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Background: Treatment of paediatric trauma requires specialized infrastructure, medical equipment, medical staff and ancillary support personnel that have been specifically trained for such tasks. Aims and Objectives: To examine the perceptions and attitudes of physicians and nurses in general and paediatric emergency departments (PEDs) on training, confidence, and management of paediatric trauma in order to facilitate the establishment of an optimal model for admitting and treating paediatric trauma patients. Design: Drawing on published literature and a previously conducted qualitative study that explored the provision of medical care to paediatric trauma patients, we conducted an attitude survey. Methods: A 26‐item paper‐based questionnaire was distributed by nurse managers to all staff working within general EDs and PEDs of 22 medical centres across Israel. Results: Of 843 physicians and nurses who completed the survey, 61.1% considered PEDs the most appropriate facility for treating both minor and severe paediatric trauma, 88.5% believed that minor paediatric trauma should be treated in designated paediatric trauma centres, and 53.6% deemed that paediatric emergency medicine specialists are the most suitable primary decision makers in paediatric trauma. PED teams expressed greater professional confidence for treating paediatric trauma and multiple casualty incident patients. Greater professional confidence was positively correlated with paediatric trauma training, greater exposure to paediatric trauma cases, and working in larger medical centres. Conclusions: The results of the current study suggest that PEDs are perceived to be more appropriate for dealing with paediatric trauma. Also, treatment of severe trauma may be more appropriate in centres that admit large numbers of paediatric trauma cases. Relevance to clinical practice: Emergency medicine teams should undergo training for dealing with paediatric trauma. Such training would develop their skills, increase their confidence, and enhance their emotional abilities to cope with paediatric trauma. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective  Previous studies suggested maternal hypothyroidism during pregnancy to be associated with cognitive impairment of the offspring. Scarce data exist regarding long-term endocrine health of the offspring. This study was aimed to assess whether children born to mothers with hypothyroidism during pregnancy are at an increased risk for long-term endocrine morbidity. Study Design  A retrospective population-based cohort study compared long-term endocrine morbidity of children born between the years 1991 and 2014 to mothers with and without hypothyroidism. Multiple gestations, fetuses with congenital malformations, and women lacking prenatal care were excluded. Hospitalizations of the offspring up to the age of 18 years involving endocrine morbidity were evaluated according to a predefined set of ICD-9 codes. Kaplan–Meier's survival curves were used to compare the cumulative risk and a Cox multivariable model was used to adjust for confounders. Results  During the study period, 217,910 deliveries met the inclusion criteria; 1.1% of which were with maternal hypothyroidism (n  = 2,403). During the follow-up period, the cumulative incidence of endocrine morbidity among children born to mothers with hypothyroidism was 27 per 1,000 person-years and 0.47 per 1,000 person-years in the comparison group (relative risk: 2.14; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.21–3.79). The Kaplan–Meier's survival curve demonstrated a significantly higher cumulative endocrine morbidity in children born to mothers with hypothyroidism (log-rank test, p  = 0.007). In the Cox regression model controlled for maternal age, birth weight, preterm birth, maternal diabetes, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, induction of labor, and mode of delivery, maternal hypothyroidism was found to be independently associated with pediatric endocrine morbidity in the offspring (adjusted hazard ratio = 1.92, 95% CI: 1.08–3.4, p  = 0.025). Conclusion  Maternal hypothyroidism appears to be independently associated with long-term pediatric endocrine morbidity of the offspring. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: To determine whether perineal massage during the second stage of labor using oil enriched with vitamins, increases the chances of delivering with an intact perineum as compared to perineal massage using pure liquid wax. Method: A prospective, randomized, double-blind study was conducted. Women were assigned to liquid wax (jojoba oil) versus purified formula of almond and olive oil, enriched with vitamin B1, B2, B6, E and fatty acids. The caregivers used the oils during the second stage of labor. Results: A total of 164 women undergoing vaginal delivery were recruited. No significant differences regarding perineal lacerations, number of sutures and length of suturing were noted between the two groups. Likewise, while analyzing separately nulliparous and multiparous women, no significant differences were noted. Controlling for birth weight >4000 g, using the Mantel-Haenszel technique, no association was noted between perineal lacerations and the type of oil used (weighted OR = 0.9, 95% CI 0.3-2.4; p = 0.818). Conclusion: The type of the oil used during the second stage of labor for prevention of perineal tears has no effect on the integrity of the perineum. Accordingly, it seems that there is no perfect oil. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: Previous studies suggested maternal hypothyroidism during pregnancy to be associated with cognitive impairment of the offspring. Scarce data exist regarding long-term endocrine health of the offspring. This study was aimed to assess whether children born to mothers with hypothyroidism during pregnancy are at an increased risk for long-term endocrine morbidity., Study Design: A retrospective population-based cohort study compared long-term endocrine morbidity of children born between the years 1991 and 2014 to mothers with and without hypothyroidism. Multiple gestations, fetuses with congenital malformations, and women lacking prenatal care were excluded. Hospitalizations of the offspring up to the age of 18 years involving endocrine morbidity were evaluated according to a predefined set of ICD-9 codes. Kaplan-Meier's survival curves were used to compare the cumulative risk and a Cox multivariable model was used to adjust for confounders., Results: During the study period, 217,910 deliveries met the inclusion criteria; 1.1% of which were with maternal hypothyroidism ( n  = 2,403). During the follow-up period, the cumulative incidence of endocrine morbidity among children born to mothers with hypothyroidism was 27 per 1,000 person-years and 0.47 per 1,000 person-years in the comparison group (relative risk: 2.14; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.21-3.79). The Kaplan-Meier's survival curve demonstrated a significantly higher cumulative endocrine morbidity in children born to mothers with hypothyroidism (log-rank test, p  = 0.007). In the Cox regression model controlled for maternal age, birth weight, preterm birth, maternal diabetes, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, induction of labor, and mode of delivery, maternal hypothyroidism was found to be independently associated with pediatric endocrine morbidity in the offspring (adjusted hazard ratio = 1.92, 95% CI: 1.08-3.4, p  = 0.025)., Conclusion: Maternal hypothyroidism appears to be independently associated with long-term pediatric endocrine morbidity of the offspring., Competing Interests: None., (Thieme Medical Publishers 333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001, USA.)

Introduction: An over-active bladder is a common disorder which influences women's health and quality of life. There is difficulty defining the exact prevalence of the disorder since there are various definitions in the literature. The ICS definition from 2002 on the over-active bladder (OAB) syndrome enables more uniformity, by declaring that OAB syndrome is a symptomatic syndrome defined as presence of urgency with or without urinary incontinence, mostly accompanied by frequency and nocturia. In this article we reviewed the current medical literature on the prevalence of the OAB syndrome by focusing on relevant crosssectional and longitudinal studies, the trend changes during life, co-morbidities, the influence of quality of life and the economic burden following the disorder and its treatment. The authors' hope is that elevating awareness of the OAB syndrome will help improve its diagnosis and treatment.