Flecainide intoxication in pediatric patients with supraventricular tachycardia.

Flecainide is a class IC antiarrhythmic indicated for ventricular and supraventricular arrhythmias in pediatric patients without structural heart disease. Flecainide has a narrow therapeutic window and proarrhythmic effect even in therapeutic doses and could lead to a life-threatening intoxication. Dosage errors, accidental intakes, and drug or food interactions, especially with dairy products, can be the cause of the intoxication.

Cost-effectiveness of a Barcelona home care program for individuals with multimorbidity.

To improve the efficiency and effectiveness of care and optimize healthcare resources, a home healthcare program was created for individuals with multiple chronic conditions. Demographic and clinical characteristics of the 261 individuals (mean age 84) included in the program from its inception in 2011 through 2013 (mean stay in the program 203±192 days) were prospectively analyzed. The number of hospital admissions, length of stay, and costs for individuals admitted to the program were compared for two time periods: the 6 months before admission to the program and their stay in the program.

Chlorhexidine-methanol burns in two extreme preterm newborns.

Safe and effective antiseptic use in neonatal intensive care units is mandatory. High efficacy and a low number of side-effects from chlorhexidine have permitted avoidance of the use of mercurials and iodine derivatives, but methanol use can be unsafe in extreme preterm newborns. We report two cases of chemical burn after skin cleansing, due to alcoholic chlorhexidine (0.

Energy intake, metabolic balance and growth in preterm infants fed formulas with different nonprotein energy supplements.

Objective: To study metabolic and energy balances, growth and composition of increased body mass in healthy preterm infants fed control formula or control formula with three different nonprotein energy supplements.

Patients And Methods: Growing preterm infants (birth weight < 1,500 g and gestational age < 31 weeks) were fed standard preterm formula (control group) or the same formula enriched with three different nonprotein energy supplements. An energy supplement of 23 kcal/kg/day was achieved by adding medium-chain triglyceride and dextrinomaltose in three different caloric ratios: 33:66 in group A, 66:33 in group B, and 85:15 in group C.