A prospective study of septicaemia on a paediatric oncology unit: A three-year experience at The Royal Liverpool Children’s Hospital, Alder Hey, UK

2005 ◽  
Vol 41 (14) ◽  
pp. 2132-2140 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.C. Paulus ◽  
H.K.F. van Saene ◽  
S. Hemsworth ◽  
J. Hughes ◽  
A. Ng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prospective Study ◽  
Paediatric Oncology ◽  
Children's Hospital ◽  
Children’S Hospital ◽  
Alder Hey ◽  
Oncology Unit ◽  
A Prospective Study

scholarly journals Wilm’s Tumor: Ten Year Experience at Kanti Children’s Hospital

1970 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 85-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kailash Prasad Sah ◽  
Ganesh Kumar Rai ◽  
PN Shrestha ◽  
Amit Shrestha
Keyword(s):  
Paediatric Oncology ◽  
Abdominal Tumor ◽  
Children's Hospital ◽  
Resource Limitations ◽  
Wilm's Tumor ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Children’S Hospital ◽  
Oncology Unit ◽  
Wilm’S Tumor ◽  
Lost To Follow Up

Introduction: Wilm's tumor is the second most common abdominal tumor in children. It arises from thekidney. The survival of children with Wilm's tumor has improved over the past 25 years. Objectives: Tostudy the clinical presentation of Wilm’s tumor and evaluate the ten year survival. Materials and Methods:A retrospective hospital based study was conducted at Kanti Children's Hospital from March 1998 toFebruary 2008. A total of 60 histopathologically diagnosed children below 14 yr of age were included inthe study. Results: About 2/3rd (66.5%) presented with abdominal swelling followed by abdominal pain(16.5%) and fever (13.5%). A few children manifested with red colored urine (3.5%). The age of childrenranged from one month to 13 years with the mean age of 36 months. Males were affected more than thefemales (M:F=3:1). Most affected age group was 2 to 5 yrs (41.5%) followed by 1 to 2 yrs (25.0%). Mostof the cases were in stage III (36.5%) followed by stage II (33.5%). SIOP protocol was used to treat thesechildren and overall 10 year survival rate was 50.0%. One fifth (20%) of the cases died, 16.5% relapsedand 13.5% lost to follow up. Conclusion: Despite severe resource limitations, paediatric oncology unit atKanti Children’s Hospital has been successfully treating Wilm's tumor with the success rate of 50.0%.Key words: Chemotherapy; Outcome; Remission; Wilm’s tumor; SIOP.DOI: 10.3126/jnps.v30i2.3449J. Nepal Paediatr. Soc. May-August, 2010 Vol 30(2) 85-89

PANCYTOPENIA IN CHILDREN: ONE-YEAR OBSERVATIONAL PROSPECTIVE STUDY AT ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL

2022 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-3
Author(s):  
Amina Al Halwany ◽  
Hadir Hassouna ◽  
Yasmine El Chazli ◽  
Neveen Mikhael ◽  
Mohamed Abdelgalil
Keyword(s):  
Prospective Study ◽  
Children's Hospital ◽  
Observational Prospective Study ◽  
Children’S Hospital ◽  
One Year
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