"Pediatrics" Reveals Results of First UA Flu Study

Doctors and experts from the International Pediatric Conference reviewed the cases of rare genetic diseases worldwide in diagnosed children and developed a treatment program in public hospitals across the country, a new weaning program fans and the results of the first study in the region. Influenza in children was conducted in the city of Al Ain and took five years.

According to the pediatrician at Tawam Hospital, Dr. Alia Al Ali, the study on influenza began in 2012 and continued until 2017. The study focused on out of 1395 cases, of which 927 children have visited emergency clinics in Al Ain hospitals and 468 requiring hospitalization, The most common flu season is from October to March each year.

"The study showed that the highest infection rate was in 2017 and accounted for 33% of the number of cases, and all children infected with the study were not vaccinated against influenza and 80.2% were infected with influenza A, 19.8% of influenza B, and one-third of the wounded had to be hospitalized for treatment, 70% of which involved children aged 1 to 11 years. Tests have shown that the influenza virus continues to develop and can cause serious illness, especially in children.

The study showed that the most common complications of the flu were pneumonia, an acute ear infection and that all cases of complications suffered from a first difficulty in breathing, resulting in a malfunction. functions of certain members of the body.

Dr. Howard Podolski, General Manager of the Cambridge Rehabilitation Medical Center, said at the Pediatric Innovation session, a new children's ventilator weaning program aimed at rehabilitating children to help them return to normal life after drowning accidents, malformations and road accidents.

He explained that the state's ventilator withdrawal program had allowed 70% of children to return to normal life after fatal accidents, especially with regard to the rehabilitation of children, a team of consultants and Intensive care for children, as well as a personal care and advice to help the child come back. Far from industrial devices, he said five children had recently been rehabilitated in the country's pools and that the rehabilitation team had managed to remove them from the fans and rehabilitate them so that they could take a life back normal.

Dr. Aya Habal, a pregnant pediatrician at Tawam Hospital, examined a rare condition diagnosed and treated: it's a newborn with a vision-resistant retina, a condition called "permanent vascular endotracheal". Birth, and occurs as a result of the separation of the artery that feeds the fetus's eye.

She pointed out that this case is number 14, which was found to be globally infected with the eye disease, as the disease was previously in one eye, noting that the conference was also examining the cases of two children diagnosed and treated in the eye. Tawam hospital for the same disease, but in one eye.

Pediatrician Sheikh Khalifa's Medical City Hospital, Dr. Nadia Al-Sayed, reviewed the case of a rare genetic disorder, of which 840 were recorded in international medical journals, which is also the smallest case of the kind diagnosed in the world. The child arrived at the hospital and was diagnosed with genetic testing and detection of the disease.

15 international speakers

The 13th edition of the International Pediatric Conference, hosted by Abu Dhabi Health Services, will last three days and will bring together 15 international speakers from the United States and the United Kingdom, as well as 27 local speakers and more than 700 specialists. Internal and external health care: The conference provides an innovative and unique platform for sharing experiences with specialists from around the world and several pediatric specialties.

The conference, which will include nine scientific sessions, nine three-day workshops, and will allow specialists to take 20.5 hours of continuing medical education accredited by the Department of Health and discuss the latest developments in this area with international specialists from of the largest hospitals in the world. And will display 56 scientific posters.

The scientific program of the conference aims to discuss the latest developments and modern medical trends in the management and treatment of common problems in children, as well as sub-specialties of pediatrics, such as blood diseases, tumors, endocrinology, genes, metabolic processes, gastrointestinal diseases, lung diseases, etc.