The Prevalence of Bruising Among Infants in Pediatric Emergency Departments

Prevalence of stress Hyperglycemia among patients attending to the neonatal and pediatric Emergency wards of Shiraz university of medical sciences

  The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and clinical characteristics associated with stress Hyperglycemia among patients attending to the neonatal and pediatric Emergency wards. Patients who require d blood sampling for evaluated of an acute illness from August 1995 to July 1996 to the Namazi hospital of Shiraz medical university were enrolled prospectively for Hyperglycemia ( ...

The Underrecognized Burden of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Among Infants Presenting to US Emergency Departments

National survey of pediatric services available in US emergency departments

BACKGROUND Children account for nearly 20% of all US emergency department (ED) visits, yet previous national surveys found that many EDs lack specialized pediatric care. In response, a 2001 joint policy statement recommended resources needed by EDs for effective pediatric emergency care delivery. We sought to update and enhance previous estimates of pediatric services available in US EDs. MET...

Use of personal protective equipment in Canadian pediatric emergency departments.

OBJECTIVE Numerous barriers to maintaining infection control practices through the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) exist in the emergency department (ED). This study examined the knowledge, self-reported behaviours, and barriers to compliance with infection control practices and the use of PPE in Canadian pediatric EDs. METHODS A self-administered survey instrument consisting of 21...

Management of febrile neonates in US pediatric emergency departments.

BACKGROUND Blood, urine, and cerebrospinal fluid cultures and admission for antibiotics are considered standard management of febrile neonates (0-28 days). We examined variation in adherence to these recommendations across US pediatric emergency departments (PEDs) and incidence of serious infections (SIs) in febrile neonates. METHODS Cross-sectional study of neonates with a diagnosis of fever...