Table 2 Diagnoses and Interventions seen in the PED for which there is Level II Evidence
From: Treatment in the pediatric emergency department is evidence based: a retrospective analysis
Diagnosis | Intervention | Number of Patients |
|---|---|---|
Ventriculo-Peritoneal shunt malfunction | Ventriculo-Peritoneal shunt revision | 1 |
cast broken | replace cast | 1 |
multiple phalangeal fractures | volar splint hand and f/u with plastics | 1 |
foreign body in foot | removal of foreign body | 2 |
non-displaced supracondylar fracture | backslab and sling | 1 |
non-displaced olecranon fracture | Cast | 1 |
late lateral condyle fracture | open reduction with internal fixation | 1 |
4th & 5th proximal phalangeal fractures | ulnar gutter | 1 |
abscess lower leg | drainage & antibiotics | 1 |
factor nine deficiency | factor nine infusion | 1 |
Wilm's tumour | radical nephrectomy | 1 |