Orbital infantile haemangioma: radiological features and treatment - case series and literature review.

Aim: The aim of this study is to report a retrospective case series on orbital infantile haemangiomas (OIH). Radiological features and treatment with oral propranolol (OP) are illustrated along with an updated literature review.

Methods: A retrospective chart review of six children, diagnosed with OIH from November 2015 to October 2016, was carried out.

Genomic Investigations unmask Mycoplasma amphoriforme, a new respiratory pathogen.

Background: Mycoplasma amphoriforme has been associated with infection in patients with primary antibody deficiency (PAD). Little is known about the natural history of infection with this organism and its ability to be transmitted in the community.

Methods: The bacterial load was estimated in sequential sputum samples from 9 patients by quantitative polymerase chain reaction.

Why don't intensive care nurses perform routine delirium assessment? A discussion of the literature.

Delirium is a well recognised and serious problem in adult intensive care patients. With a reported incidence as high as 87%, it has been associated with increased length of stay, higher costs of care, ongoing cognitive impairment and increased mortality rates. The problem is so significant that routine, formal delirium assessment is recommended for all intensive care patients.

Is subjective global assessment a reliable measure of nutritional status in hemodialysis?

Objective: Subjective global assessment (SGA) is recommended in US and European guidelines for the nutritional assessment of patients with end-stage renal failure (ESRF). SGA identifies patient groups with abnormal nutritional parameters, but may fail to identify patients with malnutrition as identified by other techniques, such as total body nitrogen. We sought to compare SGA with a composite nutritional score.

Can a reduction in extracellular fluid volume result in increased serum albumin in peritoneal dialysis patients?

Serum albumin predicts survival in end-stage renal failure. The literature has emphasized the dependence of albumin on inflammation. We previously proposed an independent relationship with overhydration.