Treatment of stage I, IIA, IIIA1 pediatric Hodgkin disease with doxorubicin, bleomycin, vincristine and etoposide (DBVE) and radiation: a Pediatric Oncology Group (POG) study.

Purpose: The objectives of this study were to evaluate the feasibility of reducing therapy, while maintaining treatment efficacy, in the context of a cooperative group clinical trial that allowed for clinical staging in early stage Hodgkin disease (HD).

Patients And Methods: Between August 1992 and December 1993, 51 eligible children < or =21 years of age, 31 male and 20 female, were enrolled in this study which was designed for low stage (IA, IIA, IIIA1) HD. Laparotomy and surgical staging was optional.

Fetal congestive heart failure: correlation of Tei-index and Cardiovascular-score.

Introduction: Congestive heart failure (CHF) may be present in fetuses with hydrops fetalis (HF) and the severity is difficult to quantitate. Differential ventricular dysfunction may be present in the fetus with CHF. A non-geometric measure of ventricular function that is not afterload dependent would be useful to measure the severity of myocardial dysfunction.

Advances in pediatric cardiovascular surgery: anatomic reconstruction of the left ventricular outflow tract in transposition of the great arteries with pulmonic valve abnormalities.

In the past years, advances in pediatric cardiovascular surgery have occurred in many areas with some of the greatest strides being made in complex repairs in younger age groups. Aggressive early corrections while higher risk, may in the long run provide a child with a normal anatomic heart, and corresponding myocardial growth and physiology.

Charting progress.

Logbooks can be considered aggregate databases that registered nurses (RNs) have the primary responsibility of completing in most health care settings. However, RNs may be unaware of the many uses for the information contained in logbooks and the importance of these entries (Paine et al., 1988).

Stridor in neonates.

Stridor in neonates and infants is a symptom that indicates partial obstruction of the large diameter airways. Its presence should prompt a thorough examination and workup. Steps in evaluating stridor include a careful history and physical examination and rapid assessment of the severity of the clinical situation.