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1 Incidence of milrinone blood levels outside the therapeutic range and their relevance in children after cardiac surgery for congenital heart disease Intensive Care Medicine, May 9, 2013    Clinical Article

2 Effect of prostaglandin E1 inhalation on pulmonary hypertension following corrective surgery for congenital heart disease Full Text Experimental and Clinical Cardiology, May 9, 2013    Clinical Article

3 What Are We Missing? Arrhythmia Detection in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit The Journal of Pediatrics, May 9, 2013    Clinical Article

4 Perioperative Nutritional Support and Malnutrition in Infants and Children with Congenital Heart Disease Congenital Heart Disease, May 9, 2013    Clinical Article

5 Contemporary Outcomes in Infants With Congenital Heart Disease and Bochdalek Diaphragmatic Hernia Annals of Thoracic Surgery, May 9, 2013    Review Article

6 The association of fetal cerebrovascular resistance with early neurodevelopment in single ventricle congenital heart disease American Heart Journal, May 9, 2013    Clinical Article

7 Temporal Trends in Survival Among Infants With Critical Congenital Heart Defects Pediatrics, May 9, 2013    Clinical Article

8 Temporal Trends in Survival Among Infants With Critical Congenital Heart Defects Pediatrics, May 9, 2013    Clinical Article

9 Sodium bicarbonate causes dose-dependent increases in cerebral blood flow in infants and children with single-ventricle physiology Pediatric Research, May 9, 2013    Review Article

10 Outcomes of Aortopexy for Patients With Congenital Heart Disease Pediatric Cardiology, May 9, 2013    Review Article

11 Factors associated with the need of biventricular mechanical circulatory support in children with advanced heart failure European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, May 9, 2013    Review Article

12 Obstructive Left Heart Disease in Neonates With a Borderline Left Ventricle: Diagnostic Challenges to Choosing the Best Outcome Pediatric Cardiology, May 9, 2013    Review Article

13 Pediatric cardiopulmonary arrest in the postanesthesia care unit: analysis of data from the American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines-Resuscitation registry Paediatric Anaesthesia, April 15, 2013    Clinical Guideline

14 Doppler Flow Patterns in the Right Ventricle–to–Pulmonary Artery Shunt and Neo-Aorta in Infants with Single Right Ventricle Anomalies: Impact on Outcome after Initial Staged Palliations Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, April 15, 2013    Clinical Article

15 Percutaneous Intraperitoneal Catheters in Neonates Following Open Heart Surgery Journal of Intensive Care Medicine, April 15, 2013    Clinical Article

16 Tissue Doppler Myocardial Velocity Imaging in Infants and Children—a Window into Developmental Changes of Myocardial Mechanics Echocardiography, April 15, 2013    Review Article

17 Echocardiography allows more accurate placement of peripherally inserted central catheters in low birth weight infants Acta Pediatrica, April 15, 2013    Review Article

18 Importance of adhesion molecules for children with congenital heart disease Cardiology in the Young, April 15, 2013    Clinical Article

19 Short-Term Outcome of Neonates With Congenital Heart Disease and Diaphragmatic Hernia Treated With Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Annals of Thoracic Surgery, April 15, 2013    Clinical Article

20 Neurodevelopmental Outcomes for Children With Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome at the Age of 5 Years Pediatric Cardiology, April 15, 2013    Review Article

21 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Hospitalized Children With Cardiovascular Disease: Estimated Prevalence and Outcomes From the Kids' Inpatient Database Pediatric Critical Care, March 19, 2013    Clinical Article

Clinical Pearls in Pediatrics

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.

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Children 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.

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HPV 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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Most Popular Pediatrics Articles

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1 Pacifier Restriction and Exclusive Breastfeeding Pediatrics, April 3, 2013    Review Article

2 Prebiotics in infants for prevention of allergy Cochrane Reviews, April 10, 2013    Review Article

3 The role of antibiotics in the treatment of acute rhinosinusitis in children: a systematic review Archives of Diseases in Childhood, March 8, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine

4 Association Between Total Duration of Breastfeeding and Iron Deficiency Pediatrics, April 16, 2013

5 Fish consumption in infancy and development of allergic disease up to age 12 y American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, April 11, 2013

6 Vitamin D and child health Archives of Diseases in Childhood, March 22, 2013    Review Article

7 Formula Selection for Management of Children with Cow Milk Allergy Influences the Rate of Acquisition of Tolerance: A Prospective Multicenter Study The Journal of Pediatrics, April 17, 2013    Review Article

8 Heliox Therapy in Bronchiolitis: Phase III Multicenter Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial Pediatrics, April 8, 2013

9 Reducing the Frequency of Acute Otitis Media by Individualized Care The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, April 23, 2013

10 Serum vitamin D levels in children with recurrent otitis media European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, April 1, 2013

11 White Matter Injury in Preterm Infants: Could Human Milk Play a Role in Its Prevention? Advances in Neonatal Care, April 2, 2013    Review Article

12 Prenatal Maternal Bereavement and Congenital Heart Defects in Offspring: A Registry-Based Study Pediatrics, March 26, 2013    Review Article

13 Autism before diagnosis: crying, feeding and sleeping problems in the first two years of life Acta Pediatrica, March 14, 2013    Review Article

14 Clinical signs to identify late-onset sepsis in preterm infants European Journal of Pediatrics, April 2, 2013    Review Article

15 Probiotic effects in allergic disease Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, April 19, 2013

16 Chronic Otitis Media in Children: An Evidence-Based Guide for Diagnosis and Management Clinical Pediatrics, April 11, 2013    Review Article

17 Predicting positive food challenges in children sensitised to peanuts/tree nuts Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, April 4, 2013

18 Infant feeding practices in the first 24 to 48 hours of life in healthy term infants Acta Pediatrica, April 15, 2013    Review Article

19 The relationship between visceral fat thickness and bone mineral density in sedentary obese children and adolescents BMC Pediatrics, March 21, 2013    Free full text    Review Article

20 School-age Outcomes of Extremely Preterm or Extremely Low Birth Weight Children Pediatrics, April 3, 2013    Review Article

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