Nocturnal enuresis is a common pediatric problem that has been anecdotally linked with obstructive sleep apnea. A new, prospective study undertaken in the US confirms this link, and suggests that ...

In a study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, a team of researchers from the United States (US) conducted a retrospective cohort study to determine if pediatric acute upper airway infection (UAI) ...

Nebulised racemic epinephrine is typically reserved for patients in the hospital setting with moderate-to-severe respiratory distress. "While the rate of SARS-CoV-2 pediatric UAI is not overwhelmingly ...

An acute upper airway obstruction (UAO) is a blockage that occurs in your upper airway. The upper airway of your respiratory system consists of the trachea, larynx or voice box, and throat. A blockage ...

Twenty pediatric patients were enrolled in the study. The median age was 114 ± 75 months (range, 3 days to 17 yrs). Nine (45%) of the children were boys and 11 (55%) of the children were girls. Eight ...

An airway obstruction happens when you can't move air in or out of your lungs. It could be because you inhaled something that's blocking your airway. Or it could be caused by disease, allergic ...

Treating acute upper airway obstruction in the clinical setting is complicated and requires managing a sometimes chaotic environment, understanding the potentially multiple causes of disease ...

The proportion of children with a pediatric complex chronic condition was not significantly different in the pre-Omicron period compared with the Omicron period, they said. Washington: Omicron is more ...

Objective: To evaluate the utility of the Cook airway exchange catheter (CAEC) for extubation/reintubation in pediatric patients with a known difficult airway. Design: Prospective, nonrandomized.