Determinants of urinary catheter removal practices in the pediatric intensive care unit: A survey.

Background: Prolonged use of indwelling catheters is associated with hospital-acquired urinary tract infections (UTIs). Literature is scarce about the factors influencing urinary catheter removal and maintenance in children. This study aims to describe the determinants of urinary catheter removal in pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) patients.

Achieving meaningful use of health information technology: a guide for physicians to the EHR incentive programs.

Over 30,000 clinicians have already qualified to receive initial incentive payments for the meaningful use of electronic health records (EHRs) through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) EHR Incentive Programs. However, 2012 is the final year to receive maximum incentive payments, and many physicians still have questions regarding meaningful use objectives and how to register for, report, and attest to meaningful use. We provide herein an overview of the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs and guide physicians in the process of how to demonstrate meaningful use of health information technology.

Severe amiodarone-induced hypothyroidism in an infant.

Objective: To report a case of postnatal, postoperative amiodarone-induced hypothyroidism in an infant with a congenital heart defect.

Design: Case report and literature review.

Setting: Pediatric intensive care unit at a freestanding tertiary care children's hospital.