Showing papers in "The Journal of Pediatrics in 2002"

TL;DR: Black patients and dialysis patients are at higher risk of a cardiac death compared with white patients and transplant recipients, and further studies are needed to identify risk factors associated with cardiovascular death in patients with ESRD.

TL;DR: The findings indicate that sex, history of preterm birth, childcare center, and father's BMI influence the daily physical activity of young children.

TL;DR: It is concluded that prolonged mechanical ventilation or postnatal infection increases the risk of CLD among surviving preterm infants and that these 2 factors interact with antenatal infection to further increase the riskof CLD.

TL;DR: The findings of increased heart rate and BP variability in obese children with isolated systolic hypertension suggest that sympathetic nervous system hyperactivity may contribute to its pathogenesis.

TL;DR: Increases in maternal anthropometry, reduced cigarette smoking, and changes in sociodemographic factors have led to an increase in the weight of infants born at or after term.

TL;DR: Children with congenital heart defects commonly have ongoing neurologic, motor, and developmental deficits well after surgical correction, and the cause is multifactorial and includes brain injury before, during, and after heart surgery.

TL;DR: Tem-based approach to pre and post-discharge jaundice management that would minimize the potential for lapses in care and the risk of kernicterus is proposed in this paper.

TL;DR: Poor iron status (low ferritin) in utero appears to be associated with diminished performance in certain mental and psychomotor tests.

TL;DR: Sleep problems such as sleep-disordered breathing, insomnia, excessive sleepiness, and parasomnias are frequent among children seen at general pediatric practices.

TL;DR: Most children with CRPS showed reduced pain and improved function with a noninvasive rehabilitative treatment approach with sustained benefit evident in the majority of patients at long-term follow-up.

TL;DR: An early oral stimulation program accelerates the transition to full oral feedings in preterm infants and was associated with greater overall intake and rate of milk transfer observed in the experimental group when compared with the control group.

TL;DR: In this paper, the clinical outcomes of children with chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis (CRMO) were determined through a study at two tertiary pediatric centers in the US.

TL;DR: Arginine supplementation in premature infants reduces the incidence of all stages of necrotizing enterocolitis and no significant differences in maternal and neonatal demographics, nutrient intake, plasma ammonia and total and essential amino acid concentrations were present between the two groups.

TL;DR: Lead-contaminated house dust is the major source of lead intake during early childhood, and black children remain at increased risk for higher blood lead concentration after adjusting for environmental lead exposures and dietary intake.

TL;DR: A reduced prevalence of overweight/obesity was associated with breast-feeding in a setting where socioeconomic status was homogeneous, suggesting that the effect of breast- feeding on the prevalence of obesity is not confounded by socioeconomic status.

TL;DR: The absence of an antecedent or concurrent medical event associated with an initial stroke is a major risk factor for subsequent stroke while receiving regular transfusions.

TL;DR: It is concluded that scoring of hemorrhage is possible in children with ITP and that the grade of hemorrhages may represent a clinically meaningful end point in future studies.

TL;DR: In this paper, a point-prevalence survey was conducted to determine the prevalence of intensive care unit-acquired infections, a major cause of morbidity in PICU patients.

TL;DR: The severity of OSA (log(10)RDI) correlated with fasting insulin levels, independent of BMI, and insulin levels may be further elevated as a consequence of Osa in obese children.

TL;DR: Negative effects of prenatal PCB and dioxin exposure on cognitive and motor abilities were seen when parental and home characteristics were less optimal, and these effects were not measurable in children raised in more optimal environments.

TL;DR: Pamidronate was found to be a safe and very effective agent to increase BMD in nonambulatory children with cerebral palsy in this small controlled clinical trial.

TL;DR: Dopamine produced a greater increase in blood flow than dopamine, and infants receiving dobutamine only at 24 hours had a greater right ventricular output than infants receiving dopamine.

TL;DR: This study quantifies the minimum size of the disease burden, providing useful tools for public health and health policy planning.

TL;DR: Soy formula was well tolerated by most infants with IgE-associated and non-IgE- associated cow's milk allergy and can be recommended as a first-choice alternative for infants >or=6 months of age with cow's Milk allergy.

TL;DR: Children with ALL are at risk for osteopenia because of the disease itself and the intensive chemotherapy, and fracture rate increases substantially, not only during but also shortly after treatment.

TL;DR: With the sample size studied, minimal ventilation did not reduce the incidence of death or BPD, and the reduced ventilator support at 36 weeks in the minimal ventilation group warrants further study of this intervention.

TL;DR: Higher levels of ambulatory health service use were associated with negative perceptions of child health, recurrent pain, visits for "unexplained" symptoms, and internalizing psychiatric symptoms.

TL;DR: A world wide web database was established that tracked features of eosinophil-associated gastrointestinal disorders; 80% had coexisting atopic disease, 62% had food sensitization, and 16% had an immediate family member with a similar disorder as mentioned in this paper.

TL;DR: To identify portion sizes (quantity ingested at a meal/snack) of foods commonly consumed in early childhood, temporal stability, and relations to energy intake, weight status, and sociodemographic characteristics is identified.

TL;DR: Insulin pump therapy may provide an effective alternative for selected preschool children with type 1 diabetes and subjective assessments revealed significant improvements in quality of life and high levels of satisfaction with pump therapy.