Pediatrics

Innovation and discoveries from the most advanced children’s hospital in the region

Antipsychotic Raises Respiratory-Death Risk in Young Adults

A 2023 study finds a dose-dependent association between chlorpromazine equivalents and death in non-psychotic young adults.

Genetic Counselors Optimize Benefits of Prenatal Screening

Genetic counselors and physicians in maternal-fetal medicine stay abreast of fast-moving advances in DNA screening.

Suture-free Closure Reduces Risk in Gastroschisis

Closure technique helps keep antibiotic usage selective and short-term, especially in simple cases.

Questionable Value of Fungal Disease Test

Study exposes low utility of sinus CT, the most common test given to febrile neutropenic pediatric patients with cancer.

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Unraveling Nuances in SAMD9-related Pediatric Myelodysplasia

Researchers study the impact of SAMD9 overexpression and mechanisms leading to bone marrow failure.

Steps to Timely Assessment of Musculoskeletal Infections

Four-point strategy reduces risk of multiorgan involvement.

Teleburn Consult Proves Merit for Minor Injuries

New findings demonstrate that teleburn-facilitated patient outcomes are equivalent to in-person care by a burn specialist.

Filling Gaps in Disability Health Care

A one-of-a-kind elective course aims to improve the quality of care for people with disabilities.

A doctor wearing scrubs and blue gloves chooses an instrument from a surgical instrument table.

Tactics for Targeting Surgical-Site Infections

Vanderbilt experts weigh in on the effectiveness of polyhexanide for the prevention of SSIs after laparotomy.

A young girl of African descent is indoors in a hospital room. She has cancer. She is lying in bed with her teddy bear while hooked up to an IV. She is looking at the camera.

Strategy Trims Antibiotic Use in Pediatric Cancer Patients

Risk-prediction models inform antibiotic use in non-neutropenic patients – and now a new cancer population.