3 results match your criteria: "University of Alberta and the Stollery Children's Hospital[Affiliation]"

International pediatric otolaryngology group (IPOG) consensus on approach to aspiration.

Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol

January 2024

Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Electronic address:

Objective: To provide recommendations for a comprehensive management approach for infants and children presenting with symptoms or signs of aspiration.

Methods: Three rounds of surveys were sent to authors from 23 institutions worldwide. The threshold for the critical level of agreement among respondents was set at 80 %.

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The prevalence of swallowing dysfunction in children with laryngomalacia: a systematic review.

Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol

December 2020

Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Alberta and the Stollery Children's Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta and the Stollery Children's Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Electronic address:

Objectives: Laryngomalacia (LM) is commonly diagnosed in infants and children with upper aerodigestive symptoms. In the literature, the focus has been on the respiratory impairment, with fewer studies addressing swallowing dysfunction (SwD). The objective of this study is to systematically review the literature for evidence on the prevalence of SwD in children diagnosed with LM.

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Objective: To provide recommendations on the management of gonococcal infection among adults and youth.

Quality Of Evidence: Treatment recommendations in the Canadian guidelines on sexually transmitted infections are based on review of the literature, as well as the grades of recommendations and the levels of evidence quality determined by a minimum of 2 reviewers. The recommendations are peer-reviewed and require approval by the expert working group.

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