An Unusual Presentation of Superior Mesenteric Venous Occlusion in Mild COVID-19.

SARS-CoV-2, an etiological agent of COVID-19, has been reported to inflict remarkably diverse manifestations in different subjects across the globe. Though patients with COVID-19 predominantly have fever, respiratory and constitutional symptoms, atypical presentations are becoming increasingly evident. COVID-19 may predispose to both venous and arterial thromboembolism due to excessive inflammation, hypoxia, immobilization, and diffuse intravascular coagulation in moderate to severe symptomatic cases.

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support After Heart Transplantation in Children-Outcomes of a Single Center Cohort.

Objectives: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is used for postcardiotomy low cardiac output but is less established following heart transplantation. We characterized outcomes for children supported with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation after heart transplantation.

Design: Single-center retrospective study.

Partial thromboplastin time is more predictive of bleeding than anti-Xa levels in heparinized pediatric patients after cardiac surgery.

Objectives: Anticoagulation with unfractionated heparin (UFH) after pediatric cardiac surgery can be monitored using either activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) or anti-factor Xa activity (anti-Xa). However, correlation of bleeding with either of these laboratory values has not been established. We sought to determine the correlation between bleeding events and aPTT and anti-Xa in patients who undergo anticoagulation after congenital heart surgery.

An anticoagulation protocol for use after congenital cardiac surgery.

Background: Patients undergoing surgery for congenital heart disease are at high risk for bleeding as well as thrombosis in the postoperative period. The objective of the study was to describe the design and effects of implementing a standardized unfractionated heparin anticoagulation protocol for children after congenital heart surgery.

Methods: We created a tiered guideline for the postoperative management of bleeding and thrombosis.

Mesalamine-induced myopericarditis in a paediatric patient with Crohn's disease.

Mesalamine-containing products are considered first-line treatment for inflammatory bowel disease. Myocarditis is recognised as a very rare possible side effect of these medications, but has not often been described in the paediatric population. We present a case of an adolescent with Crohn's disease who presented with myopericarditis after recent initiation of Pentasa.