Journal of Pediatric Perspectives

Evaluating Non-Traumatic Loss of Consciousness in Children Admitted to the Emergency Room

Rasool Kermani; Jafar Nasiri; Zahra Barouti

Volume 9, Issue 4 , April 2021, , Pages 13371-13380

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2020.48416.3897

Abstract

Background Non-traumatic loss of consciousness is a nonspecific symptom resulting from a broad range of diseases in children, and its outcome depends on factors, including its primary ... Read More Background Non-traumatic loss of consciousness is a nonspecific symptom resulting from a broad range of diseases in children, and its outcome depends on factors, including its primary etiologies, age, sex, and patient clinical condition at the time of admission. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the etiology and outcome of children's non-traumatic loss of consciousness and to determine predictive clinical and paraclinical features. Materials and Methods: This retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted in Imam Hossein Hospital, Isfahan, Iran. Documents of 101 children aged one month to fifteen years old who were admitted with non-traumatic loss of consciousness from March 2016 to March 2017 were reviewed. Data regarding patient’s profile, signs and symptoms, para-clinical findings, progression, and outcome were collected and analyzed using SPSS software version 23.0. Results: Results showed that the most common cause was infections (40.6%), followed by seizure (23.8%) and intoxication (19.8%). Also, infection was the main cause of mortality. The mortality rate was 18.8% and it was significantly and directly correlated with duration of hospitalization, intensive care unit (ICU) admission, and emergency interventions such as intubation or cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) at the time of admission, seizure status, dehydration, irritability, poor feeding, oliguria, hypotension, non-reactive pupils, low oxygen saturation, hyporeflexia, and hypotonia. Moreover, paraclinical factors such as thrombocytopenia, neutropenia, impaired liver and kidney function tests, and high coagulation test predicated poor outcomes. Conclusion The most common cause of non-traumatic loss of consciousness and the most common cause of mortality was infection. Longer duration of hospitalization, ICU admission and interventions were associated with poor outcomes. It seems physicians should pay more attention to these predictive factors.

Evaluation of Clinical Manifestation, Demographics Parameters and Causes of Chest Pain in Children

Yazdan Ghandi; Sarvenaz Mehrabi; Rohaman Nariman; Danial Habibi

Volume 8, Issue 11 , November 2020, , Pages 12409-12419

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2020.46345.3772

Abstract

BackgroundChest pain is one of the common chief complaints in children which can be benign and/or life-threatening. In this retrospective study, the causes of chest pain, associated ... Read More

Etiology and Outcome of Chronic Kidney Disease in Iranian Children

Neamatollah Ataei; Mostafa Hosseini; Masoud Baikpour; Fatemeh Ataei; Hosein Bloori Jirandeh; Behnaz Bazargani; Mahmoud Yousefifard; Arash Abbasi

Volume 4, Issue 7 , July 2016, , Pages 2105-2112

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2016.6977

Abstract

Background Considering the significant geographical and ethnical differences in pattern of incidence, etiology and outcome of chronic kidney disease (CKD), the present study aimed to ... Read More

Pediatric Neck Mass

Guilherme Machado de Carvalho; Milena Silva de Lavor; Jeniffer Cristina Kozechen Rickli; Tammy Fumiko Messias Takara; Alexandre Caixeta Guimarães; Agrício Nubiato Crespo

Volume 3, Issue 6.1 , November 2015, , Pages 1005-1014

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2015.5161

Abstract

Introduction Neck masses include a wide variety of diagnostic possibilities, with more than 60 etiologies that depend on clinical aspects such as age, location and time of disease ... Read More

Assessment of chronic diarrhea in early infancy in Tehran Tertiary Care Center; Tehran-Iran

Farzaneh Motamed; Naheid Kazemi; Raheleh Nabavizadeh

Volume 3, Issue 2.1 , March 2015, , Pages 45-50

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2015.4062

Abstract

Introduction Chronic diarrhea of infancy is a heterogeneous syndrome that includes several diseases with different etiologies. The aim of this study was investigating chronic diarrhea, ... Read More

Factors Affecting the Outcome of Bronchiectasis in Pediatric Patients

Nemat Bilan; Mitra Agakhani; M Niafar

Volume 2, Issue 4.3 , December 2014, , Pages 377-389

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2014.3310

Abstract

Introduction: Bronchiectasis is a common problem in children and early diagnosis can lead to early treatment and prevent of its complications. This study was aimed to evaluate factors ... Read More

Viewpoints of Traditional Iranian Medicine (TIM) about Etiology of Pediatric Constipation

Mohhad Reza Noras; Mohammad Ali Kiani

Volume 2, Issue 1 , January 2014, , Pages 89-92

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2014.2125

Abstract

Introduction Constipation in children is a common health problem affecting 0.7% to 29.6% children across the world. Exact etiology for developing symptoms is not clear in children and ... Read More

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Evaluating Non-Traumatic Loss of Consciousness in Children Admitted to the Emergency Room

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Evaluation of Clinical Manifestation, Demographics Parameters and Causes of Chest Pain in Children

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Etiology and Outcome of Chronic Kidney Disease in Iranian Children

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Pediatric Neck Mass

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Assessment of chronic diarrhea in early infancy in Tehran Tertiary Care Center; Tehran-Iran

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Factors Affecting the Outcome of Bronchiectasis in Pediatric Patients

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Viewpoints of Traditional Iranian Medicine (TIM) about Etiology of Pediatric Constipation

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