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Traumatic Brain Injury

Traumatic Brain Injury

Dr. Pramod Puligandla, Traumatic Pediatric Surgeon and Intensivist at Montreal Children’s Hospital, joins the Stay Current Team to review the...

27 listens 📅 Dec 30, 2020 podcasts
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Thoracic versus abdominal approach to correct diaphragmatic eventration in children

AbstractBackgroundPlication of diaphragm (DP) for eventration (DE) can be done using thoracic or abdominal approaches. The purpose of our study...

10 listens 📅 Nov 22, 2019 articles
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So you need a surgeon? Need for surgeon presence as an alternative metric to predict outcomes and assess triage in the pediatric trauma population

AbstractBackgroundInjury Severity Score (ISS) is the primary metric by which triage has been evaluated in trauma activations. We compared ISS to a...

📅 Nov 22, 2019 articles
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Double purse-string suturing: An easy plication technique in thoracoscopic repair of diaphragmatic eventration

AbstractObjectiveThe aim of this study was to describe a new double purse-string suturing plication method that was developed to minimize...

5 listens 📅 Nov 22, 2019 articles
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A pilot study of the effectiveness of a serious game CliniPup® on perioperative anxiety and pain in children

AbstractIntroduction/AimChildren experience important anxiety before surgery. Anxiety and pain are positively correlated. Serious gaming is a...

📅 Nov 22, 2019 articles
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Are we performing ultrasound measurements of the wall thickness in hypertrophic pyloric stenosis studies the same way?

Abstract Purpose To retrospectively review imaging planes, number of visible pyloric layers and location of measurements, in infants with...

1 listens 📅 Nov 22, 2019 articles
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Qualities and Characteristics of Applicants Associated with Successful Matriculation to Pediatric Surgery Fellowship Training

AbstractBackgroundPediatric surgery (PS) is among the most competitive fellowship opportunities for general surgery residents. Prior...

1 listens 📅 Nov 22, 2019 articles
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Evaluating surgical outcomes in pediatric extremity vascular trauma

AbstractBackgroundThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the epidemiology and management of pediatric vascular extremity trauma to assess...

📅 Nov 21, 2019 articles
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Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of the Surgical Management of Infants Less than One Year of Age with Feeding Difficulties

AbstractBackgroundWe compared the cost-effectiveness of the common surgical strategies for the management of infants with feeding...

📅 Nov 21, 2019 articles
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APSA 5.0: Saving Even More Lifetimes The Jay and Margie Grosfeld Presidential Symposium

AbstractIn light of APSA's 50th Anniversary, the typical Presidential Address was transformed into a "symposium" consisting of talks on the...

📅 Nov 21, 2019 articles
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Determining the optimal timing of liver transplant for pediatric patients after Kasai portoenterostomy based on disease severity scores

AbstractBackgroundThe objective of this study was to determine the most optimal timing of liver transplant (LT) for post-Kasai portoenterostomy...

📅 Nov 20, 2019 articles
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Delayed diagnosis and surgical treatment of bronchial foreign body in children

AbstractBackgroundDelayed diagnosis of children with Bronchial Foreign Body (BFB) leads to significant pulmonary complications and open surgery...

📅 Nov 20, 2019 articles
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Assessment of gastroschisis risk factors in Egypt

AbstractAimMortality in infants born with gastroschisis (GS) in low-to-middle-income countries (LMICs) is high. This study aimed to assess factors...

📅 Nov 20, 2019 articles
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Identifying Populations at Risk for Child Abuse: A Nationwide Analysis

AbstractPurposeChild abuse is a national, often hidden, epidemic. The study objective was to determine at-risk populations that have been...

📅 Nov 20, 2019 articles
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Single-center review of staged restorative proctectomy for ulcerative colitis

AbstractAimThe purpose of this study was review results of pediatric patients undergoing total colectomy and restorative surgery for ulcerative...

📅 Nov 20, 2019 articles
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Effectiveness and Tolerability of Mirabegron in Children with Overactive Bladder: A Retrospective Pilot Study

AbstractAimsMirabegron has promising results for OAB symptoms in adults, although the potential for cardiovascular side effects has caused...

📅 Nov 20, 2019 articles
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National Estimates and Factors Influencing Trauma Recidivism in Children Leading to Hospital Readmission

AbstractIntroductionTrauma is the leading cause of mortality in children. Factors influencing recidivism after major trauma have not been well...

1 listens 📅 Nov 20, 2019 articles
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Vignettes from the History of Pediatric Surgery

AbstractA series of historical vignettes were shared with the membership of the American Pediatric Surgical Association (APSA) in the months...

📅 Nov 20, 2019 articles
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Increased hand digit length ratio (2D:4D) is associated with increased severity of hypospadias in pre-pubertal boys

Abstract Introduction Hypospadias is a common congenital male disorder, with much research focusing on prenatal androgen exposure as a causative...

📅 Nov 20, 2019 articles
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Low Socioeconomic Status and Formula Feeding Directly Correlate with Increased Incidence of Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis

AbstractPurposeThe purpose of this analysis was to determine if a correlation exists between socioeconomic status (SES) and pyloric stenosis (PS)...

1 listens 📅 Nov 20, 2019 articles
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Functional Outcome, Quality of Life, and ‘Failures’ Following Pull-Through Surgery for Hirschsprung's Disease: A Review of Practice at a Single-Center

AbstractAimsThe purpose of this study was to assess bowel function and quality of life (QoL) in patients with Hirschsprung's disease (HD) and...

📅 Nov 20, 2019 articles
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Error Traps and Culture of Safety in Biliary Atresia

Error Traps and Culture of Safety in Biliary Atresia

This video highlights a few key points from the "Error Traps and Culture of Safety in Biliary Atresia" article published in Seminars in Pediatric...

17 listens 📅 Nov 19, 2019 videos
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Diaphragmatic paralysis after phrenic nerve injury in newborns

AbstractBackgroundPhrenic nerve injury (PNI) from birth trauma is a recognized phenomenon, generally occurring with ipsilateral brachial plexus...

📅 Nov 19, 2019 articles
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Most pediatric transplant centers are low volume, adult-focused, and in proximity to higher volume pediatric centers

AbstractBackgroundIndependent studies provide evidence that low volume pediatric solid organ transplant centers have inferior outcomes compared to...

📅 Nov 19, 2019 articles
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Gastric heterotopic pancreas in children: A prospective endoscopic study

AbstractPurposeTo document the prevalence and variable appearance of gastric heterotopic pancreas (HP) in children undergoing upper...

📅 Nov 19, 2019 articles
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The Impact of Local Control in the Treatment of Children with Advanced Infantile and Adult-Type Fibrosarcoma: Experience of the Cooperative Weichteilsarkom Studiengruppe (CWS)

AbstractBackground and objectivesThis study aims at examining the potential survival benefits of primary versus secondary surgery of children...

📅 Nov 19, 2019 articles
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The Effect of Absolute Neutrophil Count (ANC) on Early Surgical Site Infection in Implanted Central Venous Catheter (ICVC)

AbstractPurposeThe aim of this study was to evaluate surgical site infection (SSI) rates related to implanted central venous catheters (ICVC) in...

📅 Nov 19, 2019 articles
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Surgically Treated Intractable Constipation in Children Evaluated with Colonic Manometry

AbstractBackground‘Intractable constipation' (IC) is constipation unresponsive to 3 months of optimal conventional treatment. Colonic manometry...

📅 Nov 19, 2019 articles
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Evaluation of a novel low-cost laparoscopic training model for core laparoscopic skills

AbstractThe study involves the testing of a novel laparoscopic training model by surgeons of various levels of experience.BackgroundThere has been...

📅 Nov 19, 2019 articles
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Retrospective analysis of testicular outcomes following laparoscopic two-stage Fowler Stephens orchidopexy

AbstractAim of the StudyFew large series report outcomes for laparoscopic two-stage Fowler Stephens orchidopexy (LFSO). The aims were to evaluate...

1 listens 📅 Nov 19, 2019 articles
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General Surgery of Childhood in the UK: A General Surgeon's Perspective

AbstractThe future of general surgery of children as practiced in District General (DGHs) and Rural General Hospitals (RGHs) by adult general...

📅 Nov 19, 2019 articles
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Abdominal compartment syndrome monitoring in neonates with an acute abdomen – A pilot, retrospective, observational study

AbstractBackgroundAbdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) is a pathological increase of the intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) with dysfunction of one or...

📅 Nov 19, 2019 articles
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A Multicenter Evaluation of a Firearm Safety Intervention in the Pediatric Outpatient Setting

AbstractPurposeFirearm injuries continue to be a common cause of injury for American children. This pilot study was developed to evaluate the...

📅 Nov 18, 2019 articles
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Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia as a Potential Target for Transamniotic Stem Cell Therapy

AbstractPurposeWe sought to determine whether TRASCET could impact congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH).MethodsTwelve pregnant dams received...

1 listens 📅 Nov 18, 2019 articles
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Lidocaine-Epinephrine-Tetracaine Gel Is More Efficient than Eutectic Mixture of Local Anesthetics and Mepivacaine Injection for Pain Control during Skin Repair in Children: A Prospective, Propensity Score Matched Two-Center Study

Introduction Skin lacerations are common in children and their repair is a very unpleasant experience for a child. While pain management has been...

📅 Nov 19, 2019 articles
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Innocent Children in the Syrian Civil War

Introduction Our aim is to present the clinical and surgical characteristics of the children affected by the Syrian civil war. Materials and...

📅 Nov 19, 2019 articles
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