Archives de pédiatrie : organe officiel de la Sociéte française de pédiatrie
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Clinical Trial Controlled Clinical Trial
[Efficacy and safety of inhalation premixed nitrous oxide and oxygen for the management of procedural diagnostic pain in neuropediatrics].
We studied the use of premixed nitrous oxide and oxygen in 80 patients with neurologic diseases. ⋯ Premixed nitrous oxide and oxygen was effective for reducing procedural pain and anxiety in children with neurological disorders, even in severely handicapped patients, with minor side-effects.
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To determine the bacterial causal agents of meningitis and their pattern of resistance, in children more than one month to 14 years of age. ⋯ According to these data we may recommend the inclusion of vaccination against H. influenzae in the children immunization program in Madagascar. The early diagnosis and treatment with appropriate antibiotics, such as third generation of cephalosporins, are other critical measures to be taken in order to reduce the risk of developing severe complications associated to bacterial meningitis.