Pediatric Emergency Medicine Journal

ORIGINAL ARTICLE 2017 September 12 High white blood cell count and erythrocyte sedimentation rate are associated with perforated appendicitis in children
Purpose: To investigate the predictors of perforated appendicitis (PA) in pediatric patients with appendicitis seen in the emergency department. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 564 pediatric patients (< 16 years) who visited the emergency department and subsequently had pa...

ORIGINAL ARTICLE 2017 October 11 Retrospective validation of the Step-by-Step approach for febrile infants younger than 90 days in the emergency department
Purpose: To retrospectively validate the Step-by-Step approach, a sequential algorithm for prediction of serious bacterial infections (SBI) using the appearance, age, and inflammatory markers, in febrile infants younger than 90 days. Methods: The presence of SBI was reviewed i...

ORIGINAL ARTICLE 2017 December 15 Establishment of peripheral intravenous catheter for pediatric patients in the emergency department: who and how?
Purpose: Peripheral intravenous cannulation (PIC) for children is technically difficult. We aimed to investigate factors associated with the primary success of PIC for children in the emergency department (ED). Methods: This prospective observational study was conducted on chil...

ORIGINAL ARTICLE 2017 September 4 Appropriateness of transport of children via emergency medical service providers according to the decision-maker on referred hospitals
Purpose: We aimed to investigate the appropriateness of transport of children via emergency medical service providers (EMSP) according to the decision-maker on referred hospitals (EMSP [EMSP group] vs. guardians [user group]). Methods: We analyzed first aid records by EMSP for ...