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Minimally Invasive Technique Improves Treatment for Esophageal Atresia
In babies born with long-gap esophageal atresia (Type A EA), the esophagus has formed incompletely, leaving a space of 3 cm or more between the proximal and distal segments. The customary treatment...
View ArticleDevice Monitors Activities in Kids with Broken Bones
When forearm reduction and casting is performed, a blind waiting game ensues. The surgeon, standing on the far side of the healing continuum, is hoping the alignment is maintained, resulting in a...
View ArticleStudy Suggests Shorter Antibiotic Course for Children with Neurological...
Hospitalized children with high-intensity neurologic impairments undergo fewer readmissions for urinary tract infections when given an abbreviated course of intravenous antibiotics rather than...
View ArticleMinding Alerts to Long QT Syndrome Reduces Stillbirth
Abnormalities in fetal heart rate and rhythm complicate a small minority of pregnancies, but they can lead to fetal distress, prematurity and even stillbirth. Many of these complications are related...
View ArticleNovel Trial Seeks Options for Neurology Patients
The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded $13 million to Vanderbilt University Medical Center for a clinical trial of three drugs being repurposed to treat children with Rett Syndrome. The drugs –...
View ArticleSleeping Styles for Babies Vary, Despite Parent Knowledge
Physicians at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt are seeking ways to prevent sudden unexpected infant death (SUID), which remains a leading cause of mortality for U.S. infants under...
View ArticleMedical Costs Strikingly High for Children Injured by Guns
Health care costs are far higher for children suffering nonfatal firearm wounds when compared to their non-injured peers, even when the victim’s initial hospitalization is excluded from the tally, a...
View ArticleDual Approach to Intermittent Exotropia
Results of both three-year and eight-year analyses comparing outcomes of two different surgical treatment methods for childhood intermittent exotropia show no significant advantages to either...
View ArticleStrategy Trims Antibiotic Use in Pediatric Cancer Patients
Pediatric oncologist Adam Esbenshade, M.D., M.S.C.I., and team at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt have significantly trimmed the use of antibiotics for pediatric oncology patients...
View ArticleTactics for Targeting Surgical-Site Infections
Surgical-site infections (SSIs) are common after open abdominal surgery – to the extent that many surgeons provide wound irrigation with antiseptic solutions during surgery. However, the field’s best...
View ArticleFilling Gaps in Disability Health Care
Despite advances in disability health care and education, many physicians remain unaware of the latest developments and best practices for this population. Recognizing the gap, three physicians from...
View ArticleTeleburn Consult Proves Merit for Minor Injuries
A teleburn system offers providers the option to send photos electronically to a burn specialist when the injury occurs far from a regional burn center, yet few studies have compared outcomes between...
View ArticleSteps to Timely Assessment of Musculoskeletal Infections
When a child is suspected of having a musculoskeletal infection, care team members must quickly address four key issues that will direct treatment, including one on the question of severity. Focusing...
View ArticleUnraveling Nuances in SAMD9-related Pediatric Myelodysplasia
Germline mutations in SAMD9 often cause bone marrow abnormalities such as myelodysplasia (MDS), but also severe multisystem syndromes. One such syndrome, called MIRAGE, involves five conditions: MDS,...
View ArticleQuestionable Value of Fungal Disease Test
Children with cancer, particularly those who have undergone hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT), are highly susceptible to bacterial and fungal infection and may develop prolonged febrile...
View ArticleSuture-free Closure Reduces Risk in Gastroschisis
Abdominal repairs completed without sutures lower the risk of infections in newborns, and thus the need for antibiotics, a recent review in Surgical Infections has shown. The retrospective review of...
View ArticleGenetic Counselors Optimize Benefits of Prenatal Screening
Genetic screening can provide valuable information for patients during pregnancy, but a new publication advises caution when ordering new tests – and the importance of counseling before and after...
View ArticleAntipsychotic Raises Respiratory-Death Risk in Young Adults
A team of researchers led by epidemiologists and health policy experts at Vanderbilt University Medical Center found an increased risk of sudden death for patients ages 18 to 24 taking...
View ArticlePediatricians Urge Preparedness for Mass Casualties
When a mass casualty occurs, requirements for a robust response can quickly overstress the standard infrastructure and capabilities of any health care system. In urban areas, a crisis may pose...
View ArticleNovel Presentation Blurs Signs of Nephrotic Syndrome
At Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, pediatric endocrinologist Jennifer Kelley, M.D., and pediatric nephrologist Tracy (Tray) Hunley, M.D., encountered a novel case which evolved to...
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