Treatment of preschool children presenting to the emergency department with wheeze with azithromycin: A placebo-controlled randomized trial.

Background: Antibiotics are frequently used to treat wheezing children. Macrolides may be effective in treating bronchiolitis and asthma.

Method: We completed a prospective, double-blinded, randomized placebo-control trial of azithromycin among pre-school children (12 to 60 months of age) presenting to the emergency department with wheeze.

Parental experiences and preferences as participants in pediatric research conducted in the emergency department.

Objective: To determine parental experiences and preferences regarding the conduct of pediatric research in an emergency department (ED) setting.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study of parents of children ages 0 - 14 years who visited the ED of a tertiary care children's hospital. Parents completed a Web-based survey designed to assess perceptions regarding: 1) background/training of research personnel, 2) location and timing of research discussions, and 3) factors influencing their consent/refusal decision.

Reported practice variation in pediatric pain management: a survey of Canadian pediatric emergency physicians.

Objectives: To describe pediatric emergency medicine (PEM) physicians' reported pain management practices across Canada and explore factors that facilitate or hinder pain management.

Methods: This study was a prospective survey of Canadian pediatric emergency physicians. The Pediatric Emergency Research Canada physician database was used to identify participants, and a modified Dillman's Total Design Survey Method was used for recruitment.