Shriners Hospitals for Children - Philadelphia

Outcomes Related to the Use of Standard-Standard versus Standard-Offset Magnetically Controlled Growing Rods

BACKGROUND: Magnetically controlled growing rods (MCGRs) are used to perform growth-friendly spinal deformity correction. A key variable that remains debated in determining the optimal use of MCGRs is the orientation of the rods: parallel to one another (standard-standard) versus...

Revisiting the Original Narakas Classification of Brachial Plexus Birth Injuries

Purpose Accurate classification of brachial plexus birth injury (BPBI) is critical for predicting outcomes and guiding early intervention. In 1987, Narakas introduced the first widely adopted system. Over time, misquotations and reinterpretations have obscured the work, conflatin...

Validation of AACN’s Healthy Work Environment Assessment Tool–Team

Background In 2024, the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) updated the Healthy Work Environment Assessment Tool (HWEAT), renamed HWEAT-Team. Objective Validating HWEAT-Team for interprofessional use. Methods This was a multisite, descriptive, nonexperimental corr...