Background: Pediatric minimally invasive surgery (MIS) is a standard technique worldwide. We aimed to analyze the research activity in this field. Methods: Articles on pediatric MIS (1991–2020) were analyzed from the Web of Science ™ for the total number of publications, citations, journals, and impact factors (IF). Of these, the 50 most cited publications were evaluated in detail and classified according to the level of evidence (i.e., study design) and topic (i.e., surgical procedure). Results: In total, 4464 publications and 53,111 citations from 684 journals on pediatric MIS were identified. The 50 most cited papers were published from 32 institutions in the USA/Canada (n = 28), Europe (n = 19 ), and Asia (n = 3) in 12 journals. Four authors (USA/Europe) contributed to 26% of the 50 most cited papers as first/senior author. Hot topics were laparoscopic pyeloplasty (n = 9), inguinal hernia repair (n = 7), appendectomy, and pyloromyotomy (n = 4 each). The majority of publications were retrospective studies (n = 33) and case reports (n = 6) (IF 5.2 ± 3.2; impact index 16.5 ± 6.4; citations 125 ± 39.4). They were cited as often as articles with high evidence levels (meta-analyses, n = 2; randomized controlled trials, n = 7; prospective studies, n = 2) (IF 12.9 ± 22.5; impact index 14.0 ± 6.5; citations 125 ± 34.7; p > 0.05). Conclusions: Publications on laparoscopic pyeloplasty, inguinal hernia repair, appendectomy, and pyloromyotomy are cited most often in pediatric MIS. However, the relevant number of studies with strong evidence for the advantages of MIS in pediatric surgery is missing

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:31:39Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2008-07-29Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T20:02:37Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 risso_acmcr_me_botfm.pdf: 474997 bytes, checksum: 964855ea304f1597b90342ac897f88ad (MD5) / Hospital Das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu / Secretaria de Saúde do Estado de São Paulo / A hospitalização é uma experiência complexa e pode apresentar-se como agradável ou não, sendo agravada no caso de necessidade de intervenção cirúrgica, principalmente quando o paciente é criança. Na prática, observa-se todo um movimento de reorganização pessoal do paciente e de seus familiares para enfrentar esse momento. Quando a cirurgia é suspensa, o paciente e seus familiares estão sujeitos a um desconforto maior, que pode gerar sentimentos de insegurança, angústia e ansiedade. Este estudo teve como objetivo identificar e descrever a percepção de quinze mães e/ou responsáveis por crianças de 0 a 18 anos, internadas num hospital de ensino do interior do Estado de São Paulo, após receberem a notícia de que a cirurgia de seu filho (a) seria suspensa. Foi um estudo descritivo com abordagem qualitativa, que utilizou o referencial teórico da Comunicação Interpessoal e o referencial metodológico da Análise de Conteúdo. Os resultados evidenciaram que as suspensões de cirurgias pediátricas são um fato presente na instituição, que trazem repercussões ao paciente e seus familiares e à organização institucional; que a comunicação entre profissionais da equipe de saúde, pacientes e familiares sobre procedimentos a serem realizados ou não, é inadequada; que a atuação da enfermagem no momento da notícia da suspensão da cirurgia precisa ser pontual e efetiva. / Hospitalization is a complex experience which may or may not be agreeable; this can be made worse if surgical intervention is required, especially when the patient is a child. In practice a personal struggle can be seen in the patient and family to brave this moment. When surgery is suspended, the patient and family are subjected to a stronger discomfort, which can cause feelings of insecurity, distress, and anxiety. The objective of this study was to identify and describe the perceptions of fifteen mothers or guardians of children between 0 and 18 years old admitted in a teaching hospital in the interior of São Paulo State Brazil, after receiving news that surgery for their child was suspended. This was a descriptive qualitative study which used Interpersonal Communication as theoretical reference and Analysis of Content as the methodology. Results showed that suspension of pediatric surgery in our institution causes repercussions to patients, their families, and institution organisation; that communication between health team professionals, patients and families about procedures to be performed or not performed, is inadequate; and that nursing action at the moment when news of surgery suspension is given must be prompt and effective.

Following the publishing of the Management of Myelomeningocele Study, the advantages of in utero repair for fetal myelomeningoceles became points of interest for fetal surgeons. There are many variables that must align in order to have success in this type of repair. When a patient is eligible for this prenatal procedure it is preferable to perform it rather than do the repair postnatally as neurological outcomes for the infant tend to be much better following earlier intervention. It is very important to have a clear preoperative plan before beginning any fetal surgery. In doing so, one limits unforeseen events that may arise. With this in mind, we chose to analyze factors that affect the rates of patch placement (in lieu of a primary skin closure) during the prenatal repair and rates of shunt placement after the infant is born. A retrospective study was conducted on patients who underwent in utero repair for a myelomeningocele or myeloschisis defect at the Colorado Fetal Care Center. Multivariate analyses were performed to identify which preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative factors were statistically significant (p ≤ 0.05) in predicting patch and shunt placement. Neuroimaging was found to be a key tool in predicting patch and shunt placement. Additionally, gestational age during prenatal intervention was found to be predictive of patch placement while the preoperative degree of cerebellar descent relative to the foramen magnum as well as 2-week hindbrain herniation classification were found to be predictive of shunt placement. These crucial findings will give physicians a framework to use when creating their preoperative plans and in doing so will allow for higher chances of success with this complex procedure.

Bakgrund: Många föräldrar upplever det som jobbigt att närvara på operationssalen, bland det jobbigaste är att se barnet sövas och att därefter gå därifrån. Föräldrarna upplever känslor av hjälplöshet, avsaknad av psykologiskt stöd och bristande kontroll över situationen. Syfte: Att få fördjupad förståelse för föräldrars livsvärld och upplevelser av att inför en operation överlämna sitt barn till operationsteamet, samt hur bemötandet från operationsteamet påverkar dessa upplevelser. Metod: En kvalitativ intervjustudie med deskriptiv design och induktiv ansats. Sex föräldrar intervjuades med hjälp av en intervjuguide innehållande semi-strukturerade frågor. Insamlade data analyserades med kvalitativ innehållsanalys och resultatet tolkades ur ett livsvärldsperspektiv. Resultat: I resultatet framkom att föräldrarnas emotionella livsvärld till stor del upptogs av ovisshet och oro för att något skulle gå fel, rädsla för att komplikationer på ett negativt sätt skulle påverka barnets livskvalité i framtiden. Upplevelsen av att överlämna sitt barn till operationsteamet påverkades av vilka förväntningar föräldrarna hade samt deras tidigare erfarenheter gällande mötet med operationssjukvården. Föräldrarnas upplevelser på operationssalen bestod av en oro inför sövningen och de tyckte att det var psykiskt påfrestande att lämna barnet ensam på operationssalen. Däremot var deras generella upplevelse av överlämningen god. Personalens påverkan på föräldrarnas upplevelser var stor. Här framkom vikten av ett gott bemötande och en stödjande dialog samt hur erfaren föräldern uppfattade att personalen var. Slutsats: Föräldrarna upplevde överlämningen som psykiskt påfrestande men kände att det generellt sett gick bra. Personalens stöd och bemötande var viktigt och påverkade föräldrarnas upplevelse av överlämningen i hög grad. / ABSTRACT Background: Many parents find it difficult to be present in the operating theatre, particularly witnessing the child being anaesthetised before then having to leave. Parents experience feelings of helplessness, and a lack of psychological support or control over the situation. Aim: To gain deeper insight into the parental situation, experiences of handing over their child to a surgical team prior to operation, as well as how such teams’ treatment of parents affects their experience. Method: A qualitative interview study with a descriptive design and inductive approach. Six parents were interviewed with the support of an interview guide containing semi-structured questions. Quantitative content analysis was applied to gathered data and the results interpreted from a lifeworld perspective. Results: It was apparent that parents were emotionally occupied by uncertainty and fear about something going wrong, and concern that complications could negatively affect the child’s future quality of life. The handover experience to the surgical team was influenced by parental expectations and prior encounters with surgical care. Parental experiences in the operating theatre consisted of anxiety prior to anaesthetisation and the psychological impact of leaving the child in theatre. However, general handover experiences were good, with surgical teams having substantial influence. Apparent were the importance of considerate treatment, supportive dialogue, and how experienced parents perceived the staff to be. Conclusion: Parents experience handovers as mentally stressful but otherwise felt that they generally went well. How staff supported and treated them was important and substantially affected the parents’ perception of the handover procedure.

The aim of this diploma thesis is to find out whether selected children aged 8-15 years are sufficiently educated about the course of the planned surgery in the Department of Pediatric Surgery at Kolín Hospital. In the theoretical part, I have described possible ways of communication with children aged 8 to 15, play therapy and the possibilities of its use, and perioperative care for children in childhood surgery at the Kolín hospital. I used the method of structured interviews with selected children between the ages of 8 and 15 who were hospitalized in the department of pediatric surgery for the planned surgery from June to September 2017. The practical part describes interviews with selected children. I used the interview results to prepare educational materials for children agend 4 to 10 years.

Orientador: Erika Veruska Paiva Ortolan / Resumo: Introdução: Por volta de oitenta por cento dos acidentes envolvendo ingestão de cáusticos ocorrem em crianças. A estenose cáustica do esôfago é a sua principal complicação com grande morbidade. Lesões neoplásicas esofágicas podem desenvolver-se como uma complicação tardia desta estenose com um tempo médio de aparecimento entre o acidente e o desenvolvimento neoplásico de 15 a 30 anos. Considerando este risco, biopsias seriadas do esôfago são recomendadas com o objetivo de detecção precoce de displasias. Assim, um conhecimento abrangente da relação biológica entre cáusticos e neoplasia esofágica é de grande importância na identificação de novos biomarcadores que possibilitariam tratamento precoce. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) são RNAs pequenos, não codificadores de proteínas que regulam importantes processos celulares e têm se mostrado como robustos biomarcadores. O perfil global de expressão de miRNAs nesta população, seguida da identificação dos miRNA-alvo, pode levar à identificação da presença e magnitude do dano ao material genético em amostra de tecido esofágico obtido de pacientes portadores de estenose cáustica. Objetivos: Determinar o perfil global da expressão de miRNAs em células da mucosa esofágica de crianças portadoras de lesões por ingestão de cáusticos, com o objetivo de identificar miRNAs como biomarcadores associados a tumorigênese esofágica nesta população específica. Materiais e Métodos: Vinte e sete amostras esofágicas fixadas em formalina e embebidas em parafina (F... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: Background: 80% of the caustic ingestions occur in children. Esophageal stricture is a major chronic complication with great morbidity. Esophageal neoplasms may develop as a late complication of caustic injury with a mean time between caustic ingestion and cancer development of 15-30 years. Serial biopsies are recommended aiming early detection of premalignant changes. Thus a comprehensive knowledge of biological relation between caustic and esophageal cancer is of major importance to identify the biomarkers that could enable an early treatment. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNA molecules and regulate key cellular processes during tumorigenesis and have been demonstrated as an useful diagnostic, prognostic and predictive biomarkers. Global miRNA expression profiling analysis in this population, followed by the identification of miRNA target genes, may lead to the identification of the presence and magnitude of damage to genetic material in a sample of esophageal tissue obtained from patients with caustic stenosis. Objectives: We aimed to identify global microRNA (miRNA) expression changes in cells of the esophageal mucosa from children with caustic lesions compared to paired macroscopic and microscopically normal esophageal tissue. Patient and Methods: 27 formalin fixed, paraffin embedded (FFPE) esophageal samples from 15 patients were divided into two groups according to the time elapsed after the injury (Group A: less than 5 years, Group B: more than 5 years). Tho... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Doutor

Orientador: Eliana Mara Braga / Banca: Maria Alice Ornellas Pereira / Banca: Lígia Gomes Fahl / Resumo: A hospitalização é uma experiência complexa e pode apresentar-se como agradável ou não, sendo agravada no caso de necessidade de intervenção cirúrgica, principalmente quando o paciente é criança. Na prática, observa-se todo um movimento de reorganização pessoal do paciente e de seus familiares para enfrentar esse momento. Quando a cirurgia é suspensa, o paciente e seus familiares estão sujeitos a um desconforto maior, que pode gerar sentimentos de insegurança, angústia e ansiedade. Este estudo teve como objetivo identificar e descrever a percepção de quinze mães e/ou responsáveis por crianças de 0 a 18 anos, internadas num hospital de ensino do interior do Estado de São Paulo, após receberem a notícia de que a cirurgia de seu filho (a) seria suspensa. Foi um estudo descritivo com abordagem qualitativa, que utilizou o referencial teórico da Comunicação Interpessoal e o referencial metodológico da Análise de Conteúdo. Os resultados evidenciaram que as suspensões de cirurgias pediátricas são um fato presente na instituição, que trazem repercussões ao paciente e seus familiares e à organização institucional; que a comunicação entre profissionais da equipe de saúde, pacientes e familiares sobre procedimentos a serem realizados ou não, é inadequada; que a atuação da enfermagem no momento da notícia da suspensão da cirurgia precisa ser pontual e efetiva. / Abstract: Hospitalization is a complex experience which may or may not be agreeable; this can be made worse if surgical intervention is required, especially when the patient is a child. In practice a personal struggle can be seen in the patient and family to brave this moment. When surgery is suspended, the patient and family are subjected to a stronger discomfort, which can cause feelings of insecurity, distress, and anxiety. The objective of this study was to identify and describe the perceptions of fifteen mothers or guardians of children between 0 and 18 years old admitted in a teaching hospital in the interior of São Paulo State Brazil, after receiving news that surgery for their child was suspended. This was a descriptive qualitative study which used Interpersonal Communication as theoretical reference and Analysis of Content as the methodology. Results showed that suspension of pediatric surgery in our institution causes repercussions to patients, their families, and institution organisation; that communication between health team professionals, patients and families about procedures to be performed or not performed, is inadequate; and that nursing action at the moment when news of surgery suspension is given must be prompt and effective. / Mestre

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Background: Pediatric minimally invasive surgery (MIS) is a standard technique worldwide. We aimed to analyze the research activity in this field. Methods: Articles on pediatric MIS (1991–2020) were analyzed from the Web of Science™ for the total number of publications, citations, journals, and impact factors (IF). Of these, the 50 most cited publications were evaluated in detail and classified according to the level of evidence (i.e., study design) and topic (i.e., surgical procedure). Results: In total, 4464 publications and 53,111 citations from 684 journals on pediatric MIS were identified. The 50 most cited papers were published from 32 institutions in the USA/Canada (n = 28), Europe (n = 19), and Asia (n = 3) in 12 journals. Four authors (USA/Europe) contributed to 26% of the 50 most cited papers as first/senior author. Hot topics were laparoscopic pyeloplasty (n = 9), inguinal hernia repair (n = 7), appendectomy, and pyloromyotomy (n = 4 each). The majority of publications were retrospective studies (n = 33) and case reports (n = 6) (IF 5.2 ± 3.2; impact index 16.5 ± 6.4; citations 125 ± 39.4). They were cited as often as articles with high evidence levels (meta-analyses, n = 2; randomized controlled trials, n = 7; prospective studies, n = 2) (IF 12.9 ± 22.5; impact index 14.0 ± 6.5; citations 125 ± 34.7; p > 0.05). Conclusions: Publications on laparoscopic pyeloplasty, inguinal hernia repair, appendectomy, and pyloromyotomy are cited most often in pediatric MIS. However, the relevant number of studies with strong evidence for the advantages of MIS in pediatric surgery is missing.

Emergence delirium (ED), also known as emergence agitation, is a postoperative condition characterized by aberrant cognitive and psychomotor behaviors following general anesthesia. The incidence of ED is 3 to 8 times higher in children 5 years of age or less. There is no standard of nursing practice for managing ED symptoms in the pediatric surgical population. The purpose of this quality improvement project was to address a gap in knowledge needed to inform clinical decision-making when managing ED in the postoperative setting. Using an educational presentation for post anesthesia care unit (PACU) nurses, this project introduced the use of non-pharmacological interventions to mitigate symptoms of ED in the pediatric population as inspired by The Green Star Initiative, an Army program at Fort Carson. The project aim was to describe the effectiveness of ED-specific interventions from the nursing perspective. Using tenets of the Iowa model, this quality improvement project included a needs assessment survey, PowerPoint presentation, parent education leaflet, ED cheat sheet, and a post-intervention survey. Applying the context, input, process, product model for evaluation, this project increased knowledge of ED-specific interventions used by nurses that demonstrates a change in clinical decision-making. PACU nurses rated the interventions 43% effective on pediatric patients. This project addressed the gap in practice by providing structured education on ED, inspiring the use of ED-specific interventions, and promoting readiness to care for the pediatric surgical population. Outcomes add to the nursing literature by introducing ED-specific interventions to manage pediatric ED in facilities nationwide. A social implication of this project is to improve the care of pediatric surgical patients.