Pediatric emergency care
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Pediatric emergency care · Feb 2012
Analgesic administration in the emergency department for children requiring hospitalization for long-bone fracture.
The objective of the study was to describe analgesia utilization before and during the emergency department (ED) visit and assess factors associated with analgesia use in pediatric patients with isolated long-bone fractures. ⋯ Pain management in pediatric patients following a traumatic injury has been recognized as an important component of care. This study suggests that alleviation of pain after traumatic injury requires further attention in both the prehospital and ED settings, especially among the youngest children.
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Pediatric emergency care · Feb 2012
Ability of pediatric physicians to judge the likelihood of intussusception.
Intussusception is the most common cause of intestinal obstruction in infants and children. To date, no study has evaluated the ability of physicians to predict the likelihood of intussusception. ⋯ Pediatric physicians can accurately predict the likelihood of intussusception. This ability to properly judge the risk of intussusception can be incorporated into management strategies.
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Pediatric emergency care · Feb 2012
Impact of physicians' characteristics on the admission risk among children visiting a pediatric emergency department.
This study aimed to assess the impact of physicians' gender, work experience, and training on hospitalization among children visiting a pediatric emergency department (ED). ⋯ Individual physician's admissions proportions vary widely. Providers' experience and specialization in pediatric emergency medicine are weak predictors of admission, whereas gender was not associated.
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Pediatric emergency care · Feb 2012
Profile of patients visiting the pediatric emergency service in an Egyptian university hospital.
The emergency department (ED) is an essential component of the medical service offered in any hospital. Yet, the published information about patients' profile and utilization of emergency services in both developing and developed countries is scarce. ⋯ Appropriate and ongoing data collection and analysis could guide more efficient utilization of pediatric emergency services to achieve better outcomes.
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Pediatric emergency care · Feb 2012
Case ReportsInterpeduncular fossa lipoma: a novel cause of oculomotor nerve palsy in childhood.
Oculomotor nerve palsy is a rare finding in children and, when reported, is most frequently either congenital or acquired from postnatal trauma, infection, aneurysm, or migraine. Intracranial lipomas also represent an uncommon finding in children, and although their development is not completely understood, they are now thought to be congenital in nature. Here, we describe the case of a 23-month-old boy presenting to the emergency department with left-sided, complete, pupil-involving oculomotor nerve palsy. ⋯ In addition, we did not find any reports of intracranial lipomas as a cause of complete, pupil-involving oculomotor palsy, although they are known to cause other cranial nerve pathology. We conclude that intracranial lipomas, although rare, should be considered in the differential diagnosis for oculomotor nerve palsy in children. Further investigation is needed to determine the true incidence of this association.