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Pediatric Emergency Medicine

A special issue of Children (ISSN 2227-9067).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 October 2024 | Viewed by 3798

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Claudia Bondone

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Department of Pediatric Emergency, Regina Margherita Children’s Hospital – A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy
Interests: pediatric emergency; pediatric advanced life support; high-fidelity simulation; non-technical skills
Dr. Emanuele Castagno

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Department of Pediatric Emergency, Regina Margherita Children’s Hospital – A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy
Interests: pediatric emergency; pediatric procedural sedation and pain management; pediatric bioethics
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Over the past ten years, pediatric emergency medicine has deeply changed.

Sepsis, trauma, respiratory diseases and seizure management are still priorities in pediatric emergency departments, but the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, global migrations, and actual social and cultural trends have had an impact on the epidemiology and etiology of such conditions. Moreover, these factors assisted in largely increasing the psychiatric burden in pediatric emergency departments worldwide.

From a global perspective, the crowding of pediatric emergency departments is a major patient safety concern and has consequences for healthcare providers regarding burnout and their well-being.

Simulation-based education and debriefing have emerged as effective strategies to improve the management of low-frequency/high-impact conditions like pediatric emergencies. More recently, such training programs have been also used to develop non-technical skills in critical situations.

This Special Issue will focus on actual challenges in pediatric emergency medicine. Special emphasis will be given to core pediatric emergency medicine skills, such as the management of medical and traumatic emergencies and procedural competences, but also the management of psychiatric diseases and non-technical skills, like crisis resource management, teamwork and communication. Papers that focus on simulation-based learning, debriefing and organizational strategies to manage crowding and help healthcare workers deal with burnout are welcome.

Dr. Claudia Bondone
Dr. Emanuele Castagno
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • pediatric emergency medicine
  • pediatric emergency department
  • psychiatric disorders
  • crowding
  • medical simulation
  • non-technical skills
  • children
  • adolescent

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Experience of an Italian Pediatric Third Level Emergency Department during the 2022–2023 Bronchiolitis Epidemic: A Focus on Discharged Patients and Revisits
by Giovanna Iudica, Daniele Franzone, Marta Ferretti, Barbara Tubino, Stefania Santaniello, Giacomo Brisca, Clelia Formigoni, Erica Data and Emanuela Piccotti
Children 2024, 11(3), 268; https://doi.org/10.3390/children11030268 - 21 Feb 2024
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The aim of this study was to describe the 2022–2023 bronchiolitis epidemic season (the second after COVID-19 pandemic and the first without social restriction), focusing on patients discharged home from a pediatric emergency department (PED) and on those revisited within 72 h. We [...] Read more.
The aim of this study was to describe the 2022–2023 bronchiolitis epidemic season (the second after COVID-19 pandemic and the first without social restriction), focusing on patients discharged home from a pediatric emergency department (PED) and on those revisited within 72 h. We performed a retrospective observational study in an Italian tertiary care children’s hospital, reviewing PED accesses from 1 October 2022 to 31 March 2023. The number of hospitalizations for bronchiolitis was extracted from hospital discharge forms. A total of 512 patients diagnosed with bronchiolitis were admitted to PED (2.8% of total admissions). Accesses increased sharply from November to January, with a peak in December, in both admissions and hospitalizations. More than half of the patients (55.5%) were safely discharged home, while 38 (13.4%) came back to PED for a revisit. Overall PED accesses and hospitalizations for bronchiolitis increased since the previous epidemic season, and particularly compared to the pandemic and pre-pandemic eras. Empowering the collaboration between all healthcare provisioners is fundamental to suitable management of patients. Monitoring the epidemiology and seasonality of bronchiolitis is a starting point for an effective internal organization of pediatric departments and to further evaluate its socio-economic burden. Full article
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Predictors of Urinary Abnormalities in Children Hospitalised for Their First Urinary Tract Infection
by Danilo Buonsenso, Giorgio Sodero, Anna Camporesi, Ugo Maria Pierucci, Francesca Raffaelli, Francesco Proli, Piero Valentini and Claudia Rendeli
Children 2024, 11(1), 55; https://doi.org/10.3390/children11010055 - 30 Dec 2023
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We aimed to investigate if children with their first UTI and a concomitant positive blood culture have a higher risk of abnormalities. We performed a retrospective study of children younger than 18 years of age with their first UTI. Multivariate logistic regression and [...] Read more.
We aimed to investigate if children with their first UTI and a concomitant positive blood culture have a higher risk of abnormalities. We performed a retrospective study of children younger than 18 years of age with their first UTI. Multivariate logistic regression and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were used to evaluate if positive blood cultures are associated with urinary abnormalities. After the screening process, we considered the enrolled 161 children with UTIs. The median age was three months, and 83 were females (43.2%). In multivariate analysis, age (p = 0.001, 95% CI 1.005–1.020), the presence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa or unusual germs in urine cultures (p = 0.002, 95% CI 2.18–30.36) and the positivity of blood cultures (p = 0.001, 95% CI 2.23–18.98) were significantly associated with urinary abnormalities. A model based on these parameters has an AUC of 0.7168 to predict urinary malformations (p = 0.0315). Conclusions include how greater age, a positive blood culture and the presence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa or unusual germs in urine culture in children hospitalised for their first episode of a UTI are factors associated with a significantly higher risk of urinary abnormalities. These data can guide the implementation of more personalized strategies to screen for urinary abnormalities that may be included in future guidelines. Full article
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Acute Pupillary Disorders in Children: A 10-Year Retrospective Study of 101 Patients
by Giacomo Garone, Marco Roversi, Mara Pisani, Francesco La Penna, Antonio Musolino, Sebastian Cristaldi, Anna Maria Musolino, Amanda Roberto, Gianni Petrocelli, Antonino Reale, Fabio Midulla, Alberto Villani and Umberto Raucci
Children 2023, 10(11), 1739; https://doi.org/10.3390/children10111739 - 26 Oct 2023
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Background: To date, no study has specifically examined children with acute-onset pupillary motility disorders (APMD). Especially in the Emergency Department (ED), it is crucial to distinguish benign and transient conditions from life-threatening or urgent conditions (UCs). The aim of the study is to [...] Read more.
Background: To date, no study has specifically examined children with acute-onset pupillary motility disorders (APMD). Especially in the Emergency Department (ED), it is crucial to distinguish benign and transient conditions from life-threatening or urgent conditions (UCs). The aim of the study is to describe the clinical characteristics of children with APMD and their association with an increased risk of UCs. Methods: We conducted a pediatric retrospective study of APMD referred to ED over a 10-year period. We described the characteristics in the overall sample and in two subgroups divided according to urgency of the underlying condition. Furthermore, we applied a logistic regression model to identify the variables predictive of LT condition. Results: We analyzed 101 patients. In 59.4%, the APMD was isolated. In patients with extra-ocular involvement, the most frequently associated features were altered consciousness, headache, and vomiting. Exposure to toxic agents was reported in 48.5%. Urgent conditions occurred significantly more frequently in older children, presenting bilateral APMD and/or other ocular or extra-ocular manifestations. Conclusions: Our study shows that UCs most commonly occur in patients presenting with bilateral APMD and other associated features. In unilateral/isolated APMD ophthalmological examination, exclusion of toxic exposure and observation until resolution of symptoms should be recommended. Full article
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Antimicrobial Stewardship in Pediatric Emergency Medicine: A Narrative Exploration of Antibiotic Overprescribing, Stewardship Interventions, and Performance Metrics
by Kevin Meesters and Danilo Buonsenso
Children 2024, 11(3), 276; https://doi.org/10.3390/children11030276 - 23 Feb 2024
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Antibiotic overprescribing is prevalent in pediatric emergency medicine, influenced by clinician–caregiver dynamics and diagnostic uncertainties, and poses substantial risks such as increasing antibacterial resistance, adverse drug reactions, and increased healthcare expenditures. While antimicrobial stewardship programs have proven effective in optimizing antibiotic use within [...] Read more.
Antibiotic overprescribing is prevalent in pediatric emergency medicine, influenced by clinician–caregiver dynamics and diagnostic uncertainties, and poses substantial risks such as increasing antibacterial resistance, adverse drug reactions, and increased healthcare expenditures. While antimicrobial stewardship programs have proven effective in optimizing antibiotic use within inpatient healthcare settings, their implementation in pediatric emergency medicine presents specific challenges. Existing biomarkers like white blood cell count, C-reactive protein, procalcitonin, and presepsin have limitations in their ability to distinguish (serious) bacterial infections from other etiologies of fever. Furthermore, rapid antigen detection tests and guidelines aimed at guiding antibiotic prescriptions for children have not consistently reduced unnecessary antibiotic use. To improve antibiotic prescribing practices, potential strategies include the utilization of decision support tools, audit and feedback, establishing follow-up procedures, implementing safety netting systems, and delivering comprehensive training and supervision. Notably, host genome signatures have also gained attention for their potential to facilitate rapid and precise diagnoses of inflammatory syndromes. Standardized metrics are crucial for evaluating antimicrobial use within pediatric healthcare settings, enabling the establishment of benchmarks for assessing antibiotic utilization, quality enhancement initiatives, and research endeavors. Full article
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