Medically uninsured children in the United States: a challenge to public policy.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the incidence of clinical deterioration leading to intensive care unit transfer in previously healthy infants with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection hospitalized on a general pediatric unit and, to assess the hypothesis that history, physical examination, oximetry, and chest radiographic...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Brooks AM,McBride JT,McConnochie KM,Aviram M,Long C,Hall CB

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Methylmalonic acidemia (MMA) is a metabolic disorder with a poorly defined long-term neurocognitive phenotype. We studied the neuropsychological outcomes of patients and examined clinical covariates that influenced cognition. METHODS:A diverse cohort with mut, cblA, or cblB subtypes of isolated MMA (N = 43),...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： O'Shea CJ,Sloan JL,Wiggs EA,Pao M,Gropman A,Baker EH,Manoli I,Venditti CP,Snow J

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Disparities in health service use have been described across a range of sociodemographic factors. Patterns of PICU use have not been thoroughly assessed. METHODS:This was a population-level, retrospective analysis of admissions to the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center PICU between 2011 and 2016....

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Andrist E,Riley CL,Brokamp C,Taylor S,Beck AF

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Previous research suggests that physicians may be less likely to diagnose otitis media (OM) and to prescribe broad-spectrum antibiotics for black versus nonblack children. Our objective was to determine whether race is associated with differences in OM diagnosis and antibiotic prescribing natio...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Fleming-Dutra KE,Shapiro DJ,Hicks LA,Gerber JS,Hersh AL

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the efficacy of a porcine surfactant (poractant alfa) versus bovine surfactants (beractant and calfactant) with respect to clinical outcomes among preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome. METHODS:A search of major electronic databases, including Medline (1980-2010) and the Cochrane Cent...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Singh N,Hawley KL,Viswanathan K

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Pain in children with cerebral palsy (CP) is underrecognized, undertreated, and negatively affects quality of life. Communication challenges and multiple pain etiologies complicate diagnosis and treatment. The primary objectives of this study were to determine the impact of pain on activities and to identify...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Penner M,Xie WY,Binepal N,Switzer L,Fehlings D

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Munchausen's syndrome was initially described in 1951. It has become increasingly recognized since that time. Recently, Munchausen's syndrome by proxy or Polle syndrome has been described. In this disease entity, a parent causes a factitious disease in a child. The disease may require extensive medical testing and the...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Clark GD,Key JD,Rutherford P,Bithoney WG

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Rates of rapid second births among low-income black adolescent mothers range from 20% to 50%. Most efforts to prevent rapid second births have been unsuccessful. OBJECTIVES:There were 4 objectives: (1) to examine whether a home-based mentoring intervention was effective in preventing second births within 2 yea...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Black MM,Bentley ME,Papas MA,Oberlander S,Teti LO,McNary S,Le K,O'Connell M

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The publication of guidelines calling for less aggressive treatment of jaundice in newborns has been followed by a reappearance of case reports of kernicterus. These case reports illustrate important issues for writers and consumers of practice guidelines. One issue is the particular salience of identified patients wi...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Newman TB,Maisels MJ

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:All cases of fluoride ingestion in children younger than 12 years old reported to the Rocky Mountain Poison Center between January 1 and December 31, 1986, were retrospectively reviewed. Eighty-seven cases were identified. Eighty-four cases involved accidental ingestion of dental fluoride products in the home (tablets...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Augenstein WL,Spoerke DG,Kulig KW,Hall AH,Hall PK,Riggs BS,el Saadi M,Rumack BH

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Sleep disorders can cause substantial morbidity but often remain undiagnosed among adults. We identified a series of children with sleep-related symptoms and reviewed medical chart notes for the previous 2 years to determine how often sleep problems had been addressed. DESIGN:Observational. Setting. Two univ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Chervin RD,Archbold KH,Panahi P,Pituch KJ

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effect of vaccine hesitancy screening on childhood vaccine uptake. METHODS:We conducted a cluster randomized controlled trial in pediatric primary care clinics in Washington state. Vaccine-hesitant parents (VHPs) with a healthy newborn receiving health supervision at participating clinics wer...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Opel DJ,Henrikson N,Lepere K,Hawkes R,Zhou C,Dunn J,Taylor JA

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The false-positive rates of previously reported universal newborn hearing screening (UNHS) programs range between 2.5% and 8%. Critics of UNHS programs have claimed that this rate is too high and might lead to a number of the negative effects produced by false-positive screening tests, namely ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Clemens CJ,Davis SA

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine intelligence, language, and academic achievement through 18 years of age among children with congenital cytomegalovirus infection identified through hospital-based newborn screening who were asymptomatic at birth compared with uninfected infants. METHODS:We used growth curve modeling to analyze t...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Lopez AS,Lanzieri TM,Claussen AH,Vinson SS,Turcich MR,Iovino IR,Voigt RG,Caviness AC,Miller JA,Williamson WD,Hales CM,Bialek SR,Demmler-Harrison G,Congenital Cytomegalovirus Longitudinal Study Group.

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients with idiopathic Fanconi syndrome and glucose intolerance were studied from a metabolic perspective. They had fasting hyperglycemia, massive glucosuria, insulinopenia, ketosis, and elevated serum free fatty acids. There was a markedly blunted insulin secretory response to glucagon, tolbutamide, glucose, an...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Chesney RW,Kaplan BS,Teitel D,Colle E,McInnes RR,Goldman H,Scriver CR

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To develop, implement, and evaluate a 1-month block rotation in community pediatrics. INTERVENTIONS:Faculty from University of California San Diego and Naval Medical Center San Diego developed a combined and integrated curriculum for second-year residents in community pediatrics. Resident activities include...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Shope TR,Bradley BJ,Taras HL

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of 2 distinct populations of somatic or germline cells within a single individual harboring different genotypes is termed mosaicism. Recent reports suggest that parental mosaicism is involved in the heritability of type 1 Timothy syndrome (TS1), an extremely rare and life-threatening multisystem disorder ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Dufendach KA,Giudicessi JR,Boczek NJ,Ackerman MJ

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Language barriers affect health care interactions. Large, randomized studies of the relative efficacy of interpreter modalities have not been conducted. OBJECTIVE:To compare the efficacy of telephonic and in-person medical interpretation to visits with verified bilingual physicians. METHODS:This was a prospec...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Crossman KL,Wiener E,Roosevelt G,Bajaj L,Hampers LC

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Suicide is the third leading cause of death for adolescents 15 to 19 years old.(1) Pediatricians can help prevent adolescent suicide by knowing the symptoms of depression and other presuicidal behavior. This statement updates the previous statement(2) by the American Academy of Pediatrics and assists the pediatrician ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

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更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The American Academy of Pediatrics believes that pediatric residents and fellows should be fully informed of the scope and limitations of their professional liability insurance coverage while in training. The academy states that residents and fellows should be educated by their training institutions on matters relatin...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Committee on Medical Liability and Risk Management.,Gonzalez JL

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epigenetics, the study of functionally relevant chemical modifications to DNA that do not involve a change in the DNA nucleotide sequence, is at the interface between research and clinical medicine. Research on epigenetic marks, which regulate gene expression independently of the underlying genetic code, has dramatica...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Wright R,Saul RA

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We sought to document gender differences in lymphocyte subsets and plasma RNA levels in a pediatric cohort with presumed minimal hormonal differences (on the basis of age). METHODS:Blood samples from antiretroviral therapy-treated, HIV-infected children (n = 158) and HIV-uninfected children (n = 1801) who we...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Foca M,Moye J,Chu C,Matthews Y,Rich K,Handelsman E,Luzuriaga K,Paul M,Diaz C,Women and Infants Transmission Study.

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Although one third of young adults in the United States are uninsured, lack of insurance in this age group has been the subject of few published studies. Because opportunities to obtain public and private insurance are likely to differ for men and women, the objective of this study was to describe the gender-...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Callahan ST,Cooper WO

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Services for children with special needs in England and Wales are described briefly, with attention to the services provided by the National Health Service, local authorities, the social security system, and voluntary organizations. For illustrative purposes, particular reference is made to children with hearing impai...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Goodwin S

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hospital billing data are frequently used for quality measures and research, but the accuracy of the use of discharge codes to identify urinary tract infections (UTIs) is unknown. OBJECTIVE:To determine the accuracy of International Classification of Diseases, 9th revision (ICD-9) discharge codes to identif...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Tieder JS,Hall M,Auger KA,Hain PD,Jerardi KE,Myers AL,Rahman SS,Williams DJ,Shah SS

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence and most common etiologies of scalp scaling in infants and prepubertal children and the specificity of head and neck lymphadenopathy for the diagnosis of tinea capitis associated with scalp scaling. DESIGN/METHODS:A cross-sectional study of 300 children, 200 from an urban general ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Williams JV,Eichenfield LF,Burke BL,Barnes-Eley M,Friedlander SF

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the relationship between breastfeeding and the risk of life-threatening enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) diarrhea among Bangladeshi infants and young children <36 months of age. DESIGN:Case-control study. SETTING:A rural Bangladesh community. PARTICIPANTS:A total of 168 cases with clinical...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Clemens JD,Rao MR,Chakraborty J,Yunus M,Ali M,Kay B,van Loon FPL,Naficy A,Sack DA

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess trends in incidence of Candida spp. central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) in US NICUs, 1999-2009. METHODS:Data from NICUs participating in the National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance (1999-2004) and National Healthcare Safety Network (2006-2009) were analyzed. Overall and bi...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Chitnis AS,Magill SS,Edwards JR,Chiller TM,Fridkin SK,Lessa FC

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Despite the magnitude of the problem of catheter-associated bloodstream infections (CA-BSIs) in children, relatively little research has been performed to identify effective strategies to reduce these complications. In this study, we aimed to develop and evaluate effective catheter-care practices to reduce pe...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Miller MR,Griswold M,Harris JM 2nd,Yenokyan G,Huskins WC,Moss M,Rice TB,Ridling D,Campbell D,Margolis P,Muething S,Brilli RJ

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The potential clinical value of quantitative blood cultures determined by a commercially available lysis-direct plating method was studied in 50 children with either Haemophilus influenzae or Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteremia. The magnitude of bacteremia correlated with the severity of the infection; patients with g...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Bell LM,Alpert G,Campos JM,Plotkin SA

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00