Pediatrics
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Hospital clinicians commonly work while sick
Despite believing they may put patients at risk, a vast majority of hospital doctors and other clinicians work while sick.
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Monitoring effectively identifies seizures in postbypass neonates
Key clinical point: Electroencephalography is more effective than clinical observation in identifying seizures in infants immediately after they’...
Conference Coverage
ABA: Engineered skin substitutes trim pediatric burn mortality
Key clinical point: Availability of autologous engineered skin substitutes for treatment of extensive, deep burns may reduce time to wound closure...
Conference Coverage
SAEM: Pelvic CT may not be needed to diagnose intra-abdominal injury in children
CT limited to the radiographic abdomen – the region between the dome of the diaphragm to the top of the iliac crest – may be able to capture the...
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Cardiosphere-derived cells improve outcomes in hypoplastic left heart syndrome
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Less tricuspid regurgitation seen with Sano shunt in Norwood procedures
Conference Coverage
PAS: Fewer readmissions with narrow-spectrum antibiotics in children with appendicitis
Key clinical point: Children with appendicitis who are treated with narrow-spectrum antibiotics experience comparable clinical outcomes to...
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Circumcision, appendectomy most common pediatric surgeries
Conference Coverage
Child Pedestrians More Likely to Be Struck By Motor Vehicles in the Spring Months, While Unsupervised, Near Schools and Bus Stops
Clinical Review
The Importance of Sex of Patient in the Management of Femoroacetabular Impingement
Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI), a recently described hip condition in adolescents and young adults, typically manifests as activity-related...
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NMBAs not linked to longer LOS after pediatric tracheostomy
Key clinical point: The use of paralytic agents in pediatric patients after undergoing tracheostomy was not an independent predictor of longer...