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Evaluation of a Paediatric Early Warning System (PEWS) score on admission to a paediatric intensive care unit to predict mortality risk in a low resource setting, Guinea-Bissau

Temessadouno FW, Hiffler L, Gallo J, Gignoux EM, Domenichini C,  et al.
2023-04-11 • AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses
2023-04-11 • AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses
CONTEXT
The Paediatric Early Warning System (PEWS) is a clinical monitoring tool used routinely in emergency and observation rooms to detect rapid deterioration in paediatric patient...
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Commentary

Delivering paediatric critical care in humanitarian settings

Umphrey L, Brown AL, Hiffler L, Lafferty N, Garcia DM,  et al.
2018-10-05 • Lancet Child and Adolescent Health
2018-10-05 • Lancet Child and Adolescent Health
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Case Report/Series

Acute respiratory failure in an infant and thiamine deficiency in West Africa: a case report

Hiffler L, Escajadillo K, Rocaspana M, Janet S
2020-06-25 • Oxford Medical Case Reports
2020-06-25 • Oxford Medical Case Reports
In paediatrics, the overall clinical picture of thiamine deficiency (TD) is not easy to recognize, because it mimics or can be confused with other diseases even in cases of classic berib...
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Commentary

2nd Doctors Without Borders Pediatric Days, Dakar December 15-16, 2017

Kadir A, Hiffler L, Nejat S, Garcia DM
2018-02-01 • Medecine et Sante Tropicales
2018-02-01 • Medecine et Sante Tropicales
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Commentary

Thiamine content of F-75 therapeutic milk for complicated severe acute malnutrition: time for a change?

Hiffler L, Adamolekun B, Fischer PR, Fattal-Vavleski A
2017-09-14 • Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
2017-09-14 • Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
Since community-based management of severe acute malnutrition has become the standard of care, the clinical profile of severe acutely malnourished patients admitted to hospitals or inpat...
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Research

Thiamine deficiency disorders: diagnosis, prevalence, and a roadmap for global control programs

Whitfield KC, Bourassa MW, Adamolekun B, Bergeron G, Bettendorff L,  et al.
2018-08-27 • Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
2018-08-27 • Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
Thiamine is an essential micronutrient that plays a key role in energy metabolism. Many populations worldwide may be at risk of clinical or subclinical thiamine deficiencies, due to fami...
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Review

Thiamine deficiency in tropical pediatrics: new insights into a neglected but vital metabolic challenge

Hiffler L, Rakotoambinina B, Lafferty N, Martinez Garcia D
2016-06-14 • Frontiers in Nutrition
2016-06-14 • Frontiers in Nutrition
In humans, thiamine is a micronutrient prone to depletion that may result in severe clinical abnormalities. This narrative review summarizes current knowledge on thiamine deficiency (TD)...