Anales de pediatría : publicación oficial de la Asociación Española de Pediatría (A.E.P.)
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To study energy expenditure (EE) in critically ill infants and children and its correlation with clinical characteristics, treatment, nutrition, caloric intake, and predicted energy expenditure calculated through theoretical formulas. ⋯ Wide individual variability in EE was found in critically ill infants and children. Predictive equations did not accurately estimate EE. Indirect calorimetry measured by a specific module is a simple method that could allow generalized use of EE measurement in critically ill pediatric patients undergoing mechanical ventilation.
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Chest pain is an uncommon cause of consultation in childhood and is even less frequent if resulting from digestive causes. We present the cases of two patients with gastrointestinal tract malformations (diverticulum and esophageal duplication cyst) diagnosed after investigation of chest pain. ⋯ Duplication cysts are inborn defects. Although these malformations are uncommon, clinicians should take them into account in patients with chest pain.
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Standardization of scientific journals is indispensable for accurate transmission of knowledge, since it guarantees the universality and reproducibility of research. The objective of this study was to evaluate the formal elements of Spanish pediatrics journals. ⋯ Spanish pediatrics journals meet most of the formal elements required of biomedical journals, although some aspects could be improved, such as deficiencies in the frequency and regularity of publication, mention of the dates of manuscript receipt and acceptance, the lack of a clear description of the editorial process of manuscript selection and peer review, the absence of committee members' institutional affiliations, and the absence of articles by non-Spanish authors.