PROFILO DI RISCHIO DEL NEONATO LATE PRETERM: DISTURBI DEL NEUROSVILUPPO E RUOLO DEL FOLLOWUP

2015

PO-0994 Ltri In Paediatrics: Analysis Of An Annual Survey

2014

Background and aims Lower tract respiratory infections (LTRI) are very frequent in paediatric population. We collected epidemiological, etiological and clinical data and correlated them to some variables. Methods We performed an observational study of all children with a LTRI, admitted to our Paediatric Unit from February 2013 to January 2014. The population was grouped in three classes of ages (0–2yr, 3–6yr, >6yr). All patients underwent to a questionnaire focused on exposition to protective and risk factors for respiratory diseases. Results 83 children were included. We grouped them according to discharge diagnosis and analysed the distribution for ages, sex and season of onset. At the ad…

Functional gastrointestinal disorders: Dynamic observation of pediatric cases

2015

Introduction: Functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGID) are a variable set of clinical cases characterized by recurrent/chronic symptoms not associated with an organic pathology. These disorders are classified using the Rome III criteria. Objective: The study wanted to evaluate the prevalence by gender and age of FGIDs in a pediatric population recruited on the basis of recurrent/chronic abdominal pain, and to follow up patients for six months by administering questionnaires aimed at verifying any changes in symptoms. We also evaluated the possible involvement of factors responsible for these changes. Results: 62 patients between 4 and 17 years of age (27 males and 35 females) were inclu…