Objectives To describe the patients who received care from the 8 dedicated pediatric palliative
care programs in Canada in 2002 and to estimate the number of children who may have …

Background Methadone is frequently used in the treatment of adults with advanced cancer.
A criticism of relevant research is the use of single or fixed doses, which does not reflect use …

Background: Pediatric palliative care focuses on comprehensive symptom management and
enhancing quality of life for children with life-threatening conditions and their families. Our …

Objective Assess the impact of introducing a consensus guideline incorporating an adapted
Sepsis Risk Calculator (SRC) algorithm, in the management of early onset neonatal sepsis (…

A 2.8-year-old female patient (11.6 kg) was admitted to the hospital for uncontrolled pain
and swelling in the left leg relating to a metastatic neuroblastoma. Initially, her pain was …

Normograms for ultrasound-measured fetal chest and heart circumferences were constructed
from 83 normal pregnancies of 24 to 39 weeks' duration. Of six cases at risk for pulmonary …

The nascent field of paediatric palliative care (PPC) has evolved significantly over a short
period of time, as has its terminology. With an emerging literature of program descriptions and …

The Supreme Court decision in Carter v. Canada (2015) has led to changes to the Canadian
Criminal Code, such that physician-assisted death is now a legal option for consenting …

Aim Surgical site infections (SSIs) are associated with increased morbidity, hospital stay and
cost. The literature reports that 25% of patients who undergo colorectal surgical procedures …

OBJECTIVE: To identify early clinical factors that are correlated with death or severe disability
in paediatric patients who have sustained an injury by hanging or strangulation. METHODS…