Pediatrics Archive — Page 23 of 30

July 19, 2022

For young concussion patients, managing visual symptoms crucial

A policy statement from Vanderbilt and other institutions says it’s essential that pediatricians and other clinicians know how to screen, identify and initiate clinical management of visual symptoms after this common childhood injury.

June 8, 2022

Research probes cause of acute flaccid myelitis in children

Research that began at Vanderbilt University Medical Center has found evidence that a viral infection followed by a “robust” immune response is the cause of a polio-like paralyzing illness in children called acute flaccid myelitis (AFM).

June 7, 2022

Pediatric acute care use by ZIP code

Children with complex chronic conditions who live in low opportunity areas utilize more acute care and could benefit from hospital- and community-based interventions aimed at improving child health outcomes.

May 19, 2022

A clue to an adverse drug event in children

Considering metabolic (CYP2D6) enzyme activity score and patient age may aid in determining an individual’s risk for an adverse event with administration of the anti-arrhythmic drug propafenone.

May 10, 2022

Upperman elected president-elect of the Surgical Infection Society

Vanderbilt’s Jeffrey Upperman, MD, surgeon-in-chief of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, has been elected president-elect of the Surgical Infection Society.

May 5, 2022

Williams honored by Society for Hospital Medicine

Vanderbilt’s Derek Williams, MD, has received the 2022 Excellence in Research award from the Society for Hospital Medicine.