Tag: Kids: Misc.
Income-Based Disparities Seen in Pediatric Hospitalizations
Inpatient bed-day rates increase with severity of poverty across conditions and subspecialties
Whole Body CT Doesn’t Cut Mortality in Peds Blunt Trauma
No significant difference in mortality for those undergoing whole body CT vs selective CT approach
New Staging System Predicts CKD Progression in Children
First tool to aid timing of progression of chronic kidney disease to end-stage renal disease
Glycemic Extremes in T1DM Impact Cognitive Skills in Kids
Meta-analysis shows lower intelligence, diminished attention, slower psychomotor speed with T1DM
Child Opportunity Index Linked to Pediatric Acute Care Use
Odds of four or more acute care visits per year up for children in lowest opportunity neighborhoods
Summer Food Assistance Program Cuts Families’ Food Insecurity
Electronic benefit transfer cards also improve the diets of low-income students
QI Project Reduces Unnecessary Peds Inpatient Electrolyte Testing
Decrease tied to nearly $300,000 in savings without any unintended adverse events
Early-Life Epilepsy Should Be Urgently Treated With EBM
Best diagnostics and evidence-based treatments should be used from the start of the disease
Most Parents Willing to Enroll Child in Food Allergen Trials
Higher parental income only significant positive predictor of willingness to enroll child in trial
March 2018 Briefing – Pediatrics
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pediatrics for March 2018. This roundup includes the latest...
