December 2007. Volume 3. Number 4

Editorial
Making well-informed clinical decisions based on the current scientific evidence: from the article to the patient
Critically appraised articles
Bases of evidence based medicine
Editorial
ED | Acute bronchiolitis: why is not applied what is published? Barriers in the transference of knowledge.
Sánchez Etxaniz J, Benito Fernandez J, Mintegi Raso S. Evid Pediatr. 2007;3:88
ED | In children with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura: is early treatment better than watchful waiting without specific therapy?
Monteagudo Montesinos E. Evid Pediatr. 2007;3:89
Making well-informed clinical decisions based on the current scientific evidence: from the article to the patient
AAP | How much does day care attendance increase the risk of otitis media?
Ochoa Sangrador C. Evid Pediatr. 2007;3:108
Critically appraised articles
AVC | High-dose ibuprofen in cystic fibrosis patients has a significant effect in slowing the progression of lung disease and decreases the length of hospital stay
Modesto i Alapont V, Puebla Molina SF. Evid Pediatr. 2007;3:90
AVC | Corticosteroids are not effective in infants with acute bronchiolitis
Castro Rodríguez JA, Ochoa Sangrador C. Evid Pediatr. 2007;3:91
AVC | In children with acute pyelonephritis initial treatment with oral antibiotics is as effective as initial parenteral treatment
Olivares Grohnert M, Buñuel Álvarez JC. Evid Pediatr. 2007;3:92
AVC | Short interventions in health education can increase the rate of exclusive breast feeding
Aparicio Rodrigo M, Balaguer Santamaría A. Evid Pediatr. 2007;3:93
AVC | Folic acid fortification of flour and cereal products decreases the rate of neural-tube defects
Esparza Olcina MJ, Aizpurua Galdeano P. Evid Pediatr. 2007;3:94
AVC | Children whose mothers smoked during pregnancy spend among three and six years in catching up the length of those whose mothers did not smoke
Suwezda A, Melamud A, Matamoros R. Evid Pediatr. 2007;3:95
AVC | Lower family income is associated with higher rate of morbidity and mortality despite health care services available at no out of-pocket expense
Cortés Marina RB. Evid Pediatr. 2007;3:96
AVC | In healthy children aged 12-23 months a tetravalent measles-mumps-rubella-varicella vaccine co-administered with a booster dose of a combined diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis-hepatitis B-inactivated poliovirus-Haemophilus influenzae type b conjugate vaccine has similar immunogenicity as if administered alone
Chalco Orrego JP, Rojas Galarza RA, Bada Mancilla CA. Evid Pediatr. 2007;3:97
AVC | Early treatment of children with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) did not cause a reduction in morbidity during follow-up
Perdikidis Olivieri L, González de Dios J. Evid Pediatr. 2007;3:98
AVC | The efficacy of probiotics for the treatment of children with acute diarrhoea is related to the strain of bacteria
Carvajal Encina F, Balaguer Santamaría A. Evid Pediatr. 2007;3:99
AVC | Diagnosis: appendicitis
Juanes de Toledo B, Ruiz-Canela Cáceres J. Evid Pediatr. 2007;3:100
AVC | Rubella vaccination during pregnancy is not associated with adverse outcomes in the pregnancy nor in the newborn
Orejón de Luna G, Ochoa Sangrador C. Evid Pediatr. 2007;3:101
AVC | Nebulised 3% hypertonic saline in the treatment of viral bronchiolitis in infants could decrease the hospital length stay
Fernández Rodríguez MM, Martín Muñoz P. Evid Pediatr. 2007;3:102
AVC | In pediatric blunt trauma patients abdominal ultrasonography is indispensable except in patients with low suspicion of abdominal injury
García Vera C, Ibáñez Pradas V. Evid Pediatr. 2007;3:103
AVC | Internet addiction in adolescents is associated with psychiatric symptoms of ADHD, depression and hostility
De la Rosa Morales V, González Rodríguez MP. Evid Pediatr. 2007;3:104
AVC | Difficulties in the patient adherence to tuberculosis treatment
Cuervo Valdés JJ, Carreazo Pariasca NY. Evid Pediatr. 2007;3:105
AVC | In neonates with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, therapeutic hypothermia could decrease the mortality and severe morbidity
Puebla Molina SF, Aparicio Sánchez JL. Evid Pediatr. 2007;3:106
Bases of evidence based medicine
MBE | Systematic reviews and meta-analysis (I): an overview
González de Dios J, Balaguer Santamaría A. Evid Pediatr. 2007;3:107