Perspectives of an international education initiative in children's palliative care.

Education is viewed as central to improving future palliative care for children and families across all countries. International education initiatives will ensure practitioners are aware of global health issues and can provide culturally sensitive care. Creative and innovative means of meeting such directives are required to achieve meaningful student learning.

Factors involved in parental decision making for surgical correction of vesicoureteral reflux.

Purpose: Surgical management of vesicoureteral reflux has changed with the use of endoscopic correction. We evaluated the possible factors that may affect parental decision making with regard to this procedure, and assessed subsequent parent satisfaction.

Materials And Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the records of patients who underwent surgery for vesicoureteral reflux during a 3-year period.

Stoma care in the school setting.

An ostomy is an artificial opening in the body for the purpose of eliminating excretions from a working organ or for providing nourishment. Artificial openings may be from the stomach, intestine, urinary bladder, kidney, or trachea. The stoma is the terminal end of the ostomy, or the opening that is visible on the surface of the skin.

Is long-term sonographic followup necessary after uncomplicated ureteral reimplantation in children?

Purpose: We examined the necessity of postoperative ultrasound following surgical correction of vesicoureteral reflux beyond initial postoperative assessment. The followup among children who have undergone correction of vesicoureteral reflux has varied, and currently there are no standards to document how long postoperative monitoring for hydronephrosis, renal scarring or renal growth should continue.

Materials And Methods: The study population included 128 children who underwent surgical correction of primary vesicoureteral reflux between 1992 and 2002.