![]() ![]() In the traditional surgery, the defect in the fetal spine is repaired through the mother’s uterus through a 7 cm incision. While this type of in utero surgery increases the potential for complications, doctors at Texas Children’s have now developed a less invasive “fetoscopic” procedure. Texas Children’s Hospital pioneered the procedure to operate on these tiny patients in the womb back in 2011. and is a crippling birth defect where the spine fails to close and is potentially exposed on the child’s back. Spina bifida occurs in 3.4 of every 10,000 live births in the U.S. Texas Children’s in Utero Spinal Bifida Surgery While this app won’t replace a doctor’s supervision, it could help with monitoring children taking an iron supplement, for example, to see if it’s having an effect. The app can potentially avert some blood tests by reading the fingernail color of a patient’s fingernail to provide a hemoglobin reading. But a former patient of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, along with biomedical engineers, pediatricians, and researchers developed a new smartphone application that today is being marketed under the name AnemoCheck Mobile. The condition requires frequent need sticks and blood draws, making for a very uncomfortable experience for any patient, let alone a child. There are millions of children with chronic anemia. Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta’s Anemia App Let’s look at these and other innovations in the field of pediatric innovation. These facilities lead the pack in new innovations in pediatrics, and in today’s fast paced and ever-changing healthcare the advancement of technology combined with innovation in clinical care can save lives. and their innovative approaches to pediatric treatment for their small but mighty patients. In December 2020, Parents Magazine recognized the top 15 Children’s Hospitals in the U.S. ![]() Like all healthcare innovation, the advancement of new techniques and tools seems to happen even ‘before you blink.” From apps to detect anemia in children to innovative new treatments, the healthcare world is constantly working to improve. While a global pandemic raged in 2020, new innovations in pediatrics were quietly changing lives at our nation’s Children’s Hospitals. ![]()
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