The current issue of Acta Medica Philippina Vol. 56 No. 9 (2022)

May 27, 2022

The current issue of Acta Medica Philippina (Vol. 56 No. 9 2022) is now available online.

IN THIS ISSUE:

• Pediatric Research Challenge, Alignment with the National Research Agenda

  Guest Editorial
  Lorna R. Abad PDF

• Adolescent Smoking: A Cross-sectional Study on the Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Filipino Adolescents in a Tertiary Hospital

  Natasha Ann R. Esteban-Ipac, Vanessa Maria Torres-Ticzon PDF

• Validation of the Filipino Version of the Written Asthma Action Plan for 5- to 18-year-old Patients

  Katrina Faith A. San Gabriel, Roxanne Casis Hao, Mary Anne R. Castor, Marysia Stella T. Recto, Madeleine W. Sumpaico PDF

• The Direct Cost of Autism and its Economic Impact on the Filipino Family

  Maria Isabel O. Quilendrino, Mary Anne R. Castor, Nenacia Ranali Nirena P. Mendoza, Jacqueline R. Vea, Niña T. Castillo-Carandang PDF

• A Comparison of Actual versus Estimated Weights among Filipino Children Using the Original and Updated Advanced Paediatric Life Support (APLS) Formulae, Mercy Method and Broselow Tape: A Prospective Study

  Fides Roxanne M. Castor, Jonathan S. Cu PDF

• Factors Predictive of an Obstructive Pathology among Filipino Infants with Neonatal Cholestasis

  Novette Regina M. Lagunzad, Germana Emerita V. Gregorio PDF

• Pediatric Hepatic Abscess: A Ten-year Review of the Features and Outcome at the Philippine General Hospital

  Leah Mae C. Besa, Germana Emerita V. Gregorio  PDF

• Efficacy and Safety of Prophylactic Antifungal Agents in Preventing Invasive Fungal Infection and Mortality among Infants Weighing Less than 1500 Grams: A Meta-analysis

  Kathryn R. Baltazar-Braganza, Sally Jane Velasco-Aro PDF

• Is Face Mask with Face Shield More Effective than Face Mask Alone in Reducing SARS-CoV-2 Transmission? A Systematic Review

  Germana Emerita V. Gregorio, Maria Teresa Sanchez-Tolosa, Maria Cristina Z. San Jose, Myzelle Anne Infantado, Valentin C. Dones III, Leonila F. DansPDF

• Short-term Outcomes of the Use of Intraventricular Ribavirin in Filipino Patients with Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis

  Marissa B. Lukban, Aida M. Salonga, Judy R. Pipo-Deveza, Benilda C. Sanchez-Gan, Catherine Lynne T. Silao, Annabell E. Chua PDF

• Comparison of Ketorolac and Indomethacin for the Closure of Patent Ductus Arteriosus among Preterm Infants Born at the Philippine General Hospital: A Randomized Controlled Crossover Design

  Maria Esterlita T. Villanueva-Uy, Carmen R. Briones, Edgardo M. Ortiz PDF

• Association of Serum Vitamin D Levels, IL-17a Levels with Disease Severity among 3- to 18-year-old Children with Asthma in the Philippine General Hospital

  Kristine Tanega-Aliling, Alexander O. Tuazon PDF

• Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Filipino Children: A 10-year Retrospective Analysis of Mortality, Morbidity and Survival

  Ma. Fema C. Rivera, Leonila F. Dans PDF

• Factors Associated with Attrition among Residents in Pediatrics: A Mixed-method Study in a Single Center in the Philippines

  Tristan Marvin Z. Uy, Ma. Cecilia D. Alinea PDF

• Technical Capacity Mapping for Clinical Practice Guideline Development in the Philippines

  Leonila F. Dans, Christine Joy D. Candari, Carol Stephanie C. Tan-Lim, Myzelle Anne J. Infantado, Red Thaddeus D. Miguel, Ma. Lourdes A. Salaveria-Imperial, Maria Asuncion A. Silvestre, Beverly Lorraine C. Ho  PDF