Recent PEM studies

PEM studies, August 2015

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The Positive Predictive Value of Lyme ELISA for the Diagnosis of Lyme Disease in Children

Implementation of an Advanced Nursing Directive for Children With Right Lower Quadrant Pain: Identifying Those Requiring Further Investigation and Improving Flow Metrics

(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)

Radiologic, Neurologic and Cardiopulmonary Aspects of Submersion Injury

(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)

Using a Multimedia Presentation to Enhance Informed Consent in a Pediatric Emergency Department

(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)

Management of children with solid organ injuries after blunt torso trauma

(J Trauma Acute Care Surg, abstract)

Improving Survival and Neurological Function for Younger Age Groups After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Sweden: A 20-Year Comparison

(Pediatr Crit Care Med, abstract)

A Retrospective Evaluation of Pediatric Major Trauma Related to Sport and Recreational Activities in Nova Scotia

(CJEM, abstract)

Associations of daily pediatric asthma emergency department visits with air pollution in Newark, NJ: utilizing time-series and case-crossover study designs

(J Asthma, abstract)

Pediatric trauma care with computed tomography-criteria for CT scanning

(Emerg Radiol, abstract)

Improving a Urine Culture Callback Follow-up System in a Pediatric Emergency Department

(J Pediatr Health Care, abstract)

Pneumomediastinum as a Sonographic Mimic of Pneumothorax

(J Ultrasound Med, no abstract)

Creation of a High-fidelity, Low-cost Pediatric Skull Fracture Ultrasound Phantom

(J Ultrasound Med, abstract)

Resuscitative thoracotomy for pediatric trauma in Illinois, 1999 to 2009

(Am J Surg, abstract)

A Survey of Caregiver Perspectives on Children's Pain Management in the Emergency Department

(CJEM, abstract)

Hypo and Hyper: Common Pediatric Endocrine and Metabolic Emergencies

(Adv Pediatr, no abstract)

Pediatric Out-of-Hospital Critical Procedures in the United States

(Pediatr Crit Care Med, abstract)

Feasibility of a reduction protocol in the emergency department for diaphyseal forearm fractures in children

(Orthop Traumatol Surg Res, abstract)

Myocarditis And Pericarditis In The Pediatric Patient: Validated Management Strategies

(Pediatr Emerg Med Pract, abstract)

Variation in Computed Tomography Use for Evaluation of Head Injury in a Pediatric Emergency Department

(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)

An Evaluation of the Accuracy and Necessity of Fracture Clinic Referrals in a Busy Pediatric Emergency Department

(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)

Evaluation of Safety and Cost-Effectiveness of the Low Risk Ankle Rule in One of Europe's Busiest Pediatric Emergency Departments

(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)

Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Intracranial Abnormalities in Unprovoked Seizures

(Pediatrics, abstract)

Poor positive predictive value of Lyme disease serologic testing in an area of low disease incidence

(Clin Infect Dis, abstract)

Cost Consequence Analysis of Implementing the Low Risk Ankle Rule in Emergency Departments

(Ann Emerg Med, abstract)

Clinically meaningful reduction in pain severity in children treated by paramedics: a retrospective cohort study

(Am J Emerg Med, abstract)

Effect of CRM team leader training on team performance and leadership behavior in simulated cardiac arrest scenarios: a prospective, randomized, controlled study

(BMC Med Educ, abstract)

Serum S100β Neuroprotein Reduces Use of Cranial Computed Tomography in Children After Minor Head Trauma

(Shock, abstract)

Reducing the incidence of oxyhaemoglobin desaturation during rapid sequence intubation in a paediatric emergency department

(BMJ Qual Saf, abstract)

Evaluation for Occult Fractures in Injured Children

(Pediatrics, abstract)

Use of Serum Bicarbonate to Substitute for Venous pH in New-Onset Diabetes

(Pediatrics, abstract)

Plasma-derived C1-INH for managing hereditary angioedema in pediatric patients: a systematic review

(Pediatr Allergy Immunol, abstract)

Safety and efficacy of C1 esterase inhibitor for acute attacks in children with hereditary angioedema

(Pediatr Allergy Immunol, abstract)

Lactate Level Is More Significant Than Carboxihemoglobin Level in Determining Prognosis of Carbon Monoxide Intoxication of Childhood

(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)

What do Clinicians Perceive as a Successful "Trial of Fluids"?: A Secondary Assessment of a Randomized Controlled Trial

(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)

C-Reactive Protein Bedside Testing in Febrile Children Lowers Length of Stay at the Emergency Department

(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)

Procedural sedation for MRI in children with ADHD

(Paediatr Anaesth, abstract)

Acute Childhood Encephalitis at 2 Tertiary Care Children's Hospitals in Israel: Etiology and Clinical Characteristics

(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)

Observational study of children admitted to United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland Paediatric Intensive Care Units after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

(Resuscitation, abstract)

Intussusception patients older than 1 year tend to have early recurrence after pneumatic enema reduction

(Pediatr Surg Int, abstract)

Enterobius Vermicularis as a Cause of Intestinal Occlusion: How To Avoid Unnecessary Surgery

(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)

Evaluation and Management of Febrile, Well-appearing Young Infants

(Infect Dis Clin North Am, abstract)

Spinal cord injuries without radiologic abnormality in children: a systematic review

(Spinal Cord, abstract)

Health Outcomes in US Children with Abdominal Pain at Major Emergency Departments Associated with Race and Socioeconomic Status

(PLoS One, abstract)

Idiopathic Acute Transverse Myelitis in Children: A Retrospective Series

(Neuropediatrics, abstract)

Pediatric Cranial Vault Fractures: Analysis of Demographics, Injury Patterns, and Factors Predictive of Mortality

(J Craniofac Surg, abstract)

Health Care Decision Support System for the Pediatric Emeregency Department Management

(Stud Health Technol Inform, abstract)

Impact of Physician Scorecards on Emergency Department Resource Use, Quality, and Efficiency

(Pediatrics, abstract)

Remission From Behavioral Dysregulation in a Child With PTSD After Receiving Procedural Ketamine

(Pediatrics, abstract)

Epidemiology of musculoskeletal pain in a pediatric emergency department

(Rheumatol Int, abstract)

Traumatic brain injuries and computed tomography use in pediatric sports participants

(Am J Emerg Med, abstract)

Trends in Pediatric Emergency Department Utilization for Mental Health-Related Visits

(J Pediatr, abstract)

Ketamine Abuse Syndrome: Hepatobiliary and Urinary Pathology Among Adolescents in Flushing, NY

(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)

Color-coded prefilled medication syringes decrease time to delivery and dosing errors in simulated prehospital pediatric resuscitations: A randomized crossover trial

(Resuscitation, abstract)

Observations Regarding Evaluation of an After-Hours Call Center: Are Pediatric Patients Appropriately Referred to the Emergency Department?

(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)

Emergency Point-of-Care Ultrasound Detection of Cancer in the Pediatric Emergency Department

(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)

Point-of-Care Ultrasound for Pediatric Shock

(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)

Inpatient Treatment after Multi-Dose Racemic Epinephrine for Croup in the Emergency Department

(J Emerg Med, abstract)

Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury and Attention Deficit.

(Pediatrics, abstract)

Children Experiencing First-Time or Prolonged Febrile Seizure Are Prone to Stress Hyperglycemia

(J Child Neurol, abstract)

An Indian pediatric emergency weight estimation tool: prospective adjustment of the Broselow tape

(Int J Emerg Med, abstract)

The Prevalence of Bruising Among Infants in Pediatric Emergency Departments

(Ann Emerg Med, abstract)

Child endotracheal intubation with a Clarus Levitan fiberoptic stylet vs Macintosh laryngoscope during resuscitation performed by paramedics: a randomized crossover manikin trial

(Am J Emerg Med, abstract)

Fecal calprotectin: can be used to distinguish between bacterial and viral gastroenteritis in children?

(Am J Emerg Med, abstract)

Variation in Computed Tomography Imaging for Pediatric Injury-Related Emergency Visits

(J Pediatr, abstract)

Barriers and Facilitators to Detecting Child Abuse and Neglect in General Emergency Departments

(Ann Emerg Med, abstract)

The Critically Ill Infant with Congenital Heart Disease

(Emerg Med Clin North Am, abstract)

Complications following circumcision: Presentations to the emergency department

(J Paediatr Child Health, abstract)

Predicting mortality in sick African children: the FEAST Paediatric Emergency Triage (PET) Score

(BMC Med, abstract)

Early Differentiation of Kawasaki Disease Shock Syndrome and Toxic Shock Syndrome in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

(Pediatr Infect Dis J, abstract)

Initial clinical presentation of children with acute and chronic versus acute subdural hemorrhage resulting from abusive head trauma

(J Neurosurg Pediatr, abstract)

Eczema Herpeticum: Would You Know It If You Saw It?

(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)

The Therapy Beneath the Fun: Medical Clowning During Invasive Examinations on Children

(Clin Pediatr, abstract)

Bacteraemic urinary tract infection: management and outcomes in young infants

(Arch Dis Child, abstract)

Bayesian estimation on diagnostic performance of Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, and Consolability and Neonatal Infant Pain Scale for infant pain assessment in the absence of a gold standard

(Paediatr Anaesth, abstract)

The Risk of Serious Bacterial Infection in Neutropenic Immunocompetent Febrile Children

(J Pediatr Hematol Oncol, abstract)

Assessment and management of pain in children and adolescents with bleeding disorders: a cross-sectional study from three haemophilia centres

(Haemophilia, abstract)

Emergency Hospital Admissions for Initial Febrile Urinary Tract Infection: Do Patient Demographics Matter?

(J Emerg Med, abstract)

Synthetic Cannabinoid Abuse in Adolescents: A Case Series

(J Emerg Med, abstract)

A prospective cohort quality improvement study to reduce the time to antibiotics for new fever in neutropenic pediatric oncology inpatients

(Pediatr Blood Cancer, abstract)

Hemophilia And Von Willebrand Disease In Children: Emergency Department Evaluation And Management

(Emerg Med Pract, abstract)

The Use of Intraosseous Fluid Resuscitation in a Pediatric Patient with Ebola Virus Disease

(J Emerg Med, abstract)

Development and validation of an ultrasound scoring system for children with suspected acute appendicitis

(Pediatr Radiol, abstract)

Transient synovitis of the hip: which investigations are truly useful?

(Swiss Med Wkly, abstract)

Ultrasound detection of pneumonia in febrile children with respiratory distress: a prospective study

(Eur J Pediatr, abstract)

Diagnostic performance of S100B protein serum measurement in detecting intracranial injury in children with mild head trauma

(Emerg Med J, abstract)

Trends in admission and death rates due to paediatric head injury in England, 2000-2011

(Arch Dis Child, abstract)

Accuracy and interrater reliability of paediatric emergency department triage

(Emerg Med Australas, abstract)

Children Experiencing First-Time or Prolonged Febrile Seizure Are Prone to Stress Hyperglycemia

(J Child Neurol, abstract)

Addressing barriers to emergency anaphylaxis care: from emergency medical services to emergency department to outpatient follow-up

(Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol, abstract)

Can ultrasound elastography be used as a new technique in the differentiation of undescended testes and reactive lymph nodes in children?

(Clin Radiol, abstract)

Middle finger length-based tracheal intubation depth improves the rate of appropriate tube placement in children

(Paediatr Anaesth, abstract)

Inappropriate Use of Ultrasound in Management of Pediatric Cryptorchidism

(Pediatrics, abstract)

Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury and Attention Deficit

(Pediatrics, abstract)

Impact of an Institutional Guideline on the Care of Neonates at Risk for Herpes Simplex Virus in the Emergency Department

(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)

Impact of preseason concussion education on knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of high school athletes

(J Trauma Acute Care Surg, abstract)

"Beat the Shock Clock": An Interprofessional Team Improves Pediatric Septic Shock Care

(Clin Pediatr, abstract)

Clinical application of real-time tele-ultrasonography in diagnosing pediatric acute appendicitis in the ED

(Am J Emerg Med, abstract)

Time to Epinephrine and Survival After Pediatric In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

(JAMA, abstract)

Reducing pain during vaccine injections: clinical practice guideline

(CMAJ, full article, pdf)

Comparison of Clinician Suspicion Versus a Clinical Prediction Rule in Identifying Children at Risk for Intra-abdominal Injuries After Blunt Torso Trauma

(Acad Emerg Med, abstract)

A clinical decision rule for the use of plain radiography in children after acute wrist injury: development and external validation of the Amsterdam Pediatric Wrist Rules

(Pediatr Radiol, abstract)

An Observational Study of the Factor Xa Inhibitors Rivaroxaban and Apixaban as Reported to Eight Poison Centers

(Ann Emerg Med, abstract)

Delays and errors among pediatric residents during simulated resuscitation scenarios using Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) algorithms

(Am J Emerg Med, abstract)

Pediatric acute osteomyelitis in the postvaccine, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus era

(Am J Emerg Med, abstract)

Presentation of childhood cancers to a paediatric shared care unit

(Arch Dis Child, abstract)

Head injury from falls in children younger than 6years of age

(Arch Dis Child, abstract)

Guidelines for diagnosing and managing paediatric concussion: Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation guideline

(Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed, abstract)

Intussusception after monovalent rotavirus vaccine-United States, Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), 2008-2014

(Vaccine, abstract)