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A recent analysis of our multimodal pain management protocol found that emphasizing a transition in perioperative pain management toward non-opioid multimodal regimens utilizing NSAIDs for common urological reconstructive procedures is not only feasible and safe but also may confer an advantage over the use of opiates.
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At CHOP’s COVID-19 vaccine clinic, non-affiliated healthcare workers say the vaccine will help them stay heathy so they can continue to care for their patients.
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Watch this video to learn why children get fevers and when to call the doctor.
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Bronchiolitis is often treated with albuterol, but studies show that this is no longer effective. CHOP implemented an initiative to reduce albuterol use.
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When clinicians in CHOP’s ED found that patients were sometimes waiting more than an hour for pain relief — too long by CHOP’s standards — they addressed the issue by implementing a quality improvement project.
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The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia implemented an outpatient antimicrobial stewardship program in its primary care network to combat the growing antibiotic resistance crisis.
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Can children head home just a few days after major spine surgery, with their pain under control? Healthcare providers at CHOP changed their method of care to make it possible for their adolescent patients.
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By identifying babies at low risk of serious bacterial infection, a quality improvement team at CHOP safely reduced the use of lumbar puncture in infants being evaluated for fever.