Number of Articles: 16
Prescription Pattern of Antipyretics for Infection Induced Fever in Pediatric Ward of Nedjo General Hospital, Nedjo Town, West Ethiopia
Volume 7, Issue 1 , January 2019, Pages 8779-8786
Abstract
Background Antipyretic therapy administration to patients who develop fever due to infection is controversial and its impact on clinical outcomes has yielded mixed results. We aimed ... Read More
Diagnostic Accuracy of Acute Appendicitis by Ultrasound in Hospital Emergency
Volume 7, Issue 1 , January 2019, Pages 8787-8793
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Background Acute appendicitis is the most common medical condition requiring immediate abdominal surgery.Medical ultrasound is a non-intrusive, non-expensive and available diagnostic ... Read More
Assessment of Health Related Quality of Life (HRQL) in Egyptian Children with Rheumatic Diseases; Its Relation to Disease Activity and Functional Disability
Volume 7, Issue 1 , January 2019, Pages 8795-8803
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Background Many pediatric rheumatic diseases persist into adulthood, with negative squeal from the disease or its treatment. We aimed to assess health related quality of life in a group ... Read More
Nutritional Risk Assessment in Children with Cancer: A Longitudinal Study in North East of Iran
Volume 7, Issue 1 , January 2019, Pages 8805-8813
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Background Children with cancer are in risk of malnutrition. Nutritional risk assessmentis more importance in developing countries. The aim of present study was to investigate the nutritional ... Read More
Congenital Heart Defects in Children with Dextrocardia: A Ten-Year Study
Volume 7, Issue 1 , January 2019, Pages 8815-8820
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Background Dextrocardia is a malposition of the heart defined as the right-sided development of the heart. It can increase the likelihood of congenital heart defects or diseases (CHD) ... Read More
A Systematic Review of Instruments Measuring Family and Social Support of Breastfeeding Mothers
Volume 7, Issue 1 , January 2019, Pages 8821-8829
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Background: Due to the low rate of breastfeeding among working mothers and support of interventions to increase the duration of breastfeeding, this systematic review conducted to evaluate ... Read More
The Effect of Breastfeeding Duration on Bone Mineral Density (BMD): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Volume 7, Issue 1 , January 2019, Pages 8831-8843
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Background: During lactation, metabolic changes in the bone in different areas of the body may affect the amount of bone mineral density.The aim of this study was to determine the relationship ... Read More
Assessment of Antibiotics Use for Hospitalized Children in Butajira General Hospital, Southern Part of Ethiopia
Volume 7, Issue 1 , January 2019, Pages 8845-8851
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Background Drugs including antibiotics are among the important components of heath care systems. However, they are not used appropriately to their maximum potential. The aim of this ... Read More
Assessment of Serum Amino Acid Chromatography in Children with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Volume 7, Issue 1 , January 2019, Pages 8853-8860
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Background: Given the important role of amino acids in regulating many metabolic pathways of the body and considering the scarcity of markers for the diagnosis of inflammatory bowel ... Read More
The Impact of Obesity on Laparo-Endoscopic Single-Site (LESS) Appendectomy in Children
Volume 7, Issue 1 , January 2019, Pages 8863-8865
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Our study aimed to clarify the relationship between obesity and the risk of postoperative morbidity following LESS appendectomy. We performed a retrospective review of all patients ... Read More
Complications following Bacille Calmette-Guérin Vaccination in Children under the Age of 18 Months: A Multi-center Study
Volume 7, Issue 1 , January 2019, Pages 8867-8875
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Background: The BCG vaccine, used since 1921 to prevent tuberculosis (TB), considered the world's most widely used vaccine. This study aimed to investigate the frequency and the type ... Read More
Comparison of Abdominal X-ray Findings and Results of Surgery in Neonates with Gastrointestinal Obstruction
Volume 7, Issue 1 , January 2019, Pages 8877-8880
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Background Gastrointestinal (GI) obstruction is one of the most important surgical emergencies in neonates. Surgeons should select between conservative and invasive strategies. Imaging ... Read More
Positive Expiratory Pressure (PEP) versus Conventional Chest Physiotherapy in Pediatric Patients with Acute Exacerbation of Cystic Fibrosis
Volume 7, Issue 1 , January 2019, Pages 8881-8888
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Background Pulmonary involvement is the main cause of mortality in cystic fibrosis (CF). Airway clearance techniques are non-pharmacological complement options for CF patients. The ... Read More
Evaluation of Gluten-free Diet on the Heart Functions in Children with Celiac Disease
Volume 7, Issue 1 , January 2019, Pages 8889-8905
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Background Celiac disease (CD) is an autoimmune mediated gluten sensitive enteropathy and a chronic inflammatory condition caused by immune pathology in the small intestines in genetically ... Read More
Prophylactic Efficacy of Cinnarizine versus Propranolol in the Treatment of Childhood Migraine: A Single-Blind Randomized Clinical Trial
Volume 7, Issue 1 , January 2019, Pages 8907-8913
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Background Although the development of effective and safe treatments for prophylaxis of migraine headaches represents an important public health concern, only a few medications have ... Read More
Effectiveness of Nasal Intermittent Positive Pressure Ventilation versus Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in Preterm Infants after Less Invasive Surfactant Administration
Volume 7, Issue 1 , January 2019, Pages 8915-8924