Archives de pédiatrie : organe officiel de la Sociéte française de pédiatrie
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The number of pediatric emergency consultations for psychological or psychiatric reasons continues to rise, raising the question of the adequacy of existing facilities. Our aim was therefore to identify and characterize a population of adolescents consulting at the pediatric emergency unit at Rouen university hospital. ⋯ We both analyzed and compared the results of this study to those of other studies to propose solutions to improve the care of these young patients.
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To identify the knowledge of caregivers of pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) on the French law related to patients' rights and end of life, their views on withholding/withdrawing life-sustaining treatment (WWLST) decisions, and their feelings about how these decisions were made and implemented. ⋯ This study is the first to show that caregivers of French PICUs have good knowledge of the French law concerning the end of life. Yet, there is still confusion about the limits of practice during the end-of-life period.
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Comparative Study
[Management of bronchiolitis in general practice and determinants of treatment being discordant with guidelines of the HAS].
The Haute autorité de santé released clinical practice guidelines in 2000 to assist in the management of bronchiolitis. These guidelines emphasized supportive care with nasal suctioning and encouraged chest physiotherapy. The aim of this study was to examine the adherence to the french guidelines for the management of bronchiolitis by general practitioners. ⋯ Of the 1236 questionnaires distributed, 134 were completed and 118 therapeutic practice were analyzed. A total of 52.5% of therapeutic practice were concordant with guidelines and 57.5% in case of first bronchiolitis. 50% of infants with a hospitalization criteria according to the guidelines, have not been, which probably shows the interest of new guidelines, with highlighting of hospitalization criteria.
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Research is limited on suicide attempts in children under 13 years of age. The objective of this study was to provide an in-depth description of this population. ⋯ The sex ratio in 6- to 12-year-olds attempting suicide is higher than the sex ratio in adolescents attempting suicides. Insecure attachment was found in all families in this sample. This population is particularly at risk knowing that in adulthood, the risk of death by suicide is higher when there is a background of attempted suicide by violent methods. These children should always be hospitalized for a psychological and socioenvironmental evaluation.
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We describe the case of a 2-month-old child with complex tracheal hypoplasia with bilateral bronchial hypoplasia and left pulmonary hypoplasia. Tracheal hypoplasia is complex when it is associated with critical stenosis, cricoid stenosis, bronchial hypoplasia, tracheal bronchus, or esophageal atresia with severe tracheomalacia. Slide tracheoplasty is the gold standard treatment for the complex tracheal hypoplasia.