Month: <span>May 2024</span>
Month: May 2024

Air leak test in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (ALTIPICU): rationale and protocol for a prospective multicentre observational study

BMJ Open. 2024 Apr 30;14(4):e081314. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-081314. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: In children, respiratory distress due to upper airway obstruction (UAO) is a common complication of extubation. …

‘It’s not meant to be for life, but it carries on’: a qualitative investigation into the psychosocial needs of young retinoblastoma survivors

BMJ Open. 2024 Apr 30;14(4):e082779. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-082779. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE AND DESIGN: Retinoblastoma (Rb) is a rare childhood eye cancer, with 45% of individuals impacted by …

Prevention and Treatment of Oral Mucositis in Pediatric Patients: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

In Vivo. 2024 May-Jun;38(3):1016-1029. doi: 10.21873/invivo.13535. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND/AIM: Oral mucositis (OM) is a common and serious side effect of cancer treatment. The incidence of chemotherapy-induced …