Melt electrowriting of hydrophilic/hydrophobic multiblock copolymers for bone tissue regeneration.

Bone-healing complications can occur due to large bone defects or an insufficient bone regeneration capacity. Melt electrowriting (MEW) is a potential candidate for manufacturing synthetic scaffolds that may resolve bone-healing complications. MEW can exploit various biocompatible polymers with a wide range of tissue engineering applications.

Children with Intestinal Failure are at Risk for Psychopathology and Trauma.

Objectives: The objective of this study is to assess the psychopathology and medical traumatic stress in children with intestinal failure (IF) and identify associated risk factors.

Methods: Two-center study, performed from September 2019 until April 2022 (partly during COVID-19 pandemic), including children (1.5-17 years) with IF, dependent on parenteral nutrition (PN) or weaned off PN, treated by a multidisciplinary IF-team.

Empowering Patients and Health Professionals to Address Sexual Health in the Context of Anorectal Malformations and Hirschsprung's Disease.

The aim of this study is to develop a tool that is aligned with patients' and health professionals' needs to address sexual health in the context of anorectal malformations and Hirschsprung's disease. A multiphased participatory action-research was conducted. First, an inventory of needs was made through interviews (11 patients, 11 professionals), three online focus groups (4 patients, 20 professionals), and a questionnaire (38 patients).

Lung function in school-aged congenital diaphragmatic hernia patients; a longitudinal evaluation.

Objective: Children with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) are at risk for pulmonary morbidity. Data on longitudinal evaluation of lung function in CDH are scarce. We hypothesized that CDH patients would have impaired lung function that worsens over time.

Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia and Growth to 12 Years.

Objectives: Growth problems are reported in patients with congenital diaphragmatic hernia during the first years of life. However, it is unknown if poor growth persists during childhood. We therefore evaluated growth of patients longitudinally until 12 years of age.