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2019 Update on Pediatric Medical Overuse: A Systematic Review
Nathan M Money1, Alan R Schroeder2, Ricardo A Quinonez1
1Section of Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston.
Pediatric medical overuse is common, leading to unnecessary care and patient harm. This review identifies established and emerging practices for deimplementation to improve pediatric healthcare.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric healthcare research
- Medical overuse analysis
- Evidence-based medicine
Background:
- Medical overuse is prevalent in pediatrics, potentially causing harm and inefficient resource allocation.
- Identifying and addressing overuse is crucial for optimizing patient care and outcomes.
- A systematic review is needed to pinpoint key areas of pediatric medical overuse.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify and analyze significant areas of pediatric medical overuse in 2018.
- To provide clinicians with insights into the balance of harms and benefits of medical practices.
- To guide deimplementation of unnecessary or harmful practices.
Main Methods:
- Conducted a structured literature review using MEDLINE and Embase databases for 2018.
- Searched for terms related to health services misuse, medical overuse, and unnecessary procedures.
- Evaluated 10 selected articles for methodological quality, potential harm, and patient impact.
Main Results:
- Identified established practices like antibiotic prophylaxis for UTIs and routine opioid prescriptions warranting deimplementation.
- Highlighted emerging practices such as postdischarge nurse-led home visits and intensive cardiac screening for athletes.
- Found 10 articles detailing established and emerging pediatric medical overuse issues.
Conclusions:
- Established and emerging medical practices contributing to pediatric overuse require deimplementation.
- Careful evaluation of new practices is essential to prevent widespread adoption of unnecessary interventions.
- Addressing medical overuse is critical for reducing resource waste and preventing patient harm.
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