383 Blood sampling for children with CF: buzzy or not?

Distraction Using the BUZZY for Children During an IV Insertion.

UNLABELLED Needle pricks are rated by children as their most feared medical event resulting in acute pain, anxiety and distress, which negatively affects both the child and his/her parents. OBJECTIVES To investigate the effects of external cold and vibration via the "BUZZY" on pain ratings of children, their parents and nurses during peripheral IV insertion, to measure the time to a successfu...

Capillary blood gases: to arterialize or not.

Screening for Celiac Disease in Growth Retarded Children with or without Chronic Diarrhea: a Study on Children in Kerman/Iran

Background & Aims: The aim of this study was to determine the yield of screening for celiac disease in children with failure to thrive and with or without chronic diarrhea. Methods: In this prospective study, 144 children aged 1-14 years and weighed below the fifth percentile with or without chronic diarrhea were studied during six months in 2010. Sample collection was done in the private offic...

Diagnosing CF: sweat, blood and years.

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Children are not little adults: blood transfusion in children with burn injury

Blood transfusion in burns larger than 20% total body surface area (TBSA) are frequent due to operative procedures, blood sampling, and physiologic response to burn injury. Optimizing the use of blood transfusions requires an understanding of the physiology of burn injury, the risks and benefits of blood transfusion, and the indications for transfusion. Age also plays a role in determining bloo...