Pediatrics
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VTEP Guidelines Can Be Systematically Implemented in Pediatric Inpatients
Clinical question: Can venous thromboembolism prophylaxis (VTEP) guidelines be systematically implemented in a pediatric inpatient population?...
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Dexamethasone Potential Therapy for Asthma Exacerbations in Pediatric Inpatients
Clinical question: In children hospitalized in a non-ICU setting with asthma exacerbation, how effective is dexamethasone compared to prednisone/...
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Nursing Care Top-Ranked Factor in Pediatric Inpatient Satisfaction Survey
A recent patient satisfaction survey that ranked nursing care as the most important factor within inpatient pediatric care settings comes as no...
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Pediatric Trigger Tool Helps Identify Inpatient Pediatric Harm
Clinical question: Can a trigger tool identify harms for hospitalized children? Background: An estimated 400,000 people die annually in the...
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How to Develop a Comprehensive Pediatric Palliative Care Program
For Ami Doshi, MD, FAAP, a hospitalist at Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego, the path to establishing a comprehensive pediatric palliative care...
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LISTEN NOW: Pediatric Hospital Medicine and the “Right Care” Movement
Three pediatric hospitalists – Dr. Ricardo Quiñonez of San Antonio Children’s Hospital, Dr. Shawn Ralston of Dartmouth-Hitchcock, and Dr.
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PHM15: Teaching, Supervising Pediatric Hospitalist Fellows
Session: “Teaching and Supervising a PHM Fellow: The Transition from Learner to Instructor." Analysis: The session was led by Sarah Denniston,...
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PHM15: Challenging Diagnoses, Ethical Dilemmas in Pediatric Immigrant, Refugee Patient Cases
Presenters: Nichole Chandler MD, Suresh Nagappan MD MSPH, Angela Hartsell MD MPH, and Emily Hodnett MD This workshop focused on interactive cases...
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New Tool Improves Harm Detection for Pediatric Inpatients
The newly developed Pediatric All-Cause Harm Measurement Tool (PACHMT) improved detection of harms in pediatric inpatients in a recent pilot study...
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Just-In-Time CPR Training Studied in Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Arrest
Outcomes for JIT CPR training, with or without visual feedback, improves compliance with chest compression rate, depth guidelines during simulated...