Pediatric emergency care
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Pediatric emergency care · Mar 2012
Ondansetron use in the pediatric emergency room for diagnoses other than acute gastroenteritis.
Ondansetron is widely used in the pediatric emergency department (PED) for vomiting and acute gastroenteritis (GE). Little is known about the spectrum of its use in diagnoses other than acute GE. ⋯ Although ondansetron is a widely accepted treatment for GE in children, this study identifies a broader spectrum of primary diagnoses for which ondansetron is being used.
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Pediatric emergency care · Mar 2012
Boarding admitted children in the emergency department impacts inpatient outcomes.
This study aimed to assess the relationship between boarding of admitted children in the emergency department (ED) and cost, inpatient length of stay (LOS), mortality, and readmission. ⋯ Among low-acuity and surgical patients, longer boarding times were associated with longer inpatient LOS and more readmissions, respectively.
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Our aim was to identify the demographics, mechanism, and patterns of injury in children presenting with snowboarding injuries. ⋯ Young male snowboarders are at risk for having abdominal organ injury and upper extremity injury. There is a high incidence of children presenting with both upper extremity and abdominal trauma after a fall while snowboarding.