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Mashup Score: 0Addressing Mistreatment of Providers by Patients and Family Members as a Patient Safety Event - 2 year(s) ago
OBJECTIVE:. Mistreatment of health care providers (HCPs) is associated with burnout and lower-quality patient care, but mistreatment by patients and family members is underreported. We hypothesized that an organizational strategy that includes training, safety incident reporting, and a response protocol would increase HCP knowledge, self-efficacy, and reporting of mistreatment.METHODS:. In this…
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Mashup Score: 0Elevated Blood Pressure in Hospitalized Children Predicts True Elevated Blood Pressure Outpatient - 2 year(s) ago
OBJECTIVES:. To determine if elevated blood pressure (EBP) in hospitalized children accurately predicts EBP outpatient.METHODS:. A multicenter retrospective chart review was conducted at a large hospital system in Northeastern United States. Mean blood pressures during hospitalizations were classified as elevated or not elevated, by using the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) 2017 parameters….
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Mashup Score: 1
OBJECTIVES:. Procalcitonin (PCT) is a relatively novel biomarker that may be superior to C-reactive protein (CRP) in identifying bacterial infection. PCT use in pediatric hospitals is relatively unknown. We aimed to evaluate PCT and CRP use, describe PCT testing variability across children’s hospitals, and compare temporal rates of PCT and CRP testing for patients admitted with pneumonia, sepsis,…
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Mashup Score: 0
Pediatric hospital discharge processes across the United States are rife with inadequacies. More than 5.8 million US pediatric hospital discharges are completed yearly,1 and many children and their families experience problematic discharge processes. Deficiencies in discharge processes include detrimental variations in care2,3; miscommunication among care team members, including families and…
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OBJECTIVES:. High flow nasal cannula (HFNC) is increasingly used for children hospitalized with bronchiolitis. We aimed to validate identification of HFNC use in a national database, then compare resource utilization among children treated with and without HFNC.METHODS:. In this cross-sectional, multicenter study, we obtained clinical and resource utilization data from the Pediatric Health…
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High-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) is increasingly utilized for bronchiolitis. Authors aimed to validate identification of HFNC use in a national database, then compare utilization among children treated with and without HFNC: https://t.co/lA2BWdQrk9 #HospitalPediatrics #WeArePHM https://t.co/Gsiai8Ncjw
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Mashup Score: 2COVID-19 and Vaccination for Residents and Staff in Pediatric Long-Term Care Facilities - 2 year(s) ago
OBJECTIVES:. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has had a significant impact on adult residents and staff in long-term care facilities. Little is known, however, about the impact of COVID-19 and the uptake of COVID-19 vaccination in pediatric long-term care facilities (pLTCFs).METHODS:. A survey was designed, piloted, and e-mailed to facilities participating in the Pediatric Complex Care…
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Mashup Score: 1Quality and Safety in Hospital Pediatrics During COVID-19: A National Qualitative Study - 2 year(s) ago
OBJECTIVE:. To describe challenges in inpatient pediatric quality and safety during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.METHODS:. In a previous qualitative study, our team sought to broadly describe changes in pediatric inpatient care during the pandemic. For both that study and this ancillary analysis, we purposefully sampled participants from community and children’s hospitals in…
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Mashup Score: 1Bolus Versus Continuous Nasogastric Feeds for Infants With Bronchiolitis: A Randomized Trial - 2 year(s) ago
AbstractBACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES. Infants hospitalized with bronchiolitis are commenced on nasogastric feeding to maintain hydration. Feeding strategies vary according to physician or institution preference. The current study hypothesized that continuous nasogastric feeding would prolong length of stay (LOS) when compared to bolus feeding.METHODS. A randomized, parallel-group, superiority…
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Mashup Score: 2What Is the Role of Shared Decision-Making With Parents of Children With Bronchiolitis? - 2 year(s) ago
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...
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Mashup Score: 0Quality Initiative to Increase Delivery of Adolescent Hospital-Based Reproductive Health Care - 2 year(s) ago
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…
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Study authors hypothesized that an organizational strategy that includes training, safety incident reporting, & a response protocol would increase health care providers knowledge, self-efficacy, & reporting of mistreatment: https://t.co/TOlhBB9Qf3 #HospitalPediatrics #WeArePHM https://t.co/kUmNssFQP0