European Journal of Pediatrics

Article	Citations
SARS-COV-2 infection in children and newborns: a systematic review	353
Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children related to COVID-19: a systematic review	256
Cardiac manifestations in SARS-CoV-2-associated multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children: a comprehensive review and proposed clinical approach	231
The impact of lockdown on pediatric ED visits and hospital admissions during the COVID19 pandemic: a multicenter analysis and review of the literature	132
Bronchiolitis in COVID-19 times: a nearly absent disease?	130
Characteristic of COVID-19 infection in pediatric patients: early findings from two Italian Pediatric Research Networks	107
COVID-19 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in children and adolescents: a systematic review of critically unwell children and the association with underlying comor	90
Children’s heart and COVID-19: Up-to-date evidence in the form of a systematic review	84
A multicenter study on epidemiological and clinical characteristics of 125 newborns born to women infected with COVID-19 by Turkish Neonatal Society	79
To mask or not to mask children to overcome COVID-19	78
Parents’ intention to get vaccinated and to have their child vaccinated against COVID-19: cross-sectional analyses using data from the KUNO-Kids health study	60
Diagnosis and management of precocious sexual maturation: an updated review	60
Demographic predictors of hospitalization and mortality in US children with COVID-19	60
Early surfactant replacement guided by lung ultrasound in preterm newborns with RDS: the ULTRASURF randomised controlled trial	54
Lack of changes in preterm delivery and stillbirths during COVID-19 lockdown in a European region	51
Infliximab in young paediatric IBD patients: it is all about the dosing	51
SARS-CoV-2-associated multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children: clinical manifestations and the role of infliximab treatment	48
Cardiorespiratory fitness in adolescents before and after the COVID-19 confinement: a prospective cohort study	45
Clinical profile, viral load, management and outcome of neonates born to COVID 19 positive mothers: a tertiary care centre experience from India	43
Lipschütz’s acute vulvar ulcer: a systematic review	41
A new era for people with cystic fibrosis	40
Point-of-care lung ultrasound in three neonates with COVID-19	40
Minimally invasive surfactant therapy versus InSurE in preterm neonates of 28 to 34 weeks with respiratory distress syndrome on non-invasive positive pressure ventilation—a randomized controlled trial	39
Compassionate use of remdesivir in children with COVID-19	38
The impact of COVID-19 on a tertiary care pediatric emergency department	38

Extrauterine growth restriction in very preterm infant: etiology, diagnosis, and 2-year follow-up	36
Incidental lowering of otitis-media complaints in otitis-prone children during COVID-19 pandemic: not all evil comes to hurt	36
High flow nasal cannula as respiratory support in treating infant bronchiolitis: a systematic review	36
Gender incongruence and gender dysphoria in childhood and adolescence—current insights in diagnostics, management, and follow-up	35
Perinatal COVID-19: review of current evidence and practical approach towards prevention and management	35
Swiss consensus recommendations on urinary tract infections in children	34
The effect of facilitated tucking position during painful procedure in pain management of preterm infants in neonatal intensive care unit: a systematic review and meta-analysis	33
Early impact of school closure and social distancing for COVID-19 on the number of inpatients with childhood non-COVID-19 acute infections in Japan	30
Lung ultrasound features predict admission to the neonatal intensive care unit in infants with transient neonatal tachypnoea or respiratory distress syndrome born by caesarean section	30
New possibilities for neuroprotection in neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy	30
Serum IgG levels in children 6 months after SARS-CoV-2 infection and comparison with adults	30
Extrauterine growth restriction in extremely preterm infants based on the Intergrowth-21st Project Preterm Postnatal Follow-up Study growth charts and the Fenton growth charts	29
The association between vitamin D levels and the clinical severity and inflammation markers in pediatric COVID-19 patients: single-center experience from a pandemic hospital	29
Towards advance care planning in pediatrics: a qualitative study on envisioning the future as parents of a seriously ill child	27
Assessment of early nutritional intake in preterm infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia: a cohort study	27
Youth vaping: a review and update on global epidemiology, physical and behavioral health risks, and clinical considerations	27
The correct formula for the triglycerides and glucose index	26
Preterm birth, stillbirth and early neonatal mortality during the Danish COVID-19 lockdown	26
KIDS SAVE LIVES in schools: cross-sectional survey of schoolteachers	25
Use of probiotics in the treatment of functional abdominal pain in children—systematic review and meta-analysis	25
Clinical characteristics of COVID-19 in neonates and young infants	25
EAU-ESPU guidelines recommendations for daytime lower urinary tract conditions in children	25
Heart rate variability as possible marker of brain damage in neonates with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy: a systematic review	25
Feedback and coaching	25
Burnout among paediatric residents during the COVID-19 outbreak in France	24
The use of thromboelastography (TEG) and rotational thromboelastometry (ROTEM) in neonates: a systematic review	24
Chronically ill children’s participation and health outcomes in shared decision-making: a scoping review	23
Pediatric procedural sedation and analgesia in the emergency department: surveying the current European practice	23
Intravenous paracetamol in comparison with ibuprofen for the treatment of patent ductus arteriosus in preterm infants: a randomized controlled trial	23
Blended and e-learning in pediatric education: harnessing lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic	23
Impact of telemedicine on health outcomes in children with medical complexity: an integrative review	22
Lung ultrasound predicts the development of bronchopulmonary dysplasia: a prospective observational diagnostic accuracy study	21
Virtual reality for intravenous placement in the emergency department—a randomized controlled trial	21
Severe sinus bradycardia associated with Remdesivir in a child with severe SARS-CoV-2 infection	21
Ventilator-associated pneumonia in neonates: the role of point of care lung ultrasound	21
How to minimize central line–associated bloodstream infections in a neonatal intensive care unit: a quality improvement intervention based on a retrospective analysis and the adoption of an evidence-b	21
Association of food hypersensitivity in children with the risk of autism spectrum disorder: a meta-analysis	20
Neonatal respiratory and cardiac ECMO in Europe	20
Unplanned and medical admissions to pediatric intensive care units significantly decreased during COVID-19 outbreak in Northern Italy	19
Clinical outcome of SARS-CoV-2 infection in immunosuppressed children in Spain	19
Infective endocarditis in paediatric population	19
Universal screening of high-risk neonates, parents, and staff at a neonatal intensive care unit during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic	19
Use of anti-reflux medications in infants under 1 year of age: a retrospective drug utilization study using national prescription reimbursement data	19
Diagnosis of celiac disease is being missed in over 80% of children particularly in those from socioeconomically deprived backgrounds	19
What chances do children have against COVID-19? Is the answer hidden within the thymus?	19
Burden of respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis on the Dutch pediatric intensive care units	19
As soon as possible in IgE-cow’s milk allergy immunotherapy	19
Consequences of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) lockdown on infection-related hospitalizations among the pediatric population in Denmark	18
The EPICENTRE (ESPNIC Covid pEdiatric Neonatal Registry) initiative: background and protocol for the international SARS-CoV-2 infections registry	18
COVID-19 in pediatric patients undergoing chronic dialysis and kidney transplantation	18

Age-dependent seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in school-aged children from areas with low and high community transmission	18
Neonatal spectral EEG is prognostic of cognitive abilities at school age in premature infants without overt brain damage	18
Sonographic evaluation of diaphragmatic thickness and excursion as a predictor for successful extubation in mechanically ventilated preterm infants	18
Lung ultrasound findings in pediatric patients with COVID-19	18
Home phototherapy for hyperbilirubinemia in term neonates—an unblinded multicentre randomized controlled trial	18
Anticipating the future of the child and family in pediatric palliative care: a qualitative study into the perspectives of parents and healthcare professionals	18
The effect of automated oxygen control on clinical outcomes in preterm infants: a pre- and post-implementation cohort study	18
Fever without source as the first manifestation of SARS-CoV-2 infection in infants less than 90 days old	17
Vaccine hesitancy and reported non-vaccination in an Irish pediatric outpatient population	17
Preterm infants with severe brain injury demonstrate unstable physiological responses during maternal singing with music therapy: a randomized controlled study	17
“Playing it SAFE in the NICU” SAFE-R: a targeted diagnostic ultrasound protocol for the suddenly decompensating infant in the NICU	17
Bisphenol A and its effects on the systemic organs of children	17
Perinatal risk factors for pediatric onset type 1 diabetes, autoimmune thyroiditis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, and inflammatory bowel diseases	17
Combining the best interest standard with shared decision-making in paediatrics—introducing the shared optimum approach based on a qualitative study	17
Predicting nasal high-flow therapy failure by pediatric respiratory rate-oxygenation index and pediatric respiratory rate-oxygenation index variation in children	17
Human milk bank and personalized nutrition in the NICU: a narrative review	17
Prescription of acid inhibitors in infants: an addiction hard to break	17
Body composition monitoring in children and adolescents: reproducibility and reference values	17
Life-threatening PPHN refractory to nitric oxide: proposal for a rational therapeutic algorithm	17
Trends in neonatal emergency transport in the last two decades	17
Vaccination of immune compromised children—an overview for physicians	16
Distribution of plasma copeptin levels and influence of obesity in children and adolescents	16
Introducing a new method for classifying skull shape abnormalities related to craniosynostosis	16
Early fluid overload is associated with mortality and prolonged mechanical ventilation in extremely low birth weight infants	16
Factors associated with hospital and intensive care admission in paediatric SARS-CoV-2 infection: a prospective nationwide observational cohort study	16
Implementation of lung ultrasound in low- to middle-income countries: a new challenge global health?	16
Cranial ultrasound and MRI: complementary or not in the diagnostic assessment of children with congenital CMV infection?	16
A safe flight for children through COVID-19 disaster: keeping our mind open!	16
Pediatric multisystem SARS COV2 with versus without cardiac involvement: a multicenter study from Latin America	15
Management of pain in newborn circumcision: a systematic review	15
Impact of mother-baby friendly initiative plus approach on improving human milk feeding for neonates in hospital: a quality improvement before-and-after uncontrolled study	15
Improving long-term health outcomes of preterm infants: how to implement the findings of nutritional intervention studies into daily clinical practice	15
From dyad to triad: a survey on fathers’ knowledge and attitudes toward breastfeeding	15
Surfactant protein disorders in childhood interstitial lung disease	15
Viral co-infections among SARS-CoV-2-infected children and infected adult household contacts	15
Acute ischemic stroke in childhood: a comprehensive review	15
From rigid to flexible bronchoscopy: a tertiary center experience in removal of inhaled foreign bodies in children	15
Lymphatic malformations in children: treatment outcomes of sclerotherapy in a large cohort	15
The triglycerides and glucose index is strongly associated with hepatic steatosis in children with overweight or obesity	14
Clinical spectrum of COVID-19 and risk factors associated with severity in Spanish children	14
Nasal HFOV versus nasal IPPV as a post-extubation respiratory support in preterm infants—a randomised controlled trial	14
Predictive factors for surgical treatment in preterm neonates with necrotizing enterocolitis: a multicenter case-control study	14
Clinical outcome in pediatric refractory gastrointestinal Henoch-Schönlein purpura treated with mycophenolate mofetil	14
Use of antipyretics for preventing febrile seizure recurrence in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis	14
Parental presence at the bedside of critically ill children in the pediatric intensive care unit: A scoping review	14
Maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy: possible impact on the infant	14
Effect of delayed cord clamping on stem cell transfusion and hematological parameters in preterm infants with placental insufficiency: a pilot randomized trial	14
Association of screen time with long-term stress and temperament in preschoolers: results from the DAGIS study	13
Melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4R) gene variants in children and adolescents having familial early-onset obesity: genetic and clinical characteristics	13
The frequency of and factors affecting functional gastrointestinal disorders in infants that presented to tertiary care hospitals	13
Reference values for N-terminal Pro-brain natriuretic peptide in premature infants during their first weeks of life	13
A single-center observational study on clinical features and outcomes of 21 SARS-CoV-2-infected neonates from India	13
Nasal high-frequency oscillatory ventilation versus nasal continuous positive airway pressure as primary respiratory support strategies for respiratory distress syndrome in preterm infants: a systemat	13
The evolution of cardiac point of care ultrasound for the neonatologist	13
Neurological involvement in children with hemolytic uremic syndrome	13
Reliability of transcutaneous bilirubin determination based on skin color determined by a neonatal skin color scale of our own	13
Effect of tactile/kinesthetic massage therapy on growth and body composition of preterm infants	13
Acute viral bronchiolitis as a cause of pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome	13
Ultrasound-guided supraclavicular cannulation of the brachiocephalic vein may reduce central line–associated bloodstream infection in preterm infants	12
BMI in the lower and upper quartiles at diagnosis and at 1-year follow-up is significantly associated with higher risk of disease exacerbation in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease	12
Hospital-acquired malnutrition in paediatric patients: a multicentre trial focusing on prevalence, risk factors, and impact on clinical outcomes	12
Metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance in pre-pubertal children with psoriasis	12
Vascular diameter and intima-media thickness to diameter ratio values of the carotid artery in 642 healthy children	12
Vitamin D and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in children: a randomized controlled clinical trial	12
A systematic concept analysis of ‘technology dependent’: challenging the terminology	12
Screening of COVID-19 in outpatient children with cancer or solid organ transplantation: preliminary report	12
Sleep problems increase the risk of musculoskeletal pain in boys but not girls: a prospective cohort study	12
Premedication with ketamine or propofol for less invasive surfactant administration (LISA): observational study in the delivery room	12
Vocal cord paralysis following lithium button battery ingestion in children	12
Association of initial empirical antibiotic therapy with increased risk of necrotizing enterocolitis	12
Survival outcomes of in-hospital cardiac arrest in pediatric patients in the USA	12
The utility of shear wave elastography and serum biomarkers for diagnosing biliary atresia and predicting clinical outcomes	12
Clinical heterogeneity of Kabuki syndrome in a cohort of Italian patients and review of the literature	12
Association between neonatal hyperglycemia and retinopathy of prematurity: a meta-analysis	12
Reducing antibiotic prescriptions in children is not associated with higher rate of complications	12
Collateral impact of COVID-19: why should children continue to suffer?	12
COVID-19 in children: clinical and epidemiological spectrum in the community	12
Epidemiology of respiratory syncytial virus in a community birth cohort of infants in the first 2 years of life	12
Pediatrician, watch out for corona-phobia	12
Possums-based parental education for infant sleep: cued care resulting in sustained breastfeeding	11

Predictors for place of death among children:A systematic review and meta-analyses of recent literature	11
Energy-dense, low-volume paediatric oral nutritional supplements improve total nutrient intake and increase growth in paediatric patients requiring nutritional support: results of a randomised control	11
Use of procalcitonin and C-reactive protein in the diagnosis of bacterial infection in infants with severe bronchiolitis	11
Atlantoaxial rotatory subluxation/fixation and Grisel’s syndrome in children: clinical and radiological prognostic factors	11
Development of the Swiss Database for dosing medicinal products in pediatrics	11
High-dose versus low-dose intravenous immunoglobulin for treatment of children with Kawasaki disease weighing 25 kg or more	11
A cross-sectional study of the impact of school neighbourhood on children obesity and body composition	11
Outcomes in Hirschsprung’s disease with coexisting learning disability	11
Implementing a tracking system for confirmatory diagnostic results after positive newborn screening for cystic fibrosis—implications for process quality and patient care	11
Urinary beta-2 microglobulin as an early predictive biomarker of acute kidney injury in neonates with perinatal asphyxia	11
Hirschsprung disease and other gastrointestinal motility disorders in patients with CCHS	11
Enhanced INSURE (ENSURE): an updated and standardised reference for surfactant administration	11
The role of Mediterranean fever gene variants in patients with periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis, and adenitis syndrome	11
Comparison of the effect of continuous and standard intermittent bolus paracetamol infusion on patent ductus arteriosus	11
Cystatin C: best biomarker for acute kidney injury and estimation of glomerular filtration rate in childhood cirrhosis	11
Knowledge, attitudes and practices of neonatal professionals regarding pain management	11
Acute care utilization in pediatric sickle cell disease and sickle cell trait in the USA: prevalence, temporal trends, and cost	11
Risk factors for hospitalisation due to respiratory syncytial virus infection in children receiving prophylactic palivizumab	11
Recurrence rate of infantile hemangioma after oral propranolol therapy	10
Permanent childhood hearing impairment in infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit: nested case–control study	10
Why do children and adolescents with epilepsy disclose or not disclose their condition to their friends?	10
The efficacy of the prenatal administration of Lactobacillus reuteri LR92 DSM 26866 on the prevention of infantile colic: a randomized control trial	10
Lung ultrasound-guided surfactant administration: time for a personalized, physiology-driven therapy	10
Risk factors for digestive morbidities after esophageal atresia repair	10
Multivariate risk and clinical signs evaluations for early-onset sepsis on late preterm and term newborns and their economic impact	10
A cross-sectional study of screening for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) at the pediatric emergency department in Vilnius during the first wave of the pandemic	10
Lung ultrasound to predict pediatric intensive care admission in infants with bronchiolitis (LUSBRO study)	10
Assessment of anti-infective medication adherence in pediatric outpatients	10
Investigation of endothelial dysfunction and arterial stiffness in multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children	10
Association of assisted reproductive technology with autism spectrum disorder in the offspring: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis	10
Transient elastography correlated to four different histological fibrosis scores in children with liver disease	10
Lower prevalence of congenital cytomegalovirus infection in Portugal: possible impact of COVID-19 lockdown?	10
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia: a predictive scoring system for very low birth weight infants. A diagnostic accuracy study with prospective data collection	10
Neonatal and young infant sepsis by Group B Streptococci and Escherichia coli: a single-center retrospective analysis in Germany—GBS screening implementation gaps and reduction in antibiotic resistanc	10