An Apple iPad a Day Brings the Doctor to You: Virtual Family-Centered Rounds in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate if virtual family-centered rounds (VFCR) in a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) would improve communication without significantly increasing rounding time. An observational study was conducted recording rounding times of patient encounters. Then, in March 2019, English-speaking families were offered the opportunity to round virtually.

Is It Just Water Under the Bridge? An Eight-Day-Old With Late-Onset Group B Streptococcal Infection After Water Birth.

Group B Streptococcus (Streptococcus agalactiae or GBS) infections are known as a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the neonatal population. The role of water birth in colonizing and transmitting GBS between mother and infant is unclear. We present a case of an exclusively breastfed full-term infant, born via water birth, to a GBS-negative woman who developed GBS mastitis.

Orthotopic Heart Transplantation in a Patient With Gitelman Syndrome and Dilated Cardiomyopathy.

Gitelman syndrome (GS) is a rare hereditary tubulopathy affecting the distal tubule leading to significant electrolyte disturbances. Although generally a benign condition, rare associations with arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death have been reported. A paucity of literature exists associating GS with cardiomyopathy.