Pediatric Clinical Pathways

Most of our pediatric clinical pathways are now accessible via:

  • The electronic health record (EHR)
  • The EHR downtime resource page
  • The “Top Applications” link to “Clinical Pathways” (for educational purposes)

  • Acute Appendicitis [EHR]
  • Acute Otitis Media [EHR]
  • Agitation [EHR]
  • Pediatric ED Asthma [EHR]
  • BRUE (Brief Resolved Unexplained Event) [EHR]
  • Cervical Spine Trauma [EHR]
  • Community Acquired Pneumonia [EHR]
  • Critical Care Infusions [EHR]
  • Croup [EHR]
  • Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) [PDF]
  • Foreign Body Ingestion [EHR]
    • Foreign Body Ingestion Button Battery [EHR]
    • Foreign Body Ingestion Coin or Blunt Object [EHR]
    • Foreign Body Ingestion Multiple Magnet [EHR]
    • Foreign Body Ingestion Normal Xray [EHR]
    • Foreign Body Ingestion Sharp Object [EHR]
    • Foreign Body Ingestion Single Magnet [EHR]
  • Group A Strep Pharyngitis [EHR]
  • Gastrostomy Tube Evaluation (ED Only) [EHR]
  • High Flow Nasal Cannula: ED & General Pediatric Units [PDF]
  • Hypoglycemia [PDF]
  • Ill Appearing Oncology Patient/Oncologic Fever [EHR]
  • Intussusception [EHR]
  • Jaundice (Hyperbilirubinemia) [EHR]
  • Kawasaki Disease [EHR]
  • Moderate and Deep Sedation [PDF]
  • Oral Rehydration Therapy [EHR]
  • Pediatric Suspected Sepsis, Sepsis & Septic Shock [EHR]
  • Sexually Transmitted Infections [EHR]
  • Sickle Cell Disease with Fever [EHR]
  • Sickle Cell Pain (Vaso-occlusive Crisis: VOC) [EHR]
  • Skull Fracture (Isolated) [EHR]
  • Status Epilepticus [EHR]
  • Urinary Tract Infection [EHR]
  • Well Appearing Febrile Infant [EHR]
  • Evaluation of Suspected Pediatric Physical Abuse [EHR]
  • Evaluation of Suspected Pediatric Sexual Abuse [EHR]
    • Acute Disclosure 72 Hours / 7 Days or Less [EHR]
    • Disclosure Greater Than 72 Hours / 7 Days [EHR]
    • No Disclosure with Parental Concern [EHR]
    • Transfer Decision Algorithm for Pediatric Sexual Assault [EHR]

Cranial Ultrasound

Delivery Room and Respiratory Management

Hypoglycemia

Infectious Processes & Antimicrobials

Jaundice

Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (NOWS)

Neonatal Transfusion

Nutrition Management

Pain & Sedation

Therapeutic Hypothermia

Vascular Access

The clinical pathways are based upon publicly available medical evidence and/or a consensus of medical practitioners at the Advocate Children’s Hospital (“ACH”) and are current at the time of publication. These clinical pathways are intended to be a guide for practitioners and may need to be adapted for each specific patient based on the practitioner’s professional judgment, consideration of any unique circumstances, the needs of each patient and their family, and/or the availability of various resources at the health care institution where the patient is located.

Accordingly, these clinical pathways are not intended to constitute medical advice or treatment, or to create a doctor-patient relationship between/among Advocate Children’s Hospital, its physicians and the individual patients in question. ACH does not represent or warrant that the clinical pathways are in every respect accurate or complete, or that one or more of them apply to a particular patient or medical condition. ACH is not responsible for any outcomes a patient might experience where a clinician consulted one or more such pathways in connection with providing care for that patient.

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