Paediatrics
Paediatrics

Attitudes towards Telemedicine Services and Associated Factors among health professionals in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BMC Health Serv Res. 2024 Nov 29;24(1):1505. doi: 10.1186/s12913-024-11979-w. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Telemedicine is a vital tool for improving healthcare delivery in Ethiopia, where geographic, economic, …

National Trends of Common Gynecologic Procedures Among Pediatric Hospitals: A National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Pediatric (NSQIP-P) Database Analysis

J Pediatr Surg. 2024 Nov 16;60(2):162068. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2024.162068. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Gynecologic surgeries have in general been performed in pediatric hospitals by …

Childhood obesity and risk of inflammatory bowel disease in adulthood: A Mendelian randomization study

Medicine (Baltimore). 2024 Nov 29;103(48):e40478. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000040478. ABSTRACT It is well-known that childhood obesity is associated with various adult gastrointestinal diseases, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) …

Partial nephrectomy versus radiofrequency ablation in patients with cT1a renal cell carcinoma: A surveillance, epidemiology, end results (SEER) analysis

Medicine (Baltimore). 2024 Nov 29;103(48):e40721. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000040721. ABSTRACT Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) has been proposed for T1a renal cell carcinoma (RCC). The present study compared partial …

Iwilfin (eflornithine) approved by the FDA as the first and only oral maintenance therapy for high-risk neuroblastoma in adult and pediatric patients: Narrative review

Medicine (Baltimore). 2024 Nov 29;103(48):e40662. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000040662. ABSTRACT Neural crest progenitor cells give rise to neuroblasts, the growing nerve cells of the sympathetic nervous system. …

Exercise strategies for reversing cardiopulmonary deconditioning in obese children with bronchial asthma: A randomized comparative effectiveness study of constant-load and graded aerobic training

Medicine (Baltimore). 2024 Nov 29;103(48):e40667. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000040667. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: This study evaluates the differential effects of constant-load (CL-AE) and graded (G-AE) aerobic exercise training approaches …

Causal relationships between immune cells, inflammatory cytokines, and pertussis: Bidirectional 2-sample Mendelian randomization study and mediation analysis

Medicine (Baltimore). 2024 Nov 29;103(48):e40712. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000040712. ABSTRACT Studies have shown that immune cells play an important role in the occurrence and development of pertussis, …