Meningococcal group A sepsis associated with rare manifestations and complicated by Kawasaki-like disease.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to compare the sensitivity and specificity of 2- and 4-film x-ray series when interpreted by pediatric emergency medicine physicians in the diagnosis of skull fracture in children. METHODS:A noninferiority crossover study was performed. The skull radiographs of the 50 most rec...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Morrison J,Mâsse B,Ouellet P,Décarie JC,Gravel J

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:1) To identify clinical features indicating a high risk of skull fracture (SF) and associated intracranial injury (ICI) in asymptomatic head-injured infants. 2) To develop a clinical decision rule to determine which asymptomatic head-injured infants require head imaging. METHODS:We performed a prospective c...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Greenes DS,Schutzman SA

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to investigate the appropriate time of removal of button batteries (BB) from the esophagus and stomach in children. METHODS:This is a retrospective descriptive single-center study reviewing the medical records of all children with BB ingestion seen in the Royal Hospital between Janua...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Al Lawati TT,Al Marhoobi RM

更新日期：2018-12-27 00:00:00

abstract：:A study was carried out to determine the influence of telemedicine on management of facial lacerations in children. Proforma was designed, and information was collected retrospectively over a 4-month period. Of the 2524 telemedicine referrals, 27% (693/2524) were pediatric referrals. One hundred forty-five of these we...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Farook SA,Davis AK,Sadiq Z,Dua R,Newman L

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Radiographic survey of the entire aerodigestive tract (nares to anus) is common practice in children presenting to the emergency department following coin ingestion. The purpose of our study was to determine the optimal protocol for radiographic survey post-coin ingestion. We hypothesized that for children p...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Shatani N,Alshaibani S,Potts J,Phillips B,Bray H

更新日期：2018-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objective of this study was to determine whether adolescents in emergency departments (EDs) who report engaging in high-risk sexual behaviors are less likely to identify a primary care provider (PCP) and more likely to access the ED than their sexually inexperienced peers. METHODS:This was a secondary a...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Weisman J,Chase A,Badolato GM,Teach SJ,Trent ME,Chamberlain JM,Goyal MK

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report an extremely rare case of homicidal lithium battery ingestion in a neonate hitherto unreported in the medical literature. Although a definitive diagnosis was initially missed in the baby, the patient survived with no complications whatsoever even after retention of the said foreign body for 10 days. ...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Sahni JK,Singh GB,Verma R,Dhanda SK

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to describe the epidemiology of headache in children attending a community mixed adult-pediatric emergency department (ED) in Australia with a view to providing scoping data for future headache-related projects for the pediatric ED research networks. METHODS:This is a retrospective cohort st...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Klim S,Kelly AM,Krieser D

更新日期：2020-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of sphenoid sinusitis is presented. This case exemplifies the need to consider sinusitis in the differential diagnosis of severe headache, even without the accompanying signs and symptoms of sinusitis. The clinical, presentation, diagnostic work-up, potential complications, and treatment of sphenoid sinusitis a...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Turkewitz D,Keller R

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serious intra-abdominal injuries in neonates are very rare. In addition, the signs and symptoms of hemoperitoneum caused by bleeding from solid viscera are vague and nonspecific and often are not recognized before the onset of hypovolemic shock or death. In this report, we describe a 2-day-old infant who presented wit...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Longobardi Y,Lessin MS,Kleinman M,Wesselhoeft CW,Berns SD

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We hypothesized that the use of ultrasound guidance would improve the success rate of peripheral intravenous catheter placement in pediatric patients with difficult access in a pediatric emergency department (ED). Our secondary hypotheses were that ultrasound guidance would reduce the number of attempts, the...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Doniger SJ,Ishimine P,Fox JC,Kanegaye JT

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Trauma is the leading cause of death in children. The quality of initial medical care received by injured children contributes to outcomes. Our objective was to assess effectiveness of an educational intervention on performance of emergency department (ED) teams during simulated pediatric trauma resuscitatio...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Hunt EA,Heine M,Hohenhaus SM,Luo X,Frush KS

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intraosseous needle insertion and infusion is considered an easy and reliable method of achieving a vascular access in acute circulatory collapse where other methods have not been successful within reasonable time. Complications are considered few but may be serious. We present a case of a newborn girl, where intraoss...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Oesterlie GE,Petersen KK,Knudsen L,Henriksen TB

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Since 1987 the average length of stay for infants following hospital delivery has decreased 1.8 days. This study was undertaken to evaluate the null hypothesis that early discharge of newborns from nurseries does not result in increased emergency department (ED) utilization during the first 10 days of life...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Sacchetti AD,Gerardi M,Sawchuk P,Bihl I

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The study evaluates whether facial landmarks can be used to estimate an appropriate laryngoscope blade length for oral endotracheal intubation in children. We tested the hypothesis that the laryngoscope blade measuring 10 mm or less distal or proximal to the angle of the mandible (when the flat portion of th...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Mellick LB,Edholm T,Corbett SW

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Few studies have addressed the presentation and clinical impact of pediatric pelvic fractures. We sought to describe pediatric blunt trauma patients with pelvic fracture (PF) and to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of physical examination at presentation for diagnosis. METHODS:Retrospective analysis...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Junkins EP,Furnival RA,Bolte RG

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Although retropharyngeal infection (RPI) may present with voice change, drooling, fever, and a toxic appearance, diagnosis based on symptoms alone is unreliable. As incidence is increasing in children and drug-resistant bacterial strains such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus are becoming more...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Sao Pedro T,Scolnik D,Traubici J,Stephens D

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to examine the appropriateness of utilization of an urban pediatric emergency department (ED) by children who had a pediatrician and factors relating to whether the pediatrician was called before an ED visit. This was done prospectively and randomly in an urban teaching hospital pediatr...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Berns SD,Linakis JG,Lewander WJ,Alario AJ,Oh W

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the patterns of ceftriaxone use in an urban pediatric emergency department (PED) and to determine if overuse exists based on published guidelines for management of febrile infants. METHODS:We conducted a retrospective study of 229 young febrile patients who received ceftriaxone between January 1 ...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Jain S,Sullivan K

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education requires pediatric residency training programs to provide exposure to the prehospital management and transport of patients. The authors hypothesized that compared with a similar study a decade prior, current pediatric residency training programs have r...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Kline-Krammes S,Wheeler DS,Schwartz HP,Forbes M,Bigham MT

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pneumomediastinum is a relatively uncommon occurrence in pediatric patients. After mediastinal air leak, air may dissect through a variety of tissue planes within the chest, neck, and abdomen. We report the case of a 16-year-old adolescent boy who presented with spontaneous pneumomediastinum accompanied by the presenc...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Carolan PL,Wright SL,Jha V

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unintentional ingestion of bupropion in young children has generally resulted in limited toxicity. We report a case of pediatric bupropion ingestion resulting in multiple seizures. The patient experienced hallucinations, agitation, vomiting, tachycardia and seizures after ingestion of 1050 (48 mg/kg) of extended-relea...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Spiller HA,Schaeffer SE

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate computed tomography (CT) findings in pediatric patients with viral gastroenteritis who presented with clinical features of acute abdomen. PATIENTS AND METHODS:During 2 seasons of viral gastroenteritis from 2005 to 2007, 302 children with acute gastrointestinal symptoms were admitted to our center...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Tajiri H,Kiyohara Y,Tanaka T,Etani Y,Mushiake S

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enterobius vermicularis may cause infections of the gastrointestinal tract and occurs approximately in 4% to 28% of children worldwide. It is most common in children aged 5 to 14 years.The most commonly reported symptoms are pruritus in the perianal region, abdominal pain, urinary tract infection, insomnia, irritabili...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Adorisio O,De Peppo F,Rivosecchi M,Silveri M

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Retropharyngeal abscess is a rather rare, deep-neck infection of children and may seriously compromise the airway and mimic other diseases. A retrospective review of 17 cases of retropharyngeal abscess presenting to The Children's Hospital, Denver, from 1976 to 1986 was performed. Nine children (56%) had stridor or ai...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Morrison JE Jr,Pashley NR

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To develop the infrastructure and demonstrate the feasibility of conducting microarray-based RNA transcriptional profile analyses for the diagnosis of serious bacterial infections in febrile infants 60 days and younger in a multicenter pediatric emergency research network. METHODS:We designed a prospective ...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Mahajan P,Kuppermann N,Suarez N,Mejias A,Casper C,Dean JM,Ramilo O,Febrile Infant Working Group for the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN).

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to increase education and awareness among pediatric practitioners of possibility of simultaneous hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis and Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease/Kikuchi disease occurring in the pediatric population and the diagnostic dilemma it can present. We describe a case presen...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Sykes JA,Badizadegan K,Gordon P,Sokol D,Escoto M,Ten I,Vyas S,Torres A,Levine AM

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the prevalence of and to identify factors associated with prolonged emergency department length-of-stay (ED-LOS) for admitted children. METHODS:Data were from the 2001-2006 National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey. The primary outcome was prolonged ED-LOS (defined as total ED time >8 hour...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Bekmezian A,Chung PJ,Cabana MD,Maselli JH,Hilton JF,Hersh AL

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Acute asthma exacerbations are among the most common reasons for childhood emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations. Although early ED administration of asthma medication has been shown to decrease hospitalizations, studies of factors associated with early ED asthma medication delivery have been...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Jang H,Ozkaynak M,Ayer T,Sills MR

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study aimed to estimate the incidence of emergency department (ED) visits in the neonatal period in a nationally representative sample and to examine variation by race. METHODS:The National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey is a nationally representative survey of utilization of ambulatory care s...

journal_title：Pediatric emergency care

authors： Lee HC,Bardach NS,Maselli JH,Gonzales R

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00