1Division of Pediatric Intensive Care, Department of Pediatrics, İstanbul University Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey 2Department of Pediatric Surgery, İstanbul University Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey 3Clinic of Pediatrics, Ümraniye Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey 4Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, İstanbul University C...

OBJECTIVES This report presents estimates on the availability of pediatric services, expertise, and supplies for treating pediatric emergencies in U.S. hospitals. METHODS The Emergency Pediatric Services and Equipment Supplement (EPSES) was a self-administered questionnaire added to the 2002-03 National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS). NHAMCS samples non-Federal, short-stay a...

National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, TREAT Asia/amfAR—The Foundation for AIDS Research, Bangkok, Thailand, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand, Chiang Rai Regional Hospital, Chiang Rai, Thailand, YRG Centre for AIDS Research and Edu...

National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, TREAT Asia/amfAR—The Foundation for AIDS Research, Bangkok, Thailand, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand, Chiang Rai Regional Hospital, Chiang Rai, Thailand, YRG Centre for AIDS Research and Edu...

No guidelines are in place for the follow-up and management of pulmonary nodules that are incidentally detected on CT in the pediatric population. The Fleischner guidelines, which were developed for the older adult population, do not apply to children. This review summarizes the evidence collected by the Society for Pediatric Radiology (SPR) Thoracic Imaging Committee in its attempt to develop ...

Pediatric neurological disorders are common and constitute up to 30% of children seen in general pediatrics. Information about the availability and practice of pediatric neurologists is vital for strategic planning of management of neurological disorders. The aim of this study was to audit current pediatric neurology services in Saudi Arabia and establish a correlation with regional population ...

High-quality pediatric emergency care can be provided only through the collaborative efforts of many health care professionals and child advocates working together throughout a continuum of care that extends from prevention and the medical home to prehospital care, to emergency department stabilization, to critical care and rehabilitation, and finally to a return to care in the medical home. At...

Introduction Emergency medicine is a relatively new field in sub-Saharan Africa and dedicated training in pediatric emergency care is limited. While guidelines from the African Federation of Emergency Medicine (AFEM) regarding emergency training exist, a core curriculum in pediatric emergency care has not yet been established for providers at the district hospital level. Methods The objective...

OBJECTIVE Digital health sciences libraries (DHSLs) bring order to the chaos of the Internet by making authoritative medical information easily and conveniently available to patrons. The goal of this project was to perform a baseline usage analysis of the pediatric-related information in a general DHSL and to determine whether reorganization of the pediatric-related information into its own ped...

L. Fanea, S. Rashid, J. P. McAllister, J. Li, H. Benveniste, M. Yu, and M. E. Wagshul Department of Radiology, SUNY Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY, United States, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Primary Children's Hospital, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States, Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI, United States, Medical Departmen...