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Indian Pediatr 2012;49:77c

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Amit P Shah

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Helium-oxygen therapy for infants with bronchiolitis (Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2011 Dec;165(12):1115-22)

This study conducted on infants with bronchiolitis that nebulized racemic epinephrine delivered by helium-oxygen (70:30) followed by helium-oxygen inhalation therapy delivered by high flow nasal cannula was associated with a greater degree of clinical improvement compared with that delivered by 100% oxygen.
 

Babies sleep better following afternoon vaccines (Pediatrics 2011; 1100 -1108)


The study showed that babies who received vaccination after 1:30 in the afternoon slept an hour and a half longer, on average, than the day before, while infants who were vaccinated before 1.30 pm slept only a half hour longer than the preceding day.
 

Daily steroid treatment not required for wheezing toddlers (NEJM. 2011;365:1990-2001)


Daily inhaled steroid therapy is recommended for children younger than 5 years having positive values on the modified asthma predictive index and at least 4 wheezing episodes in the previous year. This study demonstrated that the frequency of exacerbations, severity of asthma, and adverse effects were not different between two groups of children with asthma, recieving daily or intermittent steroid therapy.


 

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