Pediatric emergency care
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Pediatric emergency care · May 2023
Analysis of Ear Nose Throat Consultations Requested From the Pediatric Emergency Service in a Tertiary Hospital.
The aim of this study is to examine the reasons and the methods of approach to the patients for the ear nose and throat (ENT) consultations requested from the patients who applied to the pediatric emergency department. ⋯ Foreign bodies are the most common reason for admission to the emergency services in children, and it is frequently seen between 0 and 5 years of age. Informing and raising awareness of parents on this topic will reduce both unwanted complications and ENT consultations along with admission to pediatric emergency services.
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Pediatric emergency care · May 2023
A Pediatric Cervical Spine Clearance Guideline Leads to Fewer Unnecessary Computed Tomography Scans and Decreased Radiation Exposure.
Physical examination and computed tomography (CT) are useful to rule out cervical spine injury (CSI). Computed tomography scans increase lifetime cancer risk in children from radiation exposure. Most CSI in children occur between the occiput and C4. We developed a cervical spine (C-spine) clearance guideline to reduce unnecessary CTs and radiation exposure in pediatric trauma patients. ⋯ Level IV, therapeutic.
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Pediatric emergency care · May 2023
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physicians' Perceptions of Colleagues' Clinical Performance Over Career Span.
The US physician workforce is aging, prompting concerns regarding clinical performance of senior physicians. Pediatric emergency medicine (PEM) is a high-acuity, multitasking, diagnostically complex and procedurally demanding specialty. Aging's impact on clinical performance in PEM has not been examined. We aimed to assess PEM physician's' perceptions of peers' clinical performance over career span. ⋯ Pediatric emergency medicine physicians' perceptions of peers' clinical performance demonstrated differences by peer age group. Physicians 65 years or older were perceived to perform less well than those 36 to 64 years old in procedural and multitasking skills. However, senior physicians were perceived as performing as well if not better than younger peers in communication skills. Further study of age-related PEM clinical performance with objective measures is warranted.
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Pediatric emergency care · May 2023
Updated Diagnosis Grouping System for Pediatric Emergency Department Visits.
This study aims to update the Diagnosis Grouping System (DGS) for International Classification of Disease, Tenth Revision ( ICD-10 ) codes for ongoing use. The DGS was developed in 2010 using ICD-9 codes with 21 major groups and 27 subgroups to facilitate research on pediatric patients presenting to emergency departments and required updated classification for more recent ICD codes. ⋯ Using ICD-10 codes from the PECARN Registry, the DGS was updated to reflect ICD-10 codes to facilitate ongoing research.
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Pediatric emergency care · May 2023
The Feasibility of Using Point-of-Care Ultrasound During Cardiac Arrest in Children: Rapid Apical Contractility Evaluation.
Resuscitation guidelines emphasize minimal interruption of compressions during cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) enables the clinician to visualize cardiac contractility and central artery pulsatility. The apical 4-chamber (A4), subxiphoid (SX), and femoral artery views may be used when defibrillator pads or active compressions preclude parasternal cardiac views. We hypothesized that clinicians can rapidly obtain interpretable POCUS views in healthy children from the A4, SX, and femoral positions. ⋯ Pediatric emergency medicine physicians can obtain interpretable cardiac and central artery views within 10 seconds most of the time. Point-of-care ultrasound has the potential to enhance care during pediatric resuscitation. Future studies on the impact of POCUS pulse checks in actual pediatric resuscitations should be performed.