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SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Nursing Excellence Is Associated with Improved Neonatal OutcomesFree
- May 9, 2012
- F. Bruder Stapleton, MD
Hospitals recognized for nursing excellence had lower rates of 7-day mortality, nosocomial infection, and intraventricular hemorrhage in very-low-birth-weight infants.
- Reviewing:
- Lake ET et al. JAMA 2012 Apr 25; 307:1709
Recent Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine Articles
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Internet Intervention for Teens with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Shows Promise
- May 9, 2012
- F. Bruder Stapleton, MD
An interactive online program, featuring participation of both adolescents with CFS and their parents, greatly outperformed usual care.
- Reviewing:
- Nijhof SL et al. Lancet 2012 Apr 14; 379:1412
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Text Message Reminders Can Improve Pediatric Influenza Vaccination Rates
- May 9, 2012
- Peggy Sue Weintrub, MD
The intervention had the greatest effect on vaccination rates in younger children in a low-income urban community.
- Reviewing:
- Stockwell MS et al. JAMA 2012 Apr 25; 307:1702
MEDICAL NEWS
Completion of HPV Vaccination Series Lagging in U.S.Free
- May 7, 2012
- Physician's First Watch
Although many women and girls have started the human papillomavirus vaccination series, the proportion completing all three shots with the quadrivalent vaccine dropped from about...
MEDICAL NEWS
USPSTF: Fair-Skinned Children and Young Adults Should Be Counseled About Minimizing UV ExposureFree
- May 8, 2012
- Physician's First Watch
Children and young adults aged 10 to 24 years who have fair skin should be counseled about limiting their exposure to ultraviolet radiation to lower...
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Deaths from Unintentional Injury Are Declining Among U.S. ChildrenFree
- May 2, 2012
- Peggy Sue Weintrub, MD
But certain types of injury-related mortality are on the rise.
- Reviewing:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2012 Apr 20; 61:270
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Youth with Chronic Pain and Mental Health Disorders Are at Risk for Long-Term Opioid Use
- May 2, 2012
- Alain Joffe, MD, MPH, FAAP
Knowledge of a preexisting mental health diagnosis calls for judicious prescribing of opioids and careful monitoring of refills.
- Reviewing:
- Richardson LP et al. J Adolesc Health 2012 Feb 28
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Viral Etiology Affects Length of Stay in Children with Bronchiolitis
- May 2, 2012
- Peggy Sue Weintrub, MD
Compared with hospitalized children with RSV alone, those with RSV plus rhinovirus had significantly longer hospital stays.
- Reviewing:
- Mansbach JM et al. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2012 Apr 2
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
No Evidence of Elevated Risk for Febrile Seizures in Children Ages 4 to 6 After Measles-Containing Vaccines
- May 2, 2012
- Louis M. Bell, MD
The measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine administered with and without varicella vaccine was not associated with elevated risk for fever or febrile seizure.
- Reviewing:
- Klein NP et al. Pediatrics 2012 May; 129:809
MEDICAL NEWS
Bullying Tied to Self-Harm in Young AdolescentsFree
- April 27, 2012
- Physician's First Watch
Children who are bullied frequently might be more likely to engage in self-harm behaviors, according to a BMJ study. The study included more than...
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
How Risk Factors for SIDS Have Changed Since the Back-to-Sleep CampaignFree
- April 25, 2012
- F. Bruder Stapleton, MD
A higher percentage of cases are now associated with side sleep position and bed-sharing, and prone position still accounts for 30% of cases. CME
- Reviewing:
- Trachtenberg FL et al. Pediatrics 2012 Mar 26
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Editor's Picks from across Journal Watch
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Pseudomonas-Contaminated Ultrasound Transmission Gel
- May 2, 2012
- By Stephen G. Baum, MD
- Infectious Diseases
An outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa respiratory tract colonization and infection involving 16 cardiovascular surgery patients was traced to the use of contaminated ultrasound transmission gel.
- Reviewing:
- MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2012 Apr 20; 61:262
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Does Vitamin D Supplementation Reduce the Rate of Infant Pneumonia?Free
- May 2, 2012
- By Robert S. Baltimore, MD
- Infectious Diseases
In a vitamin D–deficient infant population, such supplementation did not reduce the incidence of pneumonia or change the age at which first episodes occurred.
- Reviewing:
- Lancet 2012 Apr 14; 379:1419
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Several Autism Genes Identified
- April 17, 2012
- By Anthony L. Komaroff, MD
- General Medicine
Three teams independently found very strong evidence for mutations in at least three specific genes.
- Reviewing:
- Nature 2012 Apr 4
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Can You Diagnose Strep Throat Without a Culture?
- April 4, 2012
- By Robert S. Baltimore, MD
- Infectious Diseases
Compared with culture or rapid diagnostic tests, clinical criteria for diagnosing streptococcal pharyngitis are not sufficiently specific.
- Reviewing:
- J Pediatr 2012 Mar; 160:487
Journal Watch Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine summarizes important medical journal articles about a wide variety of subjects relevant to the medical care of children and adolescents including ADHD, autism, depression, eating disorders, genetic disease, obesity, otitis media, sexually transmitted diseases, SIDS, and vaccination.
