Tag: Kids: Misc.
Muscle Atrophy Occurs Rapidly in Critically Ill, Ventilated Children
47 percent of cohort experienced ≥11 percent decrease in diaphragm thickness after six days
Antibiotics Prescribed for Children More Often at Nonpediatric EDs
Frequency of guideline-concordant prescribing for respiratory conditions lower at nonpediatric EDs
Recent Nasal Preps Less Effective Than Injected Vax for Flu in Kids
Quadrivalent live attenuated flu vaccine less effective than inactivated vaccine for influenza A/H1N1pdm09
Childhood Hodgkin Lymphoma Survivors at Risk for Later Cancers
Survivors have 14-fold increased risk for developing a solid subsequent malignant neoplasm
School Nutrition Programs Slow BMI Gains in Children
Promoting healthier eating in middle school more effective than adding physical activity
Children Reaching Bone Maturity Earlier
In hand and wrist bones, epiphyseal fusion is initiated, completed earlier now than a century ago
Pediatric Mortality Rate From Opioid Poisoning Rose 1999 to 2016
Pediatric mortality rate increased from 0.22 to 0.81 per 100,000; rates highest for 15- to 19-year-olds
Child Pneumonia Rate Dropped Globally From 2000 to 2015
Number of clinical pneumonia episodes in children <5 years reduced 22 percent in developing countries
December 2018 Briefing – Pediatrics
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pediatrics for December 2018. This roundup includes the latest...
Many EDs Do Not Have Pediatric Area, Emergency Care Coordinator
Other studies detail concerns about pediatric telemedicine use, grassroots intervention to up PECC use
