Lower Regional Pediatric In-hospital Mortality Albeit Racial/ethnic Disparities.

Purpose: Variability in pediatric morbidity and mortality tends to be influenced by several factors including though not limited to social determinants of health, namely health inequity as an exposure function of health disparities. We aimed to assess the cumulative incidence of pediatric mortality, racial/ethnic disparities, and the predisposing factors for the disparities.

Method: The current study retrospectively examined the Nemours/Alfred I.

Effectiveness of Powered Intracapsular Tonsillectomy in Children With Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea.

Importance: Powered intracapsular tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy (PITA) is an increasingly common pediatric procedure. Few studies have examined its effectiveness in children with severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

Objective: To assess the effectiveness of PITA in patients with severe OSA as evidenced by change in polysomnographic parameters.

An unusual mechanism for injury of the anterior cruciate ligament in figure skating.

A 20-year-old competitive figure skater presented with an acute disabling knee injury that occurred in the overhead, non-weight-bearing knee during the performance of a Biellmann spin. Examination and magnetic resonance imaging confirmed the diagnosis of a complete anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear. To our knowledge, no previous cases of acute injury of the ACL sustained during the execution of a Biellmann spin have been reported.