The Role of Serial Radiographs in the Management of Pediatric Torus Fractures

Article Abstract:

Follow up studies of children's torus fractures using x-rays after the cast is removed seem to be medically unnecessary and economically wasteful. Torus fractures are the result of impact compressing the bone and creating a fracture on the opposite side. The bone is not displaced, therefore the is no requirement for setting, and a cast put on for three to four weeks allows uniform healing without any complication. The seven New England regional directors of pediatric orthopedic surgery programs agreed unanimously that post-cast x-rays are a waste of both the physicians' limited time and the hospital's limited equipment and budget.

Care and treatment, Pediatric injuries, Fractures (Injuries), Radiography, Fractures in children

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Efficacy of Auralgan for treating ear pain in children with acute otitis media

Article Abstract:

Auralgan eardrops may provide some pain relief to children with acute middle ear infections. Auralgan contains pain-reducing medication dissolved in glycerin. Researchers gave 54 children acetaminophen, then treated them with either Auralgan drops or an oil placebo. Thirty minutes after receiving eardrops, 78% of children treated with Auralgan reported half as much pain, compared to 56% of those treated with placebo. Some reported rapid pain relief after Auralgan or placebo. Auralgan may provide faster relief than oral medication in some children with painful ear infections.

Evaluation, Product/Service Evaluation, Auralgan (Medication)

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Therapy for Acute Otitis Media: Preference of Parents for Oral or Parenteral Antibiotic

Article Abstract:

Most parents prefer a single, intramuscular injection of antibiotics for the treatment of an ear infection in children called otitis media. Researchers randomly assigned 648 children with otitis media to receive a single intramuscular injection of antibiotics or oral therapy for 10 days. Eighty-five percent of the parents preferred the injection. The injection appeared to be as effective as 10-day treatment since there were no differences in school absences, parental absence from work, or loss of sleep in the children.

Statistical Data Included, Antibiotics, Public opinion, Dosage and administration, Injections, Intramuscular, Intramuscular injections

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