Medicaid policy statement.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe patients who present to the pediatric emergency department (PED) and are subsequently diagnosed with pulmonary embolism (PE). METHODS:Electronic medical records from 2003 to 2011 of a tertiary care pediatric health care system was retrospectively reviewed to identify patients <21 years who had a ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Agha BS,Sturm JJ,Simon HK,Hirsh DA

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parental requests for gastrostomies, tracheostomies, or assisted ventilation in children with profound disabilities raise ethical concerns about children's interests, parental decision-making, and health care costs. The underlying concern for many relates to the perceived value of these children. Clinicians should mak...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Wilfond BS

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Children who are alleged to have been sexually abused often go through gruelling interrogations to relate their experiences to adults and, even then, most are not viewed as reliable sources of information. The Victim Sensitive Interviewing Program (VSIP) was initiated to decrease the number of interviews endured by a ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Jaudes PK,Martone M

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess measures of puberty-presence of pubic hair, breast development, and menarche-for 3 racial/ethnic groups of girls in the United States. METHODS:Using data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, this study sample was restricted to 1623 girls aged 8 to 16 years (466 non-Hispa...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Wu T,Mendola P,Buck GM

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections is hypothesized to be a poststreptococcal autoimmune disorder. If clinical exacerbations are triggered by a streptococcal infection that activates cross-reacting antibodies against neuronal tissue or alters the production...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Singer HS,Gause C,Morris C,Lopez P,Tourette Syndrome Study Group.

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three Laotian refugee children with chronic pulmonary complaints and findings were found to have pulmonary paragonimiasis during a one-year period in Chicago. These patients ranged from 8 to 11 years of age and the diagnosis was delayed five to six months in two children because of the unfamiliarity of American physic...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Burton K,Yogev R,London N,Boyer K,Shulman ST

更新日期：1982-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An epidemic of acute myositis affecting children occurred in association with influenza B infections. The myositis followed the initial influenza-like episode, and almost exclusively involved the gastrocnemius and soleus muscles. Patients improved without specific treatment and made a complete recovery in four to five...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Dietzman DE,Schaller JG,Ray CG,Reed ME

更新日期：1976-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reviews the literature on possible growth-suppressing effects of stimulant medications in the long-term treatment of children with the hyperkinetic behavior syndrome. The evidence clearly indicates a temporary retardation in the rate of growth in weight and suggests a temporary slowing of growth in statur...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Roche AF,Lipman RS,Overall JE,Hung W

更新日期：1979-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:In an effort to transform the health care system, payers and physicians are experimenting with new payment models, mostly in an effort to move from a volume-based system to one based on value. We conducted a national survey to evaluate pediatricians' experience with and views about new value-ba...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Tieder JS,Sisk B,Hudak M,Richerson JE,Perrin JM

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to determine whether patients' families' violence-prevention behaviors would be affected by their primary care practitioner's use of a violence-prevention clinical intervention during the routine well-child examination. METHODS:In this cluster-randomized, controlled trial (200...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Barkin SL,Finch SA,Ip EH,Scheindlin B,Craig JA,Steffes J,Weiley V,Slora E,Altman D,Wasserman RC

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An overview and update are offered on difficulties experienced by children with monaural sensorineural deafness. It is the general consensus that children with unilateral hearing loss experience few, if any, communication and/or educational problems. The medical and educational status of a group (N = 60) of children w...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Bess FH,Tharpe AM

更新日期：1984-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with homozygous sickle cell anemia is the youngest known to have died from acute splenic sequestration crisis. A cord blood screening program might have prevented this infant's death. ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Walterspiel JN,Rutledge JC,Bartlett BL

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study examines the relationship of intrauterine growth, measured by size and maturity at birth, to age at menarche, while also considering a wide range of other factors that may affect maturation. The research is motivated by the current debate about the importance of the prenatal environment as a determ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Adair LS

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the perspectives of low-income parents on redesigning well-child care (WCC) for children aged 0 to 3 years, focusing on possible changes in 3 major domains: providers, locations, and formats. METHODS:Eight focus groups (4 English and 4 Spanish) were conducted with 56 parents of children aged 6 mon...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Coker TR,Chung PJ,Cowgill BO,Chen L,Rodriguez MA

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:It has been shown that maternal prenatal exposure to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) may be a risk factor for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in offspring. Our goal was to examine whether paternal SSRI use before conception increases the risk of ADHD in offspring. METHODS:On ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Yang F,Liang H,Chen J,Miao M,Yuan W,Nørgaard M,Li J

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether state booster seat laws were associated with decreased fatality rates in children 4 to 7 years of age in the United States. METHODS:Retrospective, longitudinal analysis of all motor vehicle occupant crashes involving children 4 to 7 years of age identified in the Fatality Analysis Report...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Mannix R,Fleegler E,Meehan WP 3rd,Schutzman SA,Hennelly K,Nigrovic L,Lee LK

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) exhibits tight links with insulin resistance (IR) and the metabolic syndrome (MetS), a cluster of cardiovascular risk factors. Compared with non-Hispanic whites, non-Hispanic black adolescents have more IR but a lower prevalence of NAFLD and MetS. Our hypothesis was t...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Deboer MD,Wiener RC,Barnes BH,Gurka MJ

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The evidence that atherosclerosis begins during adolescence has led to the belief that primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CHD) should commence in childhood. Although several national guidelines have been issued for the detection and treatment of CHD risk factors in children, concerns continue to b...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Kimm SY,Payne GH,Stylianou MP,Waclawiw MA,Lichtenstein C

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have been challenging for US uniformed service families and their children. Almost 60% of US service members have family responsibilities. Approximately 2.3 million active duty, National Guard, and Reserve service members have been deployed since the beginning of the wars in Afghanista...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Siegel BS,Davis BE,Committee on Psychosocial Aspects of Child and Family Health and Section on Uniformed Services.

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From July 1986 to July 1988, 146 children less than 5 years of age were referred by their physicians to our university sleep clinic for continual waking and crying during sleep hours. For 85 children (58.2%), the sleeplessness was attributed to inappropriate sleep habits. For 17 children (11.6%), no explanation was fo...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Kahn A,Mozin MJ,Rebuffat E,Sottiaux M,Muller MF

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to investigate if oropharyngeal swab polymerase chain reaction (PCR) could predict osteoarticular infection (OAI) due to Kingella kingae in young children. METHODS:One hundred twenty-three consecutive children aged 6 to 48 months presenting with atraumatic osteoarticular complai...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Ceroni D,Dubois-Ferriere V,Cherkaoui A,Gesuele R,Combescure C,Lamah L,Manzano S,Hibbs J,Schrenzel J

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Live probiotic bacteria and dietary prebiotic oligosaccharides (together termed synbiotics) increasingly are being used in infancy, but evidence of long-term safety is lacking. In a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial, we studied the safety and long-term effects of feeding synbiotics to newborn...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Kukkonen K,Savilahti E,Haahtela T,Juntunen-Backman K,Korpela R,Poussa T,Tuure T,Kuitunen M

更新日期：2008-07-01 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：BACKGROUND:Lack of a consolidated immunization record may lead to problems with determining individual immunization needs at office visits as well as measuring vaccination coverage levels of a clinician's practice or a community's population. OBJECTIVES:For children with multiple immunization providers, evaluate the d...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Stokley S,Rodewald LE,Maes EF

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) may have long-term consequences on at-risk behaviors that lead to an increased risk of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) during adulthood. Therefore, we examined the relationship between ACEs and subsequent STDs for both men and women. METHODS:A total of 9323 (4263 men...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Hillis SD,Anda RF,Felitti VJ,Nordenberg D,Marchbanks PA

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Maternal risk factors for hypospadias are poorly defined, and there is debate about temporal trends in hypospadias prevalence. We examined select maternal characteristics as possible risk factors for hypospadias among male offspring and evaluated yearly prevalence rates in Washington State. METHODS:We perfor...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Porter MP,Faizan MK,Grady RW,Mueller BA

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Our objective was to determine whether parent-reported, high-quality primary care was associated with decreased nonurgent pediatric emergency department utilization. METHODS:A retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data for a cohort of children from the 2000-2001 and 2001-2002 Medical Expenditure ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Brousseau DC,Hoffmann RG,Nattinger AB,Flores G,Zhang Y,Gorelick M

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:NICU patients have characteristics believed to increase their risk for wrong-patient errors; however, little is known about the frequency of wrong-patient errors in the NICU or about effective interventions for preventing these errors. We conducted a quality improvement study to evaluate the frequency of wro...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Adelman JS,Aschner JL,Schechter CB,Angert RM,Weiss JM,Rai A,Berger MA,Reissman SH,Yongue C,Chacko B,Dadlez NM,Applebaum JR,Racine AD,Southern WN

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:All physicians who care for children require a knowledge of normal growth and development in order to detect and interpret abnormalities. Yet traditional instruction tends to focus on the ill child and rarely provides students the opportunity to follow up the cases of healthy children over a prolonged period of time. ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Stillman PL,Ruggill JS,Sabers D

更新日期：1978-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effectiveness of phototherapy for nonhemolytic hyperbilirubinemia was evaluated in two groups of closely matched newborns, one group consisting of "healthy" and the other "ill" infants. Phototherapy was equally effective in reducing bilirubin levels in both groups of infants. It would seem to be the treatment of c...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Tan KL

更新日期：1976-06-01 00:00:00