Lurie Children's Hospital

Two-Year-Old Girl With Chronic Cough and Lymphadenopathy

A 27-month-old previously healthy girl presented with 3 months of cough and 1 day of fever and rhinorrhea. Her parents had immigrated from Africa, but our patient had been born in the United States and had no notable environmental exposures. An alarming chest radiograph suggested...

Agreement and Performance of Intermittent and Continuous Vital Signs in Critically Ill Children

BACKGROUND: Intermittent vital sign (VS) documentation is the standard of care in pediatric wards and pediatric intensive care units (PICUs). However, intermittent capture of VS values may miss important trajectories and extreme values, particularly for patients at risk of organ...

A Model for Supporting Faculty Promotion Readiness in Pediatric Cardiology

Abstract Academic promotion plays a critical role in career advancement and retention in academic pediatrics, yet faculty frequently encounter barriers such as unclear requirements, limited mentorship and sponsorship, and competing clinical demands. To address these challenges, w...

What’s Old Is New Again: Varicella

The availability of a varicella vaccine has led to significant decreases in incidence of this once-common childhood disease. In the setting of rising vaccine hesitancy, health care clinicians are now more frequently facing questions about infections caused by varicella zoster vir...

Postoperative Interventions and Cost Associated With Disposition After Tonsil and Adenoidectomy

OBJECTIVE To evaluate postoperative disposition and resource use among patients admitted to the inpatient unit or pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) following tonsillectomy, adenoidectomy, and tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy (T/A). PATIENTS AND METHODS This retrospective cohort stu...

Futility and Termination of Resuscitation Variation for Pediatric Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

OBJECTIVES To evaluate agency-level differences in determinations of futility (defined as withholding resuscitative efforts by emergency medical services [EMS]) and termination of resuscitation (TOR) during prehospital encounters for pediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA...

Bridging Practice and Publication: Reexamining Quality Improvement in Pediatric Scholarship

Quality improvement (QI) publication rates in pediatrics surged through the early 21st century yet have noticeably plateaued since that time, a paradoxical shift given the volume of ongoing improvement work across pediatric health systems. We propose that the gap lies not in the...

HeartMate 3 in Pediatric and Complex Populations: Physiologic Rationale, Patient Selection, and Management Strategies

The HeartMate 3 (HM3) left ventricular assist device (LVAD), initially designed for adults, is increasingly utilized in children, small adults, and those with congenital heart disease (CHD), necessitating expanded knowledge and collaborative efforts. This review highlights key ph...

Paternity Leave Status and Mental Health Symptoms Among Ohio Fathers: A Population-Representative Survey, 2022‒2023.

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