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- Title
A Retrospective Report on Simple Febrile Seizure Management in a Pediatric Emergency Department.
- Authors
VanDerhoef, Katlin F.; Bergmann, Kelly; Kaila, Rahul; Shanley, Ryan; Louie, Jeffrey P.
- Abstract
Objective: To determine whether pediatric emergency medicine physicians are compliant with the 9-year-old simple febrile seizure guideline created by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Methods: A retrospective chart review of patients, ages 6 to 60 months, who presented to the emergency department between May 2011 and December 2019. Key variables abstracted were urine, blood, nasal viral swab, and radiographic results. Results: The retrospective cohort of 285 children met inclusion criteria. Among 285 children, 342 studies were performed with a median of 1.2 studies per patient. There were 77 urine cultures obtained with 6 bacterial pathogens. Nasal viral swabs were performed on 65 children with 9 positive results. Blood cultures were obtained for 28 children and none were positive. Chest radiographs were performed on 37 children with 4 showing pneumonia. Conclusion: The study results reflect areas of opportunity to update guidelines with a focus to consider obtaining urine studies, viral sampling, and chest x-rays.
- Subjects
MEDICAL protocols; BLOOD; PNEUMONIA; RESEARCH funding; HOSPITAL emergency services; RETROSPECTIVE studies; CHEST X rays; PEDIATRICS; AMERICAN Academy of Pediatrics; CELL culture; MEDICAL records; ACQUISITION of data; URINALYSIS; FEBRILE seizures
- Publication
Clinical Pediatrics, 2024, Vol 63, Issue 6, p764
- ISSN
0009-9228
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/00099228231188607