Botulinum Toxin-Induced Parotitis: A Postoperative Complication Following Masseter Muscle Injection.

Botulinum toxin (BTX) injection is a common treatment for bruxism, but there is no literature on potential salivary gland complications. This paper presents a case of acute parotitis in a 60-year-old female following BTX injections to the masseter muscle. This case highlights the possible salivary gland complications after injection of BTX into the masticatory muscles.

Patient-tailored platelet transfusion practices for children supported by extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.

Background And Objectives: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) serves as cardiopulmonary therapy in critically ill patients with respiratory/heart failure and often necessitates multiple blood product transfusions. The administration of platelet transfusions during ECMO is triggered by the presence or risk of significant bleeding. Most paediatric ECMO programmes follow guidelines that recommend a platelet transfusion threshold of 80-100 × 10/L.

Pediatric Mechanical Circulatory Support: Introduction and Schneider's Experience.

Background: Ventricular assist devices (VADs) play a critical and increasing role in treating end-stage heart failure in pediatric patients. A growing number of patients are supported by VADs as a bridge to heart transplantation. Experience with VADs in the pediatric population is limited, and experience in Israel has not been published.

Three-Patch Reconstruction of Hourglass Supravalvar Pulmonary Artery Stenosis Mid-Term Results.

Background: Some patients with pulmonary stenosis present with a complex multilevel disease that involves the valve, the leaflets, and the sinotubular junction (STJ) forming an hourglass appearance. We herein report the mid-term results of our experience with the reconstruction of the supravalvar narrowing using three pericardial patches.

Material And Methods: Retrospective analysis of patient charts and echocardiography studies of patients who underwent three-patch reconstruction of the pulmonary valve (PV) from 2013 to 2022.

Low Risk of Inappropriate Shock Among Pediatric Patients With an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator: A Single Center Experience.

Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICD) are increasingly being used among the pediatric population for indications of both primary and secondary prevention. There is limited long-term data on the outcomes of pediatric patients following ICD implantation. The aim of this study was to investigate the characteristics of this population, burden of appropriate and inappropriate shock and complication rate in a large tertiary pediatric medical center.