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Max's legacy: an evaluation of the impacts of baby loss on staff and families

Background/Aims There is a paucity of literature on the impact of baby loss experiences on family and staff. This study aimed to explore existing support available to families and staff in a UK hospital for first trimester miscarriage, as well as…

Safety in Pediatric Hospice and Palliative Care: A Qualitative Study

INTRODUCTION: Patient safety is extensively studied in both adults and pediatric medicine; however, knowledge is limited regarding particular safety events in pediatric hospice and palliative care (HPC). Additionally, pediatric HPC lacks a unified…

Tags: 2020, Friebert S, Grossoehme D, Hospice, Humphrey L, October 2020 List, Palliative Care, Pediatric Quality and Safety, Pediatrics, Pestian T, Qualitative Study, Safety, Thienprayoon R

Cannabis-based products for pediatric epilepsy: An updated systematic review

PURPOSE: To provide an up-to-date summary of the benefits and harms of cannabis-based products for epilepsy in children. METHODS: We updated our earlier systematic review, by searching for studies published up to May 2019. We included randomized…

Tags: 2019, Alexander C, Cannabidiol, Clifford T, Coyle D, DeJean D, Efficacy, Elliott J, February 2020 List, Living systematic review, McCoy B, Paediatric drug-resistant epilepsy, Potter B K, Repetski A E, Safety, Seizure, Shukla V, Skidmore B, Wells G A

A Scoping Review of Transdermal Buprenorphine Use for Non-surgical Pain in the Pediatric Population

A preliminary evaluation to review the scope and quality of evidence surrounding transdermal buprenorphine use in the pediatric setting for non-surgical pain was conducted. Our review revealed limited data available on the use of transdermal…

Tags: 2019, buprenorphine transdermal patch, Cureus, Grégoire M C, Haupt T S, January 2020 List, Pain, Palliative, Pediatrics, Safety, Smyth M

Cannabis for pediatric epilepsy: protocol for a living systematic review.

BACKGROUND: Pediatric epilepsy, including treatment-resistant forms, has a major effect on the quality of life, morbidity, and mortality of affected children. Interest has been growing in the use of medical cannabis as a treatment for pediatric…

Adolescent psychopharmacology: drugs for mood disorders

This article reviews mood disorders in children and adolescents, the diagnostic criteria, and important differential diagnoses to be considered. Critical points in the treatment of mood disorders and comorbid conditions and the important role the…

Tags: 2006, Adolescent, Adolescent Medicine Clinics, Antidepressive Agents/adverse effects/therapeutic use, Antimanic Agents/adverse effects/therapeutic use, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity/epidemiology, Backlog, Bolfek A, Comorbidity, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Humans, Jankowski JJ, Journal Article, Mood Disorders/diagnosis/drug therapy/epidemiology, Primary Health Care, Safety, Suicide/prevention & control, Summergrad P, Waslick B

Patient safety in anesthesia--continuing challenges and opportunities

2003

Tags: 2003, Analgesia, Anesthesia/adverse effects, Backlog, Canada, Canadian Journal Of Anaesthesia, Humans, Journal Article, Medical Errors/prevention & control, Patient-Controlled/adverse effects, Safety, Wade JG

Open lung biopsy in neonatal and paediatric patients referred for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)

BACKGROUND: This study was undertaken to determine the usefulness, safety, and most appropriate timing of open lung biopsy in infants and children considered for and on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for respiratory failure. METHODS: A…

Patient-controlled analgesia

In appropriately selected patients, PCA safely provides analgesia superior to that obtained with traditional IM prn opioid administration; however, to date, no compelling evidence shows that PCA is associated with a reduction in morbidity or a more…

Pediatric utilization of rapamycin for severe cardiac allograft rejection

BACKGROUND: Rapamycin is a new immunosuppressive agent that has been shown to be effective in the treatment of acute cardiac rejection in the adult population. METHODS: This case documents a pediatric patient with ongoing cardiac rejection that did…

Development Of Research Priorities In Paediatric Pain And Palliative Care

Blended Foods For Tube-fed Children: A Safe And Realistic Option? A Rapid Review Of The Evidence

With the growing number of children and young people with complex care needs or life-limiting conditions, alternative routes for nutrition have been established (such as gastrostomy feeding). The conditions of children and young people who require…

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