Publications by authors named "Ampaipan Boonthai"
Background: Oxygenation index (OI) is associated with severity of newborn pulmonary hypertension (PH) in congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). Higher OI may indicate worst degree(s) of PH.
Objectives: This study reports OI dynamic(s) over the first 72 h of life and its correlation with (1) perioperative morbidity and (2) CDH mortality.
Background: In recent decades, the survival of children with congenital anomalies and paediatric cancer has improved dramatically such that there has been a steady shift towards understanding their lifelong health outcomes. Paediatric surgeons will actively manage such conditions in childhood and adolescence, however, adult surgeons must later care for these 'grown-ups' in adulthood. This article aims to highlight some of those rare disorders encountered by paediatric surgeons requiring long-term follow-up, their management in childhood and their survivorship impact, in order that the adult specialist may be better equipped with skills and knowledge to manage these patients into adulthood.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackgrounds: To compare factor(s) contributing to aetiology, management and clinical outcome(s) of paediatric patients acquiring acute pancreatitis (AP) at two major university paediatric surgical centres in Liverpool and Bangkok.
Methods: All patients (<18 years) with an index diagnosis of AP (ICD 10 coding) during 2006-2016 were studied.
Results: 121 patients included n = 79 (65.
Objectives: This study aimed to describe etiology, management, and health outcomes of children developing acute pancreatitis at a tertiary Thailand pediatric surgery center.
Methods: Medical case records of all index cases during 2006-2016 were analyzed and reported.
Results: There were 42 male and 37 female patients, with a mean (standard deviation) age of 10.