Resource utilization for observation-status stays at children's hospitals.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A prospective hospital-based cohort study was conducted to determine the prevalence rates of cryptorchidism at birth, 3 months, and 1 year of age. DESIGN:A total of 6935 consecutive male neonates delivered at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City between October 1987 and October 1990 were examined at birth f...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Berkowitz GS,Lapinski RH,Dolgin SE,Gazella JG,Bodian CA,Holzman IR

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Our objective was to determine whether parent-reported, high-quality primary care was associated with decreased nonurgent pediatric emergency department utilization. METHODS:A retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data for a cohort of children from the 2000-2001 and 2001-2002 Medical Expenditure ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Brousseau DC,Hoffmann RG,Nattinger AB,Flores G,Zhang Y,Gorelick M

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify predictors of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medication continuity, hypothesizing greater continuity among children with (1) greater child acceptance of treatment, (2) parent belief in longer time course for ADHD, (3) positive differential between parent-perceived need for and co...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Brinkman WB,Sucharew H,Majcher JH,Epstein JN

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chylothorax, the accumulation of chyle in the pleural space, is a relatively rare cause of pleural effusion in children. It can cause significant respiratory morbidity, as well as lead to malnutrition and immunodeficiency. Thus, a chylothorax requires timely diagnosis and treatment. This review will first discuss the ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Tutor JD

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the effectiveness of an emergency department (ED)-based home safety intervention on caregivers' behaviors and practices related to home safety. METHODS:We conducted a randomized, clinical trial of 96 consecutive caregivers of children who were younger than 5 years and presented to an urban pediatri...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Posner JC,Hawkins LA,Garcia-Espana F,Durbin DR

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have shown an association between prematurity and attention- abstract deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Results concerning late preterm infants are controversial, and studies examining fetal growth represented by weight for gestational age are scarce. Our objective was to examine the as...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Sucksdorff M,Lehtonen L,Chudal R,Suominen A,Joelsson P,Gissler M,Sourander A

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aspirin and acetaminophen have excellent and essentially similar antipyretic activity. For the child, lowering of temperature will be indicated for excessively high temperature and when there is a history of febrile seizures. Specific clinical contraindications will often dictate the selection of one drug over the oth...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Lovejoy FH Jr

更新日期：1978-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the short-term efficacy of meso-2,3-dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) in mild to moderately lead poisoned children. METHODS:Medical records of all pediatric patients receiving 19 days of DMSA between June 1991 and May 1993 were reviewed retrospectively. Patients were included if their pretreatment ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Besunder JB,Anderson RL,Super DM

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There has been a gradual decrease in the proportion of children covered by private health insurance in Colorado and the United States with a commensurate increase in those with public insurance or having no insurance which may impact access to care and outcomes. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this work was to det...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Todd J,Armon C,Griggs A,Poole S,Berman S

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between the magnitude of bacteremia due to Neisseria meningitidis and the clinical diagnosis was determined for 43 children who had fever in the presence or absence of focal signs of infection. Bacteremia was quantitated by the previously described procedure using heparinized blood (0.2 to 1.0 mL). Ad...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Sullivan TD,LaScolea LJ Jr

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Medical care for very low birth weight (VLBW) infants and their mothers has changed dramatically during the 1990s, yet it is unclear how these changes have affected mortality and morbidity. OBJECTIVE:We used the Vermont Oxford Network Database to identify trends in clinical practice and patient outcomes for...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Horbar JD,Badger GJ,Carpenter JH,Fanaroff AA,Kilpatrick S,LaCorte M,Phibbs R,Soll RF,Members of the Vermont Oxford Network.

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a life-threatening condition and a major cause of morbidity and mortality in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus. The deficiency of insulin leads to metabolic decompensation, causing hyperglycemia and ketosis that resolves with the administration of insulin and fluids. However, an ind...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Aguirre Castaneda RL,Mack KJ,Lteif A

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidemiologic studies indicate that children of all ages with certain chronic conditions and otherwise healthy children younger than 24 months of age are hospitalized for influenza infection and its complications at high rates similar to those experienced by the elderly. Annual influenza immunization is recommended fo...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Infectious Diseases.

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Central nervous system manifestations in association with adenovirus infections have rarely been documented. In this report, four children, ages 4, 5, 6, and 10 years, with adenoviral meningoencephalitis are described. Adenoviruses were recovered from CSF specimens in all four patients. ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Kelsey DS

更新日期：1978-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Children with medical complexity (CMC) often have multiple life-limiting conditions with no unifying diagnosis and an unclear prognosis and are at high risk for morbidity and mortality. Advance care planning (ACP) conversations need to be uniquely tailored to this population. Our primary objec...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Orkin J,Beaune L,Moore C,Weiser N,Arje D,Rapoport A,Netten K,Adams S,Cohen E,Amin R

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have been challenging for US uniformed service families and their children. Almost 60% of US service members have family responsibilities. Approximately 2.3 million active duty, National Guard, and Reserve service members have been deployed since the beginning of the wars in Afghanista...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Siegel BS,Davis BE,Committee on Psychosocial Aspects of Child and Family Health and Section on Uniformed Services.

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To test the commonly held premise that prematurity is a risk factor for problems of behavior and social interaction, as well as cognitive and physical development, temperament and behavior of children born preterm and full-term control subjects were compared at five separate time periods from infancy through early sch...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Oberklaid F,Sewell J,Sanson A,Prior M

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:With male gender as a strong predictor of cardiovascular instability, we hypothesized that gender-specific differences in circulating carbon monoxide levels contributed to dysregulated microvascular function in preterm male infants. METHODS:Infants born at 24 to 34 weeks of gestation (N = 84) were studied in...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Stark MJ,Clifton VL,Wright IM

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Resistance to thyroid hormone is an uncommon problem, which has rarely been associated with thyroid dysgenesis. We report a case with both thyroid gland ectopy and resistance to thyroid hormone and, thus, a reduced capacity to produce and respond to thyroid hormone. The patient presented at 2 years of age with develop...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Heather N,Hall K,Neas K,Potter H,Wiltshire E

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the population impact of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) on pneumococcal-related diseases, including pneumonia and otitis media. METHODS:Using administrative data from Tennessee Medicaid and 3 commercial insurance plans in upstate New York, we measured annual rates of medical visits for pne...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Poehling KA,Lafleur BJ,Szilagyi PG,Edwards KM,Mitchel E,Barth R,Schwartz B,Griffin MR

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adolescent parenthood is associated with a range of adverse outcomes for young mothers, including mental health problems such as depression, substance abuse, and posttraumatic stress disorder. Teen mothers are also more likely to be impoverished and reside in communities and families that are socially and economically...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Hodgkinson S,Beers L,Southammakosane C,Lewin A

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The positions of nurse practitioner and physician assistant were created approximately 30 years ago. Since then, the role and responsibilities of these individuals have developed and grown and now may include involvement in the care of hospitalized patients. The intent of this statement is to suggest a manner in which...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors：

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many women of reproductive age in the United States are marginally iodine deficient, perhaps because the salt in processed foods is not iodized. Iodine deficiency, per se, can interfere with normal brain development in their offspring; in addition, it increases vulnerability to the effects of certain environmental pol...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Council on Environmental Health.,Rogan WJ,Paulson JA,Baum C,Brock-Utne AC,Brumberg HL,Campbell CC,Lanphear BP,Lowry JA,Osterhoudt KC,Sandel MT,Spanier A,Trasande L

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Pulmonary vein stenosis is a rare, although often lethal, anomaly. Risk factors for the diagnosis of pulmonary vein stenosis are poorly characterized. In this study we sought to identify factors associated with pulmonary vein stenosis, paying particular attention to preterm birth. METHODS:By review of the ca...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Drossner DM,Kim DW,Maher KO,Mahle WT

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Low socioeconomic status (SES) has emerged as an important risk factor for higher short-term mortality and neurodevelopmental outcomes in children with hypoplastic left heart syndrome and related anomalies; yet little is known about how SES affects these outcomes over the long-term. METHODS:We linked data f...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Bucholz EM,Sleeper LA,Goldberg CS,Pasquali SK,Anderson BR,Gaynor JW,Cnota JF,Newburger JW

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trypanosoma cruzi, the causing agent of Chagas disease, can be transmitted to the offspring of infected pregnant women, thus being an epidemiologically important way of parasite transmission in humans. In addition, the migration of infected women from endemic areas to nonendemic countries may export this parasite infe...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Volta BJ,Perrone AE,Rivero R,Scollo K,Bustos PL,Bua J

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) supports development and universal implementation of a comprehensive electronic infrastructure to support pediatric information functions of the medical home. These functions include (1) timely and continuous management and tracking of health data and services over a patient's ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Council on Clinical Information Technology.

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:For preventing nosocomial influenza infections and to facilitate prompt antiviral therapy, an accessible, rapid diagnostic method for influenzavirus is needed. We evaluated the performance of a lateral-flow immunoassay (QuickVue Influenza Test) completed at the bedside of hospitalized children during the infl...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Poehling KA,Griffin MR,Dittus RS,Tang YW,Holland K,Li H,Edwards KM

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to evaluate the roles of production and conjugation of bilirubin, individually and in combination, in the mechanism of neonatal jaundice. METHODS:A cohort of healthy, term male newborns was sampled on the third day of life, coincident with routine metabolic screening, for bloo...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Kaplan M,Muraca M,Hammerman C,Rubaltelli FF,Vilei MT,Vreman HJ,Stevenson DK

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isolated congenital short small intestine is a rare anomaly. Of six (one male, five females) previously reported cases, four died in infancy from intractable diarrhea. We report the case of 7-year-old boy with this syndrome in whom a 2-year period of parenteral feeding at home allowed normal weight gain, growth, and d...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Dorney SF,Byrne WJ,Ament ME

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00