MPH; Sharyn E. Parks, PhD; Carri Cottengim, MA; Meghan Faulkner, MA; Fern R. Hauck, MD ...

Abstracts

Topics: asphyxia , sleep , airway obstruction , infant death

Blood Lead Levels Among Resettled Refugee Children in Select US States, 2010–2014

Clelia Pezzi, MPH; Deborah Lee, MPH; Lori Kennedy, MSPH; Jenny Aguirre, MBA; Melissa Titus, MPH ...

Abstracts

Topics: lead level , refugees , exposure

Home Oxygen and 2-Year Outcomes of Preterm Infants With Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

Sara B. DeMauro, MD; Erik A. Jensen, MD; Carla M. Bann, PhD; Edward F. Bell, MD; Anna Maria Hibbs, MD ...

Abstracts

Topics: bronchopulmonary dysplasia , infant, premature , oxygen , oxygen supplementation

Foreign-Body Ingestions of Young Children Treated in US Emergency Departments: 1995–2015

Danielle Orsagh-Yentis, MD; Rebecca J. McAdams, MA; Kristin J. Roberts, MS; Lara B. McKenzie, PhD

Abstracts

Topics: foreign bodies , ingestion , jewelry , toys , magnets

A Novel Icterometer for Hyperbilirubinemia Screening in Low-Resource Settings

Anne CC Lee, MD; Lian V. Folger, BA; Mahmoodur Rahman, MBBS; Salahuddin Ahmed, MBBS; Nazmun Nahar Bably, MPH ...

Abstracts

Topics: bilirubin , hyperbilirubinemia , nose , serum bilirubin measurement , jaundice

Self-Reported Use of Tobacco, E-cigarettes, and Marijuana Versus Urinary Biomarkers

Rachel Boykan, MD; Catherine R. Messina, PhD; Gabriela Chateau, BA; Allison Eliscu, MD; Jonathan Tolentino, MD ...

Abstracts

Topics: biological markers , cotinine , electronic cigarettes , marijuana , self-report

Lifestyle Behavior and Mental Health in Early Adolescence

Olivia K. Loewen, MSc; Katerina Maximova, PhD; John P. Ekwaru, PhD; Erin L. Faught, PhD; Mark Asbridge, PhD ...

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