The impact on physical health from exposure to IPV during childhood is still uncertain. Future studies should be grounded in a theoretical model that specifies how IPV exposure can affect child health, should adjust for confounders adequately, should include a community-based sample, and should be of larger scale.

Brief hospitalization or outpatient management with close follow-up may be considered for infants with UTIs at very low risk of adverse events.

Background: Acute gastroenteritis (AGE) is a common pediatric diagnosis in emergency medicine, accounting for 1.7 million visits annually. Little is known about racial/ ethnic differences in care in the setting of standardized care models. Methods:We used quality improvement data for children 6 months to 18 years presenting to a large, urban pediatric emergency department (ED) treated via a clinical pathway for AGE/dehydration between 2011 and 2018. Race/ethnicity was evaluated as a single variable (non-Hispanic [NH]-White, NH-Black, Hispanic, and NH-other) related to ondansetron and intravenous fluid (IVF) administration, ED length of stay (LOS), hospital admission, and ED revisits using multivariable regression.

Purpose To estimate, using a novel interactive voice response (IVR) survey, the incidence of self-reported violence-related experiences of adolescent assault-injured patients in the weeks following Emergency Department (ED) discharge. Methods In an urban ED, a prospective cohort study with eight week follow-up IVR survey either weekly, bi-weekly or monthly after discharge was conducted with patients aged 12-19 years presenting with assault-related injuries. Survival analysis methods were used to estimate cumulative risks of self-reported violence experience within four and eight weeks. Results Ninety-five patients were enrolled; 42 (44.2%) reported to the IVR survey. As a result of the ED index event, an estimated 18.2% (CI=9.1-34.6%) reported being assaulted (no weapon), 2.9% (CI=0.4-19.1%) had been shot or stabbed, 20.7% (CI=10.9-37.3%) had assaulted someone else (no weapon), and 2.9% (CI=0.4-19.1%) shot or stabbed someone else. Additionally, 54.6% (CI=39.6-70.9%) had avoided going certain places, 47.0% (CI=32.5-64.1%) considered retaliating, 38.1% (CI=24.3-56.3%) had been threatened, and 27.0% (CI=15.4-44.6%) had carried a weapon. Most outcome occurrences happened within four weeks. There was evidence that intent to retaliate when asked at baseline was associated with an elevated risk of several outcomes. Conclusions The risk for subsequent violence among assault-injured adolescent ED patients appears high within weeks of discharge.

Background: Assault-injured adolescents who are seen in the emergency department (ED) are difficult to follow prospectively using standard research techniques such as telephone calls or mailed questionnaires. Interactive voice response (IVR) is a novel technology that promotes active participation of subjects and allows automated data collection for prospective studies.

Empirical antibiotic use differed across regionally diverse US children's hospitals in infants <90 days old with UTI, bacteremia, or meningitis. Antimicrobial susceptibility to common antibiotic regimens was similar across hospitals, and adding ampicillin to a third-generation cephalosporin minimally improves coverage. Our findings support incorporating empirical antibiotic recommendations into national guidelines for infants with suspected bacterial infection.

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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Urinary tract infection (UTI) screening in febrile young children can be painful and time consuming. We implemented a screening protocol for UTI in a high-volume pediatric emergency department (ED) to reduce urethral catheterization, limiting catheterization to children with positive screens from urine bag specimens. METHODS: This quality-improvement initiative was implemented using 3 Plan-Do-Study-Act cycles, beginning with a small test of the proposed change in 1 ED area. To ensure appropriate patients received timely screening, care teams discussed patient risk factors and created patient-specific, appropriate procedures. The intervention was extended to the entire ED after providing education. Finally, visual cues were added into the electronic health record, and nursing scripts were developed to enlist family participation. A time-series design was used to study the impact of the 6-month intervention by using a p-chart to determine special cause variation. The primary outcome measure for the study was defined as the catheterization rate in febrile children ages 6 to 24 months. RESULTS: The ED reduced catheterization rates among febrile young children from 63% to &lt;30% over a 6-month period with sustained results. More than 350 patients were spared catheterization without prolonging ED length of stay. Additionally, there was no change in the revisit rate or missed UTIs among those followed within the hospital’s network. CONCLUSIONS: A 2-step less-invasive process for screening febrile young children for UTI can be instituted in a high-volume ED without increasing length of stay or missing cases of UTI.