Does cesarean section pose a risk of respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis in infants and children?

Objective: To determine the risk of acquiring acute respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) bronchiolitis in infants and children delivered by the mode of cesarean section (C-section). Methods: A retrospective and descriptive study was conducted at Hamad Medical Corporation. Patients with ages 0 to 36 months hospitalized with acute bronchiolitis were included in the study. Results: The risk of RSV bronchiolitis was observed to be higher among C-section delivery compared to normal spontaneous vaginal delivery [odds ratio=1.10; 95% confidence interval (0.57, 1.80); P=0.965]; however, it was not statistically significant. Gestational age ≤35 weeks was significantly associated with increased risk of RSV bronchiolitis compared to gestational age >35 weeks [odds ratio=3.12; 95% confidence interval (1.53, 6.38); P=0.002]. Conclusions: Delivery by C-section does not appear to increase the risk of RSV bronchiolitis in infants compared with normal spontaneous vaginal delivery.

Does cesarean section pose a risk of respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis in infants and children?

OBJECTIVE@#To determine the risk of acquiring acute respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) bronchiolitis in infants and children delivered by the mode of cesarean section (C-section).@*METHODS@#A retrospective and descriptive study was conducted at Hamad Medical Corporation. Patients with ages 0 to 36 months hospitalized with acute bronchiolitis were included in the study.@*RESULTS@#The risk of RSV bronchiolitis was observed to be higher among C-section delivery compared to normal spontaneous vaginal delivery [odds ratio=1.10; 95% confidence interval (0.57, 1.80); P=0.965]; however, it was not statistically significant. Gestational age ≤35 weeks was significantly associated with increased risk of RSV bronchiolitis compared to gestational age >35 weeks [odds ratio=3.12; 95% confidence interval (1.53, 6.38); P=0.002].@*CONCLUSIONS@#Delivery by C-section does not appear to increase the risk of RSV bronchiolitis in infants compared with normal spontaneous vaginal delivery.

Behavioral audiometry in infants and young children

In this study, 50 children aged from 9-36 months were examined by VRA using different auditory stimuli [Warble tones, NVN and speech stimuli] and then the results were confirmed by ABR. It was concluded that ABR testing should be preceded by behavioral audiometry to form a general idea about hearing assessment

study of auditory function in migraine

The association of disorders of hearing and balance with migraine has long been recognized. 38 migrainous patients [study group] subdivided into subgroup I "migrainous during attacks, and subgroup II" migrainous in between attacks", and 20 normal individuals [control group] were chosen and subjected to pure tone audiometry, acoustic impedance, speech audiometry and brain stem evoked response audiometry [BERA]. The results showed that the peripheral auditory system is not affected in migraine while the central auditory system showed minor changes and these findings may support a vascular involvement in migraine

comparative histopathological study of the tympanic membrane in cholesteatomatous and non cholesteatomatous ear

38 patients suffering from chronic suppurative otitis media were treated with tympanoplasty using the homograft technique. Their ear drums were examined histopathologically. Papillary formation and extension of the keratinizing squamous epithelium on the medial surface of the drum were the most obvious findings. These two factors may affect the prognosis and treatment of such patients

Evaluation of fine needle aspiration biopsy versus open biopsy in the diagnosis of head and neck masses

Fifty patients with head and neck masses were subjected to fine needle aspiration biopsy [FNAB] and compared with open surgical biopsy. The technique proved to be simple, rapid, safe, well tolerated, inexpensive and fairly accurate. It achieved an accuracy of 95%, sensitivity of 90% and a 100% specificity i.e. there has been no single benign case misdiagnosed as malignant. However, the results of this technique should be considered with caution in the diagnosis of follicular thyroid neoplasms