Pediatrics
Practice Management
The rapidly disappearing community pediatric inpatient unit
Across the U.S., pediatric inpatient units in community hospitals have failed to even flirt with breaking even.
From the Society
Pediatric special interest group to open new era of opportunity
Dr. Jeffrey Grill believes the special interest group brings more collaboration and a more visible, systemic pediatric presence within SHM.
News
Boston Children’s Hospital named nation’s best
U.S. News & World Report ranks the top children’s hospitals for 2018-2019.
News
Buprenorphine endangers lives and health of children
News
Biomarker duo rapidly identifies serious bacterial infections
MALMO, SWEDEN – Serum procalcitonin/CRP combo facilitates early diagnosis, predicts outcome.
Clinical
A clinical pathway to standardize use of maintenance IV fluids
Standardizing the composition of IVF results in increased use of isotonic and potassium-containing fluids.
News
Trio of blood biomarkers elevated in children with LRTIs
TORONTO - Proadrenomedullin is most strongly associated with disease severity in children with lower respiratory tract infections.
News
Neonatal deaths lower in high-volume hospitals
AUSTIN, TEX. – Researchers examined the association between the risk of neonatal mortality and the day of the week of the birth.
News
Simple tool improves inpatient influenza vaccination rates
TORONTO – The influenza rate could have been improved by an additional 22% had 77% of patients not refused vaccination.
Opinion
Kawasaki disease: New info to enhance our index of suspicion
Now the seasonality trends appear blurred in the youngest cases and the male predominance is blurred in the oldest cases.