Initial trial of conservative management of splenic injury [Pediatrics Classics Series]
Image: PD 1. The conservative, symptomatic management of 16 patients following assumed splenic injury from blunt abdominal trauma resulted in...
Pediatrics Classics
Landmark studies in pediatrics, organized using 2 Minute Medicine’s The Classics table of contents.
Laboratory values and treatment associated with DKA-related cerebral edema [Pediatrics Classics Series]
Image: PD 1. Among children admitted to 1 of 10 medical centers for diabetic ketoacidosis management, elevated serum urea nitrogen...
Early infant CF diagnosis associated with improved nutritional status [Pediatrics Classics Series]
Image: PD 1. Among infants randomized to undergo either newborn screen with cystic fibrosis (CF) testing included or undergo normal...
Prone sleeping position and heavy bedding associated with SIDS [Pediatrics Classics Series]
Image: PD 1. In a study of sudden death in infants compared to matched controls, a significant increase in risk...
Childhood febrile seizure characteristics associated with epilepsy diagnosis [Pediatrics Classics Series]
Image: PD 1. Through the inclusion of infants from the Collaborative Perinatal Project, this large, multicenter, prospective study found that...
Parents define children’s oncology-related palliation and pain relief [Pediatrics Classics Series]
Image: PD 1. When interviews with parents who lost children to cancer were compared to patient hospital records, researchers found...
Computerized order system linked with increased pediatric mortality [Pediatrics Classics Series]
Image: PD 1. The use of a computerized physician order entry (CPOE) program in a large, tertiary pediatric hospital was...
Sleep-disordered breathing associated with poor academics and surgical improvement [Pediatrics Classics Series]
Image: PD 1. Sleep-associated gas exchange abnormalities were highly prevalent among a first-grade study cohort with poor academic performance. About...
Isolated thrombocytopenia uncommon in children treated for ALL [Pediatrics Classics Series]
Image: PD 1. Among 2239 pediatric patients diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, no child met criteria for isolated thrombocytopenia as...
Artificial surfactant linked to significant improvement of RDS [Pediatrics Classics Series]
Image: PD 1. Among 10 infants treated for respiratory distress syndrome with artificial surfactant in this landmark trial, significant improvements...
