conclusions the pediatric patients undergoing general anesthesia with lma with intravenous lidocaine experienced fewer incidence of postoperative cough compared to the ones in the topical lidocaine group. results one hundred and twenty four patients fulfilled the trial. cough (primary outcome) was significantly more frequent among those with topical compared with intravenous lidocaine (46% vs. ...

background: selective antibody deficiency with normal immunoglobulins (sadni) may be identified as part of distinct primary or secondary immunodeficiency disorders. the clinical manifestations include recurrent, often severe or prolonged, upper or lower respiratory tract infections. objectives: to evaluate sadni in patients with recurrent sinopulmonary infections and its relation to igg subclas...

Toll like receptors (TLRs) with a myeloid differentiation antigen (CD14) recognize and bind various structures from invading microbes and then trigger cell activation. They initiate a variety of effectors' functions, including cytokine secretion, proliferation, co-stimulation or phagocyte maturation. The aim of this study was to evaluate Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) and CD14 expression in childr...

evidence acquisition this article aims at offering clinicians a brief update on the recent epidemiology of respiratory infections in pediatrics. it also underlines the fact that any evidence-based recommendation needs more research in different areas. context respiratory tract infections are the main cause of children’s morbidity and mortality both in the developing and the developed countries....

Experts of the Union Pediatricians Russia have developed modern guidelines on management children with acute respiratory viral infection. The term “acute infection” (ARVI) combines following nosological forms: nasopharyngitis, pharyngitis, laryngitis, tracheitis, laryngopharyngitis, upper respiration tract infection (unspecified). issues epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention been c...

Acute respiratory tract infection (ARI) is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in paediatric age group. Acute respiratory tract infection is infection of any part of respiratory tract. According to WHO it can be graded as mild, moderate and severe. In the present study an attempt was made to retrospectively profile the cases of acute respiratory infections which presented to ou...

The aim of the study was to define the respiratory morbidity caused by lymphocytic interstitial pneumonitis (LIP) in children with vertically acquired HIV infection. A retrospective case note review was performed on 95 children attending three London hospitals. Clinical and radiological evidence of LIP, acute lower respiratory tract infections, and chronic lung disease was obtained using a stru...

this is a descriptive field study. the aim of this study was to find personal, familial and socio-economical characteristics of children under five years old, and relationships between these characteristics with acute respiratory infection. the sample was 60 children with acute respiratory infection. data gathered by a questionair include 44 question about personal, familial and socio-economica...

Objective: Acute lower respiratory tract infections are leading cause of morbidity and mortality in under five children developing countries. Hence presence study was undertaken to various modifiable risk factor for acute infection children. Study Design: Data collected from a observational eighty Lower Respiratory Tract Infection (ALRTI) cases age group 2 month 5 year fulfilling WHO criteria p...