Resource Utilization and Cost in Management of Febrile Infants After the 2021 Clinical Guideline

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• Elena Dingle; Jonathan Pelletier; Michael Forbes; Prabi Rajbhandari
PMID: 39821685DOI: https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2024-068028

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This article is about a study on how resources and costs are used to care for infants with fevers after new guidelines were introduced in 2021 by the American Academy of Pediatrics. It describes changes in how doctors manage these cases, focusing on emergency medicine. The study looks at trends and aims to understand if the new guidelines have affected resource use and expenses.

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Focus Area: Everyday Emergency

Audiences: EMS Clinicians; Nurses; Physicians

Emergency Management Stage: Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Keywords: Acyclovir; Cross-Sectional Studies; Emergency Medicine; Fever; Health Resources; Hospitalization; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Pediatrics; Retrospective Studies; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Spinal Puncture

Institutions: Akron Children's Hospital; Northeast Ohio Medical University

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