Recent PEM studies

PEM studies, October 2008

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Anxiety and depressive symptoms in children presenting with a first seizure

Spinal cord injury without radiological abnormality in an infant with delayed presentation of symptoms after a minor injury

(Spine, abstract)

Pediatric emergency department overcrowding and impact on patient flow outcomes

(Acad Emerg Med, abstract)

A Randomized, Controlled Trial of the Impact of Early and Rapid Diagnosis of Viral Infections in Children Brought to an Emergency Department with Febrile Respiratory Tract Illnesses

(J Pediatr, abstract)

Epidemiologic Findings of Cancer Detected in a Pediatric Emergency Department

(Clin Pediatr (Phila), abstract)

Predictors of Pediatric Emergency Patients Discharged Against Medical Advice

(Clin Pediatr (Phila), abstract)

Communicating the death of a child in the emergency department: managing dialectical tensions

(J Healthc Qual, abstract)

Influenza-associated pediatric mortality in the United States: increase of Staphylococcus aureus coinfection

(Pediatrics, abstract)

Retrospective evaluation of a computerized physician order entry adaptation to prevent prescribing errors in a pediatric emergency department

(Pediatrics, abstract)

Effect of antibiotic pretreatment on cerebrospinal fluid profiles of children with bacterial meningitis

(Pediatrics, abstract)

Procalcitonin in young febrile infants for the detection of serious bacterial infections

(Pediatrics, abstract)

Characteristics That Distinguish Abusive From Nonabusive Head Trauma Among Young Children Who Underwent Head Computed Tomography in Japan

(Pediatrics, full article)

Distinct Hemodynamic Patterns of Septic Shock at Presentation to Pediatric Intensive Care

(Pediatrics, abstract)

Central diabetes insipidus misdiagnosed as acute gastroenteritis in a pediatric patient

(CJEM, full article)

MEDICAL MYTHOLOGY. Pediatric myth: fever and petechiae

(CJEM, full article)

Detection of Pediatric cervical spine injury

(Neurosurgery, abstract)

Tension pneumocranium in childhood trauma

(World J Pediatr, abstract)

Use of ultrasound to assess acute fracture reduction in emergency care settings

(Am J Disaster Med, abstract)

Prediction of Child Abuse Risk from Emergency Department Use

(J Pediatr, abstract)

Subdissociative-dose Ketamine versus Fentanyl for Analgesia during Propofol Procedural Sedation: A Randomized Clinical Trial

(Acad Emerg Med, abstract)

Prospective Multicenter Bronchiolitis Study: Predicting Intensive Care Unit Admissions

(Acad Emerg Med, abstract)

Is Hospital Admission and Observation Required after a Normal Abdominal Computed Tomography Scan in Children with Blunt Abdominal Trauma?

(Acad Emerg Med, abstract)

Cost-effectiveness analysis of anesthetic agents during peripheral intravenous cannulation in the pediatric emergency department

(Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med, abstract)

Appendicitis score for children with suspected appendicitis. A randomized clinical trial

(Langenbecks Arch Surg, abstract)

Management of Infantile Colic: A Review

(Clin Pediatr (Phila), abstract)

Epidemiologic Findings of Cancer Detected in a Pediatric Emergency Department

(Clin Pediatr (Phila), abstract)

Predictors of Pediatric Emergency Patients Discharged Against Medical Advice

(Clin Pediatr (Phila), abstract)

Imaging paediatric blunt abdominal trauma in the emergency department: ultrasound versus computed tomography

(Emerg Med J, abstract)

Paediatric allergic reactions in the emergency department: a review

(Emerg Med J, abstract)

Nebulized hypertonic saline solution for acute bronchiolitis in infants

(Cochrane Database Syst Rev, abstract)

Once or twice daily versus three times daily amoxicillin with or without clavulanate for the treatment of acute otitis media

(Cochrane Database Syst Rev, abstract)

Grommets (ventilation tubes) for recurrent acute otitis media in children

(Cochrane Database Syst Rev, abstract)

Severe hypertension in children and adolescents: pathophysiology and treatment

(Pediatr Nephrol, abstract)

Patterns of skeletal fractures in child abuse: systematic review

(BMJ, full article)

Pediatric caustic ingestion: 50 consecutive cases and a review of the literature

(Dis Esophagus, abstract)

Interventions to Reduce Pain during Vaccination in Infancy

(J Pediatr, abstract)

Dexmedetomidine as the primary sedative during invasive procedures in infants and toddlers with congenital heart disease

(Pediatr Crit Care Med, abstract)

The use of isotonic fluid as maintenance therapy prevents iatrogenic hyponatremia in pediatrics: A randomized, controlled open study

(Pediatr Crit Care Med, abstract)

A Prospective Randomized Controlled Study of Two Fluid Regimens in the Initial Management of Septic Shock in the Emergency Department

(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)

Bronchiolitis Management in Pediatric Emergency Departments in Australia and New Zealand: A PREDICT Study

(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)

Access to Outpatient Follow-Up Orthopedic Care After Pediatric Emergency Department Visits: Impact of Implementation of a Managed Medicaid Program

(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)

Bedside Ultrasound in Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Programs in the United States: Little Formal Training

(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)

Parental Factors Influence Teen Alcohol Use After an Emergency Department Visit

(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)

Why Are Young Infants Tested for Herpes Simplex Virus?

(Pediatr Emerg Care, abstract)

Is online pediatric continuing education effective in a rural state?

(Prehosp Emerg Care, abstract)

Prevention of pediatric drug calculation errors by prehospital care providers

(Prehosp Emerg Care, abstract)

Impact of a Patient-Centered Technology on Medication Errors During Pediatric Emergency Care

(Ambul Pediatr, abstract)

Risk Factors for Repeat Adverse Asthma Events in Children After Visiting an Emergency Department

(Ambul Pediatr, abstract)

A vein entry indicator device for facilitating peripheral intravenous cannulation in children: a prospective, randomized, controlled trial

(Anesth Analg, abstract)

Barotrauma: A Complication of Positive Pressure for Nasal Foreign Body Removal in a Pediatric Patient

(Ann Emerg Med, abstract)

Skull radiographs and computed tomography scans in children and adolescents with mild head trauma

(Arq Neuropsiquiatr, abstract)

Children with chest pain visiting the emergency department

(Pediatr neonatol, abstract)

Helicopter rescue and prehospital care for drowning children: two summer season case studies

(Minerva Anestesiol, abstract)

Interrater Agreement between Nurses for the Pediatric Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale in a Tertiary Care Center

(Acad Emerg Med, abstract)

Clinical Predictors of Lyme Disease Among Children With a Peripheral Facial Palsy at an Emergency Department in a Lyme Disease-Endemic Area

(Pediatrics, full article)

Hypertension in the ED: still an unrecognized problem

(Am J Emerg Med, abstract)

Correlation of the Canadian Pediatric Emergency Triage and Acuity Scale to ED resource utilization

(Am J Emerg Med, abstract)

A teaching programme to improve compliance with guidelines about management of hypovolaemia in the emergency department

(Acta Paediatr, abstract)

Specialist team retrieval of head injured patients: fact, fiction, or formula?

(Intensive Care Med, abstract)

Dissection of the retrieval times of a centralised transport service, New South Wales, Australia

(Arch Dis Child, abstract)

Inflamation of the testis and epidididymis in an otherwise healthy child: Is it a true bacterial urinary tract infection?

(J Pediatr Urol, abstract)