Pediatric emergency care
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Pediatric emergency care · Jan 2024
Evaluating the Proportion of Low-Value Blood Cultures Obtained in a Pediatric Emergency Department.
Existing literature suggests that for some pediatric conditions, blood cultures may be of low value in specific clinical circumstances. The goals of our study were to: 1) identify common pediatric illnesses and define criteria for low-value blood cultures in children aged from 91 days to 19 years, 2) apply these criteria retrospectively to identify the patients in our emergency department (ED) who had low-value blood cultures obtained, and 3) describe this cohort and assess the proportion of true bacteremia in low-value blood cultures. ⋯ We identified a cohort of patients in our ED with blood cultures obtained when available literature indicates they were of low value.
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Pediatric emergency care · Jan 2024
Does Immobilization of Distal Radius Torus Fractures Affect Treatment Outcome?
The aim of this study is to compare the clinical results of splint, short arm circular plaster, and soft bandage immobilization methods applied in the treatment of wrist torus fractures in a single center. ⋯ It was observed that patients who were immobilized with a short arm splint required less follow-up time and fewer imaging procedures and hospital admissions and experienced earlier pain relief and lower complication rates. We think that the use of short arm splints in the treatment of torus fractures is sufficient, safe, and advantageous.
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Pediatric emergency care · Jan 2024
Opioid Use Disorder, Adolescents, and the Importance of Treatment in the Emergency Department.
Deaths from opiate overdoses are climbing every year, especially from fentanyl. Adolescents are particularly vulnerable to the acute and chronic harms associated with drug use, addiction, and overdose. Providers in the acute care setting have a unique opportunity to address a population of adolescents with opioid use disorder who are at the highest risk of harm and who may be more receptive to help. It is critical that providers are familiar with the tools that are available to assist and have some facility with their application.