Annals of emergency medicine
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Multicenter Study
Provider and Practice Factors Associated With Emergency Physicians' Being Named in a Malpractice Claim.
We examine the association between emergency physician characteristics and practice factors with the risk of being named in a malpractice claim. ⋯ In this sample of emergency physicians, 1 in 11 were named in a malpractice claim during 4.5 years. Total number of years in practice and visit volume were the only identified factors associated with being named, suggesting that exposure to higher patient volumes and longer practice experience are the primary contributors to malpractice risk.
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Observational Study
Epidemiology of Bacteremia in Febrile Infants Aged 60 Days and Younger.
To describe the current epidemiology of bacteremia in febrile infants 60 days of age and younger in the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN). ⋯ The prevalence of bacteremia and meningitis among febrile infants 28 days of age and younger is high and exceeds that observed in infants aged 29 to 60 days. E coli and group B streptococcus are the most common bacterial pathogens.