Pediatrics
Clinical
Short-course IV antibiotics okay for newborn bacteremic UTI
ATLANTA – There were few recurrences, no meningitis.
News
Skip ultrasound in acute UTI in small children
MALMO, SWEDEN – Wait at least 2 weeks after treatment initiation to avoid high false-positive rates triggering unnecessary invasive testing, a...
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Mandated 1-hour sepsis care protocol lowers mortality in children
Results from a New York study support a protocol approach to sepsis management in children.
HM18
HM18: ‘Things we do for no reason’
Physicians continue to practice low value care because of practice habits and lack of cost transparency.
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More testing of febrile infants at teaching vs. community hospitals, but similar outcomes
TORONTO – Community hospitals do as well as university-affiliated hospitals in treating febrile infants.
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Pediatric inpatient seizures treated quickly with new intervention
Career
SHM: My home as a pediatric hospitalist
The Society of Hospital Medicine is a strong supporter of pediatric hospitalists.
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.