A novel streamlined trauma response team training improves imaging efficiency for pediatric blunt abdominal trauma patients [PDF]
, 2019 Background/purpose The morbidity and mortality of children with traumatic injuries are directly related to the time to definitive management of their injuries.
Cross, Keith +5 more
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Is this child sick? Usefulness of the Pediatric Assessment Triangle in emergency settings
Jornal de Pediatria (Versão em Português), 2017 Objective: The Pediatric Assessment Triangle is a rapid assessment tool that uses only visual and auditory clues, requires no equipment, and takes 30–60 s to perform.
Ana Fernandez +2 more
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Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2023 BackgroundThe growing number of patients visiting pediatric emergency departments could have a detrimental impact on the care provided to children who are triaged as needing urgent attention.
Lin Lin Guo +9 more
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THROMBOCYTOPENIA – A CHALLENGE FOR PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS [PDF]
Romanian Journal of Pediatrics, 2019 Objectives. This study aimed to find the most frequent causes of thrombocytopenia in patients who come to the Pediatric Emergency Department and to evaluate the importance of the investigations and immediate treatment options available in the Emergency ...
Daniela Pop +3 more
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Emergency wounds treated with cyanoacrylate and long-term results in pediatrics: a series of cases; what are the advantages and boards? [PDF]
, 2009 Background Ethyl-2-cyanoacrylate (ECA) is a tissue adhesive material applied to close superficial wounds. The aim of this study was to explore the benefits of cyanoacrylates in the emergency department in children with current application with regard to ...
Betul Gulalp +3 more
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Characteristics of Recurrent Visit of Emergency Department by Pediatric Patients [PDF]
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Journal, 2014 Purpose Visit to the emergency department of the pediatric patients has increased steadily every year. The number of pediatric patients visiting the emergency department has increased steadily each year.
Jung Youn Kim +4 more
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Adnexal Torsion in Pediatric Age: Does Bolli's Score Work? Report of Two Cases [PDF]
, 2019 Adnexal torsion is a surgical emergency requiring early diagnosis in order to avoid demolitive surgery. Adnexal torsion's diagnosis could be very difficult in pediatric patients because children cannot explain symptoms accurately.
Borriello, M +6 more
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Clinical Insights Into Hypercalcemia of Malignancy in Childhood
Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Hypercalcemia of malignancy (HCM) is a rare but life‐threatening metabolic emergency in children that occurs in less than 1% of pediatric cancer cases, with a reported incidence ranging from 0.4% to 1.0% across different studies. While it is observed in 10%–20% of adult malignancies, pediatric HCM remains relatively uncommon.
Hüseyin Anıl Korkmaz
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Revisits, readmissions, and outcomes for pediatric traumatic brain injury in California, 2005-2014.
PLoS ONE, 2020 Long-term outcomes related to emergency department revisit, hospital readmission, and all-cause mortality, have not been well characterized across the spectrum of pediatric traumatic brain injury (TBI). We evaluated emergency department visit outcomes up
Renee Y Hsia +6 more
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Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2023 Introduction: Pediatric abdominal trauma presents a major challenge for first-line responders in the Emergency Department for assessment and management.
Samjhana Basnet +8 more
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