Indian pediatricsPub Date : 2025-04-01DOI: 10.1007/s13312-025-00046-0
A Nalina, A Shashidhar
{"title":"Feasibility of Implementing Resuscitation Training for Parents of at-Risk Infants at Discharge: Author's Reply.","authors":"A Nalina, A Shashidhar","doi":"10.1007/s13312-025-00046-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13312-025-00046-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13291,"journal":{"name":"Indian pediatrics","volume":" ","pages":"316-317"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143752288","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Indian pediatricsPub Date : 2025-04-01Epub Date: 2025-04-08DOI: 10.1007/s13312-025-00058-w
Rajiv Mahajan, Tejinder Singh
{"title":"Reply to: Reforming Medical Education to Address the Challenge of Professional Identity for Medical Students.","authors":"Rajiv Mahajan, Tejinder Singh","doi":"10.1007/s13312-025-00058-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13312-025-00058-w","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13291,"journal":{"name":"Indian pediatrics","volume":" ","pages":"320"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143811421","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Glutamine Mouthwash for Preventing Methotrexate-Induced Mucositis in Children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Randomized Cross-Over Trial.","authors":"S Siva Sankaran, Pooja Dewan, Rajeev Kumar Malhotra, Deepika Harit, Bineeta Kashyap, Mukesh Yadav, Mandeep Singh Khalsa","doi":"10.1007/s13312-025-00042-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13312-025-00042-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To assess the efficacy of glutamine mouthwash versus standard oral hygiene protocol (SOHP) in reducing the overall incidence, duration and severity of oral mucositis in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) receiving High Dose Methotrexate (HDMTX).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this cross-over trial, children with ALL due to receive four courses of HDMTX (2 g/m<sup>2</sup>/dose) (on days 8, 22, 36, and 50 of consolidation) were randomized to receive two consecutive courses of HDMTX with glutamine mouthwash plus SOHP, followed by two HDMTX courses with SOHP only; or vice-versa. Glutamine suspension was administered twice daily by swish and swallow technique, starting one day before the course of HDMTX and continued upto 7 days or till mucositis persisted. SOHP comprised supervised brushing, chlorhexidine mouthwash, and clotrimazole mouth-paint. Severity of mucositis was graded using WHO grading and pain was assessed by Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Sixty four courses of HDMTX were analyzed. The overall incidence of mucositis in the glutamine group was comparable to the SOHP group (71.8% vs 81.2%; P = 0.08). The glutamine group had a significantly lesser incidence of severe mucositis [3.1% vs 44%; RR (95% CI) 0.07 (0.01, 0.35); P < 0.001], shorter overall duration of mucositis [2 (0, 3) days vs 5 (3, 5) days, P < 0.001] and lower median (IQR) pain scores [4.5 (0, 6) Vs 8 (5.25, 8), P < 0.001].</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Glutamine mouthwash is effective in reducing the incidence of severe mucositis and overall duration of mucositis and associated pain in children receiving HDMTX.</p>","PeriodicalId":13291,"journal":{"name":"Indian pediatrics","volume":" ","pages":"269-275"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143811401","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Indian pediatricsPub Date : 2025-04-01Epub Date: 2025-03-31DOI: 10.1007/s13312-025-00045-1
Aditya Bhatt, Somashekhar Nimbalkar
{"title":"Feasibility of Implementing Resuscitation Training for Parents of At-Risk Infants at Discharge (FIRST AID): Valuable Insights for the Future.","authors":"Aditya Bhatt, Somashekhar Nimbalkar","doi":"10.1007/s13312-025-00045-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13312-025-00045-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13291,"journal":{"name":"Indian pediatrics","volume":" ","pages":"315"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143752286","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Indian pediatricsPub Date : 2025-04-01DOI: 10.1007/s13312-025-00068-8
Suchitra Surve
{"title":"Levofloxacin Preventive Therapy for Children Living with Adults with MDR-TB: Pediatric Tuberculosis Specialist's Viewpoint.","authors":"Suchitra Surve","doi":"10.1007/s13312-025-00068-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13312-025-00068-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13291,"journal":{"name":"Indian pediatrics","volume":" ","pages":"310-311"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143752308","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Indian pediatricsPub Date : 2025-04-01DOI: 10.1007/s13312-025-00015-7
Robyn Whitney, Prashant Jauhari, Puneet Jain
{"title":"Cannabinoid Use in Pediatric Epilepsy.","authors":"Robyn Whitney, Prashant Jauhari, Puneet Jain","doi":"10.1007/s13312-025-00015-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-025-00015-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cannabidiol has shown promising effects on reducing seizure frequency in children and adults with selected epilepsy syndromes. In this narrative brief review, we provide an update on the use of cannabidiol in pediatric epilepsy including the indications for its use, clinical efficacy, adverse effects, requirements for monitoring and regulations.</p>","PeriodicalId":13291,"journal":{"name":"Indian pediatrics","volume":"62 4","pages":"300-305"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143998200","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Indian pediatricsPub Date : 2025-04-01DOI: 10.1007/s13312-025-00073-x
Neha Rastogi
{"title":"Chemotherapy-Induced Oral Mucositis: Can We Nip it in the Bud?","authors":"Neha Rastogi","doi":"10.1007/s13312-025-00073-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13312-025-00073-x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13291,"journal":{"name":"Indian pediatrics","volume":" ","pages":"262-263"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143752280","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Indian pediatricsPub Date : 2025-04-01DOI: 10.1007/s13312-025-00026-4
Maha Haddad, Lavjay Butani
{"title":"Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy in Children.","authors":"Maha Haddad, Lavjay Butani","doi":"10.1007/s13312-025-00026-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-025-00026-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Continuous renal replacement (CRRT) therapies are a valuable addition to the dialytic armamentarium, and that, through gentler fluid removal and solute clearance, are better tolerated in critically ill children who are in need of dialysis. CRRT is technically demanding and resource intensive, and its use can be associated with many complications. There are many different modalities of CRRT, each of which employ varying combinations of convective and diffuse solute removal and ultrafiltration. CRRT is performed using specialized devices with their own unique dialysis filters and options for different circuit anticoagulation modalities. Because of the complexities inherent in the choice of CRRT and the monitoring involved, CRRT must be performed an intensive care unit setting, using a multidisciplinary team approach.</p>","PeriodicalId":13291,"journal":{"name":"Indian pediatrics","volume":"62 4","pages":"295-299"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12006231/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144011640","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Indian pediatricsPub Date : 2025-04-01Epub Date: 2025-03-31DOI: 10.1007/s13312-025-00052-2
Shoichiro Shirane, Shina Tomono
{"title":"Unilateral Cheek Edema in a Child with Immunoglobulin A Vasculitis.","authors":"Shoichiro Shirane, Shina Tomono","doi":"10.1007/s13312-025-00052-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13312-025-00052-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13291,"journal":{"name":"Indian pediatrics","volume":" ","pages":"324-325"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143752405","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Indian pediatricsPub Date : 2025-04-01Epub Date: 2025-04-03DOI: 10.1007/s13312-025-00051-3
S B Mithun Krishna, Jitendra Meena, Jogender Kumar, Kanya Mukhopadhyay, Praveen Kumar
{"title":"Incidence and Risk Factors for Metabolic Bone Disease of Prematurity in Indian Infants: A Prospective Observational Study.","authors":"S B Mithun Krishna, Jitendra Meena, Jogender Kumar, Kanya Mukhopadhyay, Praveen Kumar","doi":"10.1007/s13312-025-00051-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13312-025-00051-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To assess the incidence and risk factors for metabolic bone disease of prematurity (MBDP).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Infants born at ≤ 33 weeks' gestation were screened for MBDP using serum calcium, phosphorus, and alkaline phosphatase levels. Screening began at 3-6 weeks and was repeated as indicated until three months of corrected age. Feed volume, nutrient supplementation, and morbidity data were compared between the infants with and without MBDP.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among the 153 infants, 22 (14.4%) had moderate MBDP and 28 (18.3%) had severe MBDP. Lower birth weight was independently associated with severe MBDP (P-0.009).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Nearly 40% of the preterm infants in our cohort had moderate-to-severe MBDP.</p>","PeriodicalId":13291,"journal":{"name":"Indian pediatrics","volume":" ","pages":"289-292"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143772220","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}