St. Louis Children's Hospital

Continuing Trend of Increased Operative Treatment of Clavicle Fractures in Pediatric Patients in the United States Despite a Lack of Supporting Evidence in the Literature

Introduction: Pediatric clavicle fractures are among the most common fractures in this age group. Current research supports the efficacy of nonoperative treatment for these injuries in pediatric patients. Our study seeks to examine the current trends in the management of these fr...

Safety and Tolerability of Chronic Carvedilol in Pediatric Dilated Cardiomyopathy: A Report from the Pediatric Cardiomyopathy Registry

Long-term studies on safety of beta-blockers in pediatric heart failure (HF) are scant. We describe the safety profile, dose ranges, and tolerability of carvedilol in pediatric dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). The Pediatric Cardiomyopathy Registry (PCMR) was used to identify patient...

Disparities in Hospital Length of Stay and Morbidity in Acute Care Pediatric Cardiology Patients

BACKGROUND Multicenter collaborative studies examining disparities in in-hospital outcomes are lacking in pediatric cardiology. We hypothesized that Black and Hispanic patients in pediatric acute care cardiology units (ACCUs) have increased length of stay (LOS) and complications...