Pediatric Frontal Bone and Sinus Fractures: Cause, Characteristics, and a Treatment Algorithm.

Background: The purpose of this study was to assess the incidence, cause, characteristics, presentation, and management of pediatric frontal bone fractures.

Methods: A retrospective cohort review was performed on all patients younger than 15 years with frontal fractures that presented to a single institution from 1998 to 2010. Charts and computed tomographic images were reviewed, and frontal bone fractures were classified into three types based on anatomical fracture characteristics.

Diagnostic yield of MRI for pediatric hearing loss: a systematic review.

Objective: To perform a systematic review to analyze the diagnostic yield of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for pediatric hearing loss, including comparison to computed tomography (CT) and subgroup evaluation according to impairment severity and specific diagnostic findings (cochlear anomalies, enlarged vestibular aqueduct, cochlear nerve abnormalities, and brain findings).

Data Sources: Pubmed, EMBASE, and the Cochrane library were assessed from their inception through December 2013. Manual searches were also performed, and topic experts were contacted.

Seasonal variation in family member perceptions of physician competence in the intensive care unit: findings from one academic medical center.

Purpose: Researchers have found mixed results about the risk to patient safety in July, when newly minted physicians enter U.S. hospitals to begin their clinical training, the so-called "July effect.

Diagnostic yield of computed tomography scan for pediatric hearing loss: a systematic review.

Background: Computed tomography (CT) has been used in the assessment of pediatric hearing loss, but concern regarding radiation risk and increased utilization of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have prompted us toward a more quantitative and sophisticated understanding of CT's potential diagnostic yield.

Objective: To perform a systematic review to analyze the diagnostic yield of CT for pediatric hearing loss, including subgroup evaluation according to impairment severity and laterality, as well as the specific findings of enlarged vestibular aqueduct and narrow cochlear nerve canal.

Data Sources: PubMed, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library were assessed from the date of their inception to December 2013.

Risk of malignancy associated with head and neck CT in children: a systematic review.

Objective: To perform a systematic review to evaluate the risk of malignancy associated with computed tomography (CT) of the head and/or neck in infants, children, and adolescents.

Data Sources: Pubmed, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library were assessed from the date of their inception to January 2014. Additionally, manual searches of bibliographies were performed and topic experts were contacted.

Ketorolac does not increase perioperative bleeding: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Background: Postoperative pain control is essential for optimal patient outcomes. Ketorolac is an attractive alternative for achieving pain control postoperatively, but concerns over postoperative bleeding have limited its use.

Methods: Computer searches of the MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library databases were performed.