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Int J Cardiol
December 2024
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, 870 Quarry Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA.
Background: Only 3 % of children in sub-Saharan Africa with congenital heart disease (CHD) have access to life-saving surgery. There is an urgent need to scale up the volume of cardiac procedures. Cost-utility analysis can assess the health economic impacts of performing congenital heart surgery in this region.
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December 2024
Dept. of Research and Development, SeysCentra, Malden, The Netherlands.
Unlabelled: Children with Noonan syndrome-like RASopathies are at increased risk for developing feeding problems due to comorbid organic impairments at an early age, such as gastrointestinal problems or other organicity. Their feeding problems can ultimately often be classified as avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder, for which behavioral therapy is the first-choice treatment. The research question in this study is whether this treatment leads to similar results as in children without these RASopathies.
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December 2024
Pediatric Cardiology Unit, University of Padua, Padova, Italy.
Almost 20% of children with simple or complex types of CHD have a duct-dependent circulation The systemic-to-pulmonary shunt can be performed surgically, e.g., Blalock-Taussing shunt or with a patent duct arteriosus stenting.
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December 2024
Bloomsbury Institute of Intensive Care Medicine, Division of Medicine, University College London, London, UK.
Background: Dexamethasone 6 mg in patients with severe COVID-19 has been shown to decrease mortality and morbidity. The effects of higher doses of corticosteroid, that would further increase anti-inflammatory effects, are uncertain. The objective of our study was to assess the effect of 20 mg dexamethasone vs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFClin Teach
February 2025
Pediatrics, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
Background: Physicians perform many difficult skills, but notifying loved ones about the death of a family member is a particularly challenging skill that requires specific training. Descriptions of such training are lacking in the literature. We developed a formative standardised patient encounter on death notification over the telephone for fourth-year medical students and evaluated their qualitative perspectives, including emotional safety.
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