Management of Pediatric Patients With Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum: A Retrospective Chart Review.

Purpose: Given the paucity of data on pediatric spontaneous pneumomediastinum (SPM), management is largely informed by extrapolation from adult studies or personal clinical experience, resulting in significant heterogeneity. The purpose of this study was to describe how pediatric patients with SPM are clinically managed at our institution and propose a treatment algorithm.

Methods: Retrospective chart review of pediatric patients with SPM from April 2002 to December 2021 at a single Canadian tertiary care center.

The influence of surgical and procedural rotations and interest in a surgical discipline on medical students' suturing ability during clerkship.

Background: Although suturing is an essential competency for medical students, there has been limited research into the skills acquisition process over the course of medical school curriculum. This study aimed to determine whether suturing ability improved over the course of clerkship and whether an interest in a surgical discipline was associated with improved skill acquisition.

Methods: The suturing ability of third-year medical students at a large Canadian medical school was assessed at the beginning of clerkship (August 2018) as well as before and after their surgery rotation by 2 expert reviewers using a validated, objective scoring system as well as a qualitative assessment, both in person and via blinded video recordings.

RETIRED: Cancer chemotherapy and pregnancy.

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Pregnant women's perception of risk with use of the H1N1 vaccine.

Objective: During the H1N1 influenza pandemic in 2009, The Motherisk Program, a counselling service providing teratology information, received many calls from pregnant women inquiring about the safety of the H1N1 vaccine. We wished to explore pregnant women's perception of risk and the factors associated with deciding whether or not to receive the vaccine.

Methods: Pregnant women who called Motherisk between October 1 and November 30, 2009, requesting counselling regarding the safety of the H1N1 vaccine, and who had not yet received the vaccine, were contacted for follow-up using a structured questionnaire.