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Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Child abuse training and knowledge: a national survey of emergency medicine, family medicine, and pediatric residents and program directors.
The objective of this study was to determine the level of knowledge, comfort, and training related to the medical management of child abuse among pediatrics, emergency medicine, and family medicine residents. ⋯ By analyzing the relationship between program characteristics and residents' child abuse knowledge, we found that pediatric programs provide far more training and resources for child abuse education than emergency medicine and family medicine programs. As leaders, pediatricians must establish the importance of this topic in the pediatric education of residents of all specialties.
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Pediatric emergency care · Dec 2021
Sonographically Occult Abscesses of the Buttock and Perineum in Children.
Ultrasound (US) is used to differentiate abscess from cellulitis. At our institution, we observed children who had purulent fluid obtained after a negative abscess US. We sought to determine the incidence of sonographically occult abscess (SOA) of the buttock and perineum, and identify associated clinical and demographic characteristics. ⋯ Twenty-eight percent of children in our institution with US of the buttock and perineum negative for abscess had clinical abscess within 48 hours, most within 4 hours. History of MRSA and shorter symptom duration increased the odds of SOA.
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J Obstet Gynaecol Can · Jun 2019
Incidence and Associated Factors of Chronic Pain After Caesarean Section: A Systematic Review.
The number of Caesarean section (CS) procedures has increased dramatically both in developed and developing countries in recent decades. CS has been associated with chronic pain. A vicious impediment on quality of life may occur among women who experience chronic post-CS pain (CPCSP). ⋯ Moreover, the evidence demonstrates that severe acute postoperative pain after CS is an important contributing factor for the development of CPCSP. However, no strong evidence-based conclusions and recommendations may be drawn from the evidence. Future well-designed studies with a longer follow-up period are needed to identify the most important perioperative factors associated with chronic pain following Caesarean delivery.
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To delineate the diagnoses of children who required emergency intubation, to ascertain which medications were used, and to describe the complications of intubation and their association with the choice of medications. DESIGN, SETTING, AND TYPE OF PARTICIPANTS: Three-year retrospective study of 60 intubations of critically ill pediatric patients by pediatric emergency physicians in the emergency department setting. ⋯ Rapid-sequence protocols with paralysis facilitate intubations in the complex pediatric patient in the ED setting.