Critically ill children receive fluids for multiple reasons including resuscitation, nutrition, and medications. However, while it is well established that fluid overload [...]

Cardiac arrest (CA) in pediatric cardiac patients remains a major concern, with in-hospital rates posing significant challenges. Despite quality improvement initiatives, [...]

Clinical documentation is an essential aspect of the patient-clinician encounter and serves many purposes. With the increasing use of electronic health records, computeri [...]

This Capstone builds on earlier efforts at OHSU by applying the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s Joy in Work (JiW) framework to strengthen psychological safety and [...]

In this project we sought to evaluate pediatric Emergency Department (ED) patients who fail ward disposition and identify patient-level ED risk factors that might predic [...]

April 2017 issue of the Scribe. The issue features several articles focusing on pediatrics. Contents include: "Honoree Nargess Shadbeh exemplifies compassion for the unde [...]

In an urban community hospital pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) in the Pacific Northwest a multidisciplinary team developed an evidence-based delirium guideline. Thi [...]

(1) Utilize an algorithmic/standardized approach to optimize sedation weaning for all children in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). (2) Decrease incidence of iatr [...]