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Outcomes of bacterial meningitis in children: a meta-analysis by Baraff, L J, Lee, S I, Schriger, D L

“…We abstracted the results of all English language reports of the outcomes of bacterial meningitis published after 1955. We used hierarchical Bayesian…”
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Pulse Oximetry as a Fifth Pediatric Vital Sign by Mower, William R, Sachs, Carolyn, Nicklin, Emily L, Baraff, Larry J

“…To determine the utility of pulse oximetry as a routine fifth vital sign in acute pediatric assessment. Prospective study using pulse oximetry to measure…”
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Practice guideline for the management of infants and children 0 to 36 months of age with fever without source by BARAFF, L. J, BASS, J. W, FLEISHER, G. R, KLEIN, J. O, MCCRACKEN, G. H, POWELL, K. R, SCHRIGER, D. L

“…Study objective. To develop guidelines for the care of infants and children from birth to 36 months of age with fever without source. Participants and setting…”
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Management of fever without source in infants and children by Baraff, Larry J.

“…Twenty percent of febrile children have fever without an apparent source of infection after history and physical examination. Of these, a small proportion may…”
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Effect of emergency department information on patient satisfaction by Krishel, S, Baraff, L J

“…Patient satisfaction with emergency department care is enhanced by information distributed to patients on ED arrival. A convenience sample of 200 alert,…”
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A comparison of pulse oximetry and respiratory rate in patient screening by Mower, W.R., Sachs, C., Nicklin, E.L., Safa, P., Baraff, L.J.

“…Objective: To examine how well respiratory rate correlates with arterial oxygen saturation status as measured by pulse oximetry, and determine whether…”
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Effect of routine emergency department triage pulse oximetry screening on medical management by Mower, W R, Sachs, C, Nicklin, E L, Safa, P, Baraff, L J

“…To determine the utility of routine triage pulse oximetry screening in emergency department (ED) patients. Prospective study using pulse oximetry to measure…”
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Failure of the Mandatory Domestic Violence Reporting Law to Increase Medical Facility Referral to Police by Sachs, Carolyn J, Peek, Corinne, Baraff, Larry J, Hasselblad, Vic

“…Study objective: To assess the effect of California's 1994 mandatory domestic violence reporting law on Los Angeles Sheriff's Department dispatches to medical…”
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Implementation of clinical guidelines via a computer charting system: effect on the care of febrile children less than three years of age by Schriger, D L, Baraff, L J, Buller, K, Shendrikar, M A, Nagda, S, Lin, E J, Mikulich, V J, Cretin, S

“…The authors have shown that clinical guidelines embedded in an electronic medical record improved the quality, while lowering the cost, of care for health care…”
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Effect of antibiotic therapy and etiologic microorganism on the risk of bacterial meningitis in children with occult bacteremia by BARAFF, L. J, OSLUND, S, PRATHER, M

“…To quantify the effect of antibiotic therapy on the probability of subsequent bacterial meningitis in children with fever without source treated as…”
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Management of the febrile child: a survey of pediatric and emergency medicine residency directors by Baraff, L J

“…We conducted a survey to determine whether there is uniformity in the training of residents regarding the management of febrile children. One hundred…”
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Admission Decisions in Emergency Department Chest Pain Patients at Low Risk for Myocardial Infarction: Patient Versus Physician Preferences by Davis, Mark A, Keerbs, Amanda, Hoffman, Jerome R, Baraff, Larry J

“…Study objective: Patient involvement in medical decisionmaking is accepted as an ethical and a legal imperative. Medical decisions are based in part on…”
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Blood culture in children with pneumonia by Baraff, L J

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Stress distributions in vascular aneurysms: factors affecting risk of aneurysm rupture by Mower, W R, Baraff, L J, Sneyd, J

“…Aneurysm rupture occurs when local wall stresses exceed the tensile strength of vascular tissues. Knowledge of vascular wall stresses, and insight into the…”
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Empiric Chest Radiographs in Febrile Children With Leukocytosis by Baraff, Larry J

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Feasibility of routine screening of patients for alcohol abuse by Krishel, S, Baraff, L J

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Need and Desire for Preventive Care Measures in Emergency Department Patients by Rodriguez, Robert M, Kreider, William J, Baraff, Larry J

“…Study objective: To determine the need and desire for selected preventive care measures in an adult emergency department population, comparing patients with…”
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Capillary refill--is it a useful predictor of hypovolemic states? by Schriger, D L, Baraff, L J

“…To evaluate whether the capillary refill test can correctly differentiate between hypovolemic and euvolemic emergency department patients. A prospective,…”
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Emergency department immunization of the elderly with pneumococcal and influenza vaccines by Rodriguez, R M, Baraff, L J

“…To determine the feasibility of immunizing unvaccinated elderly patients with influenza and pneumococcal vaccines in the emergency department. A convenience…”
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Nature and rates of adverse reactions associated with DTP and DT immunizations in infants and children by Cody, C L, Baraff, L J, Cherry, J D, Marcy, S M, Manclark, C R

“…In 784 DT and 15,752 DTP immunizations given to children 0 to 6 years of age who were prospectively studied for reactions occurring within 48 hours following…”
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