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J Clin Neurosci
January 2025
Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, National University Hospital, National University Health System, Singapore.
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) insertion is a neurosurgical procedure done routinely for managing hydrocephalus. However, the technique of shunt insertion remains controversial. In this study, we retrospectively compared the accuracy of shunt placement using ultrasound (US) guidance to freehand insertion.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Pediatr Surg
December 2024
Massachusetts General Hospital, Mass General Brigham, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Boston, MA, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Health Qual Life Outcomes
January 2025
Department of Human Sciences, LUMSA University, Rome, 00193, Italy.
Background: The number of people living with congenital heart disease (CHD) in 2017 was estimated to be 12 million, which was 19% higher than that in 1990. However, their death rate declined by 35%, emphasizing the importance of monitoring their quality of life due to its impact on several patient outcomes. The main objective of this study is to analyze how parents' psychosocial factors contribute to children's and adolescents' perceptions of their QoL, focusing on their medical condition.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Pediatr Endocrinol Metab
January 2025
Department of Otolaryngology, Pendik Training and Research Hospital, Marmara University, Istanbul, Türkiye.
Objectives: Surgery interventions for thyroid disorders are rare in pediatric population. This study aims to present our institution's 10-year experience regarding the surgical treatment and outcomes of thyroid pathologies in children and review the literature.
Methods: All pediatric patients who underwent thyroid surgery at our institution from April 2013 to October 2023 were retrospectively reviewed.
J Surg Res
January 2025
Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.
Introduction: Undertriage of children contributes to poorer clinical outcomes. The objective of this study was to determine factors associated with undertriage of pediatric major trauma victims.
Methods: We performed a retrospective cross-sectional study of children (aged < 16 ys) using the 2021 American College of Surgeons National Trauma Data Bank.
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