Gender and authorship of publications from Pediatric Acute Lung Injury and Sepsis Investigators (PALISI).

Introduction: Pediatric Acute Lung Injury and Sepsis Investigators (PALISI) is a network fostering clinical research to optimize care for critically ill children. We aim to examine the efforts of the PALISI Network to increase gender parity in research, as evidenced by authorship.

Methods: The first and senior authors of all published PALISI articles from 2002 to 2021 were analyzed for gender of presentation.

Infants Admitted to US Intensive Care Units for RSV Infection During the 2022 Seasonal Peak.

Importance: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the leading cause of lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) and infant hospitalization worldwide.

Objective: To evaluate the characteristics and outcomes of RSV-related critical illness in US infants during peak 2022 RSV transmission.

Design, Setting, And Participants: This cross-sectional study used a public health prospective surveillance registry in 39 pediatric hospitals across 27 US states.

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Characteristics and Outcomes in Children and Adolescents With COVID-19 or Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome Admitted to U.S. ICUs.

Objectives: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has been used successfully to support adults with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-related cardiac or respiratory failure refractory to conventional therapies. Comprehensive reports of children and adolescents with SARS-CoV-2-related ECMO support for conditions, including multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) and acute COVID-19, are needed.

Design: Case series of patients from the Overcoming COVID-19 public health surveillance registry.

Factors Associated With COVID-19 Non-vaccination in Adolescents Hospitalized Without COVID-19.

Background: Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine received emergency use authorization for persons ≥ 16 years in December 2020 and for adolescents 12-15 years in May 2021. Despite the clear benefits and favorable safety profile, vaccine uptake in adolescents has been suboptimal. We sought to assess factors associated with COVID-19 non-vaccination in adolescents 12-18 years of age.

Health Impairments in Children and Adolescents After Hospitalization for Acute COVID-19 or MIS-C.

Objectives: To evaluate risk factors for postdischarge sequelae in children and adolescents hospitalized for acute coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) or multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C).

Methods: Multicenter prospective cohort study conducted in 25 United States pediatric hospitals. Patients <21-years-old, hospitalized May 2020 to May 2021 for acute COVID-19 or MIS-C with follow-up 2 to 4 months after admission.

Effectiveness of BNT162b2 Vaccine against Critical Covid-19 in Adolescents.

Background: The increasing incidence of pediatric hospitalizations associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) caused by the B.1.617.

Metabolic acidosis, hypoglycemia, and severe myalgias: an attempt to mask urine drug screen results.

Adolescent use of illicit substances remains a significant problem. In attempts to hide their use of these substances, some are using Internet-recommended methods of masking these drugs on drug screens, potentially exposing the adolescent to severe and possibly dangerous adverse effects. We report a 16-year-old patient who ingested approximately 13 g (twenty-six 500-mg tablets) of niacin during a 48-hour period in an attempt to mask his use of tetrahydrocannabinol on an upcoming drug screen.