Acta paediatrica
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To analyse incidences and find risk groups in children hospitalized with hand injuries in a national retrospective study. ⋯ The number of children with hand injuries admitted to hospitals in Sweden increased annually. Analyses of causes behind the increase are important to counter this trend.
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Clinical Trial
Dexamethasone reduces reintubation rate due to postextubation stridor in a high-risk paediatric population.
To study the effect of dexamethasone on postextubation stridor (PS) incidence and reintubation rate due to PS in a high-risk paediatric intensive care population. ⋯ The risk of postextubation stridor is relatively high in the group of children aged between 4 wk and 6 y with intubation exceeding 24 h. We found dexamethasone to be effective in preventing reintubation due to postextubation stridor in this paediatric high-risk group.