PEAChY-O: Pharmacological Emergency Management of Agitation in Children and Young People: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Oral Medication

PEAChY-O: Pharmacological Emergency Management of Agitation in Children and Young People: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Oral Medication

Methodology: 3.5/5 Usefulness: 3/5 Bourke EM, et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2025 Jul;86(1):1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2025.01.007.  Question and Methods: In this randomized, open-label, multicentre trial, the authors investigated whether oral olanzapine was more...
Validation of the Hospital for Sick Children Algorithm for Discriminating Bacteremia From Contaminants in Children With a Preliminary Positive Blood Culture

Validation of the Hospital for Sick Children Algorithm for Discriminating Bacteremia From Contaminants in Children With a Preliminary Positive Blood Culture

Methodology: 3.5/5 Usefulness: 2/5 Gravel J, et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2024 Nov;84(5):490-499. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2024.05.005.  Question and Methods: The authors aimed to validate the Sick Kids algorithm for distinguishing bacteremia from contaminants in pediatric...