Archivos argentinos de pediatría
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Arch Argent Pediatr · Dec 2014
Full-text publication of abstracts presented at meetings of a Latin American scientific society.
To estimate the proportion of abstracts presented at meetings of the Latin American Society for Pediatric Research that are fully-published, to describe the reasons for not publishing papers, and to assess the impact of funding on the publication rate. ⋯ 58.6% of abstracts presented at meetings of the Latin American Society for Pediatric Research, were published as full-text articles; lack of time was the most common reason for failure to publish. Funded research had more chances of being published.
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Pyloric atresia is a rare malformation of the alimentary tract. Fetal gastric dilatation and polihydramnios are the main prenatal sonographic findings. In 20% of the cases epidermolysis bullosa is associated. ⋯ A huge gastric dilatation and a gasless intestine will be apparent in the abdominal plain x-ray. Pyloric atresia is a surgically resolvable malformation. We present herein three patients with this infrequent anomaly.
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Arch Argent Pediatr · Jun 2014
An online explorative study towards parents' opinions about organ donation: from individual decisions to family discussions.
Parental decisions about organ donation by their child are influenced by many factors. One of these factors may be a previous discussion under non-crisis circumstances. The question then arises whether parents have thought about this topic for themselves and discussed it with each other or with their child. ⋯ Family discussions between spouses about donation do occur frequently, however, discussion with children can be improved. If desired, triggers for beginning these conversations could be provided through public information and school education, which would also contribute to health literacy on this subject.
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Arch Argent Pediatr · Apr 2014
Case Reports[Linear IgA bullous dermatosis of childhood: case report].
Linear IgA bullous dermatosis is a rare acquired autoinmune vesiculobullous disease characterized by linear IgA deposit on the dermo-epidermal basement membrane observed with direct inmunofluorescence. The characteristic lesions are vesicles and tense serous bullae, which most often are grouped giving a "cluster of jewels" appearance. ⋯ This is a benign disease that tends to wax and wane in severity until it disappears spontaneously. We report the case of a 5-year-old girl presenting with bullous lesions, being diagnosed a linear IgA bullous dermatosis, with excellent response to dapsone in less than 2 weeks.
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Arch Argent Pediatr · Apr 2014
[Basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation courses for parents of newborns and infants].
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) courses meet all the definitions of an educational activity for prevention of cardiac arrest death by risk patients' parents and/or the general population. The aim is to improve patients' home care and turn parents confident before their children are discharged from hospital, mainly from intensive care units. Currently these courses are part of discharge protocols in many neonatologist services although there are offers that exceed this target, and extend to other areas such as education and caregivers. Locally the experience of neonatal CPR at the Sociedad Argentina de Pediatría stands out in connection with delivering courses to high risk patients' parents as well as designing and spreading learning material.