Pediatrics
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.
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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.
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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.
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Which infants with invasive bacterial infections are at risk for adverse outcomes?
TORONTO - Adverse outcomes are associated with prematurity, ill appearance, and bacterial meningitis.
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Multiple analgesia options for kids with acute pain
TORONTO – When analgesia is indicated, clinicians can choose from a variety of agents in the postcodeine era.
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CAZ-AVI appears safe, effective in pediatric complicated UTI, intra-abdominal infections
MADRID The combo CAZ-AVI, with or without metronidazole, cured close to 90% of UTIs and intra-abdominal infections in both studies.
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Protocol helped identify hospitalized children at risk for VTE
SAN DIEGO – Children with hospital-acquired VTE tended to be more medically complex, a single-center study showed.
Opinion
Engaging skeptical parents
With skeptical parents, resist the urge to tell, and listen instead.