Unexplained gut symptoms in extremely preterm infants are associated with gastrointestinal dysfunction at 5.5 years.

Aim: To evaluate whether extremely preterm infants with considerable gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms during the neonatal period, but without major abdominal surgery or necrotising enterocolitis, had an increased probability of developing GI dysfunction later in life.

Methods: A retrospective, case-control study on extremely preterm neonates that underwent an upper gastrointestinal contrast series (UGI) between 2012 and 2017, with UGI used as a marker of considerable GI symptoms. Controls were matched for sex and gestational age.

Tectonic and geological setting influence hot spring microbiology.

Hydrothermal systems form at divergent and convergent boundaries of lithospheric plates and within plates due to weakened crust and mantle plumes, playing host to diverse microbial ecosystems. Little is known of how differences in tectonic setting influence the geochemical and microbial compositions of these hydrothermal ecosystems. Here, coordinated geochemical and microbial community analyses were conducted on 87 high-temperature (>65°C) water and sediment samples from hot springs in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA (n = 41; mantle plume setting), Iceland (n = 41, divergent boundary), and Japan (n = 5; convergent boundary).

Longitudinal Follow-Up on Cardiopulmonary Exercise Capacity Related to Cardio-Metabolic Risk Factors in Children With Renal Transplants.

Children with chronic kidney disease, including those treated with kidney transplantation (KT), have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. The aim of this study was to examine the cardiopulmonary exercise capacity after KT compared to matched controls, to relate the results to physical activity, blood pressure and biochemical findings and to follow exercise capacity over time. Patients with KT ( = 38, age 7.

[Emergency department visits in Reykjavik for electric scooter related injuries during the summer of 2020].

Electric scooters have become popular in Iceland. The aim of the current study was to gather data on the incidence, causes, and severity of injuries due to the use of electric scooters in the Reykjavik area during the summer of 2020.   MATERIAL AND METHODS: Individuals presenting to the Emergency Department (ED) at Landspitali between June 1 and August 31 were asked about the location and cause of accident, use of protective equipment, and use of recreational drugs and alcohol.

Diagnostic imaging trends in the emergency department: an extensive single-center experience.

Background: Emergency Department imaging volume has increased significantly in North America and Asia.

Purpose: To assess Emergency Department imaging trends in a European center.

Material And Methods: The institutional radiological information system was queried for all computed tomography (CT), ultrasound (US), and magnetic resonance (MR) studies performed for the Emergency Department during 2002-2017.