Early outcomes of left bundle branch area pacing in children.

Objective: Left bundle branch area pacing is a recent technique gaining rapid acceptance due to its broader target area and excellent electrical parameters. The aim of this study was to demonstrate the feasibility of left bundle branch area pacing in children and share short-term results.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective study conducted at a single centre between December 2021 and April 2024 involved 19 children who underwent left bundle branch area pacing using Select Secure leads.

Effects of regional differences on the outcome of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in children: How much different is Gaziantep from Izmir?

Objectives: We aimed to compare the demographic and clinical characteristics between pediatric cardiac arrest patients treated in Gaziantep at South-eastern Anatolian region and Izmir at Aegean Shore.

Materials And Methods: We retrospectively reviewed sociodemographic characteristics, laboratory parameters, and clinical outcomes of pediatric patients that underwent cardiopulmonary resuscitation due to prehospital cardiac arrest at two pediatric emergency departments in Izmir Hospital of Health Sciences University and Gaziantep Cengiz Gökçek Kadın Doğum ve Çocuk Hospital of Health Ministry between August 2017 and August 2018.

Results: The present study included 188 patients (112 patients from Gaziantep and 76 patients from Izmir).

Atypical Presentation of Multiple Foreign Body Ingestion.

Foreign body ingestion is very common in childhood especially under 3 year of age. Pica syndrome is characterized by an appetite for substances that are largely non-nutritive. We present a 3-year old girl who presented to ER with symptoms and signs of intestinal obstruction.