EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND INPATIENT CLINICAL DECISION TOOLS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF FEBRILE YOUNG INFANTS AMONG TERTIARY PEDIATRIC CENTERS ACROSS CANADA
Burstein B, Gravel J, Aronson P, Neuman M. EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND INPATIENT CLINICAL DECISION TOOLS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF FEBRILE YOUNG INFANTS AMONG TERTIARY PEDIATRIC CENTERS ACROSS CANADA. Paediatrics & Child Health 2018, 23: e7-e8. PMCID: PMC5961157, DOI: 10.1093/pch/pxy054.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical decision toolTertiary pediatric centerCanadian tertiary pediatric centersFebrile young infantsEmergency departmentPediatric centersFebrile infantsInpatient settingClinical pathwayPractice variationYoung infantsOrder setsRespiratory viral testingC-reactive proteinAntibiotic treatment regimensLaboratory reference valuesNormal laboratory reference valuesChi-square testingNew diagnostic testsInter-centre differencesProcalcitonin testingHospital volumeProvider adherenceSurvey response rateTreatment regimens