Does a Discharge Planning Template for the Electronic Medical Record improve Scheduling of Neurology Follow-up for Comanaged Seizure Patients?
A discharge planning template for the electronic medical record can standardize the flow of discharge-related information between disciplines and may help expedite transitional care planning for hospitalized children, especially those with multiple consultants involved in their care. Given the inherent barriers to arranging outpatient services over the weekend, additional strategies may be necessary to enhance transitional care planning for patients going home over the weekend.
In the setting of head injury and unclear history of trauma, a hematocrit of ≤ 30% on presentation increases the likelihood of abusive head trauma in children up to the age of 5 years.