Sonography of hypertrophic pyloric stenosis [PDF]
Twenty children with suspected hypertrophic pyloric stenosis were studied by sonography. The thickened pyloric muscle is seen as an anechoic mass 1.5 cm or more in diameter, with strong central echoes. Of the 16 infants with a pyloric mass of 1.5 cm or more, 15 underwent surgery and the diagnosis was confirmed. In four patients with a pylorus less than
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Heart Rate Variability in Newborns From Diabetic Mothers: Clinical Application and Significance
Risk factors for GDM contribute to a hyperglycemic intrauterine environment, which may in turn impair ANS function in the offspring. Altered ANS activity can be assessed through measures such as HRV. ABSTRACT Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is one of the most common pregnancy complications, arising from inadequate insulin secretion and increased ...
Virginia Beretta +7 more
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Neonatal azithromycin administration to prevent infant mortality: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. [PDF]
IntroductionBiannual mass azithromycin distribution to children aged 1-59 months has been shown to reduce all-cause mortality. Children under 28 days of age were not treated in studies evaluating mass azithromycin distribution for child mortality due to ...
Bagagnan, Cheik +15 more
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Mechanisms of Electrical Activation and Conduction in the Gastrointestinal System: Lessons from Cardiac Electrophysiology. [PDF]
This is the final version of the article. It first appeared from Frontiers via http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2016.00182The gastrointestinal (GI) tract is an electrically excitable organ system containing multiple cell types, which coordinate electrical
Lai, Eric Tsz Him +4 more
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Practical Recommendations for Anticoagulation in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
Oral anticoagulation (OAC) reduces stroke risk by at least two thirds and mortality by one fourth. The threshold for net clinical benefit of OAC is met when stroke risk exceeds 1%–2% per year. Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) are preferred to vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) in most patients, including in the elderly and chronic kidney disease ...
Nicolas Johner, Baris Gencer
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Using Peripheral Venous Pressure Waveforms to Predict Key Hemodynamic Parameters [PDF]
Analysis of peripheral venous pressure (PVP) waveforms is a novel method of monitoring intravascular volume. Two cohorts were used to study the hemodynamics change of the body state and its influence on the PVP using (1) dehydration setting with infants ...
AlAlawi, Ali Zohair A
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Gastric Outlet Obstruction at Bugando Medical Centre in Northwestern Tanzania: A Prospective Review of 184 Cases. [PDF]
Gastric outlet obstruction poses diagnostic and therapeutic challenges to general surgeons practicing in resource-limited countries. There is a paucity of published data on this subject in our setting.
A Chowdhury +25 more
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A Rare Entity: Case Report of Recurrent Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis [PDF]
Introduction: Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (HPS) is well known in pediatric surgery and has good outcomes after pyloromyotomy.1 Emesis in the immediate postoperative period occurs in 40% of patients with HPS and is attributed to gastroparesis from ...
Gleaton, Astrid A, Pandya, Kartikey
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Open versus Laparoscopic Pyloromyotomy for Infantile Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis [PDF]
Introduction: Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (IHPS) is the most common surgical cause of vomitingin infancy which can be treated by pyloromyotomy after correction of pH and electrolytes imbalance. Infantilehypertrophic pyloric stenosis (IHPS) is
Mohamed Qassem +3 more
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The most appropriate treatment for the infantile Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis (HPS) is still debated. The non-surgical conservative treatment with oral or intravenous administration of atropine does not enjoy a widespread appreciation for several ...
Salvatore Fabio Chiarenza +16 more
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