Pediatric patients who undergo posterior spinal fusion surgery to correct scoliosis often
require multiple blood transfusions. Tranexamic acid is a synthetic antifibrinolytic drug that …

Background Systematic reviews (SRs) are often cited as the highest level of evidence
available as they involve the identification and synthesis of published studies on a topic. …

… Kimmo Murto conceptualized and designed the study and drafted the initial manuscript.
Christine Lamontagne, Johnna MacCormick, David Rosen, and Regis Vaillancourt contributed …

Study Objectives: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is commonly treated with adenotonsillectomy
(AT), bringing risk of perioperative respiratory adverse events (PRAEs). We aimed to …

Background: A massive hemorrhage protocol (MHP) enables rapid delivery of blood components
in a patient who is exsanguinating pending definitive hemorrhage control, but there is …

Background Champlain BASE ™ (Building Access to Specialists through eConsultation) is
a web-based asynchronous electronic communication service that allows primary-care- …

Background The accurate measurement of core temperature is an essential aspect of
intraoperative management in children. Invasive measurement sites are accurate but carry some …

Background: Accurate and reliable evaluation of cardiac index (CI) in critically ill pediatric
patients can optimize their management. Although validated, noninvasive ultrasound …

Objectives: Central adiposity and large neck circumference are associated with obstructive
sleep apnea (OSA) in adults but have not been evaluated in children as predictors of OSA. …

Rationale Large neck circumference (NC) is associated with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
in adults, especially males. Since NC changes with age and sex, a lack of reference ranges …