Pediatric emergency care
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Pediatric emergency care · Apr 2012
Multicenter Study Comparative StudyIs pediatric emergency department utilization by pregnant adolescents on the rise?
This study evaluates trends of pregnant adolescents' utilization of pediatric emergency departments (PEDs), describes patient demographics, and reviews common pregnancy-related conditions seen in the PED. ⋯ Pregnant adolescents make up a small (<1%) but growing proportion of overall visits to PEDs. Future direction should include an evaluation of the educational opportunities provided during pediatric residency and pediatric emergency medicine fellowship training and, if inadequacies exist, work to develop an innovative curriculum for this particular patient population.
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Pediatric emergency care · Apr 2012
Multicenter Study Comparative StudyIs spontaneous pneumothorax really a pediatric problem? A national perspective.
Research on spontaneous pneumothorax (SP) has focused on management strategies in adolescents and adults, yet pediatric population-based data are lacking. The objective of this study was to determine the incidence of SP in the pediatric population in different age groups. ⋯ Although uncommon in children, SP appears to be primarily a condition of males and adolescents and appears to be increasing in incidence in this population. According to these data, a large portion of children are being managed without procedural intervention.