Management of pediatric renal trauma: Results from the American Association for Surgery and Trauma Multi-Institutional Pediatric Acute Renal Trauma Study.

Background: Pediatric renal trauma is rare and lacks sufficient population-specific data to generate evidence-based management guidelines. A nonoperative approach is preferred and has been shown to be safe. However, bleeding risk assessment and management of collecting system injury are not well understood.

Pediatric Cervical Spine Injury Following Blunt Trauma in Children Younger Than 3 Years: The PEDSPINE II Study.

Importance: There is variability in practice and imaging usage to diagnose cervical spine injury (CSI) following blunt trauma in pediatric patients.

Objective: To develop a prediction model to guide imaging usage and to identify trends in imaging and to evaluate the PEDSPINE model.

Design, Setting, And Participants: This cohort study included pediatric patients (<3 years years) following blunt trauma between January 2007 and July 2017.

Injury Pattern and Outcomes Following All-Terrain Vehicle Accidents in Kentucky Children: A Retrospective Study.

Purpose: All-terrain vehicles (ATVs) pose a significant risk for morbidity and mortality amongst children. We hypothesize that current vague legislation regarding helmet use impacts injury patterns and outcomes in pediatric ATV accidents.

Methods: The institutional trauma registry was queried for pediatric patients involved in ATV accidents from 2006 to 2019.

Evaluation of the learning curve for laparoscopic pyloromyotomy.

Background: Laparoscopic pyloromyotomy is the preferred surgical management of hypertrophic pyloric stenosis at most centers. We aimed to analyze the learning curve for laparoscopic pyloromyotomy using the experience of five fellowship-trained pediatric surgeons.

Methods: A retrospective review of consecutive patients undergoing laparoscopic pyloromyotomy was performed.

Reducing Emergency Department Length of Stay in Critically Injured Pediatric Trauma Patients: A Quality Improvement Initiative.

Background: Efficient transfer of adult trauma patients to the intensive care unit (ICU) is associated with decreased emergency department (ED) length of stay (ED LOS) and improved patient outcomes. While well studied in adults, quality improvement (QI) initiatives focused on the rapid transfer of pediatric trauma patients are lacking. We report the effect of institutional system changes directed at expediting the transfer of pediatric trauma patients to the pediatric ICU (PICU).