Decreasing PICU catheter-associated bloodstream infections: NACHRI's quality transformation efforts.

abstract：:Vaginal cultures from 100 healthy girls, 2 months to 15 years of age, were examined for the presence of normal and potentially pathogenic microorganisms. Corynebacterium vaginale, yeast species, and genital mycoplasmas were isolated from vaginal cultures from 13.5 %, 28%, and 28% of the girls examined, respectively. C...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Hammerschlag MR,Alpert S,Rosner I,Thurston P,Semine D,McComb D,McCormack WM

更新日期：1978-07-01 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：:In sum, we have offered a few observations about the practice of interdisciplinary research. Now, in addition to our rather specific suggestions, we want to add a few general comments about the interactions of professionals who are actually involved in interdisciplinary research. Collaboration between physicians and p...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Ellison PH,Kopp CB

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Exercise can enhance growth and development in children, but recent investigations have revealed an intriguing paradox. Namely, the early (4-5 weeks) response to training programs in children lead to a catabolic, growth hormone (GH)-resistant state rather than the expected anabolic activation of the GH-->insu...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Nemet D,Oh Y,Kim HS,Hill M,Cooper DM

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective for this study was to characterize the impact and the safety of transporting neonates with known or suspected cardiac abnormalities. METHODS:We reviewed retrospectively the charts and computerized records of 192 admissions to a cardiac ICU in 2002. Patients were included when they were < 28 day...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Yeager SB,Horbar JD,Greco KM,Duff J,Thiagarajan RR,Laussen PC

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Immunization Practices Advisory Committee ( ACIP ) has devised noninvasive, historical criteria for determining individuals who are susceptible to measles. These criteria, which involve proof of vaccination, are incorporated into school entrance regulations and are used to indicate people who require vaccination d...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Scott RM,Butler AB,Schydlower M,Rawlings P

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Schools offer an opportunity to deliver new vaccines to adolescents who may not receive them in their medical home. However, school budgets and health priorities are set at the local level; consequently resources devoted to health-related activities vary widely. Partnering with schools requires soliciting buy-in from ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Lindley MC,Boyer-Chu L,Fishbein DB,Kolasa M,Middleman AB,Wilson T,Wolicki J,Wooley S,Working Group on the Role of Schools in Delivery of Adolescent Vaccinations.

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidemiologic and clinical features of Kawasaki disease in 106 patients seen between 1980 and 1986 at The New York Hospital in midtown Manhattan were compared with those in large series from the United States, Canada, and Japan. Dissimilarities in our Kawasaki disease experience included ethnic heterogeneity of our pa...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Ichida F,Fatica NS,O'Loughlin JE,Klein AA,Snyder MS,Levin AR,Ehlers KH,Lesser ML,Engle MA

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paraduodenal hernias are the most common type of congenital internal hernia. Because of its overall rare incidence, this entity is often overlooked during initial assessment of the patient. Lack of specific diagnostic criteria also makes diagnosis exceedingly difficult, and the resulting diagnostic delays can lead to ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Shi Y,Felsted AE,Masand PM,Mothner BA,Nuchtern JG,Rodriguez JR,Vasudevan SA

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of cardiomegaly with unilateral pulmonary edema is presented. The predisposing etiologies were severe hypoglycemia and a hypertonic glucose infusion into a branch of the left lower lobe pulmonary vein. Resolution resulted following maintenance of adequate glucose levels, vigorous cardiopulmonary support, and re...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Kerkering KW,Robertson LW,Kodroff MB,Mueller DG,Kirkpatrick BV

更新日期：1980-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study was done to assess the necessity of hospital care for poisoning episodes in children less than 5 years old and to evaluate the impact of a regional poison center on the use of emergency rooms for pediatric poisonings. Of the pediatric patients seen in emergency rooms for acute poisonings, 63% did not require t...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Chafee-Bahamon C,Lovejoy FH Jr

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Progress in therapy has made survival into adulthood a reality for most children, adolescents, and young adults diagnosed with cancer today. Notably, this growing population remains vulnerable to a variety of long-term therapy-related sequelae. Systematic ongoing follow-up of these patients, therefore, is important fo...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Hematology\/Oncology Children's Oncology Group.

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine hepatitis A vaccination coverage and factors associated with not receiving hepatitis A vaccine among children. METHODS:A random cluster sample survey was conducted of parents of children who attended kindergarten in Butte County, California, in 2000. Because of a history of recurrent epidemics, ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Bardenheier B,González IM,Washington ML,Bell BP,Averhoff F,Massoudi MS,Hyams I,Simard EP,Yusuf H

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the relationship of primary care physician (PCP) supply for children and measures of health care access, use, and outcomes. METHODS:We conducted a population-based, cross-sectional study of all Ontario children from 2003 to 2005. We used health administrative data to calculate county-level suppl...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Guttmann A,Shipman SA,Lam K,Goodman DC,Stukel TA

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-flow hepatic vascular anomalies with arteriovenous shunting commonly manifest during the neonatal period with signs and symptoms of congestive heart failure, but to our knowledge, they have never been described in patients with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT). We report here our experience with 3 pati...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Al-Saleh S,John PR,Letarte M,Faughnan ME,Belik J,Ratjen F

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this statement is to inform practitioners about new information concerning lack of demonstrated clinical effectiveness of ribavirin in the treatment of infants with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) disease. The intent of the new recommendation is to allow practitioners to decide whether ribavirin thera...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors：

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Depression, impulsivity, and aggression during adolescence have been associated with both adoption and suicidal behavior. Studies of adopted adults suggest that impulsivity, even more than depression, may be an inherited factor that mediates suicidal behavior. However, the association between adoption and ado...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Slap G,Goodman E,Huang B

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report here the case of an infant who developed life-threatening rigid-chest syndrome after receiving an accidental overdose of methadone. The child responded to narcotic reversal. Pediatric physicians should be aware of this possible complication. ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Lynch RE,Hack RA

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sleep deprivation and sleepiness are associated with poorer school performance, impaired neurobehavioral functioning, and behavioral problems. OBJECTIVE:To determine if adolescents with high levels of sleepiness or short sleep duration have impaired executive functioning. METHODS:Ours was a cross-sectional...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Anderson B,Storfer-Isser A,Taylor HG,Rosen CL,Redline S

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine risk factors for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) with the goal of reducing SIDS mortality among blacks, which continues to affect this group at twice the rate of whites. METHODS:We analyzed data from a population-based case-control study of 260 SIDS deaths that occurred in Chicago between 1993...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Hauck FR,Herman SM,Donovan M,Iyasu S,Merrick Moore C,Donoghue E,Kirschner RH,Willinger M

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of morbidity and death in the United States. Because 80% to 90% of adult smokers began during adolescence, and two thirds became regular, daily smokers before they reached 19 years of age, tobacco use may be viewed as a pediatric disease. Every year in the United States, ap...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Sims TH,Committee on Substance Abuse.

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2005, the Enhancing Developmentally Oriented Primary Care (EDOPC) project of the Illinois chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services began a project to improve the delivery and financing of preventive health and developmental services for children in ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Allen SG,Berry AD,Brewster JA,Chalasani RK,Mack PK

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is often difficult to measure cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pressure in children. CSF flow through a spinal needle is described by the equation: Flow = pressure/(needle constant x relative viscosity). Thus, CSF flow rate during lumbar puncture can be used to estimate CSF pressure. Because the viscosity of CSF is approx...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Ellis RW 3rd,Strauss LC,Wiley JM,Killmond TM,Ellis RW Jr

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Despite the fact that 20% of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) deaths occur in child care settings, many child care providers continue to be unaware of the association of SIDS and infant sleep position and/or are misinformed as to the risks and benefits of the various sleep positions. The objective of this ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Moon RY,Oden RP

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Although home visiting programs have been documented to improve parenting in high-risk families, their effectiveness is diminished when parents disengage from programs. Cellular phones offer an approach to promoting parent engagement and enhancing parenting outcomes. Our objective was to exami...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Carta JJ,Lefever JB,Bigelow K,Borkowski J,Warren SF

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Echocardiography can be a rapid, noninvasive, objective tool in the assessment of ventricular function and preload during resuscitation of a critically ill or injured child. We sought to determine the accuracy of bedside limited echocardiography by the emergency physician (BLEEP) in estimation of (1) left ven...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Pershad J,Myers S,Plouman C,Rosson C,Elam K,Wan J,Chin T

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the role of objective and perceived knowledge about condoms in adolescent males' condom use at first intercourse. METHODS:A longitudinal analysis was conducted of data from a nationally representative sample of 404 virgin male adolescents who were aged 15 to 17 years at wave 1 and reported bec...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Rock EM,Ireland M,Resnick MD,McNeely CA

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and congenital deafness comprise the autosomal recessive Usher syndrome. The four affected siblings discussed here have audiometric curves characteristic of the 10% of patients with the syndrome who are not profoundly deaf. The oldest already has RP. Even though the younger three siblings hav...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Davenport SL,O'Nuallain S,Omenn GS,Wilkus RJ

更新日期：1978-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Methylxanthines are among the most commonly prescribed drugs in neonatal intensive care. This study evaluates the effect of caffeine on oxygen consumption and metabolic rate in premature infants with idiopathic apnea. METHODS:Eighteen preterm infants at gestational ages from 28 to 33 weeks and birth weights ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Bauer J,Maier K,Linderkamp O,Hentschel R

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of the International Collaborative Study of Maternal phenylketonuria have shown that dietary phenylalanine restriction of women with hyperphenylalaninemia during pregnancy decreases the incidence of mental retardation, microcephaly, congenital heart disease, and intrauterine growth retardation in their off...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Clarke JT

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00