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Medical Trauma in Children

edited by

Amichai Ben-Ari

, David Turgoose and

Vito Pavone

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2162 | Submission Open

Keywords: medical phobia; traumatic medical event; paediatric post-traumatic stress disorder; paediatric medical trauma; children's medical experiences; emotional impact on paediatric patients; coping mechanisms; trauma prevention strategies; paediatric pain management and distress; paediatric healthcare resilience; parental responses to mitigate paediatric medical stress

(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Pediatric Health)

Highlights in Pediatric Anesthesia and Intensive Care

edited by Fabio Sbaraglia and Maria Cristina Mondardini

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 154 | Submission Open

Keywords: pediatric anesthesia; pediatric intensive care; enhanced recovery after surgery; hemodynamic monitoring; mechanical ventilation; nutrition; rare diseases; perioperative care; sedation; neonatology; pain

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Emergency Medicine & Intensive Care Medicine)

Long-Term Child and Family Outcomes after High-Risk Birth

edited by Grace C. Fitzallen and Ashwini Lakshmanan

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 137 | Submission Open

Keywords: neonatal; high-risk infant; follow-up; child development; neurodevelopment; mental health; family; parenting; postpartum

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Mental Health)

Cerebral Palsy: Pediatric Patient- and Family-Centered Care and Clinical Research

edited by Nathalie Maitre

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 7 | Submission Open

Keywords: cerebral palsy; physical disability; preterm infants; interventions; guidelines; implementation; caregiver-child interaction; stakeholder engagement; care transitions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Neurology & Neurodevelopmental Disorders)

Pediatric Intensive Care – Practice and Research

edited by

Martin E.G. Blohm

and

Dominique Singer

submission deadline 1 Dec 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 27511 | Submission Open

Keywords: children; pediatrics; intensive care; critical care; research

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Emergency Medicine & Intensive Care Medicine)

Depression, Anxiety and Stress in Children and Adolescents: 2nd Edition

edited by

Oana A. David

submission deadline 1 Dec 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 15202 | Submission Open

Keywords: depression; anxiety; stress; children and adolescents; digital interventions; emotion regulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Mental Health)

New Optimization Strategies on Radiation Protection in Fluoroscopy-Guided Interventional Procedures in Pediatrics

edited by

Carlos Ubeda de la Cerda

submission deadline 1 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7010 | Submission Open

Keywords: interventional cardiology; pediatrics; diagnostic reference levels; kerma area product; optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Cardiology)

Physical Education and Exercise Promotion and Intervention in Children and Adolescents for Health and Wellbeing

edited by

Francesca D’Elia

submission deadline 5 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7297 | Submission Open

Keywords: young physical fitness; prevention; overweight; obesity; movement assessment; performance tests; body image; wellness; motor learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Pediatric Health)

Childhood Obesity—Perioperative Controversies and Considerations

edited by

Janelle Vaughns

and

Johannes Van Den Anker

submission deadline 5 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4449 | Submission Open

Keywords: childhood obesity; drug dosing in obese pediatric and adolescent patients; obesity pharmacokinetics in children; disparity research in obese children and adolescents; pediatric and adolescent bariatric surgery; bariatric anesthesia

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes)

Advances in Motor Competence and Physical Activity in School Children

edited by

Ali S. Brian

and Emily Munn

submission deadline 5 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1935 | Submission Open

Keywords: motor competence; physical activity; school-aged children; fundamental motor skills; health-related fitness; academic performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Orthopedics & Sports Medicine)

Advances in Perinatal Maternal Mental Health and Infant Sensory Development

edited by

Nicki L. Aubuchon-Endsley

and

Bryan Gee

submission deadline 6 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2528 | Submission Open

Keywords: prenatal; postnatal; perinatal maternal mental health; sensory development in infancy; sensory processing in infancy; early neurodiversity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Neonatology)

Atopic Dermatitis and Psoriasis in Children

edited by

Steven R. Feldman

and Lindsay C. Strowd

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 33450 | Submission Open

Keywords: psoriasis; atopic dermatitis; eczema; skin disease; quality of life; treatment adherence; dupilumab; topical corticosteroids; topical immunomodulators; crisaborole

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Dermatology)

Adolescent Weight Management: Advances and Future Challenges

edited by

Eleni P Kotanidou

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7931 | Submission Open

Keywords: adolescent; teen; obesity; overweight; management; pharmacotherapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Pediatric Health)

Advances in Orthodontic Technology and Individualized Treatment Volume II

edited by

Iosif Sifakakis

and Heleni Vastardis

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6456 | Submission Open

Keywords: orthodontics; genetic analysis; dentofacial development; somatic health; lingual aligners; biomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Dentistry & Oral Medicine)

Hematologic Diseases in Children: Focus on Genetics and Precision Medicine

edited by

Theoni Kanellopoulou

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5219 | Submission Open

Keywords: children; genetics; hematologic diseases; hemostasis/thrombosis; immunodeficiency; laboratory hematology; leukemia/lymphoma; non-malignant hematology; sickle cell disease/thalassemia

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Hematology & Oncology)

Addressing Challenges in Child Mental Health: Research and Strategies for Comprehensive Development

edited by

Ignasi Navarro-Soria

and Tíscar Rodríguez-Jiménez

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 244 | Submission Open

Keywords: childhood mental health; cognitive development; emotional well-being; mental disorders; early interventions; prevention strategies; social impact; access to healthcare services; stigma and discrimination

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Mental Health)

Nutrition Intake and Outcomes in Extremely Low Birth-Weight Infants

edited by Prabhu S. Parimi

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 137 | Submission Open

Keywords: premature infant; early nutrition; long-term health; human milk; extremely low birth-weight infants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition)

Advances and Controversies in Paediatric Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary Surgery

edited by Francisco Hernández Oliveros and

Carlos Delgado-Miguel

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 105 | Submission Open

Keywords: pediatric surgery; hepatobiliary surgery; gastrointestinal surgery; indocyanine green; robotic surgery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Surgery)

Advances in Intensive Care for Critically Ill Neonates: Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment

edited by

Stefan Grosek

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2285 | Submission Open

Keywords: neonatal transport; SIRS; induced therapeutic hypothermia; ECMO; surfactant; congenital defects; total parenteral nutrition; inhaled nitric oxide; outcome; sedation and analgesia; ethics in NICU

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Emergency Medicine & Intensive Care Medicine)

Addressing Social Determinants That Influence Children’s Oral Health

edited by Cameron L. Randall and Helen Lee

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1374 | Submission Open

Keywords: oral health promotion; social determinants of health; psychosocial factors; community health; health behaviors; neighborhood; parent-child dynamics; health policy; healthcare delivery; health services research; structural determinants of health; commercial determinants of health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Dentistry & Oral Medicine)

Current Updates and Future Perspectives of Developmental Coordination Disorders in Children: From Classroom to Lab, and Back

edited by

Akio Nakai

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1275 | Submission Open

Keywords: developmental coordination disorder (DCD); neurodevelopmental disorders; autism spectrum disorder (ASD); attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD); specific learning disorder (SLD) and dyslexia; motor skill learning; sensory processing and sensory integration; comorbidity; brain imaging; genetics; intervention; neurorehabilitation; special needs education; robotics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Mental Health)

Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment

edited by Claudia Banzato

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 764 | Submission Open

Keywords: inflammatory bowel disease; biological agents; nutritional therapy; children; severe disease

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition)

Integrative Medicine Approaches in Children and Adolescents with Cancer

edited by Jennifer A. Hoag and Sherilynn Chan

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 236 | Submission Open

Keywords: children; adolescents; cancer; integrative medicine; complementary therapies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Hematology & Oncology)

Sleep Disorders in Children: Presentation, Early Identification and Treatment

edited by

Manisha Witmans

Mary Anne Tablizo

, Rakesh Bhattacharjee and Darius A. Loghmanee

submission deadline 16 Dec 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 24255 | Submission Open

Keywords: parasomnia; insomnia in children; hypersomnia; sleep disorders; obstructive sleep apnea; sleep-related breathing disorders; children; sleep disordered breathing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine)

The Management of Pulmonary Hypertension in Infants and Children

edited by Lukas Schroeder and

Florian Kipfmueller

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4438 | Submission Open

Keywords: pulmonary hypertension; biomarker profiles; echocardiographic assessment; multi-omic profiling; pharmaceutical treatment; infants; children

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine)

Recent Advances and Challenges of Antibiotic Use in Children

edited by

Yanhong Jessika Hu

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1396 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotics; children; optimising; strategy; development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Infectious Diseases)

Short- and Long-Term Outcomes of Central Nervous Systems in Pediatric Patients

edited by

Danilo Buonsenso

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 828 | Submission Open

Keywords: central nervous system; infections; newborns

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Infectious Diseases)

Microbiomes and Childhood Health Outcomes

edited by

Laurens Holmes, Jr.

Michael Enwere

and Kerti Deepika

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 153 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbiomes; pediatrics; childhood; obesity; cardiovascular disease; type 2 diabetics; malignant neoplasm; human experimental design (clinical trial); translational; nonexperimental design (ecologic; case– control; cross sectional; and cohort design)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes)

Pediatric Digestive Tract Disease: Surgical Aspects

edited by

Igor Sukhotnik

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open

Keywords: gastrointestinal disease; surgery; children; upper gastrointestinal tract; lower gastrointestinal tract; hepatobiliary

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Surgery)

Timing of Puberty: Associations with Obesity and Impact on Growth

edited by

Meropi Toumba

and

Nicolas C. Nicolaides

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open

Keywords: growth; puberty; obesity; precocious puberty; MKRN3; hypothalamic– pituitary– gonadatal axis; letpin; insulin resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes)

Prevention of Intestinal Atresia and Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Infants

edited by

Miriam Duci

and

Francesco Fascetti-Leon

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open

Keywords: necrotizing enterocolitis; intestinal atresia; short bowel syndrome; artificial intelligence; regenerative medicine; microbiota

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Surgery)

Children with Leukemia and Lymphoma: Diagnosis and Management

edited by

Anish K. Ray

and Kenneth M Heym

submission deadline 25 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 634 | Submission Open

Keywords: pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia; pediatric acute myeloid leukemia; pediatric chronic myeloid leukemia; pediatric Hodgkin lymphoma; Pediatric non-Hodgkin lymphoma; precision medicine in pediatric leukemia and lymphoma

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Hematology & Oncology)

Promoting Social Emotional Competences and Mental Wellbeing among Children and Adolescents through Digital Technologies

edited by

Heng Luo

and Ikseon Choi

submission deadline 25 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 371 | Submission Open

Keywords: social emotional competence; mental wellbeing; digital technologies; virtual reality and augmented reality; mobile apps; serious games; large language models; learning design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Mental Health)

Advances in Pediatric Minimal Invasive Surgery

edited by

Carmen-Iulia Ciongradi

and Sherif G.S. Emil

submission deadline 25 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 146 | Submission Open

Keywords: pediatric minimally invasive surgery; pediatric laparoscopy; pediatric retroperitoneoscopy; robotic surgery; pediatric video-assisted thoracic surgery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Surgery)

The Challenges of Identifying and Reporting of Children Suffering from Neglect

edited by Ayala Cohen,

Matteo Fabris

and Siwar Makhoul-Khoury

submission deadline 25 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 140 | Submission Open

Keywords: child neglect; child neglect definition; child neglect identification; child neglect reporting; health professionals; challenges in intervention

(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Pediatric Health)

Lung Diseases in Children: From Rarer to Commonest: 2nd Edition

edited by

Sara Manti

and

Salvatore Leonardi

submission deadline 25 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 97 | Submission Open

Keywords: pulmonology; pulmonary diseases; congenital pulmonary diseases; acquired pulmonary diseases; diagnosis; treatment; childhood

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine)

Children with Specific Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Assessment and Intervention

edited by

Carla Sogos

submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9747 | Submission Open

Keywords: autism; neurodevelopmental disorders; children; assessment; intervention

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Neurology & Neurodevelopmental Disorders)

Advances in the Management of Children and Adolescents with Obesity

edited by

Manuel Reig Garcia-Galbis

submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5349 | Submission Open

Keywords: obesity; developing countries; child; adolescent; family; precision nutrition; exercise; health risk behaviors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Pediatric Health)

Diagnosis and Management of Newborn Respiratory Distress Syndrome

edited by Luca Pierri

submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2646 | Submission Open

Keywords: surfactant; non-invasive ventilation; lung ultrasound; chronic lung disease; delivery room

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Neonatology)

The Treatment of Myopia and Refractive Errors in Children

edited by Sara Jayne McCullough and Lesley Doyle

submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 275 | Submission Open

Keywords: refractive error; paediatric vision; visual development; hyperopia; astigmatism; myopia; myopia control; pre-myopia

(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Pediatric Health)

Childhood Physical Activity and Health

edited by

Fatma Neşe Şahin

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 17 articles | Viewed by 36753 | Submission Open

Keywords: childhood; physical activity (physical exercise); movement training; children’ s health; motor skills

(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Pediatric Health)

Maternal and Child's Health

edited by

Jyu‐Lin Chen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 12 articles | Viewed by 26083 | Submission Open

Keywords: maternal and child health; maternal health; service and outcomes; physical health; behavior health; maternal-health-focused interventions; risk perceptions; child obesity; pregnancy; health promotion; disease prevention

(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Pediatric Health)

Lifestyle Medicine for Children and Adolescents

edited by

Tonia Vassilakou

and

Maria G. Grammatikopoulou

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4630 | Submission Open

Keywords: lifestyle medicine; diet; exercise; sleep; dietary supplements; smoking cessation; medical nutrition therapy; obesity; diabetes; epilepsy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Pediatric Health)

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Autism Spectrum Disorder: Advances in Social-Cognitive and Educational Processes

edited by

Simona De Stasio

and

Carmen Berenguer

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4389 | Submission Open

Keywords: ADHD; autism; social& ndash; developmental outcomes; cognitive processes; evaluation; educational intervention

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Neurology & Neurodevelopmental Disorders)

Parents and Children Relationships: Protective and Risk Factors

edited by

Mara Morelli

Elena Cattelino

and

Carmen Trumello

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3847 | Submission Open

Keywords: parent-child relationships; emotional development; parents; children; adolescents; family; developmental and clinical psychology; traumatic events; protective and risk factors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Mental Health)

Diagnosis and Surgical Care of Pediatric Cancers

edited by

Alessandro Boscarelli

and

Jurgen Schleef

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3468 | Submission Open

Keywords: pediatric cancers; minimally invasive; cancer diagnosis; recent advances; pediatric surgery; children

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Surgery)

Providing Care for Preterm Infants

edited by Simonetta Costa

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3033 | Submission Open

Keywords: preterm infants; preterm birth; prenatal care; extremely low-gestational-age infants; periviable infants; late preterm infants; neonatal intensive care; palliative care; translational medicine; artificial intelligence; neonatal outcomes; prevention; care bundles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Neonatology)

Lifestyle Interventions in Recurrent and Chronic Pain Management in Children and Adolescents

edited by

Emma Rheel

and

Marieke De Craemer

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1374 | Submission Open

Keywords: chronic pain; recurrent pain; lifestyle interventions; treatment; management; children; adolescents

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine and Palliative Care)

Emergencies in Pediatric Rheumatology

edited by

Teresa Giani

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 337 | Submission Open

Keywords: children; pediatric; emergency; respiratory failure; heart failure; coagulopathy; gastrointestinal emergencies; drug reactions; stroke; ocular emergencies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Allergy and Immunology)

New Trends in the Management of Pediatric Epilepsy: From Bench to Bedside

edited by Maria Gogou and Ruth Williams

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 302 | Submission Open

Keywords: infantile spasms; personalized medicine; telemedicine; sleep; tuberous sclerosis; hemispherotomy; Dravet syndrome; ketogenic diet; fires; mental health; neuroinflammation; transition; genetic treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Neurology & Neurodevelopmental Disorders)

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