Archives of disease in childhood
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Review Meta Analysis
Antibiotics and surgery for vesicoureteric reflux: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.
To evaluate the benefits and harms of treatments for vesicoureteric reflux in children. ⋯ It is uncertain whether the identification and treatment of children with VUR confers clinically important benefit. The additional benefit of surgery over antibiotics alone is small at best. Assuming a UTI rate of 20% for children with VUR on antibiotics for five years, nine reimplantations would be required to prevent one febrile UTI, with no reduction in the number of children developing any UTI or renal damage.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Nebuliser hood compared to mask in wheezy infants: aerosol therapy without tears!
Small volume nebulisers (SVNs) with masks commonly provide aerosol therapy for infants with lung diseases. However, infants and toddlers are often disturbed by and thus reject masks. ⋯ Aerosol therapy by hood is as efficient as by mask but provides a better therapeutic index. It is much better tolerated by infants and preferred by parents. Hood nebulisation is a simple and patient friendly mode of aerosol therapy in wheezy infants.