Reliability of ultrasonography and the Alvarado scoring system in acute appendicitis.

Yazar AS, Erdoğan S, Şahin C, Güven Ş. Reliability of ultrasonography and the Alvarado scoring system in acute appendicitis. Turk J Pediatr 2018; 60: 173-179.

Viral etiological causes of febrile seizures for respiratory pathogens (EFES Study).

Background: Febrile seizure is the most common childhood neurological disorder, is an important health problem with potential short- and long-term complications, also leading to economic burden and increased parental anxiety about fevers and seizures occurring in their children. There are no routine recommendation to detect etiological causes of FS for neurological perspective, further knowledge about the etiological causes of FS in children will support preventive measures and follow-up strategies. The aim of this study is to evaluate the percentage of respiratory viruses in children with FS.

Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS) syndrome associated with cefotaxime and clindamycin use in a 6 year-old boy: a case report.

Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome is a rare and potentially life-threatening idiosyncratic drug reaction. It presents with extensive rash, fever, lymphadenopathy, hematologic abnormalities (eosinophilia and/or atypical lymphocytosis) and internal organ involvement. It has been described in association with more than 50 drugs.

Effects of zinc or synbiotic on the duration of diarrhea in children with acute infectious diarrhea.

Background/aims: Probiotic effects on acute infectious diarrhea are strain(s) specific, and all formulations should be evaluated by clinical trials. We aimed to evaluate the effect of a synbiotic preparation on the duration of diarrhea in children compared to a zinc suspension.

Materials And Methods: We conducted a single-center, randomized, and controlled clinical trial in children with acute infectious diarrhea.

Effectiveness of a sleep education program for pediatricians.

Background: The high prevalence of sleep problems in children and long-term consequences point to the need for early effective interventions, but health-care providers have limited training in pediatric sleep medicine. The aims of this study were therefore to assess the effectiveness of a sleep health-care education program and to develop a Turkish acronym for brief sleep history taking for pediatric primary caregivers in the ambulatory setting.

Methods: This was a quasi-experimental study.

Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938 shortens acute infectious diarrhea in a pediatric outpatient setting.

Objective: Two randomized controlled clinical trials have shown that Lactobacillus (L) reuteri DSM 17938 reduces the duration of diarrhea in children hospitalized due to acute infectious diarrhea. This was the first trial evaluating the efficacy of L. reuteri DSM 17938 in outpatient children with acute infectious diarrhea.

Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome with hirschsprung's disease due to PHOX2B gene mutation in a Turkish infant.

The association of congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (also known as Ondine's curse) and Hirschsprung's disease is termed Haddad syndrome, which is an extremely rare disorder. Recent studies have described that the PHOX2B gene mutation was responsible for congenital central hypoventilation syndrome. We report a term newborn male infant with clinical manifestations of recurrent hypoventilation with hypercapnia and bowel obstructions.

Early neonatal outcomes of volume guaranteed ventilation in preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome.

Background: Volume guaranteed (VG) synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation (SIMV) is a novel mode of SIMV that provides automatic adjustment of the peak inspiratory pressure for ensuring a minimum set tidal volume and there are limited data about the effects of VG ventilation on short term neonatal outcomes in preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS).

Objective: The main objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of VG ventilation on duration of ventilation and total supplemental oxygen. We also aimed to compare the early neonatal outcomes of VG ventilation versus conventional SIMV on short-term outcomes in preterm babies with RDS who were given surfactant.