Safe Sleep Guideline Adherence in Nationwide Marketing of Infant Cribs and Products.

Background: Sudden infant death syndrome and sleep-related sudden unexpected infant death remain leading causes of infant mortality in the United States despite 4 safe sleep guideline restatements over the previous 24 years. Advertising and retail crib displays often promote infant sleep environments that are counter to the most recent American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) guidelines.

Methods: Magazine advertisements featuring sleep in parenting magazines from 1992, 2010, and 2015 were reviewed for adherence.

Outcomes of children treated with tracheostomy and positive-pressure ventilation at home.

Background: Long-term outcomes for children who survive on tracheostomy and positive-pressure ventilation (TPPV) at home are not well known.

Methods: A retrospective review of 20 years of clinical data at a single institution was performed. Outcome measures included 5-year survival, decannulation rate, and neurocognition.

A course on the transition to adult care of patients with childhood-onset chronic illnesses.

Children with special health care needs born today have a 90% chance of surviving into adulthood, making their transition to adult systems of care an issue that will affect almost all physicians. However, many adult generalists and specialists are not familiar with the management of chronic diseases that begin in childhood. While the public health system has made transition to appropriate adult care a priority, and many specialty organizations have endorsed this concept, there are no published studies addressing how the concept of transition can be taught to medical students or residents.