Jornal de pediatria
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Jornal de pediatria · Sep 2003
[Clinical and transcutaneous oxygen saturation characteristics in hospitalized infants with acute viral bronchiolitis].
To describe the clinical characteristics of infants with acute viral bronchiolitis (AVB) and to assess the influence of oxygen desaturation time (DT) as a prognostic test to estimate the evolution of such patients. ⋯ DT was not useful as an aid to assess AVB patients on oxygen therapy in this study. It is possible that this tool could have been more useful in patients with more clinical variability.
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Jornal de pediatria · Sep 2003
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial[Metered-dose inhalers with home-made spacers versus nebulizers to treat moderate wheezing attacks in children].
To compare the effectiveness of salbutamol administration by metered-dose inhaler with a home-made spacer versus jet nebulizer in children with moderate wheezing attacks. ⋯ The home-made spacer with a metered-dose inhaler is a cost-effective alternative to a jet nebulizer in the delivery of salbutamol to children with moderate wheezing attacks.
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Jornal de pediatria · Sep 2003
[Prescription of drugs not appropriate for children in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit].
To assess the extent of use of drugs not appropriate for children in prescriptions issued in a tertiary pediatric intensive care unit (PICU), according to FDA standards. ⋯ The high prevalence of prescription of drugs not appropriate for children confirms, in the Brazilian context, the inadequate and inadvertent use of drugs either not approved or off-label for PICU use. This demonstrates the need to encourage further studies on the quality, efficacy and safety of drugs for pediatric use.