Percutaneous cecostomy: 25-year two institution experience.

Background: Reports of technical success, adverse events, and long-term outcome of percutaneous cecostomy in children are limited.

Objective: To characterize technical success, 30-day severe adverse events, and long-term outcome of percutaneous cecostomy at two centers.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective review of hospital course and long-term follow-up (through May 2022) of percutaneous cecostomy tubes placed May 1997 to August 2011 at two children's hospitals was used.

Spatio-temporal patterns of tick-borne disease diagnoses in Indiana, USA (2009-2018).

Aims: Although tick-borne disease (TBD) incidence has increased in the United States (U.S.) in the past decade, new evidence suggests that notifiable diseases surveillance records may not accurately reflect the true magnitude of TBD diagnoses.

Factors for which radiology residents choose fellowship.

Purpose: The objective of this study is to assess factors that influence radiology residents' decision to pursue fellowship. Historically a large majority of Diagnostic Radiology (DR) residents have pursued fellowship, but with changes in the job market and the Covid-19 pandemic, this study analyzes the current trends associated with radiology fellowship choice.

Materials And Methods: An anonymous 28-question survey was constructed based on literature review and pilot feedback from university radiology residents.

Review of the demographic and educational profiles of abdominal imaging fellowship program directors in the United States.

Purpose: To evaluate demographics, academic backgrounds, and scholarly activities of Program Directors (PDs) in Abdominal Imaging Fellowships in the United States (US), emphasizing gender representation, international origins, and academic milestones.

Methods: A list of Fellowships in Abdominal Imaging programs in the US was obtained from the Society of Abdominal Radiology. The search was expanded using the Fellowship and Residency Electronic Interactive Database.

Establishing a pediatric interventional radiology inpatient consult service.

Objective: To delineate pediatric interventional radiology (IR) inpatient consult growth and resulting collections after implementation of a pediatric IR consult service.

Methods: An inpatient IR consult process was created at a single academic children's hospital in October 2019. IR consult note templates were created in Epic (Epic Systems Corporation, Verona, Wisconsin) and utilized by 4 IR physicians.

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Respiratory Illness Admissions at a Single Academic Institution in Arkansas.

Background: The first reported COVID-19 case in Arkansas was on 11 March 2020, two months after the first reported case in the United States. We sought to analyze rates of respiratory illness and influenza tests during the 2019/2020 influenza season compared to pre-pandemic years to assess whether there were higher rates of respiratory illness than expected, which may suggest undiagnosed COVID-19 cases.

Methods: Using data collected from the data warehouse of the largest hospital in Arkansas, ICD-9 and ICD-10 codes related to respiratory illness were identified for 1 October to 1 May 2017-2020.

Viral infection and allergy status impact severity of asthma symptoms in children with asthma exacerbations.

Background: Although viral infection is known to be associated with asthma exacerbations, prior research has not identified reliable predictors of acute symptom severity in virus-related asthma exacerbations (VRAEs).

Objective: To determine the effect of asthma control and viral infection on the severity of current illness and evaluate biomarkers related to acute symptoms during asthma exacerbations.

Methods: We prospectively enrolled 120 children with physician-diagnosed asthma and current wheezing who presented to Arkansas Children's Hospital emergency department.