http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Daily baths with an ordinary antibacterial cleanser can safely reduce the risk of dangerous bloodstream infections in critically ill children, according to a trial conducted in five pediatric hospitals and led by investigators at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center. A report on the findings of the research—the first of its kind in children and one of the largest infection-prevention trials to date—will be published online Jan. 26 in the Lancet. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-daily-antiseptic-slash-bloodstream-infections.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 25 Jan 2013 18:30:01 EST news278335094 A study released today from the upcoming issue of the Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (JPIDS) found that taking early and repeated white blood cell counts (WBC) is critical in determining whether infants have pertussis and which of those children are at highest risk of death from the disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-infants-highest-death-pertussis.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 10 Jan 2013 09:00:08 EST news277020645 Among infants undergoing major surgery, postoperative use of intermittent intravenous paracetamol (acetaminophen) for the management of pain resulted in a lower cumulative morphine dose over 48 hours, according to a study appearing in the January 9 issue of JAMA. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-post-operative-intravenous-acetaminophen-morphine-infants.html Surgery Tue, 08 Jan 2013 16:00:01 EST news276864462 Infants with severe lower respiratory tract infection caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) may have a dysfunctional innate immune response that relates to the severity of their disease. These are the findings from a Nationwide Children's Hospital study appearing in a recent issue of the Journal of Infectious Diseases. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-infants-severe-rsv-disease-immunosuppressed.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 10 Dec 2012 13:12:22 EST news274367529 "Off label" drugs are medications that have not been tested for safety or efficacy for a specific patient age or condition. New research presented Oct. 21 at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference and Exhibition in New Orleans found that off-label treatments were ordered for 96 percent of all pediatric patients, and 100 percent of patients ages 13-17, in the intensive care unit of an urban children's hospital. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-off-label-medications-pediatric-intensive-patients.html Medications Sun, 21 Oct 2012 05:25:05 EST news270015752 (HealthDay)—In children under the age of 3, a high dot-blot count for retinal hemorrhages (RHs) is a strong predictor of inflicted traumatic brain injury (ITBI) rather than accidental traumatic brain injury (ATBI), according to research published online Oct. 8 in Pediatrics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-retinal-hemorrhage-pattern-inflicted-brain.html Pediatrics Tue, 09 Oct 2012 19:30:01 EST news269024247 Tight blood sugar control in the intensive care unit for pediatric cardiac surgery patients does not improve patients' infection rate, mortality, length of stay or organ failure when compared to standard care, new research shows. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-tight-blood-sugar-pediatric-cardiac.html Cardiology Mon, 10 Sep 2012 12:44:26 EST news266499844 Outcomes for children with brain injury acquired during childhood are difficult to predict and vary significantly, states an analysis of evidence on the topic published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-outcomes-children-brain-injury-difficult.html Pediatrics Mon, 18 Jun 2012 12:00:01 EST news259237960 The pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) is a precious resource. With limited number of beds and resource-intensive services, it is a key component of patient flow. A new study published in the Journal of Hospital Medicine reveals that while a large PICU observed for the study delivered critical care services most of the time, periods of non-critical care services represented a barrier to access for new patients. At times when a bed was needed for a new patient, the PICU had beds being used for patients who could have been in other settings. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-beds-pediatric-intensive-efficiently.html Other Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:11:01 EST news253796779 A pair of 2-year-old formerly conjoined twin girls from the Philippines are recovering well after an operation to separate them in California, a hospital spokeswoman said Wednesday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-philippine-twins-op.html Other Thu, 03 Nov 2011 05:57:43 EST news239518648 At any given time, one of every 20 hospital patients has a hospital-acquired infection, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-inexpensive-infection-thousands-billions-dollars.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 08 Sep 2011 10:34:51 EST news234696880