The adherence to asthma medication for hospitalized children with asthma: A cross-sectional study in a tertiary hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Aim: The aim of the study was to assess adherence to asthma controller therapy and factors that influence asthma control and to determine the association between asthma knowledge of the caregiver and asthma control among admitted children with asthma.

Settings And Design: A cross-sectional study was conducted between November 2022 and May 2023 in a tertiary care hospital. Children with a diagnosis of asthma aged 2-14 years, who were admitted to the hospital with an exacerbation of asthma were identified.

Impact of restructuring an inpatient pediatric service on length of stay and patient flow.

Objectives: To determine the impact of implementing a new pediatric inpatient structure - the clinical teaching unit (CTU) - on length of stay (LOS) and other patient care outcomes.

Methods: A retrospective study was carried out on children admitted to the General Pediatric Inpatient Service at King Abdullah Specialized Children's Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, between July 2015 and December 2018. The main outcome measures were median and mean LOS before and after CTU implementation.

Elemental Milk Formula as a Possible Cause of Hypophosphatemic Rickets in Wiedemann-Steiner Syndrome.

Phosphate has a fundamental role in bone mineralization, and its chronic deficiency has multiple negative consequences in the body, including defects in bone mineralization that will manifest in children as rickets and osteomalacia. Here we present a young boy known to have Wiedemann-Steiner syndrome with multiple co-morbidities that necessitated gastric tube feeding. The child at 22 months was found to have hypophosphatemia and a high alkaline phosphatase level associated with rachitic skeletal manifestations that were attributed to low phosphate intake and/or gastrointestinal absorption, as there was no evidence of excessive phosphate wasting based on appropriate tubular renal re-absorption of phosphate.

Residents and staff perceptions of a pediatric clinical teaching unit in a large tertiary care center in Saudi Arabia.

Background: The clinical teaching unit (CTU) is a commonly used model of patient care and teaching. Despite being a common model of care, very few studies have looked at its impact on the education of trainees. In addition, it is a relatively new structure for pediatric inpatient care in Saudi Arabia.

Prevalence of fall injuries and risk factors for fall among hospitalized children in a specialized childrens hospital in Saudi Arabia.

Background: Fall injuries among children during hospital stay is a major patient safety issue. Inpatient pediatric falls can lead to numerous negative consequences. In contrast to adults, there is a paucity of information on the prevalence and risk factors associated with children's falls during hospitalization.