Unsure about sedating your patient? Ask a Child Life Specialist
To sedate or not to sedate? That is the question you may want to ask Child Life.
Oral caffeine for post lumbar puncture headache
Can you give oral caffeine for a post lumbar puncture headache? Sure! It is cost effective and works.
How to succeed on your next Lumbar Puncture
Lumbar Punctures can be intimidating. They don't have to be. Check out this post from Bryce Carter, a resident at Cincinnati Children's on factors associated with success when performing a LP.
Why we do what we do: Antibiotics for dog bites
We often prescribe prophylactic antibiotics for dog bites. Is there evidence to support this practice?
Reducing pain during incision and drainage of abscesses
Performing incision and drainage on an abscess is painful for the patient. I realize that is as obvious a statement as I could possibly make. I wanted to briefly touch on some of the many interventions that you can use to decrease pain during I&D.
What did we learn today?
Check out these resources that reinforce concepts taught in a recent education session at Cincinnati Childrens.
Reduction of the dislocated finger
Check out a brief video on how to reduce a dislocated finger.
Instead of packing an abscess try a drain
I've recently shared posts on Loop abscess and drainage as well as on the utility and need for packing abscesses. I've concluded, for the time being, that it is likely appropriate to pack abscesses greater than 5cm. But, is there something other than stuffing a bunch of gauze in there that would do the trick as well? The answer, as [...]
Should we really be packing abscesses?
When I was first taught how to drain an abscess I was taught to pack most with ¼ inch gauze. Initially it was iodoform gauze, later just plain old ribbon gauze. As with many things I felt like it worked and had no impetus to change. Recently, I began to reconsider based on a review of the literature and experience at [...]
Incision and loop drainage of cutaneous abscesses: What’s the evidence?
This excellent article comes courtesy of Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center senior resident Landon Krantz, MD - who performed a thorough literature review and wrote a concise, informative review of the titular technique. Subcutaneous abscesses are a common presenting problem in pediatric emergency rooms, and incision and drainage remains the gold standard of treatment. A new technique that is picking [...]
