Recent PEM studies

PEM studies, February 2018

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Hyperpyrexia and high fever as a predictor for serious bacterial infection (SBI) in children-a systematic review

Retrospective observational study indicates that the Pediatric Assessment Triangle may suggest the severity of Kawasaki disease

(Acta Paediatr, abstract)

Procalcitonin and C-reactive protein may help to detect invasive bacterial infections in children who have fever without source

(Acta Paediatr, abstract)

Inotropic Therapy for Sepsis

(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)

Use of noncontact infrared thermography to measure temperature in children in a triage room

(Medicine (Baltimore), abstract)

Forehead or ear temperature measurement cannot replace rectal measurements, except for screening purposes

(BMC Pediatr, abstract)

The effect of in situ simulation training on the performance of tasks related to patient safety during sedation

(J Anesthes, abstract)

Dexamethasone Compared to Prednisone for the Treatment of Children With Acute Asthma Exacerbations

(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)

Diagnostic markers of acute infections in infants aged 1 week to 3 months: a retrospective cohort study

(BMJ Open, abstract)

Pediatric Pelvic Fractures and Differences Compared With the Adult Population

(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)

Trends in Severe Pediatric Emergency Conditions in a National Cohort, 2008 to 2014

(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)

The Complex Association of Race/Ethnicity With Pain Treatment Quality in an Urban Medical Center With 2 Pediatric Emergency Departments

(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)

Posttraumatic Stress in Children After Injury: The Role of Acute Pain and Opioid Medication Use

(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)

The Effect of Early Knowledge of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Positivity on Medical Decision Making and Throughput Time Within the Pediatric Emergency Department

(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)

Improving Antibiotic Prescribing for Children With Urinary Tract Infection in Emergency and Urgent Care Settings

(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)

Bedside Ultrasound for the Evaluation of Epidural Hematoma After Infant Lumbar Puncture

(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)

Adolescent Attitudes Toward Sexually Transmitted Infection Screening in the Emergency Department

(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)

Comparison Between Small and Large Bowel Intussusception in Children: The Experience of a Large Tertiary Care Pediatric Hospital

(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)

Diagnostic Value of Serum Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator Receptor in Children With Acute Appendicitis

(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)

Adolescent Coping Strategies in the Emergency Department;

(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)

Clinical Characteristics of Pediatric Patients With Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)

Back Pain in a Pediatric Emergency Department: Etiology and Evaluation

(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)

Improving Time to Antibiotics for Pediatric Oncology Patients With Suspected Infections: An Emergency Department-Based Quality Improvement Intervention

(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)

Presumed Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome in the Pediatric Emergency Department

(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)

Friendly Faces: Characteristics of Children and Adolescents With Repeat Visits to a Specialized Child Psychiatric Emergency Program

(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)

Cerebrospinal Fluid Reference Values for Young Infants Undergoing Lumbar Puncture

(Pediatrics, abstract)

Factors influencing emergency department care of young children at-risk for clinically important traumatic brain injury

(Am J Emerg Med, abstract)

Educational Text Messages Decreased Emergency Department Utilization among Infant Caregivers: a Randomized Trial

(Acad Pediatr, abstract)

Patient-Reported Experience in the Pediatric Emergency Department: What Matters Most?

(J Patient Safe, abstract)

Pediatric Stroke and Its Mimics: Limitations of a Pediatric Stroke Clinical Pathway

(Pediatr Neurol, abstract)

Reliability of Glasgow Coma Score in pediatric trauma patients

(J Pediatr Surg, abstract)

Economic Analysis of Diagnostic Imaging in Pediatric Patients with Suspected Appendicitis

(Acad Emerg Med, abstract)

Anaphylactoid Reactions to Intravenous N-Acetylcysteine during Treatment for Acetaminophen Poisoning

(J Med Toxicol, abstract)

Evaluating the risk of appendiceal perforation when using ultrasound as the initial diagnostic imaging modality in children with suspected appendicitis

(Ultrasound, abstract)

Application of the Rochester Criteria to Identify Febrile Infants With Bacteremia and Meningitis

(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)

Pediatric Emergency Provider Sexually Transmitted Infection Screening Practices in Adolescents With Oropharyngeal or Anorectal Chief Complaints

(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)

Childhood Drowning: Review of Patients Presenting to the Emergency Departments of 2 Large Tertiary Care Pediatric Hospitals Near and Distant From the Sea Coast

(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)

Characteristics of Pediatric Patient Transferred From Hospital-Based General Emergency Departments to Acute-Care Facilities: An Analysis of the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Nationwide Emergency Department Sample

(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)

Novel Approach to Emergency Departments' Pediatric Readiness Across a Health System

(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)

Characteristics of revisits of children at risk for serious infections in pediatric emergency care

(Eur J Pediatr, abstract)

Tracking and Reporting Outcomes Of Procedural Sedation (TROOPS): Standardized Quality Improvement and Research Tools from the International Committee for the Advancement of Procedural Sedation (Br J Anaesth, abstract)

Pre-hospital management of pediatric polytrauma during modern conflict: experience and limits of the French military health service

(Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg, abstract)

Shortened preproceural fasting in the pediatric emergency department

(Am J Emerg Med, abstract)

Invasive bacterial infections in young afebrile infants with a history of fever

(Arch Dis Child, abstract)

Measuring empathy in pediatrics: validation of the Visual CARE measure

(BMC Pediatr, abstract)

New decision formulas for predicting endotracheal tube depth in children: analysis of neck CT images

(Emerg Med J, abstract)

Management of suspected paediatric meningitis: a multicentre prospective cohort study

(Arch Dis Child, abstract)

The Sensitivity of Clinician Diagnosis of Sepsis in Tertiary and Community-Based Emergency Settings

(J Pediatr, abstract)

Dexamethasone Compared to Prednisone for the Treatment of Children With Acute Asthma Exacerbations

(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)

Epidemiology of Bacteremia in Febrile Infants Aged 60 Days and Younger

(Ann Emerg Med, abstract)

Knowledge sharing between general and pediatric emergency departments: connections, barriers, and opportunities

(CJEM, abstract)

Understanding the Epidemiology of Pediatric Supracondylar Humeral Fractures in the United States: Identifying Opportunities for Intervention

(J Pediatr Orthop, abstract)

Tourniquet Usage in Pre-Hospital Care and Resuscitation of Pediatric Trauma Patients - Pediatric Trauma Society Position Statement

(J Trauma Acute Care Surg, abstract)

Educational Effectiveness of an Easily Made New Simulator Model for Ultrasound-Guided Vascular Access and Foreign Body Management Procedures on Pediatric Patients

(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)

Hyperglycemia in Children Hospitalized with Acute Asthma

(Adv Exp Med Biol, abstract)

Pediatric Medication Safety in the Emergency Department

(Ann Emerg Med, no abstract)

Implementation of a rapid influenza A/B and RSV direct molecular assay improves emergency department oseltamivir use in paediatric patients

(J Med Microbiol, abstract)

Low-Dose Propofol for Pediatric Migraine: A Prospective, Randomized Controlled Trial

(J Emerg Med, abstract)

The Psychometric Properties of the MBPS Scale Used to Assess Procedural Pain

(J Pain, abstract)

Understanding the characteristics of recurrent visits to the emergency department by paediatric patients: a retrospective observational study conducted at three tertiary hospitals in Korea

(BMJ Open, abstract)

Predictors of safe discharge for pediatric drowning patients in the emergency department

(Am J Emerg Med, abstract)

Accuracy of Clinician Practice Compared With Three Head Injury Decision Rules in Children: A Prospective Cohort Study

(Ann Emerg Med, abstract)

Submersion injuries in the United States: Patients characteristics and predictors of mortality and morbidity

(Injury, abstract)

Fractures in the Pediatric Emergency Department: Are We Considering Abuse?

(Clin Pediatr (Phila), abstract)

Consensus research priorities for paediatric status epilepticus: A Delphi study of health consumers, researchers and clinicians

(Seizure, abstract)

Caring for crying babies: A mixed-methods study to understand factors influencing nurses' and doctors' management of infant colic

(J Paediatr Child Health, abstract)

Efficacy of pre-hospital rapid sequence intubation in paediatric traumatic brain injury: A 9-year observational study

(Injury, abstract)

Fracture Patterns Differ Between Osteogenesis Imperfecta and Routine Pediatric Fractures

(J Pediatr Orthop, abstract)