Recent PEM studies

PEM studies, March 2025

Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Clinician Perspectives on the Pediatric Observation Priority Score (POPS)

Point-of-care EEG in the pediatric ED: a systematic review

Web-Based Deliberate Practice of Pediatric Point of Care Ultrasound Cases in Resource-Limited Settings: A Multicenter Implementation and Effectiveness Study

(J Ultrasound Med, abstract)

Near-fatal asthma in children and young adults: an international eDelphi Study

(Arch Dis Child, abstract)

Artificial intelligence for the diagnosis of pediatric appendicitis: A systematic review

(Am J Emerg Med, abstract)

Pediatric cardiac arrest registries and survival outcomes: A European study

(Resusc Plus, abstract)

Progress on diagnosis and treatment of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children

(Front Immunol, abstract)

Effectiveness of nirsevimab in reducing hospitalizations in EDs due to bronchiolitis among infants under 3 months: a retrospective study

(Eur J Pediatr, abstract)

Evaluation of nasogastric tube location using point-of-care ultrasonography in paediatric patients

(Emerg Med J, abstract)

Development and validation of a deep learning algorithm for prediction of pediatric recurrent intussusception in ultrasound images and radiographs

(BMC Med Imaging, abstract)

Association of volume and prehospital paediatric care quality in emergency medical services: retrospective analysis of a national sample

(BMJ Qual Saf, abstract)

Antivenom Administration Strategies in Pediatric Snake Envenomation

(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)

Pediatric Difficult Intravenous Access Scores in a Low-Resource Setting: An External Validation Study

(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)

Procalcitonin use in febrile children attending European ED: a prospective multicenter study

(BMC Pediatr, abstract)

Outcomes Following a Mental Health Care Intervention for Children in the ED

(JAMA Netw Open, full article)

Therapy Dogs for Anxiety in Children in the ED: A Randomized Clinical Trial

(JAMA Netw Open, full article)

Probiotics and Fever Duration in Children With Upper Respiratory Tract Infections: A Randomized Clinical Trial

(JAMA Netw Open, full article)

Significant initial hyperglycemia in young children with intracranial hemorrhage related to abuse

(Brain Inj, abstract)

Procalcitonin and Other Inflammatory Markers in Febrile Infants Aged 60 Days or Younger

(Pediatrics, abstract)

Pediatric Resuscitative Thoracotomy in Infants, Children, and Early Adolescents: A Scoping Review

(J Surg Res, abstract)

Prior ED Utilization Association With Nonaccidental Trauma in Children

(J Surg Res, abstract)

Precision decisions in pediatric airway management: addressing physiologic difficulty

(Curr Opin Pediatr, abstract)

Identification of distinct clinical profiles of sepsis risk in paediatric ED patients using Bayesian profile regression

(BMJ Paediatr Open, abstract)

Artificial intelligence for weight estimation in paediatric emergency care

(BMJ Paediatr Open, abstract)

Antibiotic prescription in pediatric patients with influenza in outpatient and EDs: A cross-sectional study

(J Infect Public Health, abstract)

A global cross-sectional survey on neonatal analgosedation: unveiling global trends and challenges through latent class analysis

(Eur J Pediatr, abstract)

Who Is Competent to Provide Procedural Sedation?

(Ann Emerg Med, no abstract)

In Pursuit of Calm: Strategies to Manage Pediatric Acute Agitation

(Ann Emerg Med, no abstract)

Hyperglycemic Emergencies in Minority Children and Adolescents With Diabetes

(Clin Pediatr (Phila), abstract)

Ophthalmology Examinations in Children With Skull Fractures and Underlying Focal Hemorrhage

(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)

Clinical Outcomes of Hypertonic Saline vs Mannitol Treatment Among Children With Traumatic Brain Injury

(JAMA Netw Open, abstract)

Developing the Standardized Workload Assessment Metric for Pediatric EDs: Initial Steps Using a Modified Delphi Method

(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)

Pediatric trauma over a decade: demographics, mechanisms of injury, and mortality at a major Danish trauma center-a retrospective cohort study

(Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med, abstract)

Predicting triage of pediatric patients in the ED using machine learning approach

(Int J Emerg Med, abstract)

Estimated Effectiveness of Nirsevimab Against Respiratory Syncytial Virus

(JAMA Netw Open, abstract)

Parent Attitudes to Research Without Prior Consent in Two Pediatric Emergency Clinical Trials in Australia: A Qualitative Study of Transcripts From 2017

(Pediatr Crit Care Med, abstract)

Video versus direct laryngoscopy for urgent intubation of newborn infants

(CJEM, abstract)

Establishing normative values for short-term heart rate variability indices in healthy infants in the ED

(Ann Transl Med, abstract)

Adjunctive dexamethasone and 30-day all-cause death after hospital admission in paediatric pneumococcal meningitis: a propensity score analysis

(Lancet Child Adolesc Health, abstract)

Comparing videolaryngoscopy and flexible bronchoscopy to rescue failed direct laryngoscopy in children: a propensity score matched analysis of the Pediatric Difficult Intubation Registry

(Anaesthesia, abstract)

ED diagnosis and management of skin and soft-tissue infections in children

(Pediatr Emerg Med Pract, abstract)

Prioritization of Children With Anaphylaxis in Pediatric EDs: Results of a National Survey From Spain

(J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol, abstract)

Scoping Review and Clinical Guidance: Disparities in the Care of Youth With Agitation or Aggression in the ED

(JAACAP Open, abstract)

Evaluation of an Influenza Vaccination Program in the Pediatric ED

(J Pediatr, abstract)

Fever Without a Source in Infants 22 to 90 Days Old: Is the Reliability of Blood Analysis Time-Dependent?

(Pediatr Infect Dis J, full article)

Predicting Future Acute Care Visit Risk in Kids With Asthma (PARKA): A Nested Cohort Study

(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)

Optimal Recovery Following Pediatric Concussion

(JAMA Netw Open, abstract)

Scoping a paediatric emergency medicine unit

(Emerg Med Australas, abstract)

Use of Ultrasound in the Prehospital Setting: A Scoping Review

(J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open, abstract)

How are fast tracks organized in adult and pediatric EDs in Switzerland? A cross-sectional survey

(BMC Health Serv Res, abstract)

Testicular ultrasound: an emergency medicine perspective

(Intern Emerg Med, abstract)

Adherence to "Choosing Wisely" Recommendations in Pediatric Emergency Medicine

(Ann Emerg Med, abstract)

Leading the way in pediatric sexual health screenings: evaluating pediatric ED workflows for the integration of STI screening tools

(Front Health Serv, abstract)

Standardization of the Child Physical Abuse Evaluation in a Pediatric ED

(Hosp Pediatr, abstract)

Intravenous Magnesium: Prompt use for Asthma in Children Treated in the ED (IMPACT-ED), a pilot randomized trial

(Acad Emerg Med, abstract)

Racial and ethnic disparities in pediatric ED patients with missed opportunities for diagnostic excellence

(Diagnosis (Berl), abstract)

Imaging trends and surgical outcomes for nephrolithiasis in the pediatric ED

(Am J Emerg Med, abstract)

Lactate levels and the modified age-adjusted quick sequential organ failure assessment (qSOFA) score are fair predictors of mortality in critically ill pediatric patients

(Am J Emerg Med, abstract)

Performance of the World Health Organization (WHO) severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) case definitions in hospitalized children and youth: cross-sectional study

(Lancet Reg Health Am, abstract)

External Validation of the Phoenix Sepsis Score in Children With Suspected Community-Acquired Sepsis

(JAMA Netw Open, full article)

Retrospective Study on Mortality and Adrenal Insufficiency Following Emergency Intubation With Etomidate Versus Ketamine in Children

(Cureus, abstract)

Food and Housing Insecurity, Resource Allocation, and Follow-up in a Pediatric ED

(West J Emerg Med, abstract)

Procedural Sedation in the ED - An Observational Study: Does Nil Per Os Status Matter?

(West J Emerg Med, abstract)

Decrease in pediatric farm-related injuries presenting to United States EDs: A national study from 2014-2023

(Injury, abstract)

Optimizing Pediatric Resuscitation: Evidence-Based Approaches and Emerging Trends

(Am Surg, abstract)

Digital otoscopy in pediatric ED: Can it reduce the need for repeat otoscopy when supervising residents?

(An Pediatr (Engl Ed), no abstract)

Pediatric Trauma Mortality in Jerusalem's Israeli Healthcare System: A Retrospective Analysis

(J Epidemiol Glob Health, abstract)

Virtual Reality Training for Pediatric Sedation Challenges: A Cross-Sectional Study

(Cureus, abstract)

The cruciality of increasing index of suspicion for atypical Bartonella henselae in pediatric patients: A case series

(IDcases, abstract)

Prehospital and Resuscitation Factors Associated With Favorable Pediatric Drowning Outcomes

(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)

Shock index, pediatric age adjusted: A scoping review of applications in pediatric trauma triage and beyond

(J Trauma Acute Care Surg, abstract)

Effectiveness of nasal high-flow oxygen during apnoea on hypoxaemia and intubation success in paediatric emergency and ICU settings: a randomised, controlled, open-label trial

(Lancet Respir Med, abstract)

Patient Caregiver Perspectives on Accessing Language Interpretation in a Pediatric ED

(Health Equity, abstract)

Artificial intelligence-driven forecasting and shift optimization for pediatric ED crowding

(JAMIA Open, abstract)

Urine Dipstick for the Diagnosis of Urinary Tract Infection in Febrile Infants Aged 2 to 6 Months

(Pediatrics, abstract)

Sedation with ketamine, propofol, and dexmedetomidine in pediatric EDs

(Am J Emerg Med, abstract)

Utility of greater occipital nerve anesthetic blockade in the treatment of status migrainosus in the pediatric ED

(Eur J Paediatr Neurol, abstract)

No more kids jumping on the bed-EDs visits, 2013-2022

(Am J Emerg Med, abstract)

Utility of Holter monitoring in pediatric patients with arrhythmia symptoms in the ED: A retrospective cohort study

(Am J Emerg Med, abstract)