Impact of a Standardized Clinical Pathway for Suspected and Confirmed Ileocolic Intussusception.

Introduction: Clinical pathways for specific diagnoses may improve patient outcomes, decrease resource utilization, and diminish costs. This study examines the impact of a clinical pathway for emergency department (ED) care of suspected and confirmed pediatric ileocolic intussusception.

Methods: Our multidisciplinary team designed an intussusception clinical pathway and implemented it in a tertiary children's hospital ED in October 2016.

Unusual ultrasound appearance of small bowel intussusception and secondary bowel obstruction in a child with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome.

Small bowel intussusception (SBI) in pediatric patients resolves spontaneously in the majority of cases. Pathologic small bowel intussusception with a lead point is rare in children. Ultrasound (US) is the preferred initial imaging study for the diagnosis of intussusception.

Factors associated with 30-day unplanned pediatric surgical readmission.

Background: Unplanned readmissions are costly to family satisfaction and negatively associated with quality of care. We hypothesized that patient, operative, and hospital factors would be associated with pediatric readmission.

Methods: All patients with an inpatient operation from 10/1/2008 to 7/28/2014 at a freestanding children's hospital were included.

Pediatric magnet ingestions: the dark side of the force.

Background: Pediatric magnet ingestions are increasing. Commercial availability of rare-earth magnets poses a serious health risk. This study defines incidence, characteristics, and management of ingestions over time.

Too attractive: the growing problem of magnet ingestions in children.

Background: Small, powerful magnets are increasingly available in toys and other products and pose a health risk. Small spherical neodymium magnets marketed since 2008 are of particular concern.

Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the incidence, characteristics, and management of single and multiple-magnet ingestions over time.