Pediatric Pulmonary Specialists
A clinician’s how-to guide for sending a child on ventilation to school
WASHINGTON — From equipment to transportation to nursing orders, clinicians must consider various factors before a ventilated child can go to school, according to a presentation at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.
High-flow nasal cannula bronchiolitis treatment outside ICU tied to long stays, high costs
Pediatric patients with bronchiolitis who are admitted to hospitals that use more high-flow nasal cannula outside the ICU face longer stays and greater total costs, according to study results published in Hospital Pediatrics.
Q&A: Providing personalized care for premature infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia
Caring for premature babies with bronchopulmonary dysplasia, which is a serious lung condition that occurs in babies born very premature, requires individualized treatment plans.
Q&A: ‘Atypical’ increase of RSV cases in children may be due to waning immunity
CDC data have shown a spike in respiratory syncytial virus cases among children, with incidence occurring earlier in the season than what is typically seen and anecdotal accounts of pediatric hospitals reporting they are at capacity.
Dexamethasone initiation may prevent post-extubation upper airway obstruction in children
High-dose dexamethasone initiation 12 hours before extubation prevented post-extubation upper airway obstruction in children, according to results of a study published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.
Children’s interstitial lung disease tied to high utilization of health care services
Children’s interstitial lung diseases were associated with high utilization of health care services in European countries and subsequent economic burden on health systems, researchers reported in Thorax.
US cystic fibrosis newborn screening programs led to improved nutritional, pulmonary outcomes
In the U.S., newborn screening programs for cystic fibrosis were associated with improved nutritional status up to middle childhood, rapid increases in lung function and delayed chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection, researchers reported.
Day care attendance ups risk for complications in preterm children with bronchopulmonary dysplasia
Day care attendance in the first 3 years of life was linked to increased risk for lung complications among preterm-born children who were diagnosed with bronchopulmonary dysplasia, according to findings published in Journal of Pediatrics.
Lung function deficits in preterm-born infants improved over time
Preterm-born survivors had decreased lung function, especially those with bronchopulmonary dysplasia, compared with term-born infants, but decreased values improved over time, according to research published in JAMA Pediatrics.
Inhaled hypertonic saline improves structural airway changes in children with cystic fibrosis
Inhaled hypertonic saline treatment for 48 weeks led to positive effects on structural lung changes in young children with cystic fibrosis compared with isotonic saline, researchers reported in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine.