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Hospitalization Through Families’ Eyes: Comparing Inpatient Care Quality for Children With Sickle Cell Disease and Cystic Fibrosis in Canada

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a chronic, inherited hemoglobinopathy that requires frequent hospitalization for disease‐related complications. Canadian data on inpatient care is limited. This study compared caregiver‐reported hospital experiences of children with SCD to those with cystic fibrosis (CF), a chronic, autosomal recessive ...
Hailey M. Zwicker, Kyle Kemp, Perri Tutelman, Sharon H. J. Hou, Paul Fairie, Maria Santana, Gregory M. T. Guilcher, Taryn Fay‐McClymont, Glenda Bendiak, Wendy Pelletier, Nicola Wright, Fiona Schulte   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Serological Benefit of SARS‐CoV‐2 Vaccination Relative to Infection in Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) are at risk of severe outcomes from SARS‐CoV‐2 (SCV2). In the post‐pandemic context, where most children have been infected with SCV2, there are limited data on whether vaccination remains beneficial in children with ALL.
Janna R. Shapiro, Freda Qi, Karen Colwill, Alina D. Dorogy, Ying Liu, Michelle Science, Anne‐Claude Gingras, James M. Rini, Sumit Gupta, Sarah Alexander, Shelly Bolotin, Tania H. Watts   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Heterogeneity in the Global Practice of Central Nervous System Staging in Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Central nervous system (CNS) involvement in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is assessed by cell counting and cytomorphology from cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and is used for treatment stratification worldwide. The ratio of “CNS2” patients in clinical trials ranges from 3% to 40%, with unclear prognostic significance ...
Laura Almási, Bernadett Borbála Huszti, Gábor Barna, Marko Kavcic, Janez Jazbec, Lennart Lenk, Vera Münch, Sophia Polychronopoulou, Ágnes Márk, Maria Thastrup, Lüder H. Meyer, Kjeld Schmiegelow, Cornelia Eckert, Christina Halsey, Dániel J. Erdélyi   +14 more
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Incisors Extrusion with Clear Aligners Technique: A Finite Element Analysis Study

Applied Sciences, 2021
Since the low level of available evidence and the limited number of studies do not clarify whether clear aligners are a good option for extrusion, finite element (FE) analyses were performed to obtain more accurate biomechanical data about open-bite ...
Gabriele Rossini, Stefano Modica, Simone Parrini, Andrea Deregibus, Tommaso Castroflorio   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Role of Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in Ataxia‐Telangiectasia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Ataxia‐telangiectasia (A‐T) is a DNA repair disorder characterized by neurodegeneration, immunodeficiency, and cancer predisposition. Hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) is an established therapy in related disorders such as Fanconi anemia (FA) and Nijmegen breakage syndrome (NBS), but its role in A‐T is unclear.
Laila Alkhouli, Seth Rotz, Masatoshi Takagi, Richa Sharma   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Binocular versus standard therapy for amblyopia - effect on visual acuity, adherence, and patient or caregiver reported outcomes: protocol for a systematic review

Systematic Reviews
Background Traditionally, monocular interventions, like patching, have been the gold standard in amblyopia treatment. However, the current understanding that amblyopia is a binocular rather than monocular condition has inspired a surge in binocular ...
Ghada Aleinati, Maryam Alsamhan, Reema AlJassar, Sadan Alhajeri, Alaa AlAli   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Implementing Point-of-Care Newborn Screening for Sickle Cell Disease in Sudan: Cross-sectional Evidence from Khartoum State

Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences
Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is responsible for 50–90% of under-five mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. Delayed SCD detection beyond infancy prevents early comprehensive treatment and leads to the tragic progression of the disease.
Mohayra Elhassan, Sarah Abdaallah, Nihal Abdelmutalib, Tawadod Mahmmod, Ilham Omer   +4 more
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Oxaliplatin-Associated Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in a Patient with Metastatic Gastric Cancer: A Case Report

Case Reports in Oncology, 2023
We present the case of a 64-year-old female with stage IV gastric adenocarcinoma, pulmonary, and abdominal wall metastases, and no history of cardiovascular disease.
Luis Miguel Osorio-Toro, Diana Marcela Bonilla-Bonilla, Santiago Leandro Escobar-Dávila, Jhon Herney Quintana-Ospina, Luis Alvaro Melo-Burbano, Edith Norela Benitez-Escobar, Duván Arley Galindes-Casanova, Jorge Enrique Daza-Arana, Giovanna Patricia Rivas-Tafurt   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Dietary Protein Intake and Peritoneal Protein Losses in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients lose protein in their waste dialysate, potentially increasing their risk for malnutrition. We wished to determine whether there was any association between losses and dietary protein intake (DPI). Methods DPI was assessed from 24‐h dietary recall using Nutrics software.
Haalah Shaaker, Andrew Davenport
wiley   +1 more source

Prognostic Value of the TAPSE/PASP Ratio in Lung Transplant Candidates With Advanced Interstitial Lung Disease

Pulmonary Circulation
Right ventricular (RV) dysfunction is a critical yet often underrecognized determinant of prognosis in patients with advanced interstitial lung disease (ILD) undergoing lung transplant evaluation.
Seda Tanyeri Uzel, Halit Eminoglu, Barkin Kultursay, Ismail Balaban, Gulumser Sevgin Halil, Enver Yucel, Murat Karacam, Rezzan Deniz Acar   +7 more
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