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Postoperative pain control modalities for pectus excavatum repair: A prospective observational study of cryoablation compared to results of a randomized trial of epidural vs patient-controlled analgesia

AbstractBackgroundPain following bar placement for pectus excavatum is the dominant factor post-operatively and determines length of stay (LOS)....

📅 Nov 05, 2019 articles
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Autologous Transplantation of Skin-Derived Precursor Cells in a Porcine Model

AbstractBackgroundHirschprung's disease is characterized by aganglionic bowel and often requires surgical resection. Cell-based therapies have...

📅 Nov 05, 2019 articles
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The Financial Burden of Musculoskeletal Firearm Injuries in Children with and without Concomitant Intra-Cavitary Injuries

AbstractBackgroundMusculoskeletal pediatric firearm injuries are a clinically significant and expensive public health problem in the United...

📅 Nov 05, 2019 articles
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Adrenalectomy for non-neuroblastic pathology in children

Abstract Background Adrenalectomy for non-neuroblastic pathologies in children is rare with limited data on outcomes. We reviewed our experience...

2 listens 📅 Nov 05, 2019 articles
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Adherence to and Outcomes of a University-Consortium Gastroschisis Pathway

AbstractBackgroundOur multi-institutional university consortium implemented a gastroschisis pathway in 2015 to standardize and improve care by...

📅 Nov 05, 2019 articles
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Pyloric Stenosis Guideline Recap

Pyloric Stenosis Guideline Recap

Dr. Meera Kotagal discusses the preoperative and post-operative management of pyloric stenosis. These guidelines are currently followed at...

3 listens 📅 Aug 24, 2022 videos
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Corrigendum to “The Efficacy of Shear-Wave Elastography-Performed Simultaneously with Doppler Sonography-For Differentiating Between Testicular Torsion and Epididymo-Orchitis” [J Pediatr Surg 54/8 (2019) 1644–1649]

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📅 Nov 23, 2019 articles
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Impact of MYCN Status on Response of High-Risk Neuroblastoma to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy

AbstractBackground/PurposeMYCN-amplification in neuroblastoma is associated with an aggressive clinical phenotype. We evaluated the association of...

2 listens 📅 Nov 01, 2019 articles
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Long-Term Outcomes and Disease Burden of Neonatal Onset Short Bowel Syndrome

AbstractPurposeThe study aims to describe long-term outcomes and disease burden of neonatal onset short bowel syndrome (SBS).MethodsUtilizing the...

📅 Nov 01, 2019 articles
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Clinical and Economic Value of Routine Pathological Examination of Hernia Sacs and Scheduled Clinic Follow-Ups After Inguinal Hernia and Hydrocele Repair in a Canadian Tertiary Care Children's Hospital

AbstractBackgroundThe clinical and economical value of routine submission of hernia sacs for pathological examination and scheduled clinic...

3 listens 📅 Nov 01, 2019 articles
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Lessons Learned After 101 Cases of Single-Site Magnetic-Assisted Cholecystectomy in Children

AbstractBackground / PurposeThe aim of this report is to present our experience with a magnetic-assisted single-site cholecystectomy technique...

3 listens 📅 Nov 01, 2019 articles
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Validation of the “CHIIDA” and Application for PICU Triage in Children with Complicated Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

AbstractBackgroundThe Children's Intracranial Injury Decision Aid (CHIIDA) was developed to predict which patients with complicated mild traumatic...

📅 Nov 01, 2019 articles
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Access to an Online Video Enhances the Consent Process, Increases Knowledge, and Decreases Anxiety of Caregivers with Children Scheduled for Inguinal Hernia Repair: A Randomized Controlled Study

AbstractBackgroundThere is limited time within the clinical workflow of most pediatric surgeons to obtain a comprehensive, well informed consent....

📅 Nov 01, 2019 articles
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Human Breast Milk-Derived Extracellular Vesicles in the Protection Against Experimental Necrotizing Enterocolitis

AbstractPurposeNecrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a leading cause of death in premature infants. Breast feeding decreases the incidence of NEC...

📅 Nov 01, 2019 articles
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Trends in the Use of Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis in General Pediatric Surgery: Are We Missing the Mark for Both Stewardship and Infection Prevention?

AbstractBackgroundThe purpose of this study was to assess compliance with antimicrobial spectrum guidelines in the use of surgical antibiotic...

1 listens 📅 Nov 01, 2019 articles
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Coagulopathy and Analgesia

Coagulopathy and Analgesia

This podcast is an interactive discussion about the management of coagulopathy, analgesia, sedation, and delirium in critically ill pediatric...

16 listens 📅 Dec 30, 2020 podcasts
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Low Postnatal CRI Values Are Associated with the Need for ECMO in Newborns with CDH

AbstractIntroductionAccurate, real-time technology is needed to predict which newborns with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) will require...

📅 Oct 31, 2019 articles
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Implementation of a Plan–Do–Study–Act Framework to Reduce Unindicated Surgical Antimicrobial Prophylaxis

AbstractPurposeThe goal of this study was to use a Plan–Do–Study–Act (PDSA) framework to reduce utilization of unindicated surgical antibiotic...

📅 Oct 31, 2019 articles
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Taking a History: A Roundtable Discussion of APSA’s Past

AbstractDuring the APSA 50th Anniversary Meeting, a panel of pediatric surgery legends and leaders captured our attention for a special session on...

📅 Oct 31, 2019 articles
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Extreme Thrombocytosis after Pediatric Pancreatectomy with Islet Autotransplantation Is Unique Compared to Other Postsplenectomy States

AbstractBackgroundHematologic trends after pancreatectomy with islet autotransplantation (IAT), which involves splenectomy, have been rarely...

📅 Oct 31, 2019 articles
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Assessment of Operative Autonomy and Readiness for Independent Practice Among Pediatric Surgery Fellows

AbstractPurposeThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the implementation of the System for Improving and Measuring Procedural Learning (SIMPL)...

📅 Oct 31, 2019 articles
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Understanding the Value of Tumor Markers in Pediatric Ovarian Neoplasms

AbstractPurposeThe purpose of this study was to determine the diagnostic accuracy of tumor markers for malignancy in girls with ovarian...

📅 Oct 31, 2019 articles
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Novel Technique to Manage Refractory Chylous Ascites with Carbon Nanoparticle Suspension in Infants

AbstractObjectiveChylous ascites (CA) is a rare form of ascites that results from the leakage of lipid-rich lymph into the peritoneal cavity. In...

📅 Oct 31, 2019 articles
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‘Rapid transit’ constipation in children: a possible genesis for irritable bowel syndrome

Abstract Children with chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC) often end up at the surgeon when medical treatments have failed. This opinion piece...

1 listens 📅 Oct 31, 2019 articles
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Suction Rectal Biopsy Is Accurate in Late Preterm Infants with Suspected Hirschsprung Disease

AbstractBackgroundFew data are available to substantiate the dogma commonly held by pediatric surgeons and pediatric pathologists that rectal...

19 listens 📅 Oct 31, 2019 articles
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Comparative Outcomes of Right Versus Left Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: A Multicenter Analysis

AbstractBackgroundCongenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) occurs in 1 out of 2500–3000 live births. Right-sided CDHs (R-CDHs) comprise 25% of all...

📅 Oct 30, 2019 articles
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Management of recurrent ileocolic intussusception

AbstractPurposeThe aims of this study were to evaluate the need for surgical intervention for patients with recurrent ileocolic intussusception...

1 listens 📅 Oct 30, 2019 articles
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Optimization of In-Continuity Spring-Mediated Intestinal Lengthening

AbstractBackgroundSpring-mediated intestinal lengthening has been studied in numerous animal models to effectively achieve up to a 3-fold increase...

📅 Oct 30, 2019 articles
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Toy Guns, Real Danger: An Update on Pediatric Injury Patterns Related to Nonpowder Weapons

AbstractBackgroundDesign changes of nonpowder guns, including BB and air guns, have significantly increased their potential to injure. We sought...

📅 Oct 30, 2019 articles
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Improving Resource Utilization and Outcomes Using a Minimally Invasive Pilonidal Protocol

AbstractPurposeThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the resource utilization and outcome of a minimally invasive pilonidal protocol (MIPP)...

📅 Oct 30, 2019 articles
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Early Enteral Feeding after Pediatric Abdominal Surgery: A Systematic Review of the Literature

AbstractIntroductionTraditionally enteral nutrition has been delayed following abdominal surgery in children, to prevent complications. However,...

📅 Oct 30, 2019 articles
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Predictive Value of the Shock Index (SI) Compared to the Age-Adjusted Pediatric Shock Index (SIPA) for Identifying Children that Needed the Highest-Level Trauma Activation Based on the Presence of Consensus Criteria

AbstractObjectivesIn previous studies, SIPA was shown to be better than the SI in identifying children who have an elevated ISS, required...

📅 Oct 29, 2019 articles
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Outcome of Declined Neonatal Surgical Referrals at Cairo University Specialized Pediatric Hospital

AbstractBackgroundThe combination of a high birth rate and limited resources leads to a strain on health services with dire consequences to the...

📅 Oct 29, 2019 articles
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Safety of Delayed Decannulation of Venoarterial Cannulas in Patients with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

AbstractBackgroundThe practice of "cutting-away" from venoarterial extracorporeal life support (ECLS) and leaving indwelling heparinized cannulas...

📅 Oct 29, 2019 articles
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Jejuno-ileal atresia: its characteristics and peculiarities concerning apple peel atresia, focused on its treatment and outcomes as experienced in one of the leading South African academic centres

Abstract Purpose Jejuno-ileal atresia remains the most common form of intestinal obstruction in the neonatal and infantile age group and has an...

📅 Oct 29, 2019 articles
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A Comparison of Smoflipid® and Intralipid® in the Early Management of Infants with Intestinal Failure

AbstractPurposeCholestasis is problematic for infants with intestinal failure (IF). The soy-based lipid Intralipid® (IL) has been implicated. An...

📅 Oct 29, 2019 articles
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