Development and validation of a nomogram for catheter-related thrombosis prediction in children with central venous catheter: a retrospective observational study.

Background: Catheter-related thrombosis (CRT) is a thrombotic complication associated with using central venous catheters (CVCs). Although risk factors for CRT were identified in children, no nomograms or predictive tools are available for the pediatric population with CVCs. This study aimed to develop and validate a prediction model of asymptomatic CRT in children with CVCs.

Research on pediatric glomerular disease and normal kidney with shear wave based elastography point quantification.

Purpose: To evaluate the renal cortex stiffness in children with glomerular disease by shear wave based elastography point quantification (ElastPQ), and to investigate the association between shear wave velocity (SWV) in the renal cortex and age in normal children, and the inter-gender differences.

Materials And Methods: One hundred and five children who were pathologically confirmed with glomerular diseases were selected as the disease group. Meanwhile, 120 healthy children were selected as the control group.