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A standardized set of outcome measures

Standard Outcome Measures Developed for Pediatric Facial Palsy

Standard measures allow for recording outcomes of facial palsy treatments among pediatric patients
Children and teens who drink low-calorie sweetened beverages do not save calories versus those who drink sugary drinks

Low-Calorie Sweetened Drinks Do Not Cut Calories in Children

Low-, zero-calorie sweetened beverage consumers take in 200 extra calories daily versus water drinkers
Individuals with pediatric-onset inflammatory bowel disease have an increased risk for cancer and mortality

Higher Risk for Cancer, Mortality Seen With Pediatric-Onset IBD

Risk for cancer, mortality increased for patients with pediatric-onset ulcerative colitis, Crohn disease
In children aged younger than 19 years

Suicide Attempts by Self-Poisoning Have Increased in Teens

Increase from 2011 to 2018 among children aged 10 to 18 years mainly driven by girls
The Combat Application Tourniquet is suitable for use in the upper and lower extremities of school-age children

Combat Application Tourniquet Suitable for Use in Children

CAT successfully occluded arterial blood flow in all upper extremities, 93 percent of lower extremities
Many radiology residents do not accurately recognize child abuse

Radiology Residents Often Miss Child Abuse

Variation in correct call rate from 1 to 81 percent per year during 2014 to 2018
Children with chronic illness have lower general health

Children With Chronic Illness Can Have Normal Life Satisfaction

Parent-reported health lower, but life satisfaction comparable to that of peers without chronic illness
Recommendations have been developed for both uveitis in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and JIA manifesting as nonsystematic polyarthritis

Guidelines Address Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Management

Recommendations apply to uveitis in JIA, JIA manifesting as nonsystematic polyarthritis, sacroiliitis, enthesitis
Serum free fatty acid concentrations can distinguish children's fed and fasting states

Serum Free Fatty Acid Level Verifies Fasting State in Children

Free fatty acid level consistent with nonfasting in 9.7 percent of outpatients and 1.6 percent of inpatients

April 2019 Briefing – Pediatrics

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pediatrics for April 2019. This roundup includes the latest...