3 years ago
Pittsburgh ear study finds that fluid in the ear does not impair development in children
Early insertion of ear tubes in otherwise healthy infants and young children with persistent fluid in the middle ear does not improve developmental outcomes up to 9 to 11 years of age, according to results of an important study at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC led by otitis media researcher Jack Paradise, MD.These findings strongly suggest that no intervention is necessary for most chi ... read more

New York | 3 years ago
Less anxious kids recover faster from surgery
New York, Aug 22 - Children who are less anxious before a surgery may recover faster than those who are more anxious, says a new study.Researchers led by Zeev Kain at the Yale School of Medicine studied 241 children aged 5-12 who were scheduled to undergo elective tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy, reported the science portal EurekAlert.They assessed the personality characteristics of the children a ... read more

New Haven | 3 years ago
Anxiety before surgery complicates recovery in children
New Haven, Conn. -- Children who are anxious before surgery experience a more painful, slow, and complicated postoperative recovery, according to a Yale School of Medicine study published this month in Pediatrics. The study is important, said lead author, Zeev Kain, M.D., professor in the Departments of Anesthesiology, Pediatrics, and the Yale Child Study Center, because more than five million chi ... read more

5 years ago
Imagery reduces children's post-operative pain, study finds
Findings of the study, Imagery reduces children's post-operative pain, authored by Myra Martz Huth, a 2002 graduate of Case Western Reserve University's Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing and co-authored by Marion Good, professor of nursing at Case, was published in the September 2004 issue of Pain, the influential publication of the International Association for the Study of Pain. Seventy-th ... read more