Effect of a prolonged slow expiration technique on 24-h food intake in children hospitalized for moderate bronchiolitis: a randomized controlled trial.

Background: Chest physiotherapy for airway clearance is not recommended in children hospitalized with bronchiolitis. The updated Cochrane meta-analysis suggests that slow expiratory techniques could slightly improve clinical severity, but the evidence certainty is low and the clinical significance of this change is unknown. We investigated whether the prolonged slow expiration technique (PSET) would impact the 24-h food intake of these children.

Factors associated with the time to recover adequate nutrition in infants hospitalized for bronchiolitis, a French retrospective study.

Background: Inadequate feeding is a frequent reason for hospital referring in infants with bronchiolitis and may leads to unnecessary prolonged hospitalization. Our objective was to identify the factors associated with the time to recover adequate feeding (TRAF) and the hospital length of stay (LOS) in infants hospitalized for bronchiolitis.

Methods: We conducted a single-center retrospective study including infants less than 12 months hospitalized for bronchiolitis at Le Havre Hospital (France) between September 2018 and February 2021.

Effects of Exercise Training on Peripheral Muscle Strength in Children and Adolescents with Cystic Fibrosis: A Meta-Analysis.

Background: Exercise training is a cornerstone of care for people with cystic fibrosis (pwCF); it improves exercise capacity and health-related physical fitness, but no meta-analysis has investigated its effects on muscle function in young pwCF. The objective of this meta-analysis was to assess the effects of exercise on peripheral muscle strength in young pwCF. Methods: An electronic search was conducted in four databases (Pubmed, Science Direct, CENTRAL, and PEDRO) from their inception to July 2022.

Panda Unit, a Mother-Baby Unit Nested in a Neonatal Care Service.

The PANDA unit is a full-time mother-baby hospitalization unit based on an original model of care for vulnerable dyads. It is located within a neonatal unit allowing tripartite care (perinatal psychiatry, neonatology and post-natal care). It thus differs from traditional mother-baby units in its close links with the other perinatal care actors, allowing comprehensive health and mental health care in the immediate post-partum period.

Measurement properties of the one-minute sit-to-stand test in children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis: A multicenter randomized cross-over trial.

Background: Functional exercise capacity assessment is recommended in children with cystic fibrosis (CF). The six-minute walk test (6MWT) is a valid evaluation of exercise capacity but can be technically complex. Inversely, the sit-to-stand test (STST) is a simple method to evaluate exercise capacity, and is validated in healthy children and adults with CF.

Oxygen uptake kinetics during treadmill walking in adolescents with clinically stable cystic fibrosis.

Background: Oxygen uptake (V̇O) kinetics have been shown to be slowed in adolescents with cystic fibrosis (CF) during heavy-intensity cycling and maximal exercise testing.

Objectives: This study investigated V̇O kinetics in adolescents with CF compared to control adolescents (CON) during a treadmill-walking exercise.

Methods: Eight adolescents with CF and mild-to-moderate pulmonary obstruction (5 girls; 13.

Pleuropneumonia resulting from varicella and COVID-19 co-infection in a 10-month-old infant.

COVID-19 is a new disease leading to respiratory complications in adults. Children appear to have more modest symptoms than adults. Varicella is often described as a benign disease in the pediatric population.

Clinimetric evaluation of muscle function tests for individuals with cystic fibrosis: A systematic review.

Accurate testing of muscle function is essential in individuals with cystic fibrosis (CF). A literature search was conducted in MEDLINE, CENTRAL, CINAHL, PEDro, ScienceDirect and Web of Science according to PRISMA and COSMIN guidelines from inception to September 2019 to investigate the clinimetric properties of muscle tests in individuals with CF. The search identified 37 studies (1310 individuals) and 34 different muscle tests.

Effect of backpack carrying on forced vital capacity in cystic fibrosis: A randomized crossover-controlled trial.

Background: Backpack carrying impacts lung function in healthy children but the effect in children with cystic fibrosis (CF) is unknown.

Methods: Three backpack positions were tested: no backpack (NB), a 12.5% body-weight backpack carried bilaterally (BB) or unilaterally (UB), at rest and during a 10 minute walk.

Non-invasive ventilation improves respiratory distress in children with acute viral bronchiolitis: a systematic review.

Introduction: Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) is a common treatment for bronchiolitis. However, consensus concerning its efficacy is lacking. The aim of this systematic review was to assess NIV effectiveness to reduce respiratory distress.

Metallic Profile of Whole Blood and Plasma in a Series of 99 Healthy Children.

In recent years, special emphasis has been put on heavy metals. Children are very sensitive to accumulation of metals. Furthermore, as regards elements, the reference values in children are scarce in the literature as it is difficult to obtain the large quantity of blood necessary to analyze many metals by the conventional atomic absorption spectrometry technique.

In very young infants severity of acute bronchiolitis depends on carried viruses.

Background: RT amplification reaction has revealed that various single viruses or viral co-infections caused acute bronchiolitis in infants, and RV appeared to have a growing involvement in early respiratory diseases. Because remaining controversial, the objective was to determine prospectively the respective role of RSV, RV, hMPV and co-infections on the severity of acute bronchiolitis in very young infants.

Methods And Principal Findings: 209 infants (median age: 2.

Budesonide/formoterol maintenance plus reliever therapy: a new strategy in pediatric asthma.

Objectives: A fixed combination of long-acting beta(2)-agonists (LABA) plus inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) has never been proven to reduce asthma exacerbations vs ICS alone in children. This 12-month, double-blind, randomized study in 341 children (age range, 4 to 11 years) with asthma uncontrolled on ICS investigated whether a novel regimen using budesonide/formoterol for maintenance and reliever therapy (Symbicort maintenance and relief therapy [SMART]) [Symbicort; AstraZeneca R&D, Lund, Sweden] could reduce exacerbations.

Methods: Patients received SMART (budesonide/formoterol 80/4.

Cough after inhalation of corticosteroids delivered from spacer devices in children with asthma.

Children using a spacer device rather than another device for delivering inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) has been identified as a risk factor for cough immediately after inhalation. The aim of this study was to point out the different factors influencing the occurrence of such lateral side-effects. We studied this local side-effect in 402 asthmatic children (55.

Gouty tendinitis revealing glycogen storage disease Type Ia in two adolescents.

Hyperuricemia is a well-known consequence of glucose-6-phosphatase (G6Pase) deficiency, the enzymatic abnormality that characterizes glycogen storage disease (GSD) Type Ia. However, acute gout as the presenting manifestation of GSD Type Ia has been reported in only a few patients. We report a new case in a 17-year-old male evaluated for acute gouty tendinitis in the right Achilles tendon.