Widening our Focus: Characterizing Socioeconomic and Racial Disparities in Congenital Heart Disease.

Background: Socioeconomic and racial (SER) disparities among patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) may limit access to high-quality care. We characterized the national SER landscape and its relationship to early outcomes and identified interactions among determinants mitigating adverse outcome.

Methods: The Pediatric Health Information System (PHIS) database was queried for patients (age <26 years) with CHD between 2016 and 2018.

The Impact of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CA-UTI) in Critically Ill Children in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.

 Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CA-UTIs) comprise a significant proportion of hospital-acquired infections. However, the impact of CA-UTIs on important outcome measures, such as length of stay (LOS) and hospital charges, has not been examined in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) setting.  Single-center, retrospective, case-matched, cohort study and financial analysis.