PEM studies, June 2023
A surge in RSV infection-related hospitalizations associated with the COVID-19 pandemic: An observational study at pediatric emergency referral hospitals in Tokushima Prefecture
(PLOS Glob Public Health, abstract)
Variability in firearm injury among major pediatric trauma centers across the USA
(Trauma Surg Acute Care Open, abstract)
Who is the real team leader? Comparing leadership performance of the team leader and CPR Coach during simulated cardiac arrest
(Resusc Plus, abstract)
Implementation of early warning system in the clinical teaching unit to reduce unexpected deaths
(BMJ Open Qual, abstract)
Liver Transaminase Concentrations in Children with Acute SARS-CoV-2 Infection
(Clin Biochem, abstract)
Data-informed debriefing for cardiopulmonary arrest: A randomized controlled trial
(Resuc Plus, abstract)
Distribution, Consequences, and Determinants of Time to Antibiotics in Children With Community-Onset Severe Bacterial Infection
(Pediatr Crit Care Med, abstract)
Treatment of Pediatric Behavioral Health Patients with Intravenous and Intramuscular Chemical Restraints: Results from a Nationwide Sample of EDs
(Acad Emerg Med, abstract)
Pediatric Distraction Tools for Prehospital Care of Pain and Distress: A Systematic Review
(Pediatrics, abstract)
High Rates of ESBL-producing and Gentamycin-resistant Gram-negative Bacteria During the First Week of Life: A Multicenter Cross-sectional Study
(Pediatr Infect Dis J, abstract)
Ultrasonography or Radiography for Suspected Pediatric Distal Forearm Fractures
(N Engl J Med, abstract)
Parental perspectives on emergency health service use during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom: A qualitative study
(PLoS One, abstract)
Sepsis Prognostic Scores Accuracy in Predicting Adverse Outcomes in Children With Sepsis Admitted to the Pediatric ICUt From the ED: A 10-Year Single-Center Experience
(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)
Safety and Efficacy Associated With a Family-Centered Procedural Sedation Protocol for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder or Developmental Delay
(JAMA Netw Open, no abstract)
Causal Association of Physician-in-Triage with Improved Pediatric Sepsis Care: A Single-Center, Emergency Department Experience
(Pediatr Qual Saf, abstract)
Visits to Alberta EDs for Child Mental Health Concerns During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Examination of Visit Trends in Relation to School Closures and Reopenings
(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)
Nucleated Red Blood Cells Are Predictive of In-Hospital Mortality for Pediatric Patients
(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)
Point-of-Care Thoracic Ultrasound in Children: New Advances in Pediatric Emergency Setting
(Diagnostics (Basel), abstract)
Decision Challenges for Managing Acute Paediatric Infections: Implications for Antimicrobial Resistance
(Antibiotics (Basel), abstract)
Diagnostic accuracy of ocular ultrasonography in identifying raised intracranial pressure among pediatric population
(Pediatr Neurosurg, abstract)
Acute triage of childhood stroke in Denmark
(Eur Stroke J, abstract)
Emergency care interventions for paediatric severe acute respiratory infections in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and narrative synthesis
(J Glob Health, abstract)
Prevalence and characterization of food insecurity in a Canadian paediatric ED
(Paediatr Child Health, abstract)
Safety of Intravenous Lacosamide in Hospitalized Children and Neonates
(Epilepsia, abstract)
Sedation and Analgesia for Reduction of Pediatric Ileocolic Intussusception
(JAMA Netw Open, full article)
Safety of Intravenous Lacosamide in Hospitalized Children and Neonates
(Epilepsia, abstract)
Improving Use of Antibiotics for Pediatric Pneumonia in Community Hospital Emergency Departments
(Pediatrics, abstract)
Socioeconomic Risk Factors for Pediatric Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Statewide Analysis
(West J Emerg Med, abstract)
Gaps in the Identification of Child Race and Ethnicity in a Pediatric Emergency Department
(West J Emerg Med, abstract)
Pediatric Application of Cuffed Endotracheal Tube
(West J Emerg Med, abstract)
Paediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome in Canada: population-based surveillance and role of SARS-CoV-2 linkage
(Pediatr Res, abstract)
Prehospital Treatment of Benzodiazepine-Resistant Pediatric Status Epilepticus with Parenteral Ketamine: A Case Series
(Prehosp Emerg Care, abstract)
Regional Anesthesia as an Alternative to Procedural Sedation for Forearm Fracture Reductions in the Pediatric ED
(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)
Emergency Care Utilization for Mental and Sexual Health Concerns Among Adolescents Following Sexual Assault: A Retrospective Cohort Study
(J Adolesc Health, abstract)
Multiple Electrolytes Solution Versus Saline as Bolus Fluid for Resuscitation in Pediatric Septic Shock: A Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial
(Crit Care Med, abstract)
Efficacy of IV Valproic Acid and Oral Valproic Acid Tapers for the Treatment of Pediatric Headaches in the ED
(Neurol Clin Pract, abstract)
Kawasaki Disease in the Time of COVID-19 and MIS-C - The International Kawasaki Disease Registry
(Can J Cardiol, abstract)
Emergency Medical Services Management of Bronchospasm in the United States: A Cross-sectional Analysis and Nationwide Quality Assessment
(Prehosp Emerg Care, abstract)
Is Being Overweight a Risk Factor for Torsion of the Appendix Testis in Children?: A Paired Case-Control Study
(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)
Establishing a pediatric acute stroke protocol: experience of a new pediatric stroke program and predictors of acute stroke
(Front Pediatr, abstract)
Closed reduction and cast immobilization of overriding distal forearm fractures under nitrous oxide as conscious sedation without the use of imaging control
(Musculoskelet Surg, abstract)
Characteristics of Transport of Ill Pediatric Patients in the ED: A Latin America Multicenter Prospective Study
(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)
Interventions for the symptoms and signs resulting from jellyfish stings
(Cochrane Database Syst Rev, abstract)
Interpretation of Cardiac Standstill in Children Using Point-of-Care Ultrasound
(Ann Emerg Med, abstract)
Clinical Practice Guideline Recommendations For Pediatric Multisystem Trauma Care: A Systematic Review
(Ann Surg, abstract)
Clinical Utility and Patient Distribution of Brief Resolved Unexplained Event Classification for Apparent Life-Threatening Events
(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)
Prehospital Pediatric Emergency Training Using Augmented Reality Simulation: A Prospective, Mixed Methods Study
(Prehosp Emerg Care, abstract)
A retrospective study to describe the clinical pattern of dermatologic lesions from the pediatric ED: our experience from a tertiary care hospital in Turkey
(Postgrad Med, abstract)
Predicting ED visits among children with asthma in two academic medical systems
(J asthma, abstract)
Standardizing and Improving Care for Pediatric Agitation Management in the Emergency Department
(Pediatrics, abstract)
Epidemiology, clinical aspects, and management of pediatric drowning
(Ital J Pediatr, abstract)
Accuracy of the American College of Surgeons Minimum Criteria for Full Trauma Team Activation for Children
(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)
The influence of the type of face mask used by healthcare providers during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on the report of pain: a cross-sectional study in a pediatric ED
(Transl Pediatr, abstract)
Mental health emergency admissions in the paediatric emergency department
(J Paediatr Child Health, abstract)
Sepsis awareness and understanding in Australian parents: A National Child Health Poll survey
(J Paediatr Child Health, abstract)
Emergency department management of pediatric acute asthma: an evidence-based review
(Pediatr Emerg Med Pract, abstract)
Safety and efficacy of pediatric sedation protocol for diagnostic examination in a pediatric emergency room: A retrospective study
(Medicine (Baltimore), abstract)
Health care impact of implementing a clinical pathway for acute care of pediatric concussion: a stepped wedge, cluster randomised trial
(CJEM, abstract)
Accuracy Evaluation of Pediatric Appendicitis Scoring (PAS) Method in Differentiating Nonspecific Abdominal Pain from Appendicitis
(Int J Prev Med, abstract)
Characterization of pediatric beta-adrenergic antagonist ingestions reported to the National Poison Data System from 2000-2020
(Acad Emerg Med, abstract)
Acute paediatric asthma treatment in the prehospital setting: a retrospective observational study
(BMJ Open, abstract)
Short-term antibiotic therapy for the most common bacterial respiratory infections in infants and children
(Front Pharmacol, abstract)
Children under 6 years with acute headache in Pediatric Emergency Departments. A 2-year retrospective exploratory multicenter Italian study
(Cephalagia, abstract)
Safe Ground Transport of Pediatric Patients: A Qualitative Assessment of Best Practice Guidelines Implementation
(Prehosp Emerg Care, abstract)
Routine Pediatric Surgical Emergencies: Incidence, Morbidity, and Mortality During the 1st 8000 Days of Life-A Narrative Review
(World J Surg, abstract)
Pediatric moderate and severe traumatic brain injury: A systematic review of clinical practice guideline recommendations
(J Neurotrauma, abstract)
Association of Chest Radiography With Outcomes in Pediatric Pneumonia: A Population-Based Study
(Hosp Pediatr, abstract)
Traumatic cardiac arrest - a nationwide Danish study
(BMC Emerg Med, abstract)
Point-of-Care Ultrasound for the Diagnosis of Pediatric Foreign Body Ingestion: A Narrative Review and Illustrative Case Report
(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)
Risk of Bacteremia in Febrile Children and Young Adults With Sickle Cell Disease in a Multicenter Emergency Department Cohort
(JAMA Netw Open, abstract)
Blood Analysis for Screening of Electrolyte and Kidney Function Alterations in Patients with Febrile Urinary Tract Infection
(Acta Paediatr, abstract)
Epidemiology and Prevention of Child Pedestrian Injury
(Pediatrics, abstract)
Child Pedestrian Safety
(Pediatrics, abstract)
An assessment of the safety, hemostatic efficacy, and clinical impact of low-titer group O whole blood in children and adolescents
(J Trauma Acute Care Surg, abstract)
Delay in the diagnosis of paediatric brain tumours: a systematic review
(Child Nerv Syst, abstract)
Recommendations for endotracheal tube insertion depths in children
(Emerg Med J, abstract)
Drowning in Children and Predictive Parameters: A 15-Year Multicenter Retrospective Analysis
(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)
A Scoping Review of Ultrasonographic Techniques in the Evaluation of the Pediatric Airway
(J Ultrasound Med, abstract)
Peripheral Insertion of Pediatric Central Venous Catheters in Adults with Difficult I.V. Access
(J Emerg Med, abstract)
Expanding Contraceptive Access for Teens-Leveraging the Pediatric Emergency Department
(J Adolesc Health, abstract)
Brief resolved unexplained event: Severity-associated factors at admission in the pediatric emergency ward
(Arch Pediatr, abstract)
Disparities in trauma care education: An observational study of the ATLS course within a national trauma system
(Injury, abstract)
High-Risk Criteria for the Physiologically Difficult Paediatric Airway: a Multicenter, Observational Study to Generate Validity Evidence
(Resuscitation, abstract)
Risk factors for blunt cerebrovascular injury in the pediatric patient: A systematic review
(Am J Emerg Med, abstract)
Presepsin as a diagnostic marker of sepsis in children and adolescents: a short critical update
(Acta Biomed, abstract)
Type 1 Diabetes Incidence and Risk in Children With a Diagnosis of COVID-19
(JAMA, full article)