Pub Date : 2024-09-01Epub Date: 2024-05-09DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000003213
Mark Ryan Hincapie, Montserrat A Corbera-Hincapie, Srinivasan Suresh, Kaila Alston, Gabriella Butler, Anthony Fabio, Kristin N Ray
Objectives: This study aims to examine the association between primary care practice characteristics (enhanced access services) and practice-level rates of nonurgent emergency department (ED) visits using ED and practice-level data. Survey data suggest that enhanced access services within a child's primary care practice may be associated with reduced nonurgent ED visits.
Methods: We performed a cross-sectional analysis of nonurgent ED visits to a tertiary pediatric hospital in Western Pennsylvania with nearly 85,000 annual ED visits. We obtained patient encounter data of all nonurgent pediatric ED (PED) visits between January 2018 and December 2019. We identified the primary care provider at the time of the study period. For each of the 42 included offices, we determined the number of unique children in the office with a nonurgent PED visit, allowing us to determine the percentage of children in the practice with such a visit during the study period. We then stratified the 42 offices into low, intermediate, and high tertiles of nonurgent PED use. Using Kruskal-Wallis tests, logistic regression, and Pearson χ 2 tests, we compared practice characteristics, enhanced access services, practice location Child Opportunity Index 2.0, and PED visit diagnoses across tertiles.
Results: We examined 52,459 nonurgent PED encounters by 33,209 unique patients across 42 outpatient offices. Primary care practices in the lowest ED visit tertile were more likely to have 4 or more evenings with office hours (36% vs 14%, P = 0.04), 4 or more evenings of weekday extended hours (43% vs 14%, P = 0.05), and at least 1 day of any weekend hours (86% vs 29%, P = 0.01), compared with practices in other tertiles. High PED use tertile offices were also associated with lower Child Opportunity Index scores.
Conclusions: Primary care offices with higher nonurgent PED utilization had fewer enhanced access services and were located in neighborhood with fewer child-focused resources.
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Pub Date : 2024-09-01Epub Date: 2024-05-09DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000003150
Miguel Angel Molina Gutiérrez, María Fernández Camuñas, Jose Antonio Ruíz Domínguez, Marta Bueno Barriocanal, Begoña De Miguel Lavisier, Rosario López López, María de Ceano-Vivas La Calle
Objective: Ketamine is a safe and widely used sedative and analgesic in children. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the response to sedoanalgesia for painful procedures in the pediatric emergency department.
Methods: A retrospective study was conducted in children younger than 16 years who underwent painful procedures with intravenous/intranasal ketamine between January 2016 and December 2022. We collected demographic variables, effectiveness, route of administration, indication, dose, sedation strategy, duration of procedure, and associated adverse effects.
Results: A total of 671 ketamine sedation procedures (411 males/260 females) were included, with a mean age of 7.2 years. Closed reduction was the most common painful procedure (53.8%), followed by burn healing (24.6%). Ketamine was administered intravenously in 93.4% of procedures and intranasally in 6.6%. The result of sedoanalgesia was satisfactory in 84.9% and unsatisfactory in 15.1%. The percentage of cases with unsatisfactory analgesia was higher with intranasal administration (36.4%; P < 0.001). In the intravenous group, the percentage of cases with unsatisfactory effectiveness (28.7%) was higher for patients younger than 2 years of age ( P < 0.001). Arthrocentesis procedures were associated with the highest percentage of unsatisfactory sedoanalgesia failures among patients receiving intravenous ketamine (39.3%; P < 0.001). Intranasal ketamine patients who received a dose between 3.6 and 4 mg/kg had a significantly higher percentage of unsatisfactory sedoanalgesia (66.7%; P = 0.048). Patients receiving intravenous ketamine had significantly higher rates of unsatisfactory sedoanalgesia when the initial dose interval was 1.6 to 2 mg/kg (11.8%; P = 0.002) and when the final total dose was also 1.6 to 2 mg/kg (17.6%; P = 0.002).
Conclusions: This study concludes that intravenous/intranasal ketamine can provide safe and successful analgesia in pediatric patients in the ED. At intravenous doses of 1-1.5 mg/kg, good effectiveness was achieved in almost 90% of cases. Arthrocentesis had the highest percentage of unsatisfactory results. Repeat dosing should be considered for procedures longer than 20 minutes.
{"title":"Sedoanalgesia With Ketamine in the Emergency Department: Factors Associated With Unsatisfactory Effectiveness.","authors":"Miguel Angel Molina Gutiérrez, María Fernández Camuñas, Jose Antonio Ruíz Domínguez, Marta Bueno Barriocanal, Begoña De Miguel Lavisier, Rosario López López, María de Ceano-Vivas La Calle","doi":"10.1097/PEC.0000000000003150","DOIUrl":"10.1097/PEC.0000000000003150","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Ketamine is a safe and widely used sedative and analgesic in children. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the response to sedoanalgesia for painful procedures in the pediatric emergency department.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A retrospective study was conducted in children younger than 16 years who underwent painful procedures with intravenous/intranasal ketamine between January 2016 and December 2022. We collected demographic variables, effectiveness, route of administration, indication, dose, sedation strategy, duration of procedure, and associated adverse effects.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 671 ketamine sedation procedures (411 males/260 females) were included, with a mean age of 7.2 years. Closed reduction was the most common painful procedure (53.8%), followed by burn healing (24.6%). Ketamine was administered intravenously in 93.4% of procedures and intranasally in 6.6%. The result of sedoanalgesia was satisfactory in 84.9% and unsatisfactory in 15.1%. The percentage of cases with unsatisfactory analgesia was higher with intranasal administration (36.4%; P < 0.001). In the intravenous group, the percentage of cases with unsatisfactory effectiveness (28.7%) was higher for patients younger than 2 years of age ( P < 0.001). Arthrocentesis procedures were associated with the highest percentage of unsatisfactory sedoanalgesia failures among patients receiving intravenous ketamine (39.3%; P < 0.001). Intranasal ketamine patients who received a dose between 3.6 and 4 mg/kg had a significantly higher percentage of unsatisfactory sedoanalgesia (66.7%; P = 0.048). Patients receiving intravenous ketamine had significantly higher rates of unsatisfactory sedoanalgesia when the initial dose interval was 1.6 to 2 mg/kg (11.8%; P = 0.002) and when the final total dose was also 1.6 to 2 mg/kg (17.6%; P = 0.002).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This study concludes that intravenous/intranasal ketamine can provide safe and successful analgesia in pediatric patients in the ED. At intravenous doses of 1-1.5 mg/kg, good effectiveness was achieved in almost 90% of cases. Arthrocentesis had the highest percentage of unsatisfactory results. Repeat dosing should be considered for procedures longer than 20 minutes.</p>","PeriodicalId":19996,"journal":{"name":"Pediatric emergency care","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140892425","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-09-01Epub Date: 2024-03-13DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000003153
Alexandra H Baker, Vanessa M Mazandi, Jackson S Norton, Elliot Melendez
Objective: Pediatric sepsis screening is becoming the standard of care for children presenting to the emergency department (ED) and has been shown to improve recognition of severe sepsis, but it is unknown if these screening tools can predict progression of disease. The objective of this study was to determine if any elements of a sepsis triage trigger tool were predictive of progression to hypotensive shock in children presenting to the ED with fever and tachycardia.
Methods: This study is a retrospective case-control study of children ≤18 years presenting to an ED with fever and tachycardia, comparing those who went on to develop hypotensive shock in the subsequent 24 hours (case) to those who did not (control). Primary outcome was the proportion of encounters where the patient had specific abnormal vital signs or clinical signs as components of the sepsis triage score. The secondary outcomes were the proportion of encounters where the patient had a sepsis risk factor.
Results: During the study period, there were 94 patients who met case criteria and 186 controls selected. In the adjusted multivariable model, the 2 components of the sepsis triage score that were more common in case patients were the presence of severe cerebral palsy (adjusted odds ratio, 9.4 [3.7, 23.9]) and abnormal capillary refill at triage (adjusted odds ratio, 3.1 [1.4, 6.9]).
Conclusions: Among children who present to a pediatric ED with fever and tachycardia, those with prolonged capillary refill at triage or severe cerebral palsy were more likely to progress to decompensated septic shock, despite routine ED care.
{"title":"Emergency Department Sepsis Triage Scoring Tool Elements Associated With Hypotension Within 24 Hours in Children With Fever and Tachycardia.","authors":"Alexandra H Baker, Vanessa M Mazandi, Jackson S Norton, Elliot Melendez","doi":"10.1097/PEC.0000000000003153","DOIUrl":"10.1097/PEC.0000000000003153","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Pediatric sepsis screening is becoming the standard of care for children presenting to the emergency department (ED) and has been shown to improve recognition of severe sepsis, but it is unknown if these screening tools can predict progression of disease. The objective of this study was to determine if any elements of a sepsis triage trigger tool were predictive of progression to hypotensive shock in children presenting to the ED with fever and tachycardia.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study is a retrospective case-control study of children ≤18 years presenting to an ED with fever and tachycardia, comparing those who went on to develop hypotensive shock in the subsequent 24 hours (case) to those who did not (control). Primary outcome was the proportion of encounters where the patient had specific abnormal vital signs or clinical signs as components of the sepsis triage score. The secondary outcomes were the proportion of encounters where the patient had a sepsis risk factor.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>During the study period, there were 94 patients who met case criteria and 186 controls selected. In the adjusted multivariable model, the 2 components of the sepsis triage score that were more common in case patients were the presence of severe cerebral palsy (adjusted odds ratio, 9.4 [3.7, 23.9]) and abnormal capillary refill at triage (adjusted odds ratio, 3.1 [1.4, 6.9]).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Among children who present to a pediatric ED with fever and tachycardia, those with prolonged capillary refill at triage or severe cerebral palsy were more likely to progress to decompensated septic shock, despite routine ED care.</p>","PeriodicalId":19996,"journal":{"name":"Pediatric emergency care","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140111103","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-09-01Epub Date: 2024-02-14DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000003134
Sean Mathis, Cara Moses, Jay Pershad
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Pub Date : 2024-09-01Epub Date: 2024-05-01DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000003220
Gihyeon Kim, Sangsoo Han, Seong Phil Bae, Jungwon Lee, Nam Hun Heo, Dongwook Lee, Hyun Joon Kim
Objective: This study aimed to identify predictive biomarkers for unscheduled emergency department (ED) revisits within 24 hours of discharge in infants diagnosed with acute bronchiolitis (AB).
Methods: A retrospective observational study was conducted on infants diagnosed with AB who visited 3 emergency medical centers between January 2020 and December 2022. The study excluded infants with comorbidities, congenital diseases, and prematurity and infants who revisited the ED after 24 hours of discharge. Demographic data, vital signs, and laboratory results were collected from the medical records. Univariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed on factors with P of less than 0.1 in univariable analysis. Receiver operator curve analysis was used to assess the accuracy of lactate measurements in predicting ED revisits within 24 hours of discharge.
Results: Out of 172 participants, 100 were in the revisit group and 72 in the discharge group. The revisit group was significantly younger and exhibited higher lactate levels, lower pH values, and higher pCO 2 levels compared to the discharge group. Univariable logistic regression identified several factors associated with revisits. Multivariable analysis found that only lactate was a variable correlated with predicting ED revisits (odds ratio, 18.020; 95% confidence interval [CI], 5.764-56.334). The receiver operator curve analysis showed an area under the curve of 0.856, with an optimal lactate cutoff value of 2.15.
Conclusion: Lactate value in infants diagnosed with AB were identified as a potential indicator of predicting unscheduled ED revisits within 24 hours of discharge. The predictive potential of lactate levels holds promise for enhancing prognosis prediction, reducing health care costs, and alleviating ED overcrowding. However, given the study's limitations, a more comprehensive prospective investigation is recommended to validate these findings.
{"title":"Lactate Levels as a Predictor of Emergency Department Revisits in Infants With Acute Bronchiolitis.","authors":"Gihyeon Kim, Sangsoo Han, Seong Phil Bae, Jungwon Lee, Nam Hun Heo, Dongwook Lee, Hyun Joon Kim","doi":"10.1097/PEC.0000000000003220","DOIUrl":"10.1097/PEC.0000000000003220","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aimed to identify predictive biomarkers for unscheduled emergency department (ED) revisits within 24 hours of discharge in infants diagnosed with acute bronchiolitis (AB).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A retrospective observational study was conducted on infants diagnosed with AB who visited 3 emergency medical centers between January 2020 and December 2022. The study excluded infants with comorbidities, congenital diseases, and prematurity and infants who revisited the ED after 24 hours of discharge. Demographic data, vital signs, and laboratory results were collected from the medical records. Univariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed on factors with P of less than 0.1 in univariable analysis. Receiver operator curve analysis was used to assess the accuracy of lactate measurements in predicting ED revisits within 24 hours of discharge.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Out of 172 participants, 100 were in the revisit group and 72 in the discharge group. The revisit group was significantly younger and exhibited higher lactate levels, lower pH values, and higher pCO 2 levels compared to the discharge group. Univariable logistic regression identified several factors associated with revisits. Multivariable analysis found that only lactate was a variable correlated with predicting ED revisits (odds ratio, 18.020; 95% confidence interval [CI], 5.764-56.334). The receiver operator curve analysis showed an area under the curve of 0.856, with an optimal lactate cutoff value of 2.15.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Lactate value in infants diagnosed with AB were identified as a potential indicator of predicting unscheduled ED revisits within 24 hours of discharge. The predictive potential of lactate levels holds promise for enhancing prognosis prediction, reducing health care costs, and alleviating ED overcrowding. However, given the study's limitations, a more comprehensive prospective investigation is recommended to validate these findings.</p>","PeriodicalId":19996,"journal":{"name":"Pediatric emergency care","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140877052","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-09-01Epub Date: 2024-07-01DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000003155
Francesca R Nichols, Justin R Ryan, John A Skinner, Jonathan M Morris, Mylinh T Nguyen, Atim Ekpenyong, Kathryn H Pade
Objectives: The aim of this study was to create and validate a 3-dimensional (3D) ultrasound model with normal and abnormal pediatric hip joint anatomy that is comparable to a pediatric hip joint in appearance and anatomy and replicates sonographic characteristics of a pediatric hip joint.
Methods: A 3D rendering of the bone and soft tissue was created from a computed tomography pelvic scan of a pediatric patient. This rendering was modified to include a unilateral joint effusion. The bone was 3D printed with a photopolymer plastic, whereas the soft tissue was cast with a silicone mixture in a 3D-printed mold. The effusion was simulated by injecting saline into the soft tissue cavity surrounding the bone. The ultrasound model was validated by pediatric point-of-care ultrasonographers at an international pediatric ultrasound conference.
Results: A pediatric hip ultrasound model was developed that simulates both normal and abnormal pediatric hip joint anatomy, each with an appropriately sized, measurable joint effusion. Validation by pediatric point-of-care ultrasonographers showed that the key aspects of a normal pediatric hip joint (femoral physis, sloped femoral neck, and adequate soft tissue) with an identifiable and measurable effusion were included in the ultrasound model.
Conclusions: In this study, we successfully created a cost-effective, reusable, and reproducible 3D pediatric hip ultrasound model. The majority of pediatric point-of-care ultrasonographers who evaluated the model agreed that this model is comparable to a pediatric patient for the purpose of teaching ultrasound skills and joint space measurement.
研究目的本研究旨在创建并验证一个具有正常和异常小儿髋关节解剖结构的三维(3D)超声模型,该模型在外观和解剖结构上与小儿髋关节相当,并复制了小儿髋关节的声学特征:方法:根据小儿患者的计算机断层扫描骨盆扫描结果制作出骨骼和软组织的三维渲染图。该效果图经过修改,包含了单侧关节积液。骨骼是用感光聚合物塑料 3D 打印的,而软组织则是用硅酮混合物在 3D 打印模具中浇铸的。通过向骨骼周围的软组织腔注入生理盐水来模拟渗出。在一次国际儿科超声会议上,儿科护理点超声技师对该超声模型进行了验证:结果:建立的小儿髋关节超声模型模拟了正常和异常的小儿髋关节解剖结构,每个关节都有大小合适、可测量的关节积液。儿科护理点超声技师的验证表明,正常小儿髋关节的主要方面(股骨骺、倾斜的股骨颈和足够的软组织)以及可识别和测量的渗出都包含在超声模型中:在这项研究中,我们成功创建了一个具有成本效益、可重复使用且可再现的三维小儿髋关节超声模型。对模型进行评估的大多数儿科点诊超声技师都认为,该模型在超声技能教学和关节间隙测量方面可与儿科患者相媲美。
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Pub Date : 2024-09-01Epub Date: 2024-04-16DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000003193
Julia Aogaichi Brant, Beth D'Amico, Jonathan Orsborn, Amanda G Toney, Samuel H F Lam, Megan Mickley, Lilliam Ambroggio
Objective: It is unclear which pediatric emergency departments (PEDs) have a point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) credentialing process or if this process is consistent per expert guidelines. Our objective was to describe formalized POCUS credentialing processes across PEDs that are active in the pediatric emergency medicine POCUS (P2) Network.
Methods: A survey was developed from nationally recommended credentialing guidelines. This anonymous survey was sent out to the P2 Network comprising more than 230 members involved in pediatric POCUS. The survey was analyzed using descriptive analysis with counts and percentages.
Results: A total of 36 PEDs responded to the survey. All departments had a faculty member in charge of maintaining the credentialing process, and all faculty members had POCUS education available; 88.6% of education was scheduled didactics or bedside teaching. There were 80.6% of PEDs that had a process for internally credentialing faculty. Some PEDs offered protected education for POCUS, however, 44.8% had <50% of their faculty credentialed. There were 4 PEDs that offered incentives for completion of POCUS credentialing including salary bonuses; only 1 offered shift buy down as incentive. That PED had 100% of its faculty credentialed. All PEDs performed quality assurance on POCUS scans done in the ED, most done weekly. Billing for scans occurred in 26 PEDs. Skin/soft tissue and focused assessment with sonography for trauma were the 2 most common applications credentialed.
Conclusions: Among PEDs surveyed, there was a lack of standardization of POCUS resources and components of credentialing. Incentives may be beneficial in improving credentialing faculty and standardizing the credentialing process.
{"title":"Characterizing Point-of-Care Ultrasound Credentialing in Pediatric Emergency Departments.","authors":"Julia Aogaichi Brant, Beth D'Amico, Jonathan Orsborn, Amanda G Toney, Samuel H F Lam, Megan Mickley, Lilliam Ambroggio","doi":"10.1097/PEC.0000000000003193","DOIUrl":"10.1097/PEC.0000000000003193","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>It is unclear which pediatric emergency departments (PEDs) have a point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) credentialing process or if this process is consistent per expert guidelines. Our objective was to describe formalized POCUS credentialing processes across PEDs that are active in the pediatric emergency medicine POCUS (P2) Network.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A survey was developed from nationally recommended credentialing guidelines. This anonymous survey was sent out to the P2 Network comprising more than 230 members involved in pediatric POCUS. The survey was analyzed using descriptive analysis with counts and percentages.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 36 PEDs responded to the survey. All departments had a faculty member in charge of maintaining the credentialing process, and all faculty members had POCUS education available; 88.6% of education was scheduled didactics or bedside teaching. There were 80.6% of PEDs that had a process for internally credentialing faculty. Some PEDs offered protected education for POCUS, however, 44.8% had <50% of their faculty credentialed. There were 4 PEDs that offered incentives for completion of POCUS credentialing including salary bonuses; only 1 offered shift buy down as incentive. That PED had 100% of its faculty credentialed. All PEDs performed quality assurance on POCUS scans done in the ED, most done weekly. Billing for scans occurred in 26 PEDs. Skin/soft tissue and focused assessment with sonography for trauma were the 2 most common applications credentialed.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Among PEDs surveyed, there was a lack of standardization of POCUS resources and components of credentialing. Incentives may be beneficial in improving credentialing faculty and standardizing the credentialing process.</p>","PeriodicalId":19996,"journal":{"name":"Pediatric emergency care","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140877044","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-09-01Epub Date: 2024-03-27DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000003195
Lisa Ziemnik, Noah Parker, Kyra Bufi, Kristen Waters, Jacob Almeda, Adrienne Stolfi
Objectives: Proper emergency department (ED) utilization is a hallmark of population health. Emergency department overcrowding due to nonurgent visits causes increased stress to healthcare staff, higher costs, and longer wait times for more urgent cases. This study sought to better understand post pandemic reasons caregivers have when bringing in their children for nonurgent visits and devise effective interventions to improve caregiver choice for non-ED care for nonurgent conditions.
Methods: Surveys were conducted at an urban pediatric hospital for Emergency Severity Index (ESI) level 3 to 5 visits. A total of 602 surveys were completed with 8 being excluded from analysis. Survey responses and anonymized demographic information were collected. Responses were compared between surveys grouped by respondent age category, relation to child, child's race, insurance type, and ESI levels.
Results: Primary reasons given for nonurgent ED visits were perceived urgency (74.2%, n = 441), ED superiority to other locations (23.9%, n = 142), and referral to the ED by a third party (17.7%, n = 105). Of those who cited perceived urgency as a reason, 80.5% (n = 355) wanted to lessen their child's pain/discomfort as soon as possible, but only 13.6% said that their child was too ill to be seen anywhere else (n = 60). Demographic differences occurred in the proportions of respondents citing some of the primary and secondary reasons for bringing their child to the ED.
Conclusions: This study highlights 3 key findings. An immediate desire for care plays a key role in caregiver decision making for low-acuity visits. There is potential socioeconomic and racial bias in where care is recommended that needs to be further explored in this region. Cross community interventions that target key reasons for seeking low-acuity care have the highest likelihood of impacting the use of the ED for low-acuity conditions.
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Pub Date : 2024-09-01Epub Date: 2024-03-18DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000003154
Carson Gill, Clement Chui, David M Goldfarb, Garth Meckler, Quynh Doan
Objectives: To compare clinical and health systems outcomes of rapid molecular testing versus throat culture recovery for the management of group A Streptococcus (GAS) pharyngitis in a pediatric emergency department (PED).
Methods: We conducted a single-center randomized trial of children (3-17 years) presenting to a PED with suspected GAS pharyngitis. A single dual-headed throat swab was collected, and participants were randomized to 1 of 2 parallel treatment groups with 1:1 allocation: point-of-care (POC) nucleic acid amplification testing or standard throat culture. The primary outcomes were time to throat pain +/- fever resolution. Secondary outcomes included absenteeism, length of stay, return visits to care, and antibiotic prescriptions and utilization.
Results: A total of 227 children were randomly assigned to culture (n = 115) or POC (n = 112) testing. Antibiotics were initiated earlier in the POC group by approximately 1 day (95% confidence interval, -0.40 to -1.58). No associated difference in time to throat pain or fever resolution was observed between groups. There was a decrease in the proportion of prescribed antibiotics in the POC group (0.35) compared with the culture group (0.79; P < 0.001). Otherwise, no significant differences in secondary outcomes were observed.
Conclusions: Establishing a POC nucleic acid amplification testing program for GAS in a PED facilitates earlier treatment and fewer antibiotic prescriptions. Although this did not translate to improved clinical and health systems outcomes in our study, it may serve as an important tool amid evolving pediatric febrile illnesses and growing antimicrobial resistance patterns.
目的:比较在儿科急诊室(PED)治疗 A 组链球菌咽炎时,快速分子检测与咽喉培养恢复的临床和医疗系统效果:在儿科急诊室(PED)处理 A 组链球菌(GAS)咽炎时,比较快速分子检测与咽培养恢复的临床和卫生系统效果:我们对疑似患有 A 组链球菌咽炎的儿童(3-17 岁)进行了单中心随机试验。我们采集了一个双头咽拭子,并将参与者随机分配到两个平行治疗组中的一个,两组的分配比例为1:1:护理点(POC)核酸扩增检测组或标准咽培养组。主要结果是喉咙疼痛+/-发烧缓解的时间。次要结果包括缺勤率、住院时间、回访率、抗生素处方和使用率:共有 227 名儿童被随机分配接受培养(115 人)或 POC(112 人)检测。POC组的抗生素使用时间提前了约1天(95%置信区间为-0.40至-1.58)。两组患者咽喉疼痛或退烧的时间没有相关差异。与培养组(0.79;P <0.001)相比,POC 组的抗生素处方比例(0.35)有所下降。其他次要结果无明显差异:结论:在 PED 中建立针对 GAS 的 POC 核酸扩增检测项目有助于尽早治疗和减少抗生素处方。尽管在我们的研究中,这并没有转化为临床和卫生系统结果的改善,但在儿科发热疾病不断发展和抗菌药耐药性不断增加的情况下,这可能会成为一种重要的工具。
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Pub Date : 2024-08-27DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000003185
Kimberly Wells, Vincent Calleo
Study objectives: Pediatric patients with extremity fractures often require sedation for fracture reduction in the pediatric emergency department (PED). Although orthopedic literature suggests combination sedation regimens may be more effective for fracture reduction, some pediatric literature suggests adverse events are more frequent. The primary objective of this study is to determine the comparable depth of sedation and incidence of adverse events when intravenous ketamine is used alone versus with midazolam for pediatric procedural sedation and orthopedic fracture reduction.
Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study of pediatric patients 2-18 years old who underwent sedation for fracture reduction in the PED at a single level 1 trauma center over a 2-year period. Medical records were reviewed, and occurrence of adverse events, depth of sedation (Ramsey score), midazolam dose, total ketamine administration, opiate administration, total sedation time, and time to PED discharge were compared in patients who received ketamine alone versus those who received ketamine with midazolam. Logistic regression models were adjusted to evaluate for potential confounders.
Results: There was a statistically significant increase in the occurrence of hypoxia with coadministration of midazolam (5% vs 0%). When hypoxia occurred, it was mild and resolved with repositioning or administration of supplemental oxygen. Length of sedation was increased in sedations with coadministration of benzodiazepines by approximately 3.5 minutes. Time to PED discharge was not significantly different. There was no significant difference in depth of sedation, ketamine dose administered, end-tidal CO2 measurements, administration of positive pressure ventilation, vomiting, agitation, or overall occurrence of adverse events. No patients developed apnea or laryngospasm.
Conclusions: This study showed a low rate of adverse events in pediatric sedation for orthopedic reduction with ketamine alone or ketamine with midazolam. There was an increased occurrence of hypoxia with coadministration of midazolam and an increase in the length of sedation. This study showed no difference in depth of sedation based on Ramsay scores when midazolam was coadministered. Information on the orthopedic reduction and provider satisfaction was not collected.
{"title":"Safety and Depth of Sedation With Ketamine Alone Versus Ketamine With Midazolam in Pediatric Fracture Reduction: A Retrospective Chart Review.","authors":"Kimberly Wells, Vincent Calleo","doi":"10.1097/PEC.0000000000003185","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/PEC.0000000000003185","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Study objectives: </strong>Pediatric patients with extremity fractures often require sedation for fracture reduction in the pediatric emergency department (PED). Although orthopedic literature suggests combination sedation regimens may be more effective for fracture reduction, some pediatric literature suggests adverse events are more frequent. The primary objective of this study is to determine the comparable depth of sedation and incidence of adverse events when intravenous ketamine is used alone versus with midazolam for pediatric procedural sedation and orthopedic fracture reduction.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This is a retrospective cohort study of pediatric patients 2-18 years old who underwent sedation for fracture reduction in the PED at a single level 1 trauma center over a 2-year period. Medical records were reviewed, and occurrence of adverse events, depth of sedation (Ramsey score), midazolam dose, total ketamine administration, opiate administration, total sedation time, and time to PED discharge were compared in patients who received ketamine alone versus those who received ketamine with midazolam. Logistic regression models were adjusted to evaluate for potential confounders.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There was a statistically significant increase in the occurrence of hypoxia with coadministration of midazolam (5% vs 0%). When hypoxia occurred, it was mild and resolved with repositioning or administration of supplemental oxygen. Length of sedation was increased in sedations with coadministration of benzodiazepines by approximately 3.5 minutes. Time to PED discharge was not significantly different. There was no significant difference in depth of sedation, ketamine dose administered, end-tidal CO2 measurements, administration of positive pressure ventilation, vomiting, agitation, or overall occurrence of adverse events. No patients developed apnea or laryngospasm.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This study showed a low rate of adverse events in pediatric sedation for orthopedic reduction with ketamine alone or ketamine with midazolam. There was an increased occurrence of hypoxia with coadministration of midazolam and an increase in the length of sedation. This study showed no difference in depth of sedation based on Ramsay scores when midazolam was coadministered. Information on the orthopedic reduction and provider satisfaction was not collected.</p>","PeriodicalId":19996,"journal":{"name":"Pediatric emergency care","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142073534","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}