Pediatric Emergency Medicine Journal

ORIGINAL ARTICLE 2018 November 28 Changes in intravenous hydration frequency and emergency department length of stay after implementation of oral ondansetron therapy in children with dehydration due to acute gastroenteritis
Purpose: Oral ondansetron is a safe and effective antiemetic drug to facilitate oral rehydration therapy in acute gastroenteritis (AGE) with mild dehydration. We investigated the effect of oral ondansetron therapy on intravenous (IV) hydration frequency and emergency department ...

ORIGINAL ARTICLE 2018 November 9 Development of a clinical scoring system for appendicitis in children with presumed appendicitis
Purpose: To develop a clinical scoring system for children with presumed appendicitis who visit the emergency department. Methods: A registry based-retrospective study was conducted in the pediatric emergency department between September 2015 and December 2016. Patients aged 4...

CASE REPORT 2018 November 16 Subcutaneous emphysema and pneumomediastinum during dental treatment
Subcutaneous emphysema is a rare complication of maxillofacial and dental surgery, and may be life-threatening because it can rapidly spread to the scalp, neck, and chest. We report a case of severe subcutaneous emphysema with pneumomediastinum during restorative dentistry in a ...