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Objective: We retrospectively examined the nephrological conditions of the victims who applied to the Pediatric Nephrology Clinic in our hospital in İzmir after the February 6, 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquake. Method: Age, gender, time spent under debris, number of crushed extremities, presence of acute kidney injury (AKI), creatine kinase (CK) levels and prognosis of all patients were evaluated. 5% dextrose-0.45% NaCl solution was given as 1500 cc/m2 /day if the CK levels of the children were between 1000-3000 U/L, and as 3000 cc/m2 /day for those >3000 U/L. If the bicarbonate value is <25, alkalinization was achieved by applying NaHCO3 treatment to 50 mEq/L. If CK values fell below 3000 U/L, the amount of fluid was reduced by half, and if it was below 1000 U/L, it was discontinued. If blood gas pH is >7.50 and/or bicarbonate ≥30, alkalinization treatment is discontinued; if 25-30 it is halved. Results: Of the total 33 pediatric patients, 48.5% were girls and 51.5% were boys. The children had a mean age of 9.0±3.9 years. The mean stay under the rubble was 17.00 (4.25-48.00) hours. The CK values of 23 patients were >1000 U/L at the time of admission. Six patients had acute kidney injuries at admission. Four patients received hemodialysis and/or hemodiafiltration treatment. The CK values returned to normal in 5.0 (3.0-8.0) days in the patients who received fluid and alkalinization treatments. The serum creatinine values of all patients normalized. Conclusion: Even in the case of concomitant AKI in crush syndrome developing after an earthquake, full recovery can be achieved with aggressive fluid and alkalinization treatment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Objective: We aimed to evaluate the clinical significance of the “unclassified” blood pressure phenotypes on left ventricular hypertrophy in children. Materials and Methods: All children evaluated with ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in the pediatric nephrology department between October 2018 and January 2021 were included in the study. Prehypertension, normotensive, white coat hypertension, masked hypertension, ambulatory hypertension groups and 2 other groups including increased blood pressure load, normal ambulatory blood pressure measurements, but normal (unclassified group 1) or high (unclassified group 2) office blood pressure measurements were defined according to the American Heart Association 2014 statement. Left ventricular mass index, left ventricular mass index/95 percentile values, and left ventricular hypertrophy ratios were compared between the groups separately to establish the influence of the unclassified cases. Results: A total of 497 children were included. There were 52 cases in normotensive, 47 cases in unclassified group 1, 50 cases in masked hypertension, 79 cases in white coat hypertension, 104 cases in unclassified group 2, and 165 cases in the ambulatory hypertension group. Left ventricular mass index/95 percentile and left ventricular hypertrophy in masked hypertension were significantly higher than normotensive but similar between normotensive and unclassified group 1 groups. Left ventricular hypertrophy was significantly higher in the ambulatory hypertension group compared to white coat hypertension, and similar between white coat hypertension and unclassified group 2 groups. Conclusion: Independent of age, we have found that interpretation of blood pressure load not only has a limited predictable effect on left ventricular hypertrophy but also causes a large group of patients to be unclassified. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Hypertension (HT) is seen with increasing frequency in childhood. Various guidelines have been published to better evaluate these patients. The most frequently used of these are; The 4th Report (The 4th Report-2004) updated and published by the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) National High Blood Pressure Education Program (NHBPEP) Working Group in 2004, a guideline prepared by the European Society of Hypertension in 2016 (ESH-2016), the last one is the guideline prepared by the American Academy of Pediatrics in 2017 (AAP-2017). Although these guidelines have some similarities, there are serious differences between them. The 4th Report-2004 and ESH-2016 guidelines use blood pressure (BP) percentile tables based on age and height previously determined in American children. Then, new tables were created by extracting the measurements of obese children and these tables were used in AAP-2017. From the age of 16 in ESH-2016 and 13 in AAP-2017, it is recommended that BP evaluations should be made according to adult guidelines. Evaluation of the hypertensive patient, Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM) criteria, the timing of laboratory tests and treatment differ according to guidelines. As a result; since universal BP tables covering all children around the world have not yet been created; age, ethnic and geographical conditions should be taken into account when evaluating which guidelines the office BP and ABPM should follow. By following the currently published guidelines, it will be possible to reduce future cardiovascular events. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Background: The two strongest earthquakes in Turkey for eight decades hit Kahramanmaraş province on February 6, 2023. This study aimed to determine psychiatric complaints, acute stress symptoms, anxiety, depression, and sleep characteristics in children who were treated in a tertiary inpatient pediatric unit after the earthquakes. They were evaluated in the fourth week after the earthquake., Methods: Trauma experiences and acute stress disorders were evaluated by child and adolescent psychiatrists, sleep characteristics were examined by the Child Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ), and the anxiety and depressive symptoms were investigated using the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS). Forty-two patients aged 1-17 were included., Results: Trauma experiences and acute stress disorder symptoms were similar for all age groups examined. There were no significant differences in RCADS or CSHQ scores based on age or gender groups. There were significant differences in RCADS scores when the children were grouped as having parental loss or not and, similarly, there were significant differences in sleep anxiety and resistance to bedtime in CSHQ between these children., Conclusion: This research offered baseline findings about psychological outcomes after these earthquakes in child survivors, and it may provide a further basis to assess the effect of psychological interventions after earthquakes. These results may offer a foundation for suitable psychological interventions for children in developing countries., (© 2025 Japan Pediatric Society.)