vol. 22, no. 2 (2026)
The PCMC Journal
Description
The Philippine Children’s Medical Center Journal (PCMC Journal) is a peer-reviewed journal that is published bi-annually and publishes original scientific papers in basic and clinical pediatrics. It uses a single-blind peer review process, with papers from identified authors being reviewed by unidentified reviewers. The articles it accepts for publication may be in the form of collective and current reviews, original papers, case reports, lectures, essays, editorials, abstracts, or letters to the editor. All authors, reviewers, and members of the editorial board are required to submit a declaration of Conflict of Interest (COI) form of their financial and non-financial relationships and activities in relation to the journal.
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Table of contents
Front Matter
Editorial Staff
Instruction to Authors
Articles
Comparison of perioperative risk assessment using ASA PS (American Society of Anesthesiologist Physical Status) and NARCO-SS (Neurological, Airway, Respiratory, Cardiovascular, Other – Surgical Severity) scores among patients who underwent anesthesi
Aaron Adolf R. Abad | Janette T. Fusilero-pascual
Discipline: medicine by specialism
Effectiveness of the DOH online medical certification of cause of death for licensed physicians on death certificate issued in Philippines Children's Medical Center from year 2021 - 2024
Robie Angelo M. Ariola | Jasmin A. Castillo
Discipline: medicine by specialism
Evaluating the diagnostic accuracy of hypertrophic submucosal nerve diameter measurement in the diagnosis of Hirschsprung disease in rectal suction biopsies in the Philippine Children’s Medical Center
Maria Erica U. Hitosis | Farrah Kristine F Santiago | Joana Paula S. Artaiz-pido
Discipline: medicine by specialism
Evaluation of the PCMC fever lane according to case distribution, diagnostic, and management patterns, turn around times, and outcomes
Maria Celine Alexis M. Isidro | Liezl Malabanan | Angelo Martin B Catacutan
Discipline: medicine by specialism
Nutritional outcomes in pediatric patients with chronic kidney disease on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis and maintenance hemodialysis
Ann Mariel F. Malamug | Phoebe Anne Diño-santos
Discipline: medicine by specialism
Validity and reliability of the Filipino version of the Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist (ATEC)
Katherine Grace R. Tan | Patrisha Ivana E. Cordova | Angela Lauren F. Villaseñor | Annelyn Fatima M Lopez
Discipline: medicine by specialism
Back Matter
Back Matter