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View article: Feasibility and Preliminary Results of a Standardized Stair Climbing Test to Evaluate Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Children and Adolescents in a Non-Clinical Setting: The “Hand Aufs Herz” Study
Feasibility and Preliminary Results of a Standardized Stair Climbing Test to Evaluate Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Children and Adolescents in a Non-Clinical Setting: The “Hand Aufs Herz” Study Open
Background/Objectives: Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is of great interest in children and adolescents. Due to the limited availability of cardiopulmonary exercise testing, simple and reliable alternatives are needed. A stair climbing tes…
View article: Recovery from Pediatric Inflammatory Multisystem Syndrome Temporally-Associated with SARS-CoV-2: Follow-Up from a Nationwide German Cohort
Recovery from Pediatric Inflammatory Multisystem Syndrome Temporally-Associated with SARS-CoV-2: Follow-Up from a Nationwide German Cohort Open
Our findings confirm the generally favorable intermediate-term outcome in patients with PIMS-TS. However, a subset of patients in our cohort, particularly older children and those requiring intensive care unit care during the acute phase, …
View article: Influence of Screen Time on Physical Activity and Lifestyle Factors in German School Children: Interim Results from the Hand-on-Heart-Study (“Hand aufs Herz”)
Influence of Screen Time on Physical Activity and Lifestyle Factors in German School Children: Interim Results from the Hand-on-Heart-Study (“Hand aufs Herz”) Open
Background/Objectives: Today, digital technologies are integral to children’s lives; their increasing use, however, may raise health concerns. This study aims to examine the effect of screen time on physical activity and lifestyle factors …
View article: Sex-Specific Physical Activity and Weight Status in German Schoolchildren: Interim Results from the Hand on Heart Study
Sex-Specific Physical Activity and Weight Status in German Schoolchildren: Interim Results from the Hand on Heart Study Open
Background/Objectives: physical activity (PA) in children offers lifelong benefits, yet nearly four in five children are insufficiently active. We examined sex-specific differences in sport participation by sport type and its association w…
View article: Telemedicine-based antibiotic stewardship program in pediatrics: study protocol of a stepped wedge cluster randomized trial—the TeleKasper study
Telemedicine-based antibiotic stewardship program in pediatrics: study protocol of a stepped wedge cluster randomized trial—the TeleKasper study Open
Background Overuse and misuse of antibiotics is one of the driving factors of antimicrobial resistance, a growing global health threat. The use of antibiotics is particularly high in children. Even though the implementation of antibiotic s…
View article: Trends of mortality rate in patients with congenital heart defects in Germany—analysis of nationwide data of the Federal Statistical Office of Germany
Trends of mortality rate in patients with congenital heart defects in Germany—analysis of nationwide data of the Federal Statistical Office of Germany Open
Background Congenital heart defects (CHD) are still associated with an increased morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to analyze trends of mortality rates in patients with CHD between 1998 and 2018 in Germany. Methods Data of…
View article: Factors influencing the success and complications of intraosseous access in pediatric patients—a prospective nationwide surveillance study in Germany
Factors influencing the success and complications of intraosseous access in pediatric patients—a prospective nationwide surveillance study in Germany Open
Background Vascular access is essential for the efficient treatment of critically ill children, but it can be difficult to obtain. Our study was conducted to analyze the feasibility and short-term safety of intraosseous access (IO) use as …
View article: Intraosseous access in neonates is feasible and safe – An analysis of a prospective nationwide surveillance study in Germany
Intraosseous access in neonates is feasible and safe – An analysis of a prospective nationwide surveillance study in Germany Open
Background This was a prospective surveillance study to investigate reports on the safety and frequency of use of intraosseous (IO) access in neonates. Methods Over a two-year period, paediatric hospitals in Germany were asked to report al…
View article: Predicting the earliest deviation in weight gain in the course towards manifest overweight in offspring exposed to obesity in pregnancy: a longitudinal cohort study
Predicting the earliest deviation in weight gain in the course towards manifest overweight in offspring exposed to obesity in pregnancy: a longitudinal cohort study Open
View article: Is the BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccine effective in elderly populations? Results from population data from Bavaria, Germany
Is the BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccine effective in elderly populations? Results from population data from Bavaria, Germany Open
Background The efficacy of the BioNTech-Pfizer BNT162b2 vaccination in the elderly (≥80 years) could not be fully assessed in the BioNTech-Pfizer trial due to low numbers in this age group. We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the Bio…
View article: Is the BioNTech-Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination effective in elderly populations? Results from population data from Bavaria, Germany
Is the BioNTech-Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination effective in elderly populations? Results from population data from Bavaria, Germany Open
Background The effect of the BioNTech-Pfizer BNT162b2 vaccination in the elderly (≥80 years) could not be fully assessed in the BioNTech-Pfizer trial due to low numbers in this age group. We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the BioNT…
View article: Late-pregnancy dysglycemia in obese pregnancies after negative testing for gestational diabetes and risk of future childhood overweight: An interim analysis from a longitudinal mother–child cohort study
Late-pregnancy dysglycemia in obese pregnancies after negative testing for gestational diabetes and risk of future childhood overweight: An interim analysis from a longitudinal mother–child cohort study Open
Findings from this interim analysis suggest that offspring of obese mothers treated because of a diagnosis of GDM appeared to have a better BMI outcome in childhood than those of obese mothers who-following negative GDM testing-remained un…