In HARF, ACPE as a cause of ARF, shorter duration of NIPPV, higher post-NIPPV PO2/FiO2 ratio and fewer organ failures were associated with a favourable outcome of NIPPV.
Unanticipated massive resection after intraabdominal procedures is an increasing cause of short bowel syndrome (SBS).
Stunting usually develops <2 y of age (2) and, despite improvement in z scores subsequently (3, 4), growth failure before age 2 y is an important cause of short adult stature (5).
Preeclampsia (PE), which affects 3%to8%8% of pregnant women, remains a major cause of short- and long-term maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality.
Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) represents the most severe complication in neonates with perinatal asphyxia admitted to neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) and a major cause of short- and long-term morbidity [ 4– 6].
In contrast, Larsen et al. (1999) concluded that the use of a wide range of fungicides, insecticides, and herbicides by Danish farmers was not a likely cause of short-term effects on semen quality and reproductive hormones (testosterone, FSH, LH, and inhibin).
Shwachman-Diamond syndrome (SDS) is widely recognised as a cause of exocrine pancreatic dysfunction, short stature and bone marrow failure.
JIA is the most common childhood inflammatory rheumatic disease and is an important cause of short- and long-term disability [ 2, 3].
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is the most common chronic rheumatic disease in children, with an incidence in Europe of about 16 to 150 per 100,000 per year, and an important cause of short-term and long-term disability [ 1].
6 Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), another complex genetic autoimmune disease, is the most common chronic inflammatory rheumatic disease in children and is an important cause of short- and long-term disability.
