Publications by authors named "Jose Fontoura-Matias"
Introduction: Teenage parenthood presents multifaceted implications, affecting adolescent parents, their children, and extended families. Despite a decrease in teenage pregnancy rates across Europe, the phenomenon continues to present significant challenges, impacting not only the adolescent parents but also their offspring and extended families.
Methods: A comprehensive literature review was conducted.
Article Synopsis
- The most common telemonitoring tools were mobile applications (21) and web-based systems (14), with monitoring duration ranging from 2 weeks to 32 months and data collected on various asthma-related factors, including symptoms and medication adherence.
- Despite significant research, there is a noted lack of tailored telemonitoring technologies for preschool-aged children, highlighting the need for targeted studies in this area.
Introduction: Nuss procedure is the main reason for metal implants use by pediatric and thoracic surgeons. There is an ongoing debate on how to avoid allergic complications. Herein we describe our 8-year experience with systematic preoperative metal patch testing and our selective titanium bar use in Nuss procedure.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTracheoesophageal Fistula after Button Battery Ingestion.
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr
September 2022
Conventional lung auscultation is essential in the management of respiratory diseases. However, detecting adventitious sounds outside medical facilities remains challenging. We assessed the feasibility of lung auscultation using the smartphone built-in microphone in real-world clinical practice.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Varicella is a common, usually benign, and autolimited disease in children but can lead to severe complications and hospitalization. With this study, we aim to analyze all varicella hospitalizations to provide epidemiological information to help outline preventive policies.
Methods: We assessed all varicella hospitalizations in children aged 0 to 17 years, from 2000 to 2015, in mainland, public Portuguese hospitals using a Portuguese administrative database.
Background: Several studies report an excessive use of diagnostic tests and procedures in bronchiolitis, not supported by guidelines.
Objectives: We aimed to evaluate medical interventions in children hospitalized with bronchiolitis in public Portuguese hospitals, from 2000 to 2015, to evaluate the impact of the national guideline, published in December 2012, and assess variations between regions.
Methods: Data was collected retrospectively from an administrative database that contains all hospitalizations in mainland public hospitals.