Pediatrics
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Comparative Study
Development of a screening tool for pediatric sexual assault may reduce emergency-department visits.
To define the characteristics of a novel screening tool used to identify which prepubertal children should potentially receive an initial evaluation for alleged sexual assault in a nonemergent setting. ⋯ This screening tool may be effective for determining which children do not require emergency-department evaluation for alleged sexual assault.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Evidence for catch-up in cognition and receptive vocabulary among adolescents born very preterm.
Very preterm adolescents display persistent deficits in neuropsychological functions. ⋯ Significant catch-up in receptive vocabulary is observed by the age of 16 years among very preterm children compared to term peers. The absence of neurosensory impairment and residing in a favorable socioeconomic milieu are associated with the most optimal developmental trajectories.
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Comparative Study
Prediction of pneumonia in a pediatric emergency department.
To study the association between historical and physical examination findings and radiographic pneumonia in children who present with suspicion for pneumonia in the emergency department, and to develop a clinical decision rule for the use of chest radiography. ⋯ Historical and physical examination findings can be used to risk stratify children for risk of radiographic pneumonia.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Analgesic effects of EMLA cream and oral sucrose during venipuncture in preterm infants.
The goal of this study was to compare the analgesic effect of sucrose with that of the combination of sucrose and the local anesthetic cream EMLA during venipuncture in preterm neonates. ⋯ The combination of sucrose and EMLA cream revealed a higher analgesic effect than sucrose alone during venipuncture in these preterm infants.