Pediatric Pulmonary Specialists

From 2004 to 2018, bronchiolitis-related ED visits by children aged younger than 2 years in Ontario, Canada, increased, according to study results published in JAMA Pediatrics.

Intranasal corticosteroids for the treatment of mild to severe obstructive sleep apnea in children did not result in significant changes in symptoms, polysomnography findings and neurobehavior, researchers reported in Chest.

SAN FRANCISCO — A new study presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference highlights inconsistent definitions and management of pediatric long COVID across various centers and countries.

Pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome is common in children intubated for lower respiratory tract infections and was associated with increased mortality, mechanical ventilation, and ICU and hospital length of stay, data show.

Among U.S. infants hospitalized with respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis, the overall prevalence, presence of complex chronic conditions and invasive mechanical ventilation use increased from 1997 to 2016, researchers reported.

High-flow nasal cannula therapy failed to meet noninferiority for time to liberation from respiratory support compared with CPAP in critically ill children receiving noninvasive respiratory support following extubation.

A new study showed a link between partial pressure of oxygen at admission and mortality in pediatric ICU patients and other critically ill subgroups, researchers reported at the Society of Critical Care Medicine Congress.

The American Thoracic Society published a new clinical practice guideline to aid physicians in the outpatient management of infants, children and adolescents with post-prematurity respiratory disease.

A heterogeneous ultrasound pattern may identify children with cystic fibrosis at high risk for development of advanced liver disease.

A new study presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress demonstrated a link between lower lung function in infants born to physically inactive mothers compared with those born to physically active mothers.