Exemplar pediatric collaborative improvement networks: achieving results.

abstract：:There is an increasing threat that chemical and biological weapons will be used on a civilian population in an act of domestic terrorism. Casualties among adults and children could be significant in such an event. Federal, state, and local authorities have begun extensive planning to meet a chemical-biological inciden...

journal_title：Pediatrics

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更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The list of recommended pediatric preventive services has grown considerably in the past decade, and clinician variability, clinician distribution, and other correlates of provision of these basic preventive services (BPS) are not known. OBJECTIVE:To describe the proportion of high-quality basic pediatric p...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Zuckerman B,Stevens GD,Inkelas M,Halfon N

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A summary of the author's experience with 1,000 hyperactive children treated in a private practice over a period of 10 years is presented. Of 1,000 children entering the office, 872 were treated with stimulants for more than 6 months. Of these 872 children, 137 (16%) were considered as treatment failures; 735 (84%) ha...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Eichlseder W

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate adolescent vaccination in New York City, we assessed tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis (Tdap), meningococcal conjugate (MCV4), and human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine uptake, vaccine co-administration, and catch-up coverage over time. METHODS:We analyzed data from the Citywide Immun...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Sull M,Eavey J,Papadouka V,Mandell R,Hansen MA,Zucker JR

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Staphylococcus aureus is a common cause of community and health care-associated bacteremia, with authors of recent studies estimating the incidence of S aureus bacteremia (SAB) in high-income countries between 8 and 26 per 100 000 children per year. Despite this, <300 children worldwide have ever been randomly assigne...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： McMullan BJ,Campbell AJ,Blyth CC,McNeil JC,Montgomery CP,Tong SYC,Bowen AC

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Neonatal bacterial infections carry a high mortality when diagnosed late. Early diagnosis is difficult because initial clinical signs are nonspecific. Consequently, physicians frequently prescribe antibiotic treatment to newborn infants for fear of missing a life-threatening infection. This study was designed...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Franz AR,Bauer K,Schalk A,Garland SM,Bowman ED,Rex K,Nyholm C,Norman M,Bougatef A,Kron M,Mihatsch WA,Pohlandt F,International IL-8 Study Group.

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Early pubertal timing predicts deleterious outcomes for young girls, including substance use, risky sexual behavior, and pregnancy. In turn, adolescent pregnancy predicts long-term negative consequences such as reduced educational attainment and income-earning potential. Despite evidence of the direct links b...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Deardorff J,Gonzales NA,Christopher FS,Roosa MW,Millsap RE

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-grade reflux commonly lasts longer than moderate reflux, which disappears with maturation of the ureterovesical junction. It is known that ureteral function is affected by urinary tract infection from studies in experimental animals, as well as through clinical findings in patients with upper tract infection. Whe...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Roberts JA,Kaack MB,Morvant AB

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To examine the relationships between hours of television viewing and adiposity and physical activity among female adolescents, a cohort study with follow-up assessments 7, 14, and 24 months after baseline was conducted. All sixth- and seventh-grade girls (N = 971) attending four northern California middle schools were...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Robinson TN,Hammer LD,Killen JD,Kraemer HC,Wilson DM,Hayward C,Taylor CB

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Information about 261 cases of Kawasaki disease (KD) was reported to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) between July 1976 and July 1978. KD occurred at all times of the year in young, previously healthy children throughout the United States. KD was more common in infants and toddlers, males, and Asian and part-Asian...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Morens DM,Anderson LJ,Hurwitz ES

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Renovascular disease accounts for the vast majority of cases of infantile hypertension with complications resulting from umbilical arterial catheterization predominating in the neonatal period and fibrodysplastic lesions of the renal artery predominating outside the neonatal period. We report a previously ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Kasaragod AB,Lucia MS,Lum GM,Caldwell S,Stork L,Stenmark KR

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increased morbidity and mortality from lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) has been suggested in HIV-exposed uninfected (HEU) children; however, the contribution of respiratory viruses is unclear. We studied the epidemiology of LRTI hospitalization in HIV-unexposed uninfected (HUU) and HEU infants aged ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Cohen C,Moyes J,Tempia S,Groome M,Walaza S,Pretorius M,Naby F,Mekgoe O,Kahn K,von Gottberg A,Wolter N,Cohen AL,von Mollendorf C,Venter M,Madhi SA

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Pyogenic granuloma is a common, acquired, vascular tumor of the skin in children, often ulcerates or bleeds, and is commonly localized to the face. The treatment of choice has been surgical removal, either by excision or shave, followed by electrocautery. The site, young age of the patient, and the inherent n...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Tay YK,Weston WL,Morelli JG

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is a potentially serious emerging infectious disease. The incidences of CDI in childhood and CDI cases complicated by relapses have increased by 50% or more in North America during the past 2 decades. We report here the case of a 2-year-old child with relapsing CDI caused by the e...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Russell G,Kaplan J,Ferraro M,Michelow IC

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study examined the factors that affect children's receipt of recommended well-child and dental visits using nationally representative data. METHODS:We analyzed the Child Public Use File of the 1999 National Survey of America's Families, including 35 938 children who were younger than 18 years. Bivariate...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Yu SM,Bellamy HA,Kogan MD,Dunbar JL,Schwalberg RH,Schuster MA

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Routine vaccination of US infants against rotavirus was implemented in 2006, prompting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention New Vaccine Surveillance Network to begin population-based acute gastroenteritis surveillance among US children<3 years of age. This surveillance system establishes baseline e...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Payne DC,Staat MA,Edwards KM,Szilagyi PG,Gentsch JR,Stockman LJ,Curns AT,Griffin M,Weinberg GA,Hall CB,Fairbrother G,Alexander J,Parashar UD

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We compared the development of adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes at corrected ages of 18 to 22 months for extremely low birth weight infants exposed prenatally to dexamethasone, betamethasone, or no steroid. METHODS:Study infants were extremely low birth weight (401-1000 g) infants who were in the care of ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Lee BH,Stoll BJ,McDonald SA,Higgins RD,National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network.

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes an attempt to evaluate the effectiveness of "trained mother" interviews early in the medical school curriculum. As an adjunct to a first-year course that teaches interviewing techniques, half of the students were exposed to an interview with one of three trained mothers early in the course. This ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Stillman PL,Sabers DL,Redfield DL

更新日期：1977-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Use of complementary and alternative medical therapies is common and increasing, particularly for children with chronic disease. OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this work was to describe the use of complementary and alternative medicine by children and to identify factors that may influence the use of complementa...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Jean D,Cyr C

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Hospitals are being required to report publically their adjusted mortality rates, which are then being used to rank hospitals. Our objectives were to assess the statistical reliability of the determination of a hospital's adjusted mortality rate, of comparisons of that rate with the rates of other hospitals,...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Feudtner C,Berry JG,Parry G,Hain P,Morse RB,Slonim AD,Shah SS,Hall M

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To estimate the association between birth weight and hearing impairment among Norwegians born between 1967 and 1993, taking other pregnancy-related conditions into consideration. METHODS:A cohort study was conducted of all Norwegian live births from 1967 to 1993 (n = 1 548 429) linking information of the Me...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Nafstad P,Samuelsen SO,Irgens LM,Bjerkedal T

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The evidence that atherosclerosis begins during adolescence has led to the belief that primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CHD) should commence in childhood. Although several national guidelines have been issued for the detection and treatment of CHD risk factors in children, concerns continue to b...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Kimm SY,Payne GH,Stylianou MP,Waclawiw MA,Lichtenstein C

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metoclopramide treatment has been shown to augment milk production by stimulating prolactin secretion in women in whom lactational insufficiency develops after a full-term pregnancy. The effect of metoclopramide therapy in 23 women who were delivered of premature infants (birth weight 1,314 +/- 115 g, gestational age ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Ehrenkranz RA,Ackerman BA

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data for this article, as in previous reports, are drawn principally from the Monthly Vital Statistics Report, published by the National Center for Health Statistics. The international data come from the Demographic Yearbook and the quarterly Population and Vital Statistics Report, both published by the Statistical Of...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Wegman ME

更新日期：1981-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Perinatal depression (PND) is the most common obstetric complication in the United States. Even when screening results are positive, mothers often do not receive further evaluation, and even when PND is diagnosed, mothers do not receive evidence-based treatments. Studies reveal that postpartum depression (PPD), a subs...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Earls MF,Yogman MW,Mattson G,Rafferty J,COMMITTEE ON PSYCHOSOCIAL ASPECTS OF CHILD AND FAMILY HEALTH.

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine how sociodemographic factors and type of insurance influence use of medical and health-related services by children with special health care needs (CSHCN), after controlling for need. METHODS:A cross-sectional analysis of 1994 National Health Interview Disability Survey was conducted. Children b...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Weller WE,Minkovitz CS,Anderson GF

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Temporomandibular joint dysfunction with myofascial pain, a well-known clinical disorder in adults, is reported in children. In a series of 400 patients, 40 children less than 16 years of age were seen. Of these pediatric patients, 35% had a reactive depression as primary psychopathology. The multifactorial nature of ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Belfer ML,Kaban LB

更新日期：1982-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Developmental screening tests are in widespread use, but few reliable and valid tests are available. The most frequently used screening instrument for detecting young children who are at risk for developmental delays is the Denver Developmental Screening Test (DDST). Although the DDST has excellent test specificity, o...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Meisels SJ

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Currently, the methods for assessing milk ejection in women include serial sampling of plasma oxytocin and measurement of intraductal pressure, both of which are invasive and may induce stress. We hypothesized that milk ejection would cause an increase in milk-duct diameter that could be observed noninvasivel...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Ramsay DT,Kent JC,Owens RA,Hartmann PE

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Adenosine infusion causes selective pulmonary vasodilation in fetal and neonatal lambs with pulmonary hypertension. We investigated the effects of a continuous infusion of adenosine on oxygenation in term infants with persistent pulmonary hypertension of newborn (PPHN). DESIGN:A randomized, placebo-controll...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Konduri GG,Garcia DC,Kazzi NJ,Shankaran S

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00