Pediatrics

Key takeaways

• Randomized crossover simulation study evaluated 123 emergency clinicians ventilating a simulated 3-year-old toddler.
• Unassisted baseline ventilation rarely met pediatric standards, with only 16.2% of breaths delivering guideline-recommended tidal volumes.
• Real-time visual feedback increased guideline-compliant tidal volume delivery to 87.0% and rate adherence from 65.0% to 88.6%.
• Mask seal with less than 30% leak improved from 80.0% to 88.4% when feedback was active.

Nursing implications

• When delivering bag-mask ventilation to pediatric patients, use two-person technique when possible to optimize mask seal, utilize volume-limiting and feedback-guided adjuncts per unit protocol, and maintain deliberate, age-appropriate ventilation rates.

Limitations & cautions

• Simulation manikin model evaluating simulated respiratory arrest rather than live clinical patient outcomes; short 2-minute testing intervals may not reflect clinician physical fatigue during prolonged resuscitations.
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Key takeaways

• AAP updated its pediatric UTI guideline for children aged 8 days to 5 years with low medical complexity.
• Formulates 8 Key Action Statements (2 strong, 6 conditional) and 4 Good Practice Statements using GRADE methodology.
• Refines diagnostic sampling criteria, acute antibiotic selection, and targeted duration to minimize antimicrobial resistance.
• Updates indications for renal imaging, vesicoureteral reflux evaluation, and systematic management of bowel and bladder dysfunction.

Nursing implications

• Collect clean catheterized urine specimens rather than bag samples for culture in non-toilet-trained febrile infants, reinforce completing prescribed antibiotic courses with parents, and assess older toddlers for withholding and bowel/bladder dysfunction during discharge education.

Limitations & cautions

• Guideline applies specifically to children with low medical complexity and excludes those with neurogenic bladder, known high-grade anatomical urological anomalies, or immunodeficiency; evidence certainty for several recommendations remains low to very low.
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Key takeaways

• Multicenter double-blind phase 3 trial across 10 US children's hospitals enrolled 271 patients aged 3 to 21 years with severe sickle cell pain episodes.
• Trial was terminated early by the data and safety monitoring board due to clinical futility.
• Intravenous arginine did not shorten median time to pain crisis resolution compared with placebo (60.8 vs 65.8 hours; absolute difference 7.2 hours).
• Arginine did not decrease cumulative parenteral opioid consumption or improve patient-reported pain intensity scores.

Nursing implications

• Do not delay or alter standard guideline-directed parenteral opioid delivery for sickle cell pain crises in anticipation of arginine therapy, and maintain rigorous pain assessments and adverse-effect monitoring on shift.

Limitations & cautions

• Trial halted prematurely for futility; enrolled cohort limited to pediatric and transitional young adult patients aged 3 to 21 years; findings may not generalize to older adult sickle cell populations.
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Key takeaways

• Meta-analysis synthesized 15 diagnostic studies and 16 cohorts covering 2,601,038 pediatric hospital encounters.
• Phoenix Sepsis Criteria demonstrated an overall pooled AUC of 0.81 for predicting in-hospital mortality, significantly superior to 2005 IPSCC (AUC 0.71).
• Diagnostic specificity varied dramatically by clinical setting, reaching 0.99 in emergency departments but dropping to 0.48 in intensive care units.
• Authors emphasize that the Phoenix criteria serve to stratify mortality risk once organ dysfunction develops, rather than replacing early frontline triage screening.

Nursing implications

• Utilize institutional rapid bedside screening protocols (vital signs, perfusion assessment, altered mental status) for early sepsis identification at triage, and apply Phoenix organ dysfunction criteria to track disease progression and escalate care in confirmed infection.

Limitations & cautions

• Substantial heterogeneity across included studies; retrospective design in multiple cohorts; variable laboratory availability in lower-resource healthcare settings.
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Key takeaways

• Systematic review and meta-analysis synthesized 17 randomized controlled trials involving 2,364 parent-preterm infant dyads.
• Evaluated eHealth transitional platforms initiated during NICU hospitalization or immediately post-discharge.
• eHealth programmes produced a statistically significant reduction in parental depressive symptoms at three months (SMD -0.25; 95% CI -0.43 to -0.08).
• Parental stress and anxiety point estimates favored digital support, but evidence for infant health service utilization remained limited.

Nursing implications

• Integrate verified eHealth or secure messaging platforms into NICU discharge education workflows to provide continuous maternal and paternal guidance, monitoring parents closely for signs of postpartum depression throughout the 90-day transitional period.

Limitations & cautions

• Moderate heterogeneity across interventions (web portals, mobile apps, video consultations); wide confidence intervals for stress and anxiety outcomes; scarce reporting of infant clinical and developmental endpoints.
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Key takeaways

• Randomized placebo-controlled trial evaluated 60 infants aged 1–12 months with congenital heart disease undergoing cardiac catheterization.
• Acupressure applied to HT7, LI4, and PC6 points significantly lowered FLACC pain scores across all postprocedural time points.
• Infants in the acupressure group maintained significantly lower heart rates post-procedure compared to placebo and control groups.
• Post-procedural supplemental analgesic administration was significantly less frequent in infants receiving targeted acupressure.

Nursing implications

• Consider integrating gentle, non-pharmacologic acupressure at validated points (HT7, LI4, PC6) alongside standard comfort positioning and developmental care for infants undergoing invasive vascular access or cardiac procedures, tracking objective FLACC scores to evaluate response.

Limitations & cautions

• Single-center study with a sample size of 60 infants; blinding of procedural staff and data collectors to the tactile intervention is inherently challenging in complementary care trials.
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Key takeaways

• Synthesized 13 studies (9 RCTs and 4 cohorts) evaluating 9 postpartum depression interventions across major medical databases.
• Cognitive behavioral therapy produced a 54% higher exclusive breastfeeding rate compared to usual care (RR 1.54; 95% CI 1.06-2.22).
• Combined meta-analysis of non-CBT interventions (including esketamine and education) showed no statistically significant boost in exclusive breastfeeding (pooled RR 1.13).
• Reductions in perceived lactation insufficiency showed non-significant trends (pooled RR 0.81; 95% CI 0.65-1.01).

Nursing implications

• Screen postpartum mothers routinely using validated instruments such as the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS). When depressive symptoms or feeding distress are detected, advocate for prompt referral to perinatal mental health professionals offering CBT, while providing reassuring, trauma-informed lactation guidance.

Limitations & cautions

• Only 13 studies met inclusion criteria, with variable definitions of breastfeeding exclusivity and duration; pharmacotherapy trials reporting explicit breastfeeding metrics were limited.
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Key takeaways

• Videolaryngoscopy is recommended as the first-choice device for neonatal and infant tracheal intubation.
• Continuous apneic oxygenation should be maintained throughout intubation attempts to prevent rapid hypoxemic desaturation.
• Have a supraglottic airway sized and ready at the bedside as the primary rescue device if tracheal intubation fails.
• Strictly limit total intubation attempts, switching technique or operator after any unsuccessful attempt, and verify placement with end-tidal capnography.

Nursing implications

• Prepare sized videolaryngoscope blades, styletted endotracheal tubes, and rescue supraglottic airways before induction. Deliver continuous passive apneic oxygenation via nasal cannula during laryngoscopy attempts, monitor time closely to prompt team transitions, and immediately confirm tube placement with end-tidal capnography.

Limitations & cautions

• Guideline recommendations synthesize expert consensus and observational airway registry evidence; specific equipment availability (such as specialized infant videolaryngoscope blades) may vary by hospital setting.
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Key takeaways

• Tactile stimulation site (sole, trunk, or back) produced equivalent 5-minute oxygen saturation in non-crying infants (83.1% vs 85.4% vs 82.4%; p = 0.392).
• Minute-by-minute heart rate, oxygenation trends, and time to first cry or grimace were comparable across all three stimulation approaches.
• Need for advanced delivery room resuscitation, supplementary oxygen, and 1-hour cerebral oxygenation did not differ between groups.
• Zero procedure-related complications or cutaneous injuries occurred across 183 randomized newborns receiving 3-5 gentle rubs.

Nursing implications

• Deliver 3 to 5 gentle tactile rubs along the soles, trunk, or spine during initial drying and positioning. If spontaneous breathing or vigorous crying does not commence promptly, transition immediately to positive-pressure ventilation without delaying for repeated cycles of tactile stimulation.

Limitations & cautions

• The study was conducted at a single tertiary center and enrolled infants at >= 32 weeks' gestation, so findings may not directly generalize to extremely preterm infants under 32 weeks requiring specialized thermal resuscitation protocols.
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Key takeaways

• Daily sedation interruption translated to a 14% relative reduction in mechanical ventilation duration and an 11% reduction in both ICU and hospital length of stay.
• Patients managed with DSI experienced lower mortality (RR 0.88; 95% CI 0.77-0.99) and significantly lower tracheostomy rates (RR 0.68; p < 0.001).
• Accidental endotracheal tube removal rates were similar between groups (RR 0.88; 95% CI 0.66-1.19), addressing a frequent bedside safety concern.
• DSI was associated with a modest 7% relative increase in total administered morphine, while delirium occurrences showed no clear difference under very low certainty.

Nursing implications

• Coordinate daily sedation interruption alongside multidisciplinary spontaneous breathing trials per facility protocol once initial stability criteria are met. Maintain continuous bedside airway vigilance during awakening phases, assess pain scores systematically, and titrate analgesia appropriately to manage post-pause discomfort.

Limitations & cautions

• Substantial statistical heterogeneity was observed for ventilation duration (I² = 88%). Total sedative dosing data across trials remained incomplete or very uncertain, and delirium evaluation was constrained by very low certainty.
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Key takeaways

• CHG-impregnated central line dressings lowered CLABSI rates from 18.4% to 2.4% in critically ill children (adjusted OR 0.15; 95% CI 0.04-0.58).
• Each additional day of catheter dwell time independently increased CLABSI risk by 13% (OR 1.13; 95% CI 1.04-1.22).
• Absence of complete routine vaccination strongly predicted increased infection risk (OR 8.68; 95% CI 2.48-30.47).
• Localized skin reactions were slightly more frequent with CHG dressings (16.8% vs 11.2%), predominantly observed in young infants.

Nursing implications

• Apply CHG-impregnated dressings for eligible pediatric central venous lines in accordance with institutional guidelines and age recommendations. Inspect the insertion site and surrounding cutaneous tissue during every shift for erythema or skin irritation, and prompt medical teams daily regarding catheter necessity to minimize dwell duration.

Limitations & cautions

• Single-center randomized trial conducted in a tertiary pediatric intensive care unit. The open-label nature of dressing appearances prevented blinding of clinical staff, and infants exhibited higher baseline susceptibility to cutaneous irritation.
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Key takeaways

• Across 58,752 children, zero deaths or permanent neurological injuries were reported during intravenous ketamine procedural sedation.
• Sentinel airway and cardiovascular complications occurred in only 0.0041% of encounters (approximately 1 per 24,390 patients).
• Serious adverse events occurred in 0.33% of encounters, with modest increases observed in children aged >= 10, those with upper respiratory infections, and when opioids were coadministered.
• Neither ASA physical status classification nor coadministered benzodiazepines significantly predicted serious adverse events.

Nursing implications

• Maintain continuous capnography, pulse oximetry, and suction readiness for all pediatric ketamine sedations. Perform focused pre-sedation screenings for current upper respiratory symptoms and recent opioid administration, and maintain rescue airway supplies (bag-valve-mask, appropriate oral/nasal airways) immediately at the bedside.

Limitations & cautions

• The review compiled 20 observational studies with varying definitions of minor adverse events and excluded studies with fewer than 250 patients. Variations in ketamine dosing intervals and procedural indications across emergency departments were present.
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Key takeaways

• The Cornell Assessment of Pediatric Delirium (CAPD) and pediatric CAM tools demonstrated high-certainty criterion validity and moderate-certainty reliability.
• The Sophia Observation withdrawal Symptoms scale - Pediatric Delirium (SOS-PD) exhibited high-certainty convergent validity and reliability, but has been evaluated in fewer studies than CAPD.
• Evidence for the PEdiatric Delirium Scale (PEDS) and Child Delirium Assessment Scale (CDAS) was restricted to isolated single studies.
• Studies rarely examined measurement error, cross-cultural validity, or performance across developmental pediatric subgroups.

Nursing implications

• Incorporate validated delirium screening (such as CAPD or SOS-PD) into routine bedside shift assessments for critically ill children. Reassess regularly during sedation weaning, and distinguish delirium symptoms from pain, developmental distress, or medication withdrawal in collaboration with the interprofessional team.

Limitations & cautions

• Evidence was unevenly distributed across the six tools, focusing primarily on criterion validity and interrater reliability. No gold standard clinical diagnostic reference is universally applied across pediatric critical care research.
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Key takeaways

• Ondansetron formulations consistently reduced short-term vomiting, with IV administration demonstrating the strongest effect (MD -1.86, 95% CI -3.25 to -0.47).
• Ondansetron significantly decreased the requirement for intravenous rehydration (RR 0.62, 95% CI 0.44-0.88) and modestly shortened emergency department length of stay.
• For long-term symptom control and 24-hour cessation, rectal dimenhydrinate also demonstrated significant benefit (RR 1.48, 95% CI 1.08-2.04), whereas hospital admission rates did not differ significantly.

Nursing implications

• Administer prescribed antiemetics promptly to facilitate oral rehydration trials, reassess vomiting frequency and hydration status, and monitor for diarrhea exacerbation. Document tolerance of oral fluid challenges before escalating to intravenous rehydration per facility protocol.

Limitations & cautions

• The network meta-analysis evaluated heterogeneous trials with varied dosing regimens, routes, and outcome definitions. Safety comparisons had wide confidence intervals, and antiemetic administration did not show a statistically significant reduction in hospital admission rates.
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Key takeaways

• Pain scores were similar between groups before venipuncture (p = .988) and after venipuncture (p = .870).
• No clinically significant adverse events occurred, though two children experienced mild cold discomfort.
• Parental satisfaction was high in both groups without a statistically significant difference (p = .470).

Nursing implications

• Follow unit procedural pain protocols, considering approved topical anesthetics, age-appropriate distraction, or oral sucrose for infants. When using cold-and-vibration devices, explain them as a supplemental comfort aid rather than guaranteed analgesia, and monitor for localized cold sensitivity.

Limitations & cautions

• The single-center quasi-randomized design enrolled 120 children across a broad age range (1–17 years) with varied cognitive development. Observer blinding was not possible, and the study did not compare the device directly against topical anesthetics.
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Key takeaways

• Annual screening increased from about 150 infants to more than 2,000 after the multidisciplinary program was introduced.
• Confirmed congenital CMV was detected in 0.45% of screened infants, with higher detection in the targeted group than the universal NICU group.
• Logistical, socioeconomic, and educational barriers limited audiology follow-up despite successful integration of screening workflows.

Nursing implications

• Follow the facility's newborn CMV screening criteria and specimen workflow, document completion and results, explain the planned next steps in plain language, and help close audiology and pediatric follow-up loops before and after discharge.

Limitations & cautions

• This was a retrospective implementation study in one Ohio health system rather than a randomized comparison. The screening approach combined universal NICU and targeted nursery testing, and the abstract does not establish a nationally preferred protocol or long-term outcome benefit.
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Key takeaways

• Financial toxicity accumulated from medical expenses, indirect costs, employment disruption, and inadequate insurance or social support.
• The burden extended beyond treatment and affected household stability, living standards, and psychosocial wellbeing.
• Families used financial assistance and major changes to work and daily life, but these strategies often did not fully relieve the burden.

Nursing implications

• Ask families whether treatment-related costs, travel, missed work, or access to basic needs are creating difficulty, document the concern, and connect them with the oncology social worker, financial navigator, or other approved support pathway early.

Limitations & cautions

• This was a qualitative synthesis rather than an intervention study, so it does not estimate prevalence or prove that a specific support program improves outcomes. Most participants were parents, and experiences may differ across health systems and family structures.
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Key takeaways

• Mean lowest oxygen saturation during intubation was 99.91% with apneic oxygenation and 97.40% with standard care.
• Severe desaturation below 92% occurred in 7.14% of controls and in none of the children receiving apneic oxygenation.
• The result applies to children undergoing adenotonsillectomy under the studied anesthesia protocol.

Nursing implications

• Use apneic oxygenation only within the anesthesia team's approved pediatric airway protocol, verify the ordered equipment and flow, continuously monitor oxygenation, and communicate any desaturation or airway difficulty immediately.

Limitations & cautions

• This was one single-blinded trial in children aged 3 to 10 undergoing adenotonsillectomy. The abstract does not describe longer-term outcomes or establish effectiveness for other procedures, age groups, emergency intubation, or different oxygen-flow protocols.
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Key takeaways

• Children received OM-85 or placebo for 10 days each month over 24 months, followed by 36 months of observation off treatment.
• The trial did not find a significant difference in time to first wheezing lower respiratory tract illness during observation.
• Fevers, coughs, and colds were the most frequent adverse events and did not differ between groups.

Nursing implications

• Use the child's prescribed wheeze or asthma action plan for symptom recognition and escalation, and avoid suggesting bacterial lysate products as proven primary prevention. Direct product questions to the pediatric clinician and follow local respiratory-care protocols.

Limitations & cautions

• The trial enrolled children with selected asthma-risk factors at 11 U.S. academic sites, and 596 of 822 randomized children completed the full observation period. The result addresses OM-85 for primary prevention in this population, not treatment of established asthma or acute wheezing.
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Key takeaways

• The program combined structured counselling, multilingual materials, mobile-app support, staff training, guidelines, and assistance establishing donor milk banks.
• Exclusive formula feeding decreased as exclusive mother's-own-milk feeding increased, without observed differences in clinical complications or length of stay.
• Implementation varied: counselling was delivered as intended in 71% of cases, donor milk banks were established at 40% of sites, and 61% of staff reported routine integration.

Nursing implications

• Use the NICU's approved lactation pathway early, document feeding source and barriers consistently, provide language-accessible teaching, and connect families with lactation and donor-milk resources available at the facility. Follow individualized feeding orders for medically fragile infants.

Limitations & cautions

• The intervention combined several components, so the contribution of any single element cannot be isolated. It was conducted in German level I NICUs, uptake varied by site, and significant effects were not demonstrated in infants under 1,000 g or those with the highest illness-severity scores.
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Key takeaways

• The trial randomized 709 children with high-risk B-cell ALL after consolidation to two cycles of blinatumomab or two cycles of chemotherapy.
• At a median 2.9 years of follow-up, estimated four-year event-free survival was 83.0% with blinatumomab versus 70.3% with chemotherapy.
• Treatment-related infection occurred in 23.9% versus 69.4%, while neurotoxic events occurred in 12.0% versus 3.2%; grade 2 or higher cytokine release syndrome occurred in 1.1% with blinatumomab.

Nursing implications

• When caring for a child receiving protocol-directed blinatumomab, verify the treatment phase and infusion plan, perform ordered neurologic and cytokine-release-syndrome assessments, and escalate fever, neurologic change, or infusion interruption through the pediatric oncology pathway. Do not substitute this regimen outside the treating team's protocol.

Limitations & cautions

• Abstract-only summary of a planned interim analysis with median follow-up of 2.9 years. The primary outcome estimate was four-year event-free survival rather than mature overall survival, and the findings apply to the trial's newly diagnosed high-risk B-cell ALL population and protocol.
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Key takeaways

• Eligible pregnancies involved an unborn child with at least two biologic family members who had medically diagnosed allergic disease.
• The intervention called for at least six eggs and 60 peanuts weekly, while the comparison diet allowed no more than three eggs and 30 peanuts weekly.
• The trial found no significant reduction in infant egg or peanut allergy by age one year and did not identify a safety difference between groups.

Nursing implications

• Provide nutrition education within the obstetric or pediatric team's plan, assess dietary restrictions and allergy concerns, and avoid presenting high maternal egg or peanut intake as a proven infant-allergy prevention strategy. Refer individualized questions to the appropriate clinician or dietitian.

Limitations & cautions

• Abstract-only summary. The trial enrolled a selected high-family-risk population, adherence and other diet details are not reported in the abstract, and the outcome was egg or peanut allergy at one year rather than all allergic disease or longer-term outcomes.
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Key takeaways

• Vitamin D supplementation of at least 200 IU per day probably reduced deficiency up to discharge or term-corrected age in preterm infants.
• Higher doses of at least 800 IU per day probably reduced deficiency compared with 200 to less than 800 IU per day, but probably increased vitamin D excess.
• Evidence did not establish broader benefits for bone health, growth, other morbidities, or hypercalcemia, and most studies were at high risk of bias.

Nursing implications

• Verify the prescribed cumulative vitamin D dose from all nutrition and medication sources, document administration and feeding changes, and follow the neonatal service's laboratory and dose-adjustment protocol. Do not increase supplementation outside provider orders.

Limitations & cautions

• The 34 included studies used varied populations and regimens, most were at high risk of bias, and many subgroup analyses were underpowered. Evidence for vitamin D excess came from 395 infants, while bone, growth, morbidity, and hypercalcemia outcomes were limited or uncertain.
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Key takeaways

• Visible respiratory-function feedback reduced mask leak and improved ventilation stability in the preterm manikin.
• In the term manikin, visible feedback was associated with delivered tidal volumes entering the prespecified target range.
• Participants who used visible feedback first maintained performance after its removal, suggesting a training carry-over effect.

Nursing implications

• During approved neonatal-resuscitation education, use respiratory-function feedback as directed by the course to review mask leak, tidal volume, and ventilation stability. In clinical care, follow the device policy and neonatal resuscitation protocol.

Limitations & cautions

• Abstract-only summary of a manikin simulation. The abstract does not report participant count or numerical effect estimates, and the study did not measure neonatal clinical outcomes; transfer to real resuscitations remains unproven.
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Key takeaways

• Electro-clinical response was reported in 69.2% of treated neonates, while seizure cessation was reported in 41.8%.
• Hypotension was the most frequently reported adverse event; respiratory depression, sedation-related effects, and transient EEG or aEEG suppression were reported less often.
• Variation in study design, monitoring, outcome definitions, and individual-level data limits confidence in the pooled observations.

Nursing implications

• When midazolam is ordered for refractory neonatal seizures, follow the local seizure protocol and provider orders, maintain prescribed EEG or aEEG and cardiorespiratory monitoring, and promptly escalate hypotension, respiratory depression, excessive sedation, or persistent electrographic seizures.

Limitations & cautions

• Abstract-only summary. The 11 included studies were heterogeneous, individual-level data were incomplete, and the gestational-age analysis was exploratory rather than confirmatory.
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Key takeaways

• The pooled anxiety estimate favored eHealth interventions, but heterogeneity was high and certainty was very low.
• Quality of life did not improve significantly in the pooled analysis.
• The post-traumatic stress estimate was not stable in sensitivity analysis.

Nursing implications

• Screen caregiver distress within the established oncology pathway, explain available digital support without presenting it as a replacement for clinical care, and escalate urgent mental-health concerns through local protocols.

Limitations & cautions

• Abstract-only summary. Evidence certainty was moderate only for depression and very low for anxiety, quality of life, and post-traumatic stress symptoms; intervention reporting and follow-up also varied.
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Key takeaways

• Trust, familiarity, and supportive communication were linked to opportunities for children to express their views.
• Developmentally appropriate information helped children understand and engage in care.
• Nonverbal expression, play, and child-friendly environments also influenced participation experiences.

Nursing implications

• Use developmentally appropriate explanations, invite verbal or nonverbal preferences when feasible, and include the child within the family-professional conversation while following the local consent and assent process.

Limitations & cautions

• Abstract-only summary. The synthesis was qualitative, and the included evidence predominantly reflected school-aged children and adolescents, with limited evidence about younger children.
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Key takeaways

• For fast-breathing pneumonia, oral amoxicillin reduced treatment failure at day 14 (RR 0.84, 95% CI 0.75 to 0.94; moderate-certainty evidence).
• For chest-indrawing pneumonia without danger signs, treatment-failure estimates were similar at days 6 and 14 for oral and injectable antibiotics.
• Serious adverse events did not differ between groups; the reported relative mortality reduction had a small absolute difference and should be interpreted cautiously.

Nursing implications

• Confirm that the child meets the local pathway's age and severity criteria, teach caregivers the prescribed schedule and return precautions, and escalate danger signs or clinical worsening promptly.

Limitations & cautions

• Abstract-only summary. The review covered trials published through August 2024; the abstract notes a large relative mortality estimate but small absolute differences, and results do not apply to children with danger signs.
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Key takeaways

• Iodine supplementation may make little or no difference to weight, based on three studies with 658 participants and low-certainty evidence.
• The effect on goitre was very uncertain because the two-study estimate was imprecise and highly heterogeneous.
• No included study reported iodine-related adverse events or health-related quality of life.

Nursing implications

• Assess diet and supplement use during pediatric teaching, and reinforce only the iodine strategy recommended by the patient's clinician, local public-health program, or facility protocol.

Limitations & cautions

• Abstract-only summary. The eight trials used widely differing ages, doses, routes, and follow-up periods; several key outcomes came from one trial, and adverse-event data were absent.
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Key takeaways

• Probiotic supplementation increased fecal Toll-like receptor 4 agonist activity.
• Gut-microbiota diversity, intestinal permeability, and systemic cytokine levels did not change detectably.
• The mechanistic change did not translate into improved disease activity during the three-month intervention.

Nursing implications

• Ask about supplement use, avoid presenting probiotics as a substitute for disease-modifying therapy, and reinforce the prescribed pediatric rheumatology plan.

Limitations & cautions

• Abstract-only summary. The trial enrolled 44 children, lasted three months, included selected juvenile-arthritis subtypes, and had missing-data sensitivity results that increased uncertainty.
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Key takeaways

• An earlier cause analysis identified failure to escalate central-line concerns as a potential improvement target.
• The program paired existing insertion and maintenance bundles with proactive risk assessment, nurse-led coordination, and standardized escalation.
• Statistical process-control charts identified two downward shifts in the hospital-wide CLABSI process mean.

Nursing implications

• Use the local central-line risk and escalation pathway, raise concerns early, and continue required insertion and maintenance bundle practices.

Limitations & cautions

• Abstract-only summary. This was a single-system, multiyear quality-improvement project without a concurrent control group; multiple interventions and secular changes prevent attribution to any one component.
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Key takeaways

• Five randomized, placebo-controlled trials with a total of 239 neonates were included.
• The pooled mortality estimate favored hydrocortisone, but the confidence interval approached no difference.
• The abstract addresses mortality only and does not provide pooled adverse-event or longer-term neurodevelopmental outcomes.

Nursing implications

• When hydrocortisone is ordered for refractory neonatal hypotension, continue close hemodynamic and medication monitoring and follow the NICU's dosing, glucose, electrolyte, and escalation protocols.

Limitations & cautions

• Abstract-only summary. Only five trials and 239 neonates were pooled; the abstract does not report gestational-age subgroups, dosing differences, adverse events, or neurodevelopmental outcomes.
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Key takeaways

• The analysis was restricted to births meeting selected low-risk criteria.
• The study found no evidence that higher birth-center use during the pandemic years increased neonatal mortality.
• The observational design cannot establish that birth setting itself caused the mortality pattern.

Nursing implications

• Keep eligibility, surveillance, escalation, and transfer decisions anchored to local birth-center criteria and maternal-newborn protocols.

Limitations & cautions

• Abstract-only summary. The study used retrospective vital-record data, was limited to selected low-risk births, and cannot exclude residual differences between people who delivered in birth centers and hospitals.
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Key takeaways

• The median participant age was 14 months, and 67% of participants were male.
• Oral tolerance at 12 hours was 86% in both groups.
• The longer stay associated with pantoprazole requires cautious interpretation because this was a single-center trial.

Nursing implications

• Prioritize the ordered hydration and oral-tolerance plan, document ongoing emesis, and clarify the indication before administering empiric acid suppression.

Limitations & cautions

• Abstract-only summary. This was a single-center study of 100 children in Tehran, and the abstract does not describe adverse events or explain why hospitalization was longer in the pantoprazole group.
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Key takeaways

• Sixty percent of patients in the included studies received home mechanical ventilation.
• Survival improved progressively over time in both ventilated and non-ventilated groups.
• As respiratory survival improved, cardiac and other causes accounted for a larger share of deaths.

Nursing implications

• During admissions and handoffs, verify the established ventilation, airway-clearance, and cardiac-monitoring plan and coordinate concerns with the multidisciplinary team.

Limitations & cautions

• Abstract-only summary. This was a study-level meta-analysis of heterogeneous observational survival reports; the ventilated and non-ventilated groups were not randomized, so associations should not be interpreted as treatment effects.
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Key takeaways

• Primary anxiety and depression outcomes did not differ significantly between groups.
• At 12 months, UP-A showed marginally lower depressive symptoms and neuroticism.
• UP-A favored several secondary outcomes, including hyperactivity, conduct problems, and total mental-health difficulties.

Nursing implications

• Frame these programs as early support for subthreshold symptoms, not as a replacement for assessment or indicated mental-health treatment.

Limitations & cautions

• Abstract-only summary. The active control also received a structured intervention, and the primary between-group outcomes were not significant.
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Key takeaways

• Serious adverse events occurred in 5.2% versus 3.0%; events of special interest occurred in 0.9% versus 0.1%.
• Three deaths occurred in the MenACYW-TT group. Investigators assessed all serious events, events of special interest, and deaths as unrelated to study vaccines.
• The authors considered the overall safety profiles comparable.

Nursing implications

• Use the study as safety context; vaccination eligibility and scheduling should follow the current local immunization protocol.

Limitations & cautions

• Abstract-only summary. The abstract does not establish equivalence for rare harms. These safety results do not create a universal infant vaccination recommendation.
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Key takeaways

• Primary events occurred in 3.4% versus 3.0% with balanced fluid and saline, respectively (risk ratio 1.10; 95% CI 0.88-1.40).
• Hyperchloremia was reported in 31.4% versus 49.0%, respectively.

Nursing implications

• Keep fluid-type documentation and ordered monitoring clear; this result does not justify independently changing the resuscitation plan.

Limitations & cautions

• Abstract-only summary. A nonsignificant result does not prove equivalence. Findings concern children with suspected septic shock and abnormal perfusion.
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Key takeaways

• Postextraction bleeding occurred after 33 of 271 procedures and 38 of 512 extracted teeth.
• First bleeding appeared at a mean 5.3 days and median six days after extraction.
• Extraction of four or more teeth was associated with higher procedure-level bleeding incidence.
• Tranexamic-acid use was associated with lower bleeding incidence, but retrospective confounding prevents a causal treatment conclusion.

Nursing implications

• At discharge, reconcile the procedure and prescribed factor or antifibrinolytic plan, confirm the patient can obtain and use ordered therapy, and use teach-back for local care, bleeding signs, and the exact escalation route during the following two weeks.

Limitations & cautions

• This retrospective four-center cohort had limited bleeding events and possible confounding by indication. Associations with tranexamic acid, primary wound closure, and number of extracted teeth do not prove that any one factor caused or prevented bleeding.
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Key takeaways

• The statement fills gaps left by guidance focused on more common inherited arrhythmia syndromes.
• Recommendations integrate available evidence with expert opinion using European Society of Cardiology consensus methods.
• The framework covers pharmacologic therapy, left cardiac sympathetic denervation, and selective implantable-cardioverter-defibrillator use.
• Pediatric and fetal presentation, molecular autopsy, family screening, and multidisciplinary specialized care receive specific attention.

Nursing implications

• For a patient with a known or suspected inherited arrhythmia syndrome, reconcile the exact diagnosis, symptoms, rhythm history, medications, implanted-device status, family history, and specialist emergency plan. Escalate syncope, palpitations with instability, seizures of uncertain cause, or concerning rhythm change urgently.

Limitations & cautions

• These very rare conditions have limited prospective evidence, so the statement combines evidence with expert consensus. The PubMed abstract summarizes the framework but does not provide condition-specific recommendation classes, doses, or algorithms; readers should consult the full statement.
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Key takeaways

• The review included 11 studies, mostly from South Africa and mostly using quasi-experimental designs.
• Most interventions were multicomponent and delivered in primary-school group settings.
• Some studies reported modest adiposity improvements or maintenance of normal weight status.
• Across nine comparisons, the pooled effect on BMI-for-age was not statistically significant and heterogeneity was substantial.

Nursing implications

• Use the approved school or clinic health-promotion program, document participation and relevant growth measures, and explain that healthy routines have value even when a short-term BMI change is not guaranteed. Escalate individual growth or health concerns through the pediatric care pathway.

Limitations & cautions

• Only 11 studies were included; 72.7% were conducted in South Africa and 70% were quasi-experimental. The pooled analysis was heterogeneous, and the findings may not generalize across African regions, school systems, or individual children.
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Key takeaways

• The review included five randomized trials with 410 participants with cystic fibrosis and respiratory MRSA.
• One small trial suggested more negative respiratory cultures at one month with active oral treatment, but sustained eradication was not established at longer follow-up.
• Nebulized vancomycin reduced MRSA colony counts in one trial, while most lung-function and exacerbation outcomes showed little or no difference.
• The review concluded that available evidence does not demonstrate the effectiveness of routine respiratory MRSA eradication treatment in cystic fibrosis.

Nursing implications

• Obtain and handle respiratory cultures according to the cystic-fibrosis pathway, verify every drug and decontamination component of an ordered eradication regimen, and monitor tolerance and follow-up culture results. Do not start, stop, or extend MRSA treatment based on this review alone.

Limitations & cautions

• Only five trials were included, several were small or had substantial attrition, interventions and outcome definitions differed, and certainty ranged from high to very low. Long-term effects on lung function, mortality, and cost remain unclear.
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Key takeaways

• The evidence synthesis included 819,277 infants and compared universal with selective ultrasound screening.
• Ultrasound use was 98.5% with universal screening and 8.7% with selective screening.
• Universal screening detected more DDH and was associated with more nonoperative treatment.
• Late diagnosis and surgical-treatment rates did not differ significantly between strategies.

Nursing implications

• Complete the newborn or pediatric hip assessment and risk-factor history, document abnormal or uncertain findings clearly, and verify that ordered imaging and follow-up are communicated before discharge. Use the screening strategy adopted by the local pediatric pathway.

Limitations & cautions

• This was a level III synthesis of cohort studies rather than randomized evidence. Screening programs may differ in examination quality, referral thresholds, ultrasound timing, and treatment criteria, so pooled comparisons do not define the best approach for every setting.
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Key takeaways

• The review included five randomized trials with 365 preterm infants; mean gestational age was under 29 weeks in every study.
• Cord or placental admission sampling likely reduced retinopathy of prematurity requiring treatment compared with sampling only from the infant.
• The same strategy may reduce severe intraventricular hemorrhage, but that evidence was low certainty.
• Evidence for blood-return devices, strict sampling protocols, mortality, and long-term neurodevelopment was very uncertain or unavailable.

Nursing implications

• Within an approved neonatal pathway, coordinate which admission tests can use cord or placental blood, label and handle specimens correctly, and track subsequent sampling volume. Do not delay clinically necessary testing or improvise blood-return methods outside protocol.

Limitations & cautions

• Only five small trials were included, and the different conservation strategies could not be treated as one intervention. Mortality and most major morbidity estimates were uncertain, and no study reported the specified long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes.
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Key takeaways

• The trial randomized 80 children aged 3 to 11 who were undergoing elective surgery.
• The interactive music intervention reduced measured preoperative anxiety by 38% versus standard care.
• Effects were larger among children aged 3 to 6 and those with high baseline anxiety.
• No clinically relevant differences were observed in the reported secondary outcomes.

Nursing implications

• Assess the child's baseline anxiety and communication needs, offer an approved interactive music option when available, involve the caregiver as appropriate, and continue standard preparation and reassessment through induction.

Limitations & cautions

• The trial was conducted at one center with 80 children undergoing elective surgery. Subgroup findings were based on smaller numbers, and the study did not show clinically relevant differences in secondary outcomes; broader replication is needed.
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Key takeaways

• The review included 18 studies based on case reports or small observational evidence.
• Among 42 exposed fetuses with diagnosed meconium ileus, the pooled proportion requiring surgery after birth was 12%.
• A historical comparison suggested a possible 59.5-percentage-point reduction in surgery risk.
• The lack of prospective controlled evidence prevents firm conclusions about efficacy or safety.

Nursing implications

• Document the fetal cystic fibrosis and bowel findings accurately, coordinate the specialist maternal and neonatal plan, and prepare families for postnatal assessment and possible surgical needs without presenting prenatal CFTR modulator use as proven standard care.

Limitations & cautions

• Evidence was limited to case reports and small observational studies, used a historical rather than concurrent control, and involved few fetuses. Selection bias, reporting bias, confounding, and uncertain maternal-fetal safety limit interpretation.
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Key takeaways

• Eleven studies evaluated paramagnetic rim lesions or the central vein sign in pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis.
• Across seven studies, 71.6% of patients had at least one paramagnetic rim lesion.
• The pooled mean proportion of central-vein-sign-positive lesions was 57.9% across six studies.
• Comparative pediatric data were sparse, so these findings do not establish stand-alone diagnostic performance.

Nursing implications

• Document the patient's symptoms and prior neurologic history accurately, prepare families for ordered MRI procedures, and route questions about rim lesions or the central vein sign to the neurology team. Avoid presenting either marker as diagnostic by itself.

Limitations & cautions

• Only 11 studies were included, sample sizes differed by outcome, and comparative diagnostic-accuracy data were too limited for meta-analysis. Central-vein-sign thresholds showed substantial variability, limiting direct translation to individual patients.
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Key takeaways

• The pilot crossover trial included 57 intubated neonates and short observation periods under both care conditions.
• Tube-grabbing and tube-touching behaviors were less frequent during the Sunflower Technique periods.
• N-PASS and COMFORTneo agitation scores were lower during the technique.
• No unplanned extubations occurred, so the study did not establish a reduction in the clinical event named in its title.

Nursing implications

• Do not introduce the technique outside an approved neonatal developmental-care and airway-safety protocol. If a unit evaluates it, maintain all existing endotracheal-tube security, positioning, agitation assessment, and escalation practices and measure actual safety outcomes.

Limitations & cautions

• This was a small pilot crossover study with brief same-day observation periods. It measured agitation and tube-touching or grabbing behaviors, no unplanned extubation occurred in either condition, and staff-intervention frequency was not significantly different.
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Key takeaways

• The review included one New Zealand randomized trial involving 132 infants born at 34 0/7 to 36 6/7 weeks' gestation.
• Caffeine may reduce intermittent hypoxemia episodes over one week, but this finding was based on low-certainty evidence.
• Effects on respiratory support, length of stay, and treatment-stopping adverse effects remained very uncertain.
• No study reported major neurodevelopmental disability or evaluated methylxanthines for treatment of established hypoxemia, apnea, or respiratory insufficiency.

Nursing implications

• When caring for a late-preterm infant receiving a prescribed methylxanthine, confirm the documented indication and follow the ordered cardiorespiratory surveillance and medication-monitoring pathway. Record hypoxemia or apnea events consistently so the team can evaluate response without assuming benefit beyond the limited evidence.

Limitations & cautions

• All conclusions came from one 132-infant trial. Every outcome was downgraded for serious or very serious imprecision, several outcomes also had risk-of-bias concerns, and no evidence addressed treatment of established respiratory problems or major neurodevelopmental disability.
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Key takeaways

• The review included 11 randomized trials and 750 pediatric patients; six studies informed the pain network and five informed the complication network.
• Neither penile block nor pudendal nerve block significantly improved 24-hour pain compared with caudal block.
• No significant complication-rate differences were identified among caudal block, penile block, and general anesthesia.
• Treatment rankings describe probabilities and should not be interpreted as proof that one technique is clinically superior.

Nursing implications

• Use the age-appropriate pain scale and recovery-monitoring schedule required by the service, document rescue analgesia and adverse findings, and escalate inadequate pain control or unexpected motor, sensory, urinary, or hemodynamic changes. Treat block selection as an anesthesia-team decision rather than a nursing inference from rankings.

Limitations & cautions

• The pain network had substantial heterogeneity and low certainty because of imprecision and incoherence. The abstract reports moderate-certainty complication evidence but does not establish equivalence among techniques or address every clinically relevant adverse event.
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Key takeaways

• The review included 22 studies and 14,763 participants; 10 studies contributed odds ratios to the primary meta-analysis.
• Higher screen exposure was associated with greater migraine or headache odds, with a pooled odds ratio of 1.60.
• The association pointed in the same direction in adults and in pediatric or adolescent participants.
• GRADE certainty was low because exposure was largely self-reported and cross-sectional, with residual confounding and possible publication bias.

Nursing implications

• Ask about screen timing, duration, brightness, breaks, posture, sleep, and whether symptoms follow a reproducible pattern. Use a headache and exposure diary when it fits the care plan, and support individualized trigger management without presenting blanket screen avoidance as proven treatment.

Limitations & cautions

• The evidence was almost entirely cross-sectional, screen exposure was usually self-reported, heterogeneity was moderate, and Egger's test suggested possible small-study effects. Association does not establish direction or causality, and prospective intervention studies are needed.
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Key takeaways

• The open-label trial randomized 127 children aged 3 to 18 years receiving high-dose methotrexate for acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
• The primary per-protocol analysis included 118 participants with available day-14 outcomes.
• Any-grade and grade II or worse oral mucositis were less frequent with ice-cold saline rinses than with standard oral care alone.
• Mucositis duration did not differ significantly, and no serious oral-cryotherapy-related adverse events were reported.

Nursing implications

• If oral cryotherapy is ordered in the treatment plan, verify timing and technique, assess developmental ability and aspiration risk, monitor tolerance and oral findings, and continue the standard oral-care bundle. Escalate pain, reduced intake, bleeding, ulceration, fever, or suspected infection.

Limitations & cautions

• This was a single-center, open-label trial with a per-protocol primary analysis that excluded nine randomized participants, seven from the cryotherapy group. The subgroup findings were exploratory, and multicenter confirmation with intention-to-treat analysis is needed before routine implementation.
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Key takeaways

• The retrospective cohort included 428 infants born before 28 weeks of gestation.
• Combined early oral-motor intervention and kangaroo care was associated with lower adjusted odds of feeding intolerance than oral-motor intervention alone.
• Among infants reaching oral-intake milestones, combined care was associated with shorter time to 50% and 80% oral intake.
• Oral-motor function mediated an estimated 26.5% of the association, but mediation and treatment effects cannot be established from this observational design.

Nursing implications

• Within an approved neonatal pathway, assess physiologic and feeding readiness, prepare the parent and infant for safe kangaroo care, document session timing and tolerance, and coordinate oral-motor support with the feeding team. Pause and escalate instability, stress cues, or feeding-intolerance findings.

Limitations & cautions

• This was a retrospective observational study, and exposure was defined as at least one 60-minute kangaroo-care session by the first oral-feeding training day. Residual confounding and selection bias may remain, milestone-time analyses included achievers, and mediation estimates depend on untestable assumptions.
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Key takeaways

• The review combined eight pediatric studies comparing levetiracetam with sodium valproate.
• Pooled seizure freedom and failure-to-achieve-seizure-freedom outcomes were similar between treatments.
• Overall adverse effects and weight gain were lower with levetiracetam, with high certainty assigned to those outcomes.
• Longer, high-quality pediatric trials are still needed, and the evidence combined new-onset epilepsy with established status epilepticus.

Nursing implications

• Verify the indication, weight-based dose, formulation, interactions, and monitoring plan. Document seizure activity and recovery, and assess sedation, behavior or mood change, rash, gastrointestinal effects, appetite, and weight trends; escalate breakthrough seizures or suspected adverse reactions promptly.

Limitations & cautions

• Only eight studies were included, one was observational, and the analysis combined children with new-onset epilepsy and established status epilepticus. Follow-up was insufficient to establish comparative long-term effectiveness and safety across epilepsy syndromes.
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Key takeaways

• The per-protocol analysis included 127 neonates born at 26 weeks 0 days through 31 weeks 6 days who required delivery-room resuscitation.
• The composite of in-hospital mortality, severe intraventricular hemorrhage, or bronchopulmonary dysplasia occurred in 35.9% with intact-cord resuscitation and 60.3% with conventional clamping.
• Mortality was 26.6% versus 41.3%, and severe intraventricular hemorrhage was 9.4% versus 20.6%, respectively.
• Maternal safety outcomes were comparable between groups in this trial.

Nursing implications

• For an anticipated very preterm birth, confirm the ordered cord-management and resuscitation plan, equipment position, role assignments, monitoring, and escalation route before delivery. Document timing, respiratory support, oxygenation, temperature, and transition findings according to the neonatal pathway.

Limitations & cautions

• This was a single-center, open-label trial with 127 neonates and a per-protocol analysis. The composite combined outcomes of different clinical importance, and the findings may not generalize to centers without the same equipment, staffing, obstetric coordination, or neonatal population.
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Key takeaways

• The review included 34 cohort and case-control studies of Japanese women with singleton pregnancies.
• Pre-pregnancy underweight was associated with low birth weight, with a pooled odds ratio of 1.61.
• Pooled odds ratios were 1.59 for small for gestational age and 1.23 for preterm birth.
• Mean infant birth weight was 115.02 g lower in the underweight group across included studies.

Nursing implications

• Document pre-pregnancy weight history when available, assess nutrition and access barriers without stigma, and track ordered maternal and fetal surveillance. Reinforce the individualized nutrition and follow-up plan and escalate concerning weight trajectory, intake, or fetal-growth findings.

Limitations & cautions

• The evidence came from observational cohort and case-control studies and cannot establish causation. The review focused on Japanese women with singleton pregnancies, so pooled estimates may not generalize to other populations, multiple gestations, or an individual patient's risk profile.
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Key takeaways

• PediCAP randomized 1,101 hospitalized children with severe pneumonia without complicating factors.
• Day-28 readmission or death occurred in 5.6% with oral amoxicillin step-down, 6.9% with co-amoxiclav step-down, and 6.3% with intravenous-only treatment.
• Four- and five-day randomized total-duration strategies were noninferior to the eight-day strategy under the trial's margin.
• Co-amoxiclav was not superior to amoxicillin, and antibiotic-related or serious adverse events rose with longer randomized duration.

Nursing implications

• Before an ordered oral step-down, document clinical improvement, respiratory and hydration status, oral tolerance, medication administration, and caregiver readiness. Use teach-back for dosing, completion, return precautions, and follow-up, and escalate any loss of improvement.

Limitations & cautions

• The trial was open-label and enrolled children aged 2 months to 6 years in sub-Saharan African hospitals who had severe pneumonia without complicating factors, weighed 3 to 30 kg, and had C-reactive protein above 10 mg/L. Clinicians could change therapy when indicated, and the findings should not be extended to complicated pneumonia or clinically unstable children.
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Key takeaways

• The trial enrolled adolescents aged 12 to 18 years from Chinese high schools and randomized 212 to emotional-cognitive training and 224 to psychoeducation.
• Depressive symptoms improved over time, but neither the overall group difference nor the group-by-time interaction was statistically significant.
• A post hoc subgroup with anxiety had higher remission at the end of treatment, with an adjusted odds ratio of 1.39 and number needed to treat of 7.
• The subgroup and mediation findings were exploratory and need confirmation before being used to target treatment.

Nursing implications

• Treat a digital program as one component of the care plan: confirm access and privacy, monitor depressive symptoms and functioning with approved tools, complete required suicide-risk assessment, and maintain clear escalation and follow-up pathways.

Limitations & cautions

• Participants were recruited from high schools in China, the comparator was active web-based psychoeducation, and follow-up was limited to three months. The primary between-group result was null; the anxiety subgroup and resilience mediation findings were post hoc or exploratory and should not be treated as confirmed treatment-selection rules.
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