Accompaniment of minors during health care procedures.

In clinical practice, it is not rare to encounter situations in which parents and families are asked to leave the child alone with the health care team in rooms full of devices throughout the performance of procedures, which at times may give rise not only to conflicts but, more importantly, emotional sequelae in children or adolescents. We conducted a narrative review of the literature by searching the digital library of the public health care system of Andalusia for articles concerning the experiences of health care professionals and families with the accompaniment of paediatric patients during health care procedures. We restricted the search to studies published in Spanish or English and conducted in humans.

Analysis of predictors of response to high-flow oxygen nasal cannula therapy in a pediatric intensive care unit.

Background: Bronchiolitis is one of the most frequent reasons for admission to pediatric intensive care units. Medical treatment is primarily supportive. The usefulness of high-flow oxygen (HFO) nasal cannula in these patients has been described.

Intracranial arachnoid cysts and epilepsy in children: Should this be treated surgically? Our 29-year experience and review of the literature.

Introduction And Objective: Arachnoid cysts (ACs) are relatively frequent lesions related to different neurological symptoms, being mostly incidentally diagnosed. This study aims to clarify whether AC surgery in epileptic patients is useful in their treatment.

Material And Methods: The patients registered in the database of the Neuropediatrics Section from May 1990 to August 2019 are analyzed retrospectively.

Prospective study on influence of perinatal factors on the development of early neonatal hypoglycemia in late preterm and term infants.

Introduction And Objective: Neonatal hypoglycemia offers multiple controversies. The study aims to assess the main factors involved in the development of early hypoglycemia in term and late preterm infants, and the implication of different environmental circumstances.

Methods: A prospective cohort study in infants born between 34 0/7 weeks and 36 6/7 weeks of gestation.

The Consensus Definition of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Is an Adequate Predictor of Lung Function at Preschool Age.

Background: Recent attempts to refine the definition bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) have based its predictive capacity on respiratory outcome in the first 2 years of life, eliminating the pre-existing requirement of 28 days of oxygen therapy prior to 36 weeks postmenstrual age (PMA). The objective of this study was to assess the utility of the 2001 consensus definition in predicting impaired lung function at preschool age.

Methods: This cohort study included children aged 4-6 years old who were born at gestational age (GA) <32 weeks or bodyweight <1500 g.

[Adverse drug reactions of montelukast: from theory to practice. Case report].

Montelukast is widely used in recurrent wheezing and/or asthma treatment. Several adverse drug reactions (ADRs) have been described in children related to montelukast. Neuropsychiatric reactions are one of the most important.

[Prospective study on influence of perinatal factors on the development of early neonatal hypoglycemia in late-preterm and term infants].

Introduction And Objective: Neonatal hypoglycemia offers multiple controversies. The study aims to assess the main factors involved in the development of early hypoglycemia in term and late preterm infants, and the implication of different environmental circumstances.

Methods: A prospective cohort study, in infants born between 34 0/7 weeks and 36 6/7 weeks of gestation.

Intracranial arachnoid cysts and epilepsy in children: Should this be treated surgically? Our 29-year experience and review of the literature.

Introduction And Objective: Arachnoid cysts (ACs) are relatively frequent lesions related to different neurological symptoms, being mostly incidentally diagnosed. This study aims to clarify whether AC surgery in epileptic patients is useful in their treatment.

Material And Methods: The patients registered in the database of the Neuropediatrics Section from May 1990 to August 2019 are analyzed retrospectively.

[Survey on hypoglycaemia diagnosis and glucometer use-which is the most widely used glucometer in Spanish neonatology units?].

Introduction and objective: neonatal hypoglycemia persistently offers multiple diagnostic controversies. This study aims to present the current situation regarding neonatal hypoglycaemia detection, and to gain insiht into the most widely used portable glucometers in neonatal units today. Methods: an online questionnaire was prepared and sent to the members of the Spanish Society of Neonatology; a total of 75 hospitals participated.

[Chest deformity as a cause of tracheobronchial compression. A pediatric case].

Idiopathic scoliosis is the abnormal flexion and rotation of the vertebral bodies, causing respiratory symptoms and altered pulmonary function. Straight back syndrome is a decreased in the anteroposterior diameter of the thorax. We present a 13-year-old patient with idiopathic scoliosis who Deformidad torácica como causa de compresión traqueobronquial.

[Primary immune thrombocytopenia: Experience of a specialised clinic].

Introduction: Although primary immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is rare in childhood, it is the most frequent cause of thrombocytopenia. There have been attempts to establish risk factors to predict the progression of the disease in order to optimise its management, which has changed in recent years due to, among other reasons, specialised care.

Material And Methods: A retrospective, observational and analytical study was conducted on patients diagnosed with ITP over a 3-year period in a Paediatric Haematology specialist clinic.

Metahemoglobinemia in infants over one year.

Background And Objectives: Methaemoglobinaemia is a typical acute intoxication disorder in children under one year old. It is produced by excess nitrates which induce the haemoglobin's iron oxidation, preventing its adequate binding to oxygen. It is more frequent in infants due to its lower enzymatic activity.

[Idiopathic intracranial hypertension: Experience over 25 years and a management protocol].

Introduction: We present our experience on idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH), before and after the introduction of a specific diagnosis and management protocol.

Method: A descriptive retrospective study was conducted on patients with IIH over a 25year period (1990-2015), comparing the last 7years (after introduction of the protocol) with the previous 18years.

Results: Among the 18,865 patients evaluated, there were 54 cases of IIH (29 infants and 25 children).

[Etiology, clinical presentation and outcome of severe viral acute childhood encephalitis (ECOVE study)].

Introduction: Viral encephalitis are rare and potentially serious conditions with different etiologist, and not always identifiable. Our aim is to describe the etiological, clinical presentation and neurological outcome of viral encephalitis admitted in Paediatrics Intensive Care Units (PICUs) in Spain.

Patients And Methods: Observational prospective multicenter study.

Hepatopathy-thrombocytopenia syndrome after actinomycin-D therapy: treatment with defibrotide.

We report a case of administration compassionate use defibrotide in a 13-year-old girl with Sinusoidal Obstructive Syndrome and thrombocytopenia, also known as Hepatopathy--Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (HTS) during chemotherapy for Wilms' tumor.

[Cerebrovascular accidents in paediatric care. Our experience gained over an 18-year period].

Patients And Methods: This study reviews our experience over the last 18 years with paediatric patients diagnosed with non-haemorrhagic cerebrovascular accidents (CVA) after the perinatal period. Data were collected for the period between May 1990 and May 2008 (n = 10 270 children) and special attention was given to cases with no previous pathology.

Results: We found 41 cases that were diagnosed with post-natal non-haemorrhagic CVA, of which 13 did not present any known pathology at the onset of the symptoms.