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Why Children's Hospitals Are Unique and So Essential

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2019
Children's hospitals were created in the nineteenth century, first in France and then in England. They were designed to provide optimal care to infants, children, and adolescents in a specific environment where parents were admitted and where the special
Georges Casimir
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Trends in Volume and Utilization Outcomes in Adolescent Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery at Children's Hospitals

Journal of Adolescent Health, 2019
PURPOSE As the prevalence of obesity increases in adolescents, the rate of metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) is also rising. Little is known about MBS rates at children's hospitals.
Brooke Sweeney, Matthew Hall, Jason Fraser   +2 more
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The Development of the Evidence-Informed “OI Splint Kit” for Children with Osteogenesis Imperfecta and Their Families

McGill Journal of Medicine, 2022
Background: Children with osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) live in fear of fracturing a bone. As fractures are unpredictable, there is a need for tools and knowledge to immobilize a fracture during emergencies.
Sofia Addab, Stephanie Thierry, Marie-Elaine Lafrance, Sunny Jeong, Jennifer Brown, Carter Brown, Sylvie-Anne Plourde, Angela Gugliotti, Kelly Thorstad, Reggie Hamdy, Frank Rauch, Argerie Tsimicalis   +11 more
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Admissions for Bronchiolitis at Children’s Hospitals Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic

JAMA Network Open, 2023
Key Points Question How have hospital admissions for bronchiolitis changed since the COVID-19 pandemic? Findings In this cross-sectional study of 41 large US children’s hospitals, there were 75% more inpatient bronchiolitis hospitalizations during the ...
K. Remien, J. Amarin, Christopher M. Horvat, R. Nofziger, Christopher K. Page-Goertz, James B. Besunder, Brittany K Potts, Michael L Forbes, N. Halasa, Jonathan H Pelletier   +9 more
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The Continued Rise of Venous Thromboembolism Across US Children's Hospitals.

Pediatrics, 2022
OBJECTIVES In 2009, a large multicenter study demonstrated that the rate of pediatric venous thromboembolism (VTE) across US children's hospitals had significantly increased from 2001 to 2007.
S. O’Brien, J. Stanek, C. Witmer, L. Raffini   +3 more
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The Direct and Indirect Financial Costs Sustained by Parents of Children with Osteogenesis Imperfecta

McGill Journal of Medicine, 2022
Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI), also known as brittle bone disease, is a rare genetic condition characterized by increased bone fragility. The financial costs of caring for a child with a rare condition can be a significantsource of stress for families ...
Aimee Castro, Marilyn Morand, Frank Rauch, Argerie Tsimicalis   +3 more
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Project Baby Bear: Rapid precision care incorporating rWGS in 5 California children's hospitals demonstrates improved clinical outcomes and reduced costs of care.

American Journal of Human Genetics, 2021
Genetic disorders are a leading contributor to mortality in neonatal and pediatric intensive care units (ICUs). Rapid whole-genome sequencing (rWGS)-based rapid precision medicine (RPM) is an intervention that has demonstrated improved clinical outcomes ...
D. Dimmock, Sara A. Caylor, Bryce M Waldman, Wendy Benson, Christina Ashburner, J. Carmichael, Jeanne Carroll, Elaine Cham, S. Chowdhury, John G. Cleary, A. D'Harlingue, A. Doshi, Katarzyna A Ellsworth, Carolina I Galarreta, C. Hobbs, K. Houtchens, J. Hunt, Priscilla Joe, Maries Joseph, R. H. Kaplan, S. Kingsmore, J. Knight, Aaina Kochhar, R. Kronick, Jolie Limon, Madelena Martin, K. Rauen, A. Schwarz, S. Shankar, Rosanna Spicer, M. Rojas, Ofelia M Vargas-Shiraishi, Kristen M. Wigby, N. Zadeh, L. Farnaes   +34 more
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Warm Season and Emergency Department Visits to U.S. Children’s Hospitals

Environmental Health Perspectives, 2022
Background: Extreme heat exposures are increasing with climate change. Health effects are well documented in adults, but the risks to children are not well characterized.
Aaron S. Bernstein, Shengzhi Sun, K. Weinberger, K. Spangler, P. Sheffield, G. Wellenius   +5 more
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Variable expressivity in a family with an aggrecanopathy

Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine, 2022
Background Osteochondritis dissecans is a condition wherein there is a subchondral bone lesion that causes pain, inflammation, and cartilage damage. Dominant Familial Osteochondritis Dissecans is a rare and severe form of osteochondritis dissecans (OCD).
Antoine Denis, Sami Chergui, Shuaa Basalom, Philippe M. Campeau, Chantal Janelle, Thierry Pauyo   +5 more
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Bone health in spacefaring rodents and primates: systematic review and meta-analysis

npj Microgravity, 2021
Animals in space exploration studies serve both as a model for human physiology and as a means to understand the physiological effects of microgravity.
Jingyan Fu, Matthew Goldsmith, Sequoia D. Crooks, Sean F. Condon, Martin Morris, Svetlana V. Komarova   +5 more
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