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| Suzanne SchuhSummaryAffiliation: The Hospital for Sick Children Country: Canada Publications
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Practice patterns in asthma discharge pharmacotherapy in pediatric emergency departments: a pediatric emergency research Canada studySuzanne Schuh
Department of Emergency Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Acad Emerg Med 19:E1019-26. 2012..The objective was to examine utilization of β2 agonists via metered dose inhalers with oral and inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) at discharge in children with acute asthma...- Magnesium use in asthma pharmacotherapy: a Pediatric Emergency Research Canada studySuzanne Schuh
Division of Paediatric Emergency Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
Pediatrics 129:852-9. 2012.... - Can montelukast shorten prednisolone therapy in children with mild to moderate acute asthma? A randomized controlled trialSuzanne Schuh
Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Pediatr 155:795-800. 2009..To examine whether outpatient post-stabilization therapy with montelukast produces more treatment failures than prednisolone... - A single versus multiple doses of dexamethasone in infants wheezing for the first timeSuzanne Schuh
Pediatric Emergency Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
Pediatr Pulmonol 43:844-50. 2008..Optimal duration of corticosteroid therapy in this scenario is unknown. This study compared efficacy of multiple administrations and a single dose of dexamethasone in bronchiolitis... - Update on management of bronchiolitisSuzanne Schuh
Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Canada
Curr Opin Pediatr 23:110-4. 2011..This review will summarize bronchiolitis therapy in view of this recent evidence... - North American practice patterns of intravenous magnesium therapy in severe acute asthma in childrenSuzanne Schuh
The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Acad Emerg Med 17:1189-96. 2010.... - Predictors of major intervention in infants with bronchiolitisMelissa J Parker
Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Pediatr Pulmonol 44:358-63. 2009..We sought to identify predictors of the major medical intervention (MMI) in infants with bronchiolitis in the Emergency Department (ED) to recognize those in need of hospitalization versus the candidates for discharge... 
Evaluation of the utility of radiography in acute bronchiolitisSuzanne Schuh
Division of Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Pediatr 150:429-33. 2007....- High-dose inhaled fluticasone does not replace oral prednisolone in children with mild to moderate acute asthmaSuzanne Schuh
Division of Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Ave, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1X8
Pediatrics 118:644-50. 2006..Inhaled corticosteroids are not as effective as oral corticosteroids in school-aged children with severe acute asthma. It is uncertain how inhaled corticosteroids compare with oral corticosteroids in mild to moderate exacerbations... 
Rapid versus standard intravenous rehydration in paediatric gastroenteritis: pragmatic blinded randomised clinical trialStephen B Freedman
Division of Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
BMJ 343:d6976. 2011..To determine if rapid rather than standard intravenous rehydration results in improved hydration and clinical outcomes when administered to children with gastroenteritis...- Delayed identification of pediatric abuse-related fracturesNisanthini Ravichandiran
Division of aPediatric Emergency Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Pediatrics 125:60-6. 2010..A secondary objective was to determine clinical predictors that are associated with unrecognized abuse... - Oxygen saturation as a predictor of prolonged, frequent bronchodilator therapy in children with acute asthmaSanjay V Mehta
Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Canada
J Pediatr 145:641-5. 2004..The likelihood ratios for FBT >12 hours decreased from 9.8 for SaO2 of < or =89% to 3.5 for SaO2 of 90% to 91%. CONCLUSIONS: SaO2 is a useful predictor of FBT >4 hours if it is < or =91% and of FBT >12 hours if it is < or =89%... - Clinical outcomes in obese and normal-weight children undergoing ultrasound for suspected appendicitisChristopher Sulowski
Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Acad Emerg Med 18:167-73. 2011..However, the effect of this association on clinical outcomes in the obese population is unknown... - Pediatric emergency physician opinions on ankle radiograph clinical decision rulesKathy Boutis
Department of Pediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Acad Emerg Med 17:709-17. 2010.... - Prospective assessment of practice pattern variations in the treatment of pediatric gastroenteritisStephen B Freedman
Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Pediatrics 127:e287-95. 2011.... - Assessing the palatability of oral rehydration solutions in school-aged children: a randomized crossover trialStephen B Freedman
The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, 555 University Ave, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, Canada
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 164:696-702. 2010..To compare the palatability of 3 oral rehydration solutions... - Efficacy of oral dexamethasone in outpatients with acute bronchiolitisSuzanne Schuh
Divisions of Emergency, Respiratory Medicine, and Paediatric Medicine, the Paediatric Outcomes Research Team and Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, and the Department of Pediatrics, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Pediatr 140:27-32. 2002..75). CONCLUSION: Outpatients with moderate-to-severe acute bronchiolitis derive significant clinical and hospitalization benefit from oral dexamethasone treatment in the initial 4 hours of therapy... - The impact of SARS on a tertiary care pediatric emergency departmentKathy Boutis
Division of Emergency Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
CMAJ 171:1353-8. 2004.... - Controlled delivery of high vs low humidity vs mist therapy for croup in emergency departments: a randomized controlled trialDennis Scolnik
Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, and University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
JAMA 295:1274-80. 2006..Although humidity using the traditional blow-by technique is similar to room air and no water droplets reach the nasopharynx, particles sized for laryngeal deposition (5-10 microm) could be beneficial... - Testing of nebulizers for delivering magnesium sulfate to pediatric asthma patients in the emergency departmentAllan L Coates
Department of Physiology and Experimental Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Respir Care 56:314-8. 2011..In preparation for a multicenter study of inhaled MgSO(4) in asthmatic children 2-17 years old, we conducted an in vitro study to choose the best MgSO(4) nebulizer system that would be effective over the entire age range... - A randomized, controlled trial of a removable brace versus casting in children with low-risk ankle fracturesKathy Boutis
Division of Emergency Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Ave, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1X8
Pediatrics 119:e1256-63. 2007.... - Predictors of non-diagnostic ultrasound scanning in children with suspected appendicitisSuzanne Schuh
Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Pediatr 158:112-8. 2011..To determine predictors of diagnostically inaccurate ultrasound scanning for suspected appendicitis... - A cost effectiveness analysis of omitting radiography in diagnosis of acute bronchiolitisJean Hai Ein Yong
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Pediatr Pulmonol 44:122-7. 2009..To carry out a cost-effectiveness analysis of omitting chest radiography in the diagnosis of infant bronchiolitis... - Natural history of pandemic H1N1 2009 influenza infection in healthy pediatric outpatientsMichael Hawkes
Divisions of Infectious Diseases, Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Department of Paediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
Acad Pediatr 11:66-74. 2011.... - Comparison of the temporal artery and rectal thermometry in children in the emergency departmentSuzanne Schuh
Division of Emergency Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
Pediatr Emerg Care 20:736-41. 2004..Agreements were analyzed by the Bland Altman plots. Temperature cutoff to detect rectal fever > or =38.0 degrees C and > or =38.3 degrees C with sensitivities of > or =90% and > or =95%, respectively, was determined for the TAPM... - Health care provider and caregiver preferences regarding nasogastric and intravenous rehydrationStephen B Freedman
Divisions of aPediatric Emergency Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Pediatrics 130:e1504-11. 2012..Despite evidence supporting its use, nasogastric rehydration is rarely used in North America. We conducted a prospective, cross-sectional, 3-phase study to evaluate current perspectives... - Liposomal lidocaine to improve procedural success rates and reduce procedural pain among children: a randomized controlled trialAnna Taddio
The Department of Pharmacy and the Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont
CMAJ 172:1691-5. 2005..Its routine use for painful cutaneous procedures should be considered whenever feasible... - Patients who leave the pediatric emergency department without being seen: a case-control studyRan D Goldman
Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Ave, Toronto ON M5G 1X8
CMAJ 172:39-43. 2005..We compared children who left without being seen with those who stayed and were seen by a pediatrician, and followed all of the study subjects after they left the ED... - US or CT for Diagnosis of Appendicitis in Children and Adults? A Meta-AnalysisAndrea S Doria
Departments of Diagnostic Imaging, Population Health Sciences, and Paediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
Radiology 241:83-94. 2006..To perform a meta-analysis to evaluate the diagnostic performance of ultrasonography (US) and computed tomography (CT) for the diagnosis of appendicitis in pediatric and adult populations...