Pediatric Emergency Medicine Journal

REVIEW ARTICLE 2023 February 8 Premenarchal ovarian torsion
Ovarian torsion is a common gynecologic emergency seen in women of all ages, mostly in reproductive women, resulting in ischemia and necrosis of the adnexal tissue. However, it is rare in premenarchal girls. This article reviews the limited published literature, and discusses sp...

ORIGINAL ARTICLE 2023 March 31 Clinical characteristics of infants younger than 90 days diagnosed with invasive group B streptococcal infection in the emergency department
Purpose: We aimed to characterize invasive group B streptococcal infection (IGBSI) in young infants hospitalized through the emergency department. Methods: We analyzed medical records of infants younger than 90 days with IGBSI, defined as group B streptococcus bacteremia or men...

ORIGINAL ARTICLE 2023 March 31 Current status of imaging studies and application of clinical decision rules for pediatric blunt cervical spine injury
Purpose: We investigated the current status of imaging studies for pediatric blunt cervical spine injury, and applied 3 clinical decision rules to children with blunt trauma of the head or neck in a pediatric emergency center in Korea. The rules included National Emergency X-Rad...