Update Course 2022 - WHO TO SEND HOME FROM THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT - Justin Huntington, Elizabeth Speck, and Mark Wulkan

Space: Live Event Content Author: we review Published: 2022-09-07

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Topic overview

In this session we review with Drs. Justin Huntington, Elizabeth Speck and Mark Wulkan the latest updates for discharge from the ER. Avoid unnecessary admissions and hospital charges.

Topics and articles discussed:

1. Spontaneous pneumothorax

Changing the Paradigm for Management of Pediatric Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax: A Simple Aspiration Test Predicts Need for Operation

Conservative versus Interventional Treatment for Spontaneous Pneumothorax

2. Asymptomatic spontaneous pneumomediastinum

Are esophagrams indicated in pediatric patients with spontaneous pneumomediastinum?

3. Equivocal US for appendicitis

Cost-Effectiveness of Diagnostic Approaches to Suspected Appendicitis in Children

4. Straddle injuries

Pediatric female genital trauma managed under conscious sedation in the emergency department versus general anesthesia in the operating room- a single center comparison of outcomes and cost

5. Loss of consciousness with negative CT

Admission of Pediatric Concussion Injury Patients: Is It Necessary?

6. Intussusception

Outpatient management of intussusception: a systematic review and meta-analysis

7. Skull fractures

Observation for isolated traumatic skull fractures in the pediatric population: unnecessary and costly

The 10th Annual Pediatric Surgery Update Course was held on August 30, 2022 in Cleveland, Ohio and was livestreamed to a global audience. The full day symposium is designed to give an update each year on the contemporary management of common problems in pediatric surgery. We highlight what's new in pediatric surgery that you need to know!

Intended audience: Healthcare professionals and clinicians.

Categories

Specialty

Anesthesiology General Surgery Pediatric Surgery Trauma Surgery

Disease/Condition

Appendicitis (ICD10: K35)

Diagnostic/Imaging Modality

CT

Care Context

Emergency Operating Room Outpatient

Population

Pediatric

Topic Format

In-depth Reviews Technique Videos/OP Notes Updates Work-up and Treatment

Clinical Task

Diagnosis Imaging Management

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