Life satisfaction scores similar for healthy and chronically ill children
Children with chronic illness had lower parentally reported general health scores compared to healthy children; however, life satisfaction scores were...
Liberal platelet transfusion does not expedite patent ductus arteriosus closure
1. For preterm infants with echocardiographically-confirmed patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) within the first 14 days of life, there was no...
Maternal gratitude linked to improved medical staff functioning
Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) medical staff who were exposed to maternal expressions of gratitude had higher scores in procedural...
Hydrocortisone in very preterm infants does not improve rates of bronchopulmonary dysplasia and mortality
1. There were no significant differences in rates of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) and mortality at 36 weeks’ postmenstrual age (PMA)...
Health care use stable after feeding tube placement in children with neurologic impairment
The 5-year survival rate in neurologically impaired children after feeding tube placement was 75.8%. There were no significant differences in...
Plagiocephaly/brachycephaly associated with lower cognitive and academic achievement scores
1. Children with positional plagiocephaly and/or brachycephaly (PPB) had significantly lower scores in global cognitive ability (GCA), nonverbal reasoning, verbal, and...
Significant unreimbursed costs linked to care coordination for medically complex children
The estimated nonreimbursed staff costs of care coordination for medically complex children was conservatively estimated to be 145-210% per child...
Study finds that pediatric residents rarely perform neonatal intubation
1. Advance practitioners and neonatal fellows had the highest rates of neonatal tracheal intubation (TI) attempts in the neonatal intensive...
Parents of children with autism report greater difficulty accessing health care
1. The prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) through the National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH) was estimated to be...
Rates of neurodevelopmental impairment unchanged in infants born ≤500g in Japan
The rate of neurodevelopmental impairment (NDI) in infants born ≤500g in Japan between 2003-2012 was 59%, and the prevalence of...