Electrogastrography in Adult Gastroparesis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Background: Gastroparesis is a delay in gastric emptying without mechanical obstruction, lacking a clear pathophysiological mechanism, but with multiple histological abnormalities including loss of interstitial cells of Cajal, which may alter slow waves. We can assess slow waves with electrogastrography.

Objectives: To determine the prevalence and range of abnormalities in gastric slow waves in adults with gastroparesis using electrogastrography.

Can the ROX index predict high-flow nasal cannula failure in children under 2 with lower respiratory tract infection?

Objective: This study evaluates the ROX index's accuracy in predicting the success or failure of high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) therapy in children under 2 years with acute respiratory failure (ARF) from lower respiratory tract infections.

Methods: From January 2018 to 2021 we conducted this multicenter retrospective cohort study, which included patients aged 2-24 months. We aimed to assess HFNC therapy outcomes as either success or failure.

A case report of prucalopride treatment in pediatric gastroparesis: a novel therapy.

Prucalopride has been used in adults with gastroparesis, accelerating gastric emptying. There are no studies with this drug in gastroparetic children. An 8-year-old boy is presented who consulted for a month of postprandial symptoms, with a diagnosis of gastroparesis by gastric emptying scintigraphy.

Reference values for the water load test in healthy school children and adolescents.

Background And Study Aim: The water load test (WLT) is an easy and cheap tool, useful in evaluating gastric accommodation and visceral hypersensitivity. This test can be used in diagnosing functional gastrointestinal disorders, like functional dyspepsia. Our main aim was to propose reference values for the WLT.

Adding nebulized corticosteroids to systemic corticosteroids for acute asthma in children: A systematic review with meta-analysis.

Unlabelled: International guidelines have recommended the use of inhaled beta-2 agonists and systemic corticosteroids (SCs) as the first-line treatment for acute asthma.

Objective: To evaluate the evidence for the efficacy of inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) in addition to SCs compared to SCs alone in children with acute asthma in the emergency department (ED) or during hospitalization.

Data Sources: Five electronic databases were searched.