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Sudden unexpected infant death often results from unsafe sleep environments and is the leading cause of postneonatal mortality in the United States. Standardization of infant sleep environment education has been revealed to impact such deaths. This standardized approach is similar to safety prevention bundles typically used to monitor and improve h...
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Poor opioid stewardship contributes to opioid misuse and adverse health outcomes. We sought to decrease opioid prescriptions in children 0 to 18 years treated for pain after fractures and cutaneous abscess drainage from 13.5% to 8%. Our secondary aims were to reduce opioid prescriptions written for >3 days from 41% to 10%, eliminate codeine prescri...
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Racism and sexism that manifest as microaggressions are commonly experienced by members of minoritized groups. These actions and comments erode their subjects' vitality and sense of belonging. Individuals from minoritized groups are often left in a quandary, weighing the potential benefits and risks of addressing the comments. Placing the burden to...
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To examine the impact of cumulative adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on a child's foster care placement stability in Kansas. Secondary data analysis was conducted by using a purposive cohort sample of 2998 children, from 6 to 18 years old, in Kansas's foster care system between October 2015 and July 2019. Multivariate hierarchical logistic regr...
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Our goal with this initiative was to reduce discharge opioid prescriptions while maintaining optimal pain management through the use of standardized pain prescribing guidelines for pediatric patients after orthopedic surgical procedures. Through analysis of established yet inconsistent prescribing practices, we created a 4-tiered guideline for pedi...
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The objective of the current study is to evaluate the temporal trends in the prevalence of cigarette and electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) advertisement exposure by venue and sociodemographic correlates among US adolescents from 2012 to 2020. We conducted a serial cross-sectional analysis of nationally representative samples of middle and high sch...
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Medication administration errors that take place in the home are common, especially when liquid preparations are used and complex medication schedules with multiple medications are involved; children with chronic conditions are disproportionately affected. Parents and other caregivers with low health literacy and/or limited English proficiency are ...
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Acute otitis media (AOM) is the most frequent reason for children to be prescribed antimicrobial treatment. Surfactants are naturally occurring substances that may restore the eustachian tube's function and potentially enhance resolution of AOM. This was a phase 2a, single-center, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, parallel group clinica...
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