PEM studies, February 2010
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Associations of tonsillar hypertrophy and snoring with history of wheezing in childhood
(Pediatr Pulmonol, abstract)
Practice Characteristics That Influence Nonurgent Pediatric Emergency Department Utilization
(Acad Pediatr, abstract)
Acute bacterial meningitis in infants and children
(Lancet Infect Dis, abstract)
National Profile of Nonemergent Pediatric Emergency Department Visits
(Pediatrics, abstract)
Incidence and Trends of Pediatric Ovarian Torsion Hospitalizations in the United States, 2000-2006
(Pediatrics, abstract)
Pediatric sexual abuse: emergency department evaluation and management
(Adv Emerg Nurs J, abstract)
Are Serial Brain Imaging Scans Required for Children Who Have Suffered Acute Intracranial Injury Secondary to Blunt Head Trauma?
(Clin Pediatr (Phila), abstract)
Rapid influenza A testing for novel H1N1: point-of-care performance
(Postgrad Med, abstract)
Survey of the management of acute asthma in children
(Ir Med J, abstract)
The "Cough Trick:" A Brief Strategy to Manage Pediatric Pain From Immunization Injections
(Pediatrics, abstract)
Performance of Low-Risk Criteria in the Evaluation of Young Infants With Fever: Review of the Literature
(Pediatrics, abstract)
Defining Cerebrospinal Fluid White Blood Cell Count Reference Values in Neonates and Young Infants
(Pediatrics, abstract)
Improving Child Protection in the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review of Professional Interventions for Health Care Providers
(Acad Emerg Med, abstract)
Markers of Overcrowding in a Pediatric Emergency Department
(Acad Emerg Med, abstract)
Anticholinergics and Ketamine Sedation in Children: A Secondary Analysis of Atropine Versus Glycopyrrolate
(Acad Emerg Med, abstract)
Screening Adolescents in the Emergency Department for Weapon Carriage
(Acad Emerg Med, abstract)
Who Comes Back? Characteristics and Predictors of Return to Emergency Department Services for Pediatric Mental Health Care
(Acad Emerg Med, abstract)
Emergency Management of Pediatric Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in the Community-associated Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Era
(Acad Emerg Med, abstract)
A Prospective Case Series of Pediatric Procedural Sedation and Analgesia in the Emergency Department Using Single-syringe Ketamine–Propofol Combination (Ketofol)
(Acad Emerg Med, abstract)
Brainstem Serotonergic Deficiency in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
(JAMA, abstract)
Comparing the systolic blood pressure (SBP) and pulse rate (PR) in injured children with and without traumatic brain injury
(Resuscitation, abstract)
Simplified Pediatric Electrocardiogram Interpretation
(Clin Pediatr (Phila), abstract)
Efficacy and safety of adjunctive levetiracetam therapy in pediatric intractable epilepsy
(Pediatr Neurol, abstract)
Hospitalizations for Kawasaki Syndrome Among Children in the United States, 1997-2007
(Pediatr Infect Dis J, abstract)
Remifentanil in children.
(Paediatr Anaesth, abstract)
Serious and invasive pediatric pneumococcal disease: epidemiology and vaccine impact in the USA
(Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther, abstract)
Incidence of hyponatremia in children with gastroenteritis treated with hypotonic intravenous fluids
(Pediatr Nephrol, abstract)
Common pediatric fractures treated with minimal intervention
(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)
CATCH: a clinical decision rule for the use of computed tomography in children with minor head injury
(CMAJ, pdf, full article)
Shoulder Injuries in US High School Baseball and Softball Athletes, 2005-2008
(Pediatrics, pdf, full article)
Corneal Abrasions in Young Infants
(Pediatrics, abstract)
Bacterial Enteritis as a Risk Factor for Childhood Intussusception: A Retrospective Cohort Study
(J Pediatr, abstract)
Plasma water as a diagnostic tool in the assessment of dehydration in children with acute gastroenteritis
(Eur J Pediatr, abstract)
Comparison of the efficacy and safety of chloral hydrate versus inhaled anesthesia for sedating infants and toddlers for transthoracic echocardiograms
(J Am Soc Echocardiogr, abstract)
Randomized study of the effect of topical anesthesia on tuberculin skin test reaction size in children
(Pediatr Infect Dis J, abstract)
Risk factors for recurrent urinary tract infections in a cohort of patients with primary vesicoureteral reflux
(Pediatr Infect Dis J, abstract)
Diagnostic value of clinical features at presentation to identify serious infection in children in developed countries: a systematic review
(Lancet, abstract)
Anaphylaxis Management in the Pediatric Emergency Department: Opportunities for Improvement
(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)
Lack of Cerebrospinal Fluid Pleocytosis in Young Infants With Enterovirus Infections of the Central Nervous System
(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)
Intravenous Amiodarone Used Alone or in Combination With Digoxin for Life-Threatening Supraventricular Tachyarrhythmia in Neonates and Small Infants
(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)
Toward Improving the Diagnosis and the Treatment of Adolescent Pelvic Inflammatory Disease in Emergency Departments: Results of a Brief, Educational Intervention
(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)
Increased Prevalence of Behavioral Risks Among Adolescent and Young Adult Women With Psychological Distress in the Emergency Department
(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)
Pediatric Mental Health Concerns in the Emergency Department: Caregiver and Youth Perceptions and Expectations
(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)
Clinician Perceptions of an Electronic Medical Record During the First Year of Implementaton in Emergency Services
(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)
Adolescent Depression: Views of Health Care Providers in a Pediatric Emergency Department
(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)
Retinal Hemorrhages and Apparent Life-Threatening Events
(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)
Facial Palsy in Children: Emergency Department Management and Outcome
(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)
Differential Diagnosis of Cervical Mycobacterial Lymphadenitis in Children
(Pediatr Infect Dis J, abstract)
Comparison of ultrarapid and rapid intravenous hydration in pediatric patients with dehydration
(Am J Emerg Med, abstract)
Incidence, clinical presentation, and management of constipation in a pediatric ED
(Am J Emerg Med, abstract)
Hyaluronidase for the management of dextrose extravasation
(Am J Emerg Med, abstract)
Association Between Helicobacter pylori and Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Children
(Pediatrics, abstract)
A nurse-led 'first fitter' clinic in a paediatric emergency department: an experience
(Emerg Med J, abstract)
Sensitivity of Rapid Influenza Diagnostic Testing for Swine-Origin 2009 A (H1N1) Influenza Virus in Children
(Pediatrics, abstract)
Performance of a Rapid Influenza Test in Children During the H1N1 2009 Influenza A Outbreak
(Pediatrics, full text, pdf)
Hospitalization for Severe Bacterial Infections in Children after Exposure to NSAIDs: A Prospective Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Study
(Clin Drug Investig, abstract)
Operative vs nonoperative management of blunt pancreatic trauma in children
(J Pediatr Surg, abstract)
Post-resuscitative clinical features in the first hour after achieving sustained ROSC predict the duration of survival in children with non-traumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
(Resuscitation, abstract)
Efficacy and Safety of Ibuprofen and Acetaminophen in Children and Adults: A Meta-Analysis and Qualitative Review
(Ann Pharmacother, abstract)
An audit of emergency medicine responses to children injured in violence
(Emerg Med J, abstract)
The Impact of Rapid Sequence Intubation on Trauma Patient Mortality in Attempted Prehospital Intubation
(J Emerg Med, abstract)
A survey of emergency department use in patients with cyclic vomiting syndrome
(BMC Emerg Med, abstract)
Intranasal fentanyl versus placebo for pain in children during catheterization for voiding cystourethrography
(Pediatr Radiol, abstract)
Pediatric Cellulitis: Success of Emergency Department Short-Course Intravenous Antibiotics
(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)
Evaluation of a Transthecal Digital Nerve Block in the Injured Pediatric Patient
(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)
Change in Parental Reasons for Use of an Urban Pediatric Emergency Department in the Past Decade
(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)
Charges and Complications Associated With the Medical Evaluation of Febrile Young Infants
(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)
Do Pediatric Headaches Respond to Bilateral Lower Cervical Paraspinous Bupivacaine Injections?
(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)
Prognosis for Children in Cardiac Arrest Shortly After Blunt Cranial Trauma
(J Trauma, abstract)
Pediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Korea: A nationwide population-based study
(Resuscitation, abstract)
Repeat Dosing of Albuterol via Metered-Dose Inhaler in Infants With Acute Obstructive Airway Disease: A Randomized Controlled Safety Trial
(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)
Buccal administration of dexmedetomidine as a preanesthetic in children
(J Anesth, abstract)
Five-Year Outcome of Children With "Growing Pains": Correlations With Pain Threshold
(J Pediatr, abstract)
A Randomized Intervention of Montelukast for Post-Bronchiolitis: Effect on Eosinophil Degranulation
(J Pediatr, abstract)
Reliability of Parent-Measured Axillary Temperatures
(Clin Pediatr (Phila), abstract)
Obesity: Influence on Length of Hospital Stay for the Pediatric Burn Patient
(J Burn Care Res, abstract)
Monitoring sedation in the critically ill child
(Anaesthesia, abstract)