Publications by authors named "C Schmoll"
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has drastically increased the number of patients requiring extracorporeal life support. We investigate the efficacy and safety of low-dose recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator (rtPA) injection into exhausted oxygenators to delay exchange in critically ill COVID-19 patients on veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (V-V ECMO). Small doses of rtPA were injected directly into the draining section of a V-V ECMO circuit.
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- The case describes a young child who quickly developed severe myopia, going from mild hyperopia to high myopia within 9 months, indicating a potential underlying issue.
- The rapid vision change was linked to Loeys-Dietz syndrome, a genetic condition, as genetic tests showed that her brothers and father had the same genetic variant.
- This case emphasizes the need for healthcare providers to consider potential systemic health conditions when a child presents with significant myopia.
Background: The primary aim was to estimate the incidence of primary and secondary childhood glaucoma in Scotland over a 2-year period. The secondary aim was to gauge the confidence and experience of ophthalmologists in Scotland in managing these patients.
Methods: A 7 question electronic survey was distributed to all consultant members of the Scottish Paediatric Club and Scottish Glaucoma Club.
Paediatric cataracts can present a diagnostic dilemma to ophthalmologists. Next-generation DNA sequencing (NGS) has been promoted as a tool to expedite the diagnosis of an underlying cause in such cases. The authors present an unusual case of bilateral cataracts in an 11-year-old girl as the first presenting feature of new type 1 diabetes mellitus.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To determine the ability of Saccadic Vector Optokinetic Perimetry (SVOP) to detect and characterise visual field defects in children with brain tumours using eye-tracking technology, as current techniques for assessment of visual fields in young children can be subjective and lack useful detail.
Methods: Case-series study of children receiving treatment and follow-up for brain tumours at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh from April 2008 to August 2013. Patients underwent SVOP testing and the results were compared with clinically expected visual field patterns determined by a consensus panel after review of clinical findings, neuroimaging, and where possible other forms of visual field assessment.