Pediatric emergency care
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Pediatric emergency care · Dec 1997
Long-term functional outcome of inpatient pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
There is limited information published regarding the long-term outcome of pediatric survivors of inpatient cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). The purpose of this study was to document the long-term (i.e., > or = 1 year after the arrest) functional outcome of children surviving inpatient CPR. ⋯ Survival of inpatient pediatric CPR is small. Children surviving inpatient advanced CPR may have little or no change from prearrest function. The survival of hospitalized children with sepsis syndrome requiring CPR or receiving greater than > 30 min of advanced CPR is extremely low.
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Pediatric emergency care · Dec 1997
Case ReportsNeonatal transphyseal supracondylar fracture detected by ultrasound.
Fractures in young infants are often difficult to detect on plain radiographs when they involve the cartilaginous growth plate. We report a case of a neonatal transphyseal fracture which was detected by the use of ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging. With shortened postnatal hospitalization becoming increasingly common, these and other birth injuries are more likely to present for the first time in the emergency department. The authors recommend the use of ultrasound as the screening modality of choice in the emergency department.
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To assess the effect of fever on capillary refill time in children. ⋯ Presence of fever does not have a clinically important effect on capillary refill time in children.