pediatric patients

(MedPage Today) -- In nearly a quarter of pediatric patients evaluated for sexual abuse or assault, a second exam turned up new information, researchers reported.

BOSTON (MedPage Today) -- More than half of all hospital psychiatry visits by underinsured pediatric patients came in through the emergency department, investigators reported here.

(MedPage Today) -- Hospitals that see a higher volume of pediatric patients with gastroenteritis were more likely to adhere to established quality guidelines for treating the condition, researchers found.

(MedPage Today) -- Pediatric asthma patients are nearly twice as likely to be prescribed an unnecessary antibiotic, compared with other pediatric patients, during an office or emergency department visit, recent studies revealed.

(JAMA and Archives Journals) There are differences between adult and pediatric patients regarding the appropriate treatment and prevention efforts for health-care associated infections, highlighting a need for pediatric-specific quality measures to guide infection prevention and treatment practices, according to a commentary in the April 13 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on infectious disease and immunology.

(MedPage Today) -- SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- For pediatric patients who've undergone cardiothoracic surgery, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug may be better at controlling pain immediately after chest tube removal, a small trial showed.

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- Reacting to concerns about overdose risk, the FDA is issuing new dose recommendations for valganciclovir hydrochloride (Valcyte), which is used in pediatric patients undergoing heart or kidney transplants.

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The FDA has approved a 13-valent version of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine Prevnar for use in pediatric patients 6 months to 5 years old.

MIAMI BEACH (MedPage Today) -- If blood used for transfusions is more than 14 days old, it appears to significantly increase the risk that critically ill pediatric patients will suffer multiple organ dysfunction syndrome, researchers said here.

In pediatric patients with complicated pneumonia, chest ultrasound works as well as CT scanning to detect complications such as loculated pleural effusion or lung abscess, researchers said.