A concerted effort to tackle the global health problem posed by traumatic brain injury (TBI) is
long overdue. TBI is a public health challenge of vast, but insufficiently recognised, …

Background Despite an increasing awareness regarding pain management in neonates
and the availability of published guidelines for the treatment of procedural pain, preterm …

This study assessed the clinical indicators and severity of dysphagia in a representative
sample of children with severe generalized cerebral palsy and intellectual disability. A total of …

The aim of this study was to test the reliability and validity of the COMFORT scale as a
postoperative pain instrument for children aged 0–3 years. Subjects were 158 neonates and …

Background Recent trials have questioned the benefit of early parenteral nutrition in adults.
The effect of early parenteral nutrition on clinical outcomes in critically ill children is unclear. …

In 2010, the congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) EURO Consortium published a standardized
neonatal treatment protocol. Five years later, the number of participating centers has …

ABSTRACT Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are persistent environmental pollutants which
exert a variety of toxic effects in animals, including disturbances of sexual development and …

Pulmonary hypoplasia associated with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) remains a
major therapeutic problem. Moreover, the pathogenesis of pulmonary hypoplasia in case of …

Background This position statement provides clinical recommendations for the assessment
of pain, level of sedation, iatrogenic withdrawal syndrome and delirium in critically ill infants …

Objectives: The original COMFORT scale, including both observational and physiologic
items, has been validated for measuring distress in children admitted to a pediatric intensive …