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A Pyper

Publications and source records attributed to A Pyper.

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PubMed1998

Effects of gestational and postnatal age on body temperature, oxygen consumption, and activity during early skin-to-skin contact between preterm infants of 25-30-week gestation and their mothers.

Temporary skin-to-skin contact between preterm infant and the mother is increasingly used in neonatal medicine to promote bonding. It is not known at which gestational age (GA) and postnatal age skin-to-skin contact outside the incubator is a sufficiently warm environment and is tolerated by preterm infants without a decrease in body temperature, oxygen consumption (VO2) increase, or unrest. We conducted a prospective clinical study of 27 spontaneously breathing preterm infants of 25-30-wk GA. Rectal temperature (Trecta), VO2 (indirect calorimetry), and activity were continuously measured in the incubator (60 min), during skin-to-skin contact (60 min), and back in the incubator (60 min) in wk 1 and 2 of life. In wk 1 the change in Trectal during skin-to-skin contact was related to GA (r=0.585, p=0.0027): infants of 25-27-wk GA lost heat during skin-to-skin contact, whereas infants of 28-30 wk gained heat and their mean Trectal during skin-to-skin contact was 0.3 degrees C higher than before (p < 0.01). No significant changes of VO2 or activity occurred. In wk 2 the infants' VO2 was higher than in wk 1, but VO2 during skin-to-skin contact was the same as in the incubator. Only small fluctuations in Trectal occurred. In wk 2 all infants slept more during skin-to-skin contact than in the incubator (p < 0.02). We conclude that, for preterm infants of 28-30-wk GA, skin-to-skin contact was a sufficiently warm environment as early as postnatal wk 1. For infants of 25-27-wk GA skin-to-skin contact should be postponed until wk 2 of life, when their body temperature remains stable and they are more quiet during skin-to-skin contact than in the incubator.

Adult↗
PubMed1993

Multiple hereditary exostoses. An epidemiologic study of an isolated community in Manitoba.

From 1986 through 1988, 266 persons (149 adults and 117 children) were screened for multiple hereditary exostosis (MHE) in an isolated northern Ojibway community. Physical examination and confirmation by roentgenogram skeletal survey disclosed 21 children (19.4%) and 14 adults (9.5%) affected with MHE. Forty-one percent of children had lesions detectable before ten years of age, some as early as two years of age. Seventy-four percent of the lesions were characteristically sessile. Although lesions about the knee were most common, sites previously thought to be uncommon such as the metatarsals, hand, and spine were involved in 40% of the children. No cases of malignant degeneration have occurred in the adult population. Severity and multiplicity of lesions in successive generations point to an oncogenic gene origin. This study shows striking variance from current literature and provides a unique and valuable baseline assessment of research on the cause and natural history of MHE.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1990

The modified Chopart's amputation.

A modified Chopart's amputation has been designed to overcome the complications of the traditional Chopart's amputation of plantar flexion and skin breakdown over the anterior talus and calcaneus. The modifications are: (1) contouring of the talus and calcaneus; (2) transfer of the anterior and posterior tibialis tendons and the extensor communis and hallucis to the neck of the talus and sustentaculum tali; (3) anterior advancement of the plantar flap; and (4) lengthening of the tendo Achillis. This procedure has been performed in a prospective manner on eight feet in six children. An average 3.5-year follow-up term has not revealed any complications. The modified Chopart's procedure appears to be a functional, useful amputation for children requiring foot ablation secondary to congenital malformations.

Amputation, Surgical↗
PubMed1989

Pediatric head injury caused by off-road vehicle accidents.

Morbidity and mortality from pediatric head injuries associated with the use of off-road vehicles are increasing. We reviewed all such injuries admitted to acute care hospitals in the two largest urban centers in Manitoba between April 1979 and August 1986. Of 375 injured children, 83 suffered head injury, 70 boys and 13 girls. Ages ranged from 2 to 15 years, with a mean of 10.4 years. Head injury was defined as any injury involving face, scalp or nervous system. Dirtbikes were implicated in 34 accidents, snowmobiles in 28, 3-wheel ATV's in 19, and 4-wheel ATV's in 2. About 85% of accidents occurred in a rural setting. Loss of vehicle control was the most common cause of injury. Alcohol or drug abuse were not factors. Fifty (60.2%) patients suffered loss of consciousness, prolonged in 6 (7.2%). All head-injured children also suffered at least one associated injury, mainly involving the musculoskeletal system. Associated spinal injury occurred in 18%. The average hospital stay was 13 days. Three (3.6%) patients died as a result of head injury.

Accidents↗