PICU
The Phoenix Sepsis Score

A significant development in pediatric critical care, we unpack the 2024 study that brought us the tool and another that reinforces its findings.

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Score on the Floor!

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Family-Centered Rounds: Family Satisfaction and Resident Comfort
Family-Centered Rounds: Family Satisfaction and Resident Comfort

Families were patient with medical students and residents, especially those with good bedside manner.

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Can Oral Dextrose Gel Keep Infants Out of the ICU?

After an institution installed a protocol for hypoglycemia inclusive of oral dextrose gel, rates of hypoglycemia requiring NICU transfer significantly decreased—all whilie saving $77,000 per year in medical expenses.

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On the Homefront

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Experimental growth chart blending CDC’s and WHO’s data improves clinic’s evaluation of childhood growth
Experimental growth chart blending CDC’s and WHO’s data improves clinic’s evaluation of childhood growth

Particularly for children between the ages of 18-months and 2-years, the CDC’s growth chart overidentified drops in both weight and BMI Z-scores compared to experimental growth chart.

Pavlik harnesses for hip dysplasia proves a challenge for mothers hoping to breastfeed

Up to 6 weeks after Pavlik harness initiation for DDH, mothers were more likely to report difficulties with breastfeeding compared to a control group; however, Pavlik harness use did not produce statistically significant early cessation rates of breastfeeding by the six-week study mark.

PICU Issues

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The Phoenix Sepsis Score
The Phoenix Sepsis Score

A significant development in pediatric critical care, we unpack the 2024 study that brought us the tool and another that reinforces its findings.

What Outcomes Matter Most to Parents of Ventilated Children

Length of non-ICU hospitalization was ranked less important to families compared with limiting duration of all types of oxygen support—invasive, non-invasive, and nasal cannula.

Everything Else

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“Neurologic” or “Neurological”? Settling Semantics
“Neurologic” or “Neurological”? Settling Semantics

We dive into two professional societies’ recommendations for common word choice discrepancies in medical documentation.

Chatbots Advising Asthma Treatment: Can AI Clear the Air?

ChatGPT demonstrated statistically significant superiority in accuracy and comprehensiveness compared to Bard and Copilot, whereas Bard demonstrated better understandability than its two competitors.

The 90-Second Digest

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The AAP’s Clinical Practice Guidelines for Obesity Management
The AAP’s Clinical Practice Guidelines for Obesity Management

Always 300 words or less, our 90-Second Digest series gets you the most critical information for clinical practice—fast.

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