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Targeted Temperature Management in Paediatric Traumatic Brain Injury

Don't Forget the Bubbles

One-liner… Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity in paediatric populations, and fever is associated with worse outcomes. The aim of TTM is to control the body and brain’s temperature, thus reducing secondary brain injury and improving the neurological outcome. What do the guidelines recommend?

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When Do Pediatric Ventriculoperitoneal Shunts Fail?

ACEP Now

To begin, a 2012 prospective pediatric study found a failure rate of 16.9 A 2016 multicenter prospective study evaluated 1,036 pediatric patients for shunt failure who received CSF shunts over a four-year period. 3 This study was conducted at six institutions in the Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network. J Neurosurg Pediatr.

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Cerebral Edema and Diabetic Ketoacidosis: Rebaked

Pediatric EM Morsels

Kendra Jackson and Rebecca Raffler While we’ve gotten to snack on a Morsel on this subject before , new guidelines and research surrounding DKA and cerebral edema have come to light since the first go ‘round! Cerebral edema is the most feared emergent complication of pediatric diabetic ketoacidosis. Pediatr Diabetes.

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Glasgow Coma Scale in Children

Pediatric EM Morsels

We have mentioned the Glasgow Coma Scale in multiple delicious morsels: Minor closed head injuries in <3 month olds and in the rebaked morsel , Blunt cerebrovascular injury , Cerebral edema in DKA , Pediatric Trauma Pitfalls , and Carbon monoxide poisoning. When is it useful and what does it tell us?

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SGEM #425: Are You Ready for This? Pediatric Readiness of Emergency Departments

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

National Assessment of Pediatric Readiness of US Emergency Departments during the Covid-19 Pandemic. July 2023 Date: Dec 11, 2023 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Rachel Hatcliffe is a pediatric emergency medicine attending at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, DC. Her research focuses on prehospital care of children with anaphylaxis.

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Antibiotic Management of Nonperforated Appendicitis is Inferior to Appendectomy

Sensible Medicine

Treatment failure, the primary outcome, was defined differently for each group: A need for subsequent appendectomy in the antibiotic group and negative appendectomy for the controls. An RCT measures an intervention’s effect on a single outcome. In this study, different outcomes were assessed for each group.

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Advancing Diabetes Management with CGM Training 

American Medical Compliance

Unlike traditional methods that rely on periodic fingerstick tests, CGM offers real-time insights into glucose levels, trends, and fluctuations, empowering proactive management and improving patient outcomes. However, to maximize its benefits, healthcare providers must be well-versed in the technology.

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