Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers examined studies on pediatric medical overuse. Ear tube placement and tonsillectomy are among the ...

The American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation published an updated set of guidelines for tympanostomy tube, or ear tube, procedures in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery on ...

A handful of common surgical procedures account for large shares of all opioids dispensed after surgery in children and adults, according to two studies recently published by researchers at the ...

On average, nearly four million annual surgical procedures in the U.S. are completed on pediatric patients. Despite this growing figure, surgical innovation has focused heavily on technologies for ...

(HealthDay News) — Race and procedure type impact 30-day morbidity in pediatric patients undergoing urologic procedures, according to a study published in Pediatrics. David I. Chu, MD, from The ...

A multi-disciplinary team was organized to develop and implement a strategy to improve pediatric pain management. Leadership from the departments of pediatrics, neonatology, obstetrics and gynecology ...

Hospital outpatient departments perform routine procedures and surgeries such as colonoscopies and cataract removals for commercially insured individuals at substantially higher prices than Ambulatory ...

Researchers found that opioid prescriptions for children who underwent one of eight common outpatient surgeries declined over a period of five years. These findings suggest that clinicians are using ...