Acute bronchiolitis is the most frequent respiratory infection in children <2 years old.1 The severity of bronchiolitis can vary from mild symptoms that can be managed at home to acute respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation. Approximately 250 000 children are evaluated for bronchiolitis annually in the emergency department (ED) and 100 000 of those children are hospitalized,2,3...

OBJECTIVES:. Hospitals are an important nontraditional setting in which to address adolescent reproductive health. However, opportunities for intervention are frequently missed, especially for boys and patients hospitalized for noningestion complaints. Our global aim was to increase delivery of reproductive health care to adolescents hospitalized through our children’s hospital Pediatric Hospital…

OBJECTIVES:. The individualized curriculum within residency programs allows residents to tailor their elective time toward future career goals and interests. Our objective was to identify experiences and activities that would foster resident interest and enhance preparation for a career in pediatric hospital medicine (PHM).METHODS:. Electronic surveys were distributed to pediatric hospitalists,…

OBJECTIVES:. Increased focus on health care quality and safety has generally led to additional resident supervision by attending physicians. At our children’s hospital, residents place orders overnight that are not explicitly reviewed by attending physicians until morning rounds. We aimed to categorize the types of orders that are added or discontinued on morning rounds the morning after…

CONTEXT:. Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are increasingly used in pediatrics and have the potential to help inpatient physicians provide high-quality care for critically ill children.OBJECTIVE:. We aimed to describe the use of AI to improve any health outcome(s) in neonatal and pediatric intensive care.DATA SOURCE:. PubMed, IEEE Xplore, Cochrane, and Web of Science databases.STUDY…

OBJECTIVES:. Ticket to Home (TTH), a survey tool designed to assess parental comprehension of their child’s hospitalization and postdischarge care needs, allows providers to address knowledge gaps before discharge. Our goal was to evaluate the impact of TTH on parents’ retention of discharge teaching.METHODS:. In this pilot study, we enrolled a convenience sample of families admitted to pediatric…

OBJECTIVES:. To evaluate whether admission on weekends affects the length of stay (LOS) for patients hospitalized with somatic symptom and related disorders (SSRDs).METHODS:. Data from 2012–2018 was obtained for all patients aged 4 to 21 years (N = 5459) with a primary discharge diagnosis of SSRDs from 52 tertiary care pediatric hospitals in the United States. We obtained patient demographics,…

OBJECTIVES:. To examine the association between systemic corticosteroid use and outcomes for children hospitalized with orbital cellulitis at US children’s hospitals.METHODS:. We conducted a multicenter observational study using administrative data from the Pediatric Health Information System database from 2007 to 2019. Children between the ages of 2 months and 18 years with International…

OBJECTIVE:. Self-rated health is a common self-reported health measure associated with morbidity, mortality, and health care use. The objective was to investigate the association of family-rated health status (FRH) in pediatric care with administrative indicators, patient and respondent features, and unplanned health services use.PATIENTS AND METHODS:. Data were taken from Child-Hospital Consumer…