Is daily dilatation by parents necessary after surgery for Hirschsprung disease and anorectal malformations?

SJ Temple, A Shawyer, JC Langer - Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: Most surgeons recommend daily dilatation after surgery for
Hirschsprung disease and anorectal malformations. Our goal was to critically evaluate the …

Fundoplication and gastrostomy versus percutaneous gastrojejunostomy for gastroesophageal reflux in children with neurologic impairment: a systematic review and …

MH Livingston, AC Shawyer, PL Rosenbaum… - Journal of pediatric …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Children with neurologic impairment often fail medical management of
gastroesophageal reflux and proceed to fundoplication and gastrostomy (FG) or percutaneous …

Laparoscopic versus open repair of recto-bladderneck and recto-prostatic anorectal malformations: a systematic review and meta-analysis

AC Shawyer, MH Livingston, DJ Cook… - Pediatric surgery …, 2015 - Springer
Objective The laparoscopically-assisted anorectal pull-through (LAARP) for recto-bladderneck
and recto-prostatic anorectal malformations (RB/RP-ARMs) is believed to improve patient …

Post-operative management of esophageal atresia–tracheoesophageal fistula and gastroesophageal reflux: A Canadian Association of Pediatric Surgeons annual …

AC Shawyer, J Pemberton, H Flageole - Journal of pediatric surgery, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Esophageal atresia (EA), with or without tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF), is
commonly associated with gastroesophageal reflux (GER) after surgical repair. One risk factor …

The management of postoperative reflux in congenital esophageal atresia–tracheoesophageal fistula: a systematic review

AC Shawyer, J D'Souza, J Pemberton… - Pediatric surgery …, 2014 - Springer
Purpose Esophageal atresia (EA), with or without tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF), is associated
with postoperative gastroesophageal reflux (GER). We performed a systematic review …

The surgical management of malrotation: A Canadian Association of Pediatric Surgeons survey

C Kinlin, AC Shawyer - Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 2017 - Elsevier
Purpose Some surgeries are now performed almost exclusively via a laparoscopic approach
to enhance recovery and reduce postoperative complications. This survey explored …

Effectiveness of intrapleural tissue plasminogen activator and dornase alfa vs tissue plasminogen activator alone in children with pleural empyema: a randomized …

…, L Giglia, C Yang, A Roberts, A Shawyer… - JAMA …, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Clinical guidelines recommend that children with pleural empyema be treated
with chest tube insertion and intrapleural fibrinolytics. The addition of dornase alfa (DNase) …

Glycerin enemas and suppositories in premature infants: a meta-analysis

MH Livingston, AC Shawyer, PL Rosenbaum… - …, 2015 - publications.aap.org
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Premature infants are often given glycerin enemas or
suppositories to facilitate meconium evacuation and transition to enteral feeding. The purpose …

Preventing severe necrotizing enterocolitis: Propensity score analysis of interventions associated with surgical NEC or NEC-associated death

…, C Stockl, E Wolfe, M Levesque, AC Shawyer… - Journal of Pediatric …, 2023 - Elsevier
Purpose To determine what modifiable interventions used in the neonatal intensive care
unit (NICU) are associated with severe necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) requiring surgical …

High-frequency vs. conventional ventilation at the time of CDH repair is not associated with higher mortality and oxygen dependency: a retrospective cohort study

…, J Minski, J Baier, MI Morris, AC Shawyer… - Pediatric Surgery …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose The VICI-trial reported that in patients with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH),
mortality or bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) were equivalent using conventional …