Prevalence of occult anemia in an urban pediatric emergency department: what is our response?

abstract：:Patent urachus is one of the least commonly seen of the urachal anomalies. In this report, we present a case of a patent urachus in a15-day-old female who presented with leakage from the umbilical site. The purpose of this article is to discuss the embryology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and management of pate...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Sherman JM,Rocker J,Rakovchik E

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to compare the role of computed tomography (CT) in the diagnosis of open-globe trauma and intraocular foreign body (IOFB) in pediatric and adult age groups. METHODS:Medical records of cases with open-globe trauma at Inonu University Hospital's Ophthalmology Emergency Service were r...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Dikci S,Yildirim İO,Firat M,Firat PG,Demirel S,Yilmaz T,Tuncer İ,Genç O

更新日期：2019-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES AND METHODS:The aim of the present retrospective, cross-sectional, descriptive study was to determine the characteristics of febrile 3- to 36-month-old children who were admitted to the emergency department (ED) with the chief complaint of fever and returned with the same complaint within 72 hours (returning...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Klein-Kremer A,Goldman RD

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the utility of a simple scoring system as a predictor of obtaining a positive throat culture for group A streptococci (GAS). DESIGN:Prospective descriptive study. Scores were assigned prior to the availability of the results of throat cultures. SETTING:Emergency department and walk-in clinic of ...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Wald ER,Green MD,Schwartz B,Barbadora K

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Published rates of delayed diagnosis of injury (DDI) in pediatric trauma vary from 1.0% to 18%. The purpose of this study was to determine the long-term trend of DDI over 10 years, to identify risk factors associated with DDI, and to elucidate patterns of DDI. METHODS:All patients aged 14 and younger who we...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Williams BG,Hlaing T,Aaland MO

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of the emergency department by children on Medicaid was documented, and the effect of new adult Medicaid criteria on a pediatric emergency department was investigated. Eight percent of daytime visits by all patients were nonemergencies, compared to 15% by Medicaid patients. More Medicaid patients required admi...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Feild C,Black C,Kincannon J,Arnold WC

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study aimed to create and analyze the performance of an automated triage tool alerting triage nursing staff and physicians to an abnormal heart rate consistent with septic shock in a pediatric emergency department. METHODS:A computerized best-practice alert (BPA) triage system corrected heart rate for ...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Cruz AT,Williams EA,Graf JM,Perry AM,Harbin DE,Wuestner ER,Patel B

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To ascertain the incidence, determinants, and outcome of sepsis workup in febrile infants aged 0-90 days with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection. DESIGN:Retrospective chart review. RESULTS:191 infants with RSV, 21.5% younger than 28 days, were identified; 101 (52.9%) were febrile and 90 were afebr...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Oray-Schrom P,Phoenix C,St Martin D,Amoateng-Adjepong Y

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the clinical use of procalcitonin (PCT) as a rapid marker for the identification of bacteremia in the emergency department (ED) population of children with fever and a central venous catheter (CVC). METHODS:Children were identified on presentation to the ED with a chief complaint of fever and who...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Kasem AJ,Bulloch B,Henry M,Shah K,Dalton H

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sexually transmitted infection as the result of child sexual abuse in prepubertal children is uncommon. Chlamydia trachomatis conjunctivitis is an even less common entity in prepubertal children outside the newborn period. This report details the presentation of 2 children with conjunctivitis who were subsequently dia...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Brownell AD,Miraldi Utz V,Makoroff KL,Shapiro RA,Mortensen JE

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Life-saving procedures are rarely performed on children in the emergency department, making it difficult for trainees to acquire the skills necessary to provide proficient resuscitative care for children. Studies have demonstrated that residents in general pediatrics and emergency medicine lack exposure to p...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Weiss A,Myers S,Lockman JL,Posner J,Shaw K

更新日期：2020-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to compare efficacy of enema versus polyethylene glycol (PEG) 3350 for pediatric fecal impaction treatment. METHODS:We conducted a prospective, randomized comparison of treatments of fecal impaction in children in a pediatric emergency department (ED). Treatment arms were a single milk and m...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Miller MK,Dowd MD,Friesen CA,Walsh-Kelly CM

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objectives of this study were (1) to evaluate dog bite-related injuries and associated medical documentation and (2) to compare these results with a study of dog bites from the same institution 10 years prior. METHODS:Data were retrospectively collected from a pediatric emergency department from July 20...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Bykowski MR,Shakir S,Naran S,Smith DM,Goldstein JA,Grunwaldt L,Saladino RA,Losee JE

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Patients returning to the emergency department (ED) within 72 hours of their visit may contribute to crowding and might indicate failure to give a proper assessment, treatment, or follow-up instructions. The aim of this study was to describe the rate of return visits in a tertiary care pediatric ED (PED) and...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Goldman RD,Ong M,Macpherson A

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The differential diagnosis for patients presenting in shock can be broad, making rapid diagnosis and management challenging. We present a case of a medically complex patient with presumed septic shock, diagnosed with a large pericardial effusion with evidence of tamponade using the rapid ultrasound in shock and hypote...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Weberding NT,Marin JR

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of a child with sickle cell disease and decreased intravascular volume secondary to splenic sequestration in whom a femoral venous catheter dislodged, infiltrated into the soft tissue of the anterior abdominal wall, and caused clinical signs of peritonitis. Inability to recognize this complication led...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Bonadio WA,Losek JD,Melzer-Lange M

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Although child abuse pediatricians are frequently asked to evaluate risk of abuse based on photographs, the effect of photographic quality on this process is presently unknown. Photographs of abused children are often taken by professionals without photographic training, and quality varies widely. This artic...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Melville JD,Lukefahr JL,Cornell J,Kellogg ND,Lancaster JL

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objectives of this study were to evaluate the efficacy and utilization of an observation unit (OU) for admission of pediatric patients after a toxicologic ingestion; compare the characteristics and outcomes of patients admitted to the pediatric OU, inpatient (IP) service, and intensive care unit (ICU) af...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Plumb J,Dudley NC,Herman BE,Kadish HA

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Glass mercury thermometers were once used as the criterion standard for measuring core body temperature. Once broken, however, there is the dual hazard of broken glass and exposure to mercury. Previous studies have focused only on the mercury hazard rather than injuries related to thermometer glass. OBJECTI...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Aprahamian N,Lee L,Shannon M,Hummel D,Johnston P,Kimia A

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radial neck fractures in children are not uncommon. Most are minimally displaced or nondisplaced. Severely displaced fractures or angulated radial neck fractures in children often have poor outcomes, especially if not reduced, and even after open reduction. ...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Waseem M,Devas G,Perales O

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The unlikely event of long-term complications in some pediatric fractures, such as midclavicular fractures, has allowed for management of these injuries with interventions that support the injured extremity rather than immobilize it while healing occurs. However, there is currently a growing body of evidence that advo...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Boutis K

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Superior mesenteric artery syndrome (SMAS) is a rare cause of small intestinal obstruction in pediatric patients. Children with intellectual disabilities are a challenging patient population in which to make this diagnosis. The goal of this study was to determine the frequency, presenting symptoms, and outco...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Geskey JM,Erdman HJ,Bramley HP,Williams RJ,Shaffer ML

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vomiting in young infants is a common presentation to the pediatric emergency department with a broad differential diagnosis. We present 2 cases seen in our emergency department of infant females with symptomatic complex ovarian cysts who presented with vomiting. The first case study describes a patient with a prenata...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Souganidis E,Chen A,Friedlaender E

更新日期：2020-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Acutely ill infants and children presenting to the emergency department are treated by either physicians with pediatric emergency medicine (PEM) training or physicians without PEM training, a good proportion of which are general emergency medicine-trained physicians (GEDPs). This scoping review identified pub...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Chime NO,Katznelson J,Gangadharan S,Walsh B,Lobner K,Brown L,Gawel M,Auerbach M,International Network for Simulation-based Pediatric Innovation, Research, and Education (INSPIRE) IMPACTS Investigators.

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Blood culture contamination rates (CRs) in emergency departments (EDs) vary from 1% to 9% in previous studies. High CRs cause unnecessary admissions, antibiotics, and costs. Different measures have been tried to improve CR. This study sought to determine the ED CR at Arkansas Children's Hospital (ACH) and eva...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Murillo TA,Beavers-May TK,English D,Plummer V,Stovall SH

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Clavicle fractures are a common injury among pediatric patients. Few data exist regarding specific etiologies and their management in the preadolescent patient. Our objective was to determine the specific source of injury and treatment techniques used in the youngest patient population. METHODS:Study Design...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Soto F,Fiesseler F,Morales J,Amato C

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isolated torsion of the fallopian tube is a rare cause of an acute lower abdominopelvic pain in adolescent females that is difficult to recognize preoperatively. This is a case report of an 11-year-old girl who presented with a right lower quadrant abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting secondary to isolated torsion of ...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Markhardt BK,Jones L,Drugas GT

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Effective leadership and teamwork are imperative during pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitations (CPR). The initial phase of pediatric CPR, termed the "first 5 minutes," has significant care delivery gaps in both leadership and team performance. The aim of the study was to describe the performance data of em...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Grimsley EA,Cochrane NH,Keane RR,Sumner BD,Mullan PC,OʼConnell KJ

更新日期：2019-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Although mild stress hyperglycemia in pediatric illness is common, severe hyperglycemic responses (≥300 mg/dL [16.7 mmol/L]) to stress are unusual. We sought to determine the incidence and course of extreme stress hyperglycemia (ESH) in acute pediatric illness, including whether it is a marker of increased m...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Weiss SL,Alexander J,Agus MS

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A survey was conducted to determine the current standard of care with regard to team composition and training, mobilization time, and vehicle use for pediatric critical care transport. An evaluation of 30 pediatric referral centers revealed that 60% provide a critical care transport team. Of those teams, the mean numb...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： McCloskey KA,Johnston C

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00