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Exclusive content related to your pediatric, neonatal and adolescent patients is now available on MDLinx Pediatrics! Not only can you find numerous clinical pearls taken from recent daily competitive and Physician Review quizzes from the Smartest Pediatrician, but also a shortcut to keeping current with the highlights written by D. Scott Cunningham, MD, PhD, for the “can’t miss” articles published in your field. MDLinx Pediatrics is a premier service, complimentary for healthcare professionals, that sorts, ranks and summarizes the literature that’s relevant to your specialty and subspecialty. From adolescent medicine to radiology, neonatology to pediatric surgery, we have the coverage you need to stay on top of the ever-changing practice of pediatric medicine.
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Latest (2) Full Text Articles (111) Focus on Obesity841 Lung function at follow-up of infants with surgically correctable anomalies Pediatric Pulmonology, March 23, 2012
842 Abnormal brain development and maturation on magnetic resonance imaging in survivors of severe congenital diaphragmatic hernia Journal of Pediatric Surgery, March 23, 2012
843 Management of pediatric occult pneumothorax in blunt trauma: a subgroup analysis of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma multicenter prospective observational study Journal of Pediatric Surgery, March 23, 2012
844 Radiofrequency ablation in the treatment of liver tumors in children Journal of Pediatric Surgery, March 22, 2012
845 The management of menstrual suppression and uterine bleeding: A survey of current practices in the pediatric blood and marrow transplant consortium Pediatric Blood & Cancer, March 22, 2012
846 Clinical features, treatment, and long-term outcome of papillary thyroid cancer in children and adolescents without radiation exposure World Journal of Surgery, March 22, 2012
847 Streptococcus milleri in intraabdominal abscesses in children after appendectomy: incidence and course Journal of Pediatric Surgery, March 21, 2012
848 Risk factors for neurodevelopmental impairments in school-age children after cardiac surgery with full-flow cardiopulmonary bypass The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, March 21, 2012
849 Documentation of postoperative pain in the neonatal brachial plexus palsy population Journal of Clinical Nursing, March 20, 2012
850 Diagnosis and management of hydatid liver disease in children: a report of 156 patients with hydatid disease Journal of Pediatric Surgery, March 20, 2012
851 Congenital heart surgeon's technical proficiency affects neonatal hospital survival The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, March 20, 2012
852 Prediction of early hepatic artery thrombosis by intraoperative color Doppler ultrasound in pediatric segmental liver transplantation Clinical Transplantation, March 20, 2012
853 Normalization of serum bile acids after partial external biliary diversion indicates an excellent long-term outcome in children with progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis Journal of Pediatric Surgery, March 19, 2012
854 Prevention of Tracheostomy-related Pressure Ulcers in Children Full Text Pediatrics, March 16, 2012
855 A descriptive feasibility study to evaluate scheduled oral analgesic dosing at home for the management of postoperative pain in preschool children following tonsillectomy Pain Medicine, March 16, 2012
856 Peritoneal drainage versus laparotomy for perforated necrotising enterocolitis or spontaneous intestinal perforation: A retrospective cohort study Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, March 16, 2012
857 Dexamethasone Pretreatment Provides Antiinflammatory and Myocardial Protection in Neonatal Arterial Switch Operation Full Text Annals of Thoracic Surgery, March 16, 2012
858 Timing of surgery for prenatally diagnosed asymptomatic choledochal cysts: a prospective randomized study Journal of Pediatric Surgery, March 16, 2012
859 Testicular Torsion: A 15-Year Single Center Clinical and Histological Analysis Acta Pediatrica, March 15, 2012
860 Extensive Gingival and Respiratory Tract Kaposi Sarcoma in a Child After Allogenic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, March 14, 2012
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- Boys, but not girls, who are born post-term are at greater risk of adolescent obesity due to accelerated weight gain during childhood
Highlights in Pediatrics
Elevated BMI associated with lower extremity fractures in children
As published in Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research, elevated BMI is associated with fractures of the foot, ankle, knee, and leg (but not femur or hip) in children. In overweight, moderately obese, and extremely obese children, the ORs for fractures of the foot were 1.14, 1.23, and 1.42, respectively; fractures of the ankle, knee, and leg were 1.27, 1.28, and 1.51, respectively. Children 6-11 years of age were at highest risk.
Read the article summaryChildren with ?-thalassemia major at risk for premature atherosclerosis
As published in the Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, children with ?-thalassemia major (n=31; age range, 4-16 y) exhibit laboratory and ultrasound evidence of premature atherosclerosis. Specifically, total cholesterol, LDL-C, HDL-C, and nitrate/nitrite levels were decreased, and VLDL-C levels, chitotroisidase activity, and carotid IMT were increased in affected children.
Read the article summaryHPV vaccination is not associated with increased sexual activity in adolescents
As published in Pediatrics, adolescent girls (11-12 years of age) vaccinated with HPV were not shown to have increased sexual activity over 3 years of follow-up compared to non-vaccinated girls (adjusted incidence rate ratio = 1.29). Sexual activity was assessed based on pregnancy, STD testing or diagnosis, and contraceptive counseling.
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