- Review Articles
- Critical Care Medicine
- Pediatric postintensive care syndrome: high burden and a gap in evaluation tools for limited-resource settings
- Chanapai Chaiyakulsil, Rapee Opasatian, Paweethida Tippayawong
- Clin Exp Pediatr. 2021;64(9):436-442. Published online December 18, 2020
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Pediatric postintensive care syndrome has high impact and burden and can affect a child’s life for decades. The early evaluation and detection of such problems require a simple and less time-consuming surveillance tool. Current evaluation tools can be difficult and strenuous for areas with limited resources. Thus, a new simple tool is required for the early detection and intervention of postintensive care syndrome in critically ill children
- Nutrition
- Dietary intake and nutritional status of Korean children and adolescents: a review of national survey data
- Minji Kang, So Yoon Choi, Minyoung Jung
- Clin Exp Pediatr. 2021;64(9):443-458. Published online December 28, 2020
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In Korea, several national cross-sectional surveys monitor the diet, nutritional status, and health status of children. This continual dedicated national surveillance system contributes to the identification of nutritional and health issues, establishment of public health policies, and development of nutrition recommendations. This paper provides recent information about the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and the Korean Youth Risk...
- Infection
- Consideration in treatment decisions for refractory Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia
- Hye-Kyung Cho
- Clin Exp Pediatr. 2021;64(9):459-467. Published online February 10, 2021
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• To avoid unnecessary exposure to secondary antibiotics, it is needed to diagnose Mycoplasma pneumoniae (MP) pneumonia carefully, especially when unresponsiveness to macrolide is suspected.
• Serologic and molecular tests for MP infection and excluding respiratory infection caused by other pathogens might be considered.
• It is necessary to continuously monitor antibiotic susceptibility of MP, and efforts to lower antibiotic pressure are required.
- Editorials
- Nutrition
- Advantages and limitations of using national survey datasets in child and adolescent research
- Yoon Lee
- Clin Exp Pediatr. 2021;64(9):468-470. Published online January 26, 2021
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The Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and the Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey are major nationwide health and nutrition surveys in Korea. Although these surveys have some limitations of cross-sectional sample surveys, the accumulated data are valuable and provide new prospects for understanding public health depending on the interpretation method.
- Gastroenterology
- Does smartphone overuse affect functional gastrointestinal disorders?
- Jee Hyun Lee
- Clin Exp Pediatr. 2021;64(9):471-472. Published online December 28, 2020
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Functional gastrointestinal disorders are common disorders characterized by persistent and recurrent gastrointestinal symptoms. Pathophysiological mechanisms have been suggested, including intestinal microbiota, altered intestinal permeability and motility, dietary effects, sensory abnormalities, and brain-gut dysregulation. Lifestyle factors such as diet, sleep, affect, and physical activity might function as moderators.
- Original Articles
- Nutrition
- Impact of preoperative nutritional status on surgical outcomes in patients with pediatric gastrointestinal surgery
- Nehal El Koofy, Hadeer Mohamed Nasr Eldin, Wesam Mohamed, Mostafa Gad, Sara Tarek, Gamal El Tagy
- Clin Exp Pediatr. 2021;64(9):473-479. Published online November 16, 2020
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Question: Is malnutrition a risk factor for postoperative complications in pediatric surgical patients?
Finding: There is a high incidence of malnutrition in pediatric surgical patients. Stunting increases the risks of postoperative complications and extended hospital stays, while underweight status contributes to extended hospital stays.
Meaning: Preoperative nutritional assessments are crucial to improving postoperative outcomes. Anemia increases the risk of postoperative complications and should be corrected preoperatively.
- Allergy
- Cohort profile: National Investigation of Birth Cohort in Korea study 2008 (NICKs-2008)
- Ju Hee Kim, Jung Eun Lee, So Min Shim, Eun Kyo Ha, Dong Keon Yon, Ok Hyang Kim, Ji Hyeon Baek, Hyun Yong Koh, Kyu Young Chae, Seung Won Lee, Man Yong Han
- Clin Exp Pediatr. 2021;64(9):480-488. Published online January 5, 2021
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This national cohort study included all Korean children born in 2008 and 2009 observed over a period of more than 10 years. Our findings demonstrate that it is possible to analyze disease onset prior to hospitalization based on information such as lifestyle, eating habits, and risk factors by integrating National Health Insurance System data with national health screening data.
- Neurobehavior
- Is there an association between labor induction and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder among children?
- Ensiyeh Jenabi, Mahdieh Seyedi, Saeid Bashirian, Bita Fereidooni
- Clin Exp Pediatr. 2021;64(9):489-493. Published online February 5, 2021
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· This meta-analysis pooled all observational (case-control and cohort) studies to obtain the association between labor induction and the risk of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) among children.
· The findings showed that labor induction is not associated with increased risk of ADHD among children.
- Letter to the Editor
- Gastroenterology
- Functional gastrointestinal disorders and smartphone use in adolescents
- Mauro Cinquetti, Marco Biasin, Marco Ventimiglia, Linda Balanzoni, Denise Signorelli, Angelo Pietrobelli
- Clin Exp Pediatr. 2021;64(9):494-496. Published online November 9, 2020
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Question: Are functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) common in Italy? If so, what are the associated risk factors?
Finding: In this cross-sectional study of 1,594 adolescents, the prevalence of FGIDs was 30.9% and was mainly associated with smartphone addiction.
Meaning: Smartphone use and dietary habits should be monitored in children with FGIDs.
