PEM studies, May 2005
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Performance of a decision rule for radiographs of pediatric knee injuries
(J Emerg Med, abstract)
Antibiotics for whooping cough (pertussis)
(Cochrane Review, abstract)
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and perioperative bleeding in paediatric tonsillectomy
(Cochrane Review, abstract)
Pediatric Spinal Cord Injury without Radiographic Abnormality: A Meta-analysis
(Clin Ortho Rel Res, abstract)
Successful resuscitation after sudden death in a one year old infant who sustained a blunt chest injury after a fall from 10 m
(Resuscitation, abstract)
Compartment syndrome in children and adolescents
(J Pediatr Surg, abstract)
Use of a hand-carried ultrasound device by critical care physicians for the diagnosis of pericardial effusions, decreased cardiac function, and left ventricular enlargement in pediatric patients
(J Am Soc Echocardiogr, abstract)
Use of Ultrasonography to Identify Infants for Whom Urinary Catheterization Will Be Unsuccessful Because of Insufficient Urine Volume: Validation of the Urinary Bladder Index
(Ann Emerg Med, abstract)
The New Clinical Practice Guidelines for Acute Otitis Media: An Editorial
(Ann Emerg Med, full article)
Ominous Findings in Toddlers With Increasing Abdominal Girth: Two Unusual Cases and a Review of the Clinical Evaluation
(Ann Emerg Med, abstract)
Family Members Do Not Disrupt Care When Present during Invasive Procedures
(Acad Emerg Med, abstract)
Opioid analgesia and assessment of the sonographic Murphy sign
(J Emerg Med, abstract)
Pyridoxal phosphate is better than pyridoxine for controlling idiopathic intractable epilepsy
(Arch Dis Child, abstract)
Can we abolish skull x-rays for head injury?
(Arch Dis Child, abstract)
Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis - A Case Series
(Ind Pediatr, full article)
Use of asthma guidelines by primary care providers to reduce hospitalizations and emergency department visits in poor, minority, urban children (J Pediatr, abstract)
Neonatal intubation: Success of pediatric trainees
(J Pediatr, abstract)
Population-based study of incidence and risk factors for cerebral edema in pediatric diabetic ketoacidosis
(J Pediatr, abstract)
The Pediatric Hybrid Observation Unit: An Analysis of 6477 Consecutive Patient Encounters
(Pediatrics, full article)
Posttraumatic Stress Responses in Children: Awareness and Practice Among a Sample of Pediatric Emergency Care Providers
(Pediatrics, abstract)
Community Physicians' Attitudes Toward Electronic Follow-up After an Emergency Department Visit
(Clin Pediatr (Phila), abstract)
Are one or two dangerous? Sulfonylurea exposure in toddlers
(J Emerg Med, abstract)
Emergency Department Utilization by Children in Foster Care
(Ambul Pediatr, abstract)
Intravenous aminophylline for acute severe asthma in children over two years receiving inhaled bronchodilators
(Cochrane Review, abstract)
Laryngeal mask airway versus bag-mask ventilation or endotracheal intubation for neonatal resuscitation
(Cochrane Review, abstract)
A population based study of the impact of corticosteroid therapy and delayed diagnosis on the outcome of childhood pneumococcal meningitis (Arch Dis Child, abstract)
Myth: Atropine should be administered before succinylcholine for neonatal and pediatric intubation
(Can J Emerg Med, full article)
Vascular rings—presentation, investigation and outcome
(Eur J Pediatr, abstract)
Accuracy of acute otitis media diagnosis in community and hospital settings
(Acta Paed, abstract)
Hyperpyrexia Among Infants Younger Than 3 Months
(Pediatr Emerg care, abstract)
Sedation for Pediatric CT Scanning: Is Radiology Becoming a Drug-Free Zone?
(Pediatr Emerg care, abstract)
Factors Affecting Emergency Department Assessment and Management of Pain in Children
(Pediatr Emerg care, abstract)
Do Major Televised Events Affect Pediatric Emergency Department Attendances or Delay Presentation of Surgical Conditions?
(Pediatr Emerg care, abstract)
Metoclopramide induced dystonia in children: two case reports
(Eur J Emerg Med, abstract)
Creatine kinase MB (CK-MB) in benign paroxysmal vertigo of childhood: A new diagnostic marker
(J Pediat, abstract)
Seldinger-assisted videotelescopic intubation (SAVI): A common sense approach to the difficult pediatric airway
(Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, abstract)
Controversies in rapid sequence intubation in children
(Curr Opin Pediatr, abstract)
Novel monitoring techniques for use with procedural sedation
(Curr Opin Pediatr, abstract)
Rapid viral testing in the evaluation of the febrile infant and child
(Curr Opin Pediatr, abstract)
Preoperative fasting for preventing perioperative complications in children
(Cochrane Review, abstract)
The pharmacological treatment of neonatal pain
(Semin Fetal Neonat Med, abstract)
Investigating the limping child: The role of plain radiographs and ultrasound
(Radiography, abstract)
Analysis of the distribution of time that patients spend in emergency departments
(BMJ, full articlet)
Clinical presentation of celiac disease in the pediatric population
(Gastroenterol, abstract)
Evaluation of the Paediatric Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale in a pediatric ED
(Am J Emerg Med, abstract)
Nursing use between 2 methods of procedural sedation: Midazolam versus propofol
(Am J Emerg Med, abstract)
Etomidate and midazolam for procedural sedation: prospective, randomized trial
(Am J Emerg Med, abstract)
L-carnitine was safely administered in the setting of valproate toxicity
(Am J Emerg Med, abstract)
Ultrasound-assisted paracentesis performed by emergency physicians vs the traditional technique: a prospective, randomized study (Am J Emerg Med, abstract)