Abstract:
:We describe the case of an 18-month-old child with recurrent apneic episodes, often requiring resuscitation, who was admitted to an academic pediatric medical center after previous evaluations had been unrevealing.
journal_name
Pediatr Emerg Carejournal_title
Pediatric emergency careauthors
Meehan WP 3rd,Merschman KM,Chiang VWdoi
10.1097/PEC.0b013e318180ff44subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2008-08-01 00:00:00pages
546-9issue
8eissn
0749-5161issn
1535-1815pii
00006565-200808000-00009journal_volume
24pub_type
杂志文章abstract:BACKGROUND:Despite rapidly increasing incidence of skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) presenting to emergency departments (EDs), outcome data for these infections are limited. METHODS:This is a retrospective cohort study of children with culture-positive SSTI, managed as outpatients from a large pediatric ED in t...
journal_title:Pediatric emergency care
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/PEC.0b013e318203ca1c
更新日期:2011-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:The objectives of this study were to outline the clinical conditions presenting to a Canadian pediatric emergency department (ED), survey the opinions of physician assistants (PAs) and emergency pediatricians to determine which conditions they consider could be managed by PAs, and to estimate the proportion ...
journal_title:Pediatric emergency care
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/PEC.0b013e3182627ce5
更新日期:2012-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::A case of albuterol abuse by a pediatric patient with the development of hypokalemia with electrocardiographic changes is presented. The hypokalemic effects of beta2-agonists are discussed in regard to the production of significant cardiac symptoms. Additionally, guidance regarding the evaluation of similar patients p...
journal_title:Pediatric emergency care
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006565-199804000-00015
更新日期:1998-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::We applied pediatric pneumatic antishock trousers to five young patients who had severe pelvic fractures with evidence of significant retroperitoneal hemorrhage. The trousers were in place for 24 to 96 hours. Utilization of the trousers resulted in stabilization of vital signs and appeared to have decreased ongoing pe...
journal_title:Pediatric emergency care
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006565-198706000-00006
更新日期:1987-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::Clinical signs of hypophosphatemia, even when severe, are rare in diabetic ketoacidosis despite their high frequency in this condition. This article presents a patient with rhabdomyolysis due to severe hypophosphatemia, where the level of serum phosphorus was observed to be as low as 0.42 mg/dL on the 16th hour of ket...
journal_title:Pediatric emergency care
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/PEC.0b013e31821dc68a
更新日期:2011-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::Accurate rhythm identification is vital for appropriate shock delivery during pediatric resuscitation with an automated external defibrillator. Currently, extensive testing of pediatric algorithms is recommended. The aims of our study were to determine age-related differences in electrocardiographic (ECG) tracings in ...
journal_title:Pediatric emergency care
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/PEC.0000000000000149
更新日期:2014-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Evaluation of a child with POC/OC is complicated due difficulties in physical examination and risks of imaging by computed tomography. METHOD:Retrospective review of children 0-16 years admitted to the pediatric emergency department for POC/OC from 2009 to 2019. RESULTS:Ten years study period, 243 children...
journal_title:Pediatric emergency care
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/PEC.0000000000002083
更新日期:2020-03-19 00:00:00
abstract::Unlike adults, small children and infants do not require stretchers or ambulances for transport from a prehospital scene to the emergency department (ED). This study was designed to determine the importance of this difference in patient transport needs. A Macintosh Classic computer was programmed to compare the time t...
journal_title:Pediatric emergency care
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006565-199202000-00003
更新日期:1992-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Inadvertent knotting of urethral catheters and enteric feeding tubes is a rare complication in pediatric patients. If a small flexible tube is used and advanced too far, upon withdrawal, the catheter may knot in the bladder. Surgical intervention for retrieval is required in most cases. We present a case of a 26-day-o...
journal_title:Pediatric emergency care
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/PEC.0000000000000751
更新日期:2017-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Accessory spleen rupture may occur after blunt abdominal trauma or, more rarely, spontaneously. Although only few cases are described in adults, it is even more uncommon in children. We report the case of a 13-year-old boy with traumatic accessory spleen fracture. After a review of the literature, we discuss the diagn...
journal_title:Pediatric emergency care
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/PEC.0000000000001381
更新日期:2020-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::It has been estimated that up to 27% of all medical emergencies presenting to emergency departments are due to hypertension, predominantly in the adult population. Although this often is an insidious process, acutely, a hypertensive emergency occurs when a patient presents with severe hypertension and evidence of end ...
journal_title:Pediatric emergency care
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/PEC.0b013e3181a34816
更新日期:2009-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:The objective of this study was to describe the characteristics of pediatric palliative care (PPC) patients presenting to a pediatric emergency department (ED) and these patients' ED visits. METHODS:This retrospective chart review was conducted from April 1, 2007, to March 31, 2012, in a tertiary care pedia...
journal_title:Pediatric emergency care
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/PEC.0000000000001620
更新日期:2018-09-25 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
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/PEC.0000000000000560
更新日期:2016-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:We examined financial barriers to care experienced by US school-aged children with disabilities. METHODS:Data from the 2005 National Health Interview Survey were analyzed. Children aged 5 to 17 years were classified into 4 health condition groups: children with activity limitations, disabling conditions, chr...
journal_title:Pediatric emergency care
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/PEC.0b013e318180fda3
更新日期:2008-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::When an emergency medicine physician evaluates a child with abdominal pain and a history of appendectomy, appendicitis is often excluded from the differential. We present a case of a 16-year-old boy who developed stump appendicitis 3 years after laparoscopic appendectomy. Knowledge of this rare phenomenon in children ...
journal_title:Pediatric emergency care
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/PEC.0b013e31827b54db
更新日期:2013-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The aim of this study is to assess the adherence of Austrian physicians to International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes guidelines 2009 concerning treatment in diabetic ketoacidosis and whether there is a difference between specialty (endocrinologists or intensivists) or clinical experience. ...
journal_title:Pediatric emergency care
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/PEC.0000000000001551
更新日期:2018-07-24 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To determine whether the pediatric advanced life support (PALS) course contributes to the knowledge required by health care providers for pediatric resuscitation and whether differences in achievement exist between professional groups. METHODS:Physicians, nurses, and paramedics from across Israel who registe...
journal_title:Pediatric emergency care
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006565-200206000-00004
更新日期:2002-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to evaluate, in children undergoing procedural sedation for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans, whether lower doses of propofol than previously published permitted a high rate of successful MRI completion, whether lower dosages result in a more rapid recovery, and whether age or b...
journal_title:Pediatric emergency care
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/PEC.0000000000002289
更新日期:2020-11-11 00:00:00
abstract::Although brachial plexus injury occurring during multitrauma is frequent in adults, it is rarely observed in childhood. The most common cause of pediatric traumatic brachial palsy is motor vehicle accidents followed by pedestrian struck. Generally, phrenic nerve palsy accompanying brachial plexus trauma is observed in...
journal_title:Pediatric emergency care
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/PEC.0b013e31829ec20b
更新日期:2013-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) is a rare but potentially fatal complication of the use of certain medications. It is being seen more often in the pediatric population because of the increasing use of both typical and atypical antipsychotics in children. Rapid recognition of NMS is important to emergency physicia...
journal_title:Pediatric emergency care
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/PEC.0000000000001000
更新日期:2017-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::The development of leadership and management skills requires a commitment to personal introspection and the development of self-knowledge. Difficult decisions concerning the determination of that which is truly important is central to the process. At both the personal and organizational levels, this process can be fac...
journal_title:Pediatric emergency care
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00006565-199506000-00014
更新日期:1995-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:To determine the percentage of cases of epididymitis in pediatric patients that is of bacterial cause and to identify factors that predict a positive urine culture. METHODS:We conducted a retrospective chart review of patients diagnosed with acute epididymitis or epididymo-orchitis in 1 pediatric emergency ...
journal_title:Pediatric emergency care
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/PEC.0b013e31820d647a
更新日期:2011-03-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/PEC.0b013e3182717329
更新日期:2012-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Primary tumors of the esophagus are extremely rare in children. A common periesophageal mass in children is duplication. It constitutes only 0.5 to 2.5% of all esophageal lesions usually diagnosed in infancy or early childhood. Duplication of the esophagus may be diagnosed on examination by the emergency department (E...
journal_title:Pediatric emergency care
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1985-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::Grunting respirations are recognized as a sign of serious illness in infants and children, but have not been well studied beyond the newborn period. We present three illustrative cases and the results of a descriptive study which elucidates the causes of grunting in infants and children and suggests guidelines for ass...
journal_title:Pediatric emergency care
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006565-199506000-00004
更新日期:1995-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Interfacility transfers occur frequently and often involve critically ill patients. Clear communication at the time of patient referral is essential for patient safety. OBJECTIVES:The objective of this work was to study whether a standardized inter-emergency department (ED) transfer communication template f...
journal_title:Pediatric emergency care
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/PEC.0b013e318289d7c1
更新日期:2013-04-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/PEC.0b013e31828a38ad
更新日期:2013-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::We present a case of acute Candida epiglottitis in an otherwise healthy and Haemophilus influenzae type B-immunized 4-year-old child. A query of the literature reveals this disease to be commonly found in patients who are immunocompromised by problems including human immunodeficiency virus disease and lymphoma and leu...
journal_title:Pediatric emergency care
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/PEC.0000000000001082
更新日期:2019-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Ménétrier disease is a protein-losing gastroenteropathy, characterized clinically by nonspecific gastrointestinal symptoms and generalized edema, biochemically by hypoalbuminemia, and pathologically by enlarged gastric folds. Distinct from its adult counterpart, Ménétrier disease of childhood usually remits spontaneou...
journal_title:Pediatric emergency care
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/PEC.0b013e3181887e89
更新日期:2008-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:Resuscitation skills decay as early as 4 months after course acquisition. Gaps in research remain regarding ideal educational modalities, timing, and frequency of curricula required to optimize skills retention. Our objective was to evaluate the impact on retention of resuscitation skills 8 months after th...
journal_title:Pediatric emergency care
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/PEC.0000000000001849
更新日期:2019-07-11 00:00:00