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| Dennis ScolnikSummaryAffiliation: The Hospital for Sick Children Country: Canada Publications
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Pagers in a busy paediatric emergency waiting room: A randomized controlled trialDennis Scolnik
Divisions of Emergency Services, The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
Paediatr Child Health 8:422-6. 2003..To test whether the distribution of pagers to waiting families in a paediatric emergency department (ED) increases satisfaction with the visit...
Comparison of oral versus normal and high-dose rectal acetaminophen in the treatment of febrile childrenDennis Scolnik
Division of Emergency Services, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Pediatrics 110:553-6. 2002..To compare the defervescent effect of high-dose rectal suppository acetaminophen with the recommended oral and rectal dosages and to evaluate acceptability of rectal acetaminophen...- 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... - Sulfonylurea intoxication at a tertiary care paediatric hospitalMiguel Glatstein
Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Canada
Can J Clin Pharmacol 17:e51-6. 2010..Although the administration of octreotide is considered effective in patients that remain hypoglycaemic despite glucose administration, experience in children is limited... - The effect of a short tutorial on the incidence of prescribing errors in pediatric emergency careEran Kozer
Division of Emergency Services, Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Can J Clin Pharmacol 13:e285-91. 2006..In the paediatric emergency department (ED) trainees are more likely to commit prescribing errors... 
Can an evidence-based guideline reminder card improve asthma management in the emergency department?Teresa To
The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Respir Med 104:1263-70. 2010..This study was conducted to examine whether asthma management in the pediatric emergency department (ED) was improved through the use of an evidence-based acute asthma care guideline reminder card...- Underdosing of acetaminophen by parents and emergency department utilizationRan D Goldman
Pediatric Research in Emergency Therapeutics Program PRETx, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Pediatr Emerg Care 20:89-93. 2004.... - Timing and utility of ultrasound in diarrhea-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome: 7-year experience of a large tertiary care hospitalMiguel Glatstein
Department of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Clin Pediatr (Phila) 49:418-21. 2010..Evidence of increased renal echogenicity in a patient with bloody diarrhea could aid in early recognition of HUS when other diagnoses such as intussusceptions are being entertained, potentially allowing early intervention... - Risk factors for repeat adverse asthma events in children after visiting an emergency departmentTeresa To
Child Health Evaluative Sciences, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Ambul Pediatr 8:281-7. 2008..The aim of this study was to identify risk factors for long-term adverse outcomes in children with asthma after visiting the emergency department (ED)... - Sudden-onset tachypnea and confusion in a previously healthy teenagerMiguel Glatstein
Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Ther Drug Monit 32:700-3. 2010..Timely management can obviate the need for dialysis. Published cases of acetylsalicylic acid intoxication are reviewed... - Using a preprinted order sheet to reduce prescription errors in a pediatric emergency department: a randomized, controlled trialEran Kozer
Emergency Services, The Hospital for Sick Children, Department of Pediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Pediatrics 116:1299-302. 2005..The objective of this study was to determine whether the use of a structured order sheet reduces the incidence of medication errors in a pediatric ED... - The effect of detection approaches on the reported incidence of tenfold errorsEran Kozer
Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Drug Saf 29:169-74. 2006..Tenfold errors in calculation of paediatric drug doses are often life threatening. The magnitude and characteristics of this phenomenon have not been fully described... - Short report: parental knowledge of rectal acetaminophenRan D Goldman
Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Ontario
Can Fam Physician 48:1505-6. 2002 - Practice variations in the treatment of febrile infants among pediatric emergency physiciansRan D Goldman
Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, British Columbia Children s Hospital, Vancouver, Canada
Pediatrics 124:439-45. 2009.... - Words used by children and their primary caregivers for private body parts and functionsDennis Scolnik
Division of Emergency Services, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont
CMAJ 169:1275-9. 2003..INTERPRETATION: Given the variety of slang words used by children and their caregivers to describe private parts and functions, the meaning of the words should be clarified during history taking... - Antipyretic efficacy and safety of ibuprofen and acetaminophen in childrenRan D Goldman
Pediatric Emergency Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Ann Pharmacother 38:146-50. 2004..To evaluate the antipyretic effects and safety of ibuprofen compared with acetaminophen in febrile children... - 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... - Use of physostigmine for hallucinogenic plant poisoning in a teenager: case report and review of the literatureMiguel Marcelo Glatstein
Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Am J Ther 19:384-8. 2012..The use of physostigmine can help in both the diagnosis and management of patients intoxicated with these substances... - Benchmarking pain outcomes for children with sickle cell disease hospitalized in a tertiary referral pediatric hospitalAbi Vijenthira
Child Health Evaluative Sciences, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Pain Res Manag 17:291-6. 2012..Painful vaso-occlusive crisis (VOC) is the most common reason for hospitalization in children with sickle cell disease... - Hypoglycemia in a healthy toddlerMiguel Glatstein
Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Ther Drug Monit 31:173-7. 2009..We stress the need to consider potential child abuse or neglect in a hypoglycaemic patient with sulphonylurea-using caregivers... - Utility of antiepileptic drug monitoring in the pediatric emergency departmentEran Kozer
Division of Emergency Services, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Ther Drug Monit 25:17-21. 2003..1%) patients. In the pediatric ED, abnormal AED levels do not correlate with clinical management. Before ordering tests, physicians should consider whether their results would alter patient treatment... - International medical evacuation in children: a primary care pediatric clinic's 3-year experienceMiguel Glatstein
Department of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Aviat Space Environ Med 82:133-6. 2011..The aim of this study is to describe the injuries and diseases that required evacuation of children from our clinics in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi to tertiary critical care hospitals over a 3-yr period... - Variables associated with medication errors in pediatric emergency medicineEran Kozer
Division of Emergency Services, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Pediatrics 110:737-42. 2002..The objective of this study was to describe the incidence and type of drug errors in a pediatric ED and determine factors associated with risk of errors...