Author's response to reviews Title:Anaemia and blood transfusion in African children presenting to hospital with severe febrile illness Authors:

Anaemia and blood transfusion in African children presenting to hospital with severe febrile illness

BACKGROUND Severe anaemia in children is a leading cause of hospital admission and a major cause of mortality in sub-Saharan Africa, yet there are limited published data on blood transfusion in this vulnerable group. METHODS We present data from a large controlled trial of fluid resuscitation (Fluid Expansion As Supportive Therapy (FEAST) trial) on the prevalence, clinical features, and trans...

Severe neonatal hyperbilirubinemia leading to exchange transfusion

  Background :Severe neonatal hyperbilirubinemia is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. This study was conducted to investigate the causes of severe hyperbilirubinemia leading to Exchange Transfusion (ET) from March 2009 to March 2011 in Bahrami children hospital, Tehran, Iran in order to establish guidelines to prevent profound jaundice & ET.   Methods : 94 neonates underwent ...

Author's response to reviews Title: Treatment actions and treatment failure: case studies in the response to severe childhood febrile illness in Mali Authors:

Correlation of Serum Zinc Level with Simple Febrile Seizures: A Hospital based Prospective Case Control Study

Background: Febrile seizures are one of the most common neurological conditions of childhood. It seems that zinc deficiency is associated with increased risk of febrile seizures.Aim: To estimate the serum Zinc level in children with simple Febrile seizures and to find the correlation between serum zinc level and simple Febrile seizures.Materials and Methods: The proposed study was a hospital ba...

Author's response to reviews Title: Hospital variation in transfusion and infection after cardiac surgery: a cohort study Authors: