Medication Burden Among Pediatric Cancer Survivors: Analysis of a Population-Wide Electronic Database in Hong Kong.

Background: Few studies have evaluated the medication burden borne by survivors of pediatric cancer. This study aimed to describe the drug utilization pattern of chronic medications in a cohort of young pediatric cancer survivors.

Methods: This was a population-based study of patients diagnosed with cancer at age 18 years or younger between 2000 and 2013 in Hong Kong and who had survived at least 5 years postdiagnosis.

Using Electronic Health Records for Personalized Dosing of Intravenous Vancomycin in Critically Ill Neonates: Model and Web-Based Interface Development Study.

Background: Intravenous (IV) vancomycin is used in the treatment of severe infection in neonates. However, its efficacy is compromised by elevated risks of acute kidney injury. The risk is even higher among neonates admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), in whom the pharmacokinetics of vancomycin vary widely.

Vancomycin Prescribing Practices and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring for Critically Ill Neonatal and Pediatric Patients: A Survey of Physicians and Pharmacists in Hong Kong.

Deviations from the optimal vancomycin dosing may occur in the neonatal and pediatric population due to inconsistencies in the recommended dosing algorithms. This study aims to collect the expert opinions of clinicians who practice in the neonatal or pediatric intensive care units (NICU/PICUs) of 12 major medical centers in Hong Kong. This was a multicenter, cross-sectional study.

Stress and Perception of Procedural Pain Management in Chinese Parents of Children With Cancer.

Objectives: Children with cancer are exposed to repeated painful and invasive procedures. This study examines Chinese parents' stress and perception toward their children's procedural pain control.

Methods: We recruited 265 parents of children (aged <18 years) diagnosed with hematological cancer (74.

Clinical ascertainment of health outcomes in Asian survivors of childhood cancer: a systematic review.

Purpose: Survivorship in children with cancer comes at a cost of developing chronic treatment-related complications. Yet, it is still an under-researched area in Asia, which shares the largest proportion of the global childhood cancer burden given its vast population. This systematic review summarizes existing literature on clinically ascertained health outcomes in Asian survivors of childhood cancer.