Peripheral intravenous cannulae in neonates: To splint or not?

Objective: To determine the effect of splint on the dwell time of peripheral intravenous cannula in neonates.

Setting: Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).

Patients: Consecutive babies with presumed need of peripheral intravenous access of at least 24 h.

Predictors of Severity in Pediatric Scrub Typhus.

Objective: To identify the factors that can predict the severity of scrub typhus in children.

Methods: This prospective study was conducted at a tertiary care teaching hospital between November 2014 to October 2016. All children <12y of age admitted with fever for more than 7d and positive IgM ELISA for scrub typhus were included in the study.

Clinical Profile of Scrub Typhus Meningoencephalitis among South Indian Children.

Re-emerging scrub typhus is gaining recognition as an important cause of paediatric meningoencephalitis in tropics. We studied the clinical profile of scrub typhus meningoencephalitis (STME) in children <12 years. Of 270 serology-confirmed cases of scrub typhus, 14 (5%) had features consistent with STME and 9 (64%) of these children were between 5 and 12 years of age; 12 (85%) children presented to the hospital during the second week of illness.

Characteristics of Pediatric Scrub Typhus Eschar in South Indian Children.

Background: Knowledge of anatomic location of eschar is useful in diagnosing scrub typhus early in children and to initiate appropriate treatment.

Methods: All children younger than 12 years of age admitted with confirmed diagnosis of scrub typhus over a 17-month period were included and the presence of eschar and other characteristics were recorded and analyzed.

Results: Of 107 confirmed patients with scrub typhus, 37 (34.