Children's Emergency Department is now located in Children's Tower: 1001 E. Marshall Street.
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The guidelines below are the result of experts from many specialties across CHoR coming together to review evidence and suggest best practice.
Since all children are different, it is often appropriate to adapt the recommendations listed below to the special needs of each child. These guidelines are not meant as a substitute for thoughtful clinical judgment.
Please send any questions or comments to the CHoR Clinical Guidelines Committee at chorclinicalguidelines@vcuhealth.org.
Acute Pancreatitis - Pediatric Gastroenterology
Ankyloglossia - Newborn Nursery
Appendicitis - Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Asthma - Pediatric Acute Care
Asthma - Pediatric ED
Bronchiolitis - Pediatric ED and Pediatric Acute Care
Congenital Cytomegalovirus - Newborn Nursery
Croup - Pediatric ED and Pediatric Acute Care
Difficult Intravenous Access
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Pediatric ED and PICU
Fever and Central Line (non-oncology) – Pediatric ED
Gastroenteritis - Pediatric ED and Pediatric Acute Care
High-Flow Nasal Cannula in Bronchiolitis - Pediatric ED and Pediatric Acute Care
Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Syndrome and Hyperosmolar DKA
Hypoglycemia - Newborn Nursery
Ileocolic Intussusception - Pediatric ED, Surgery and Hospital Medicine
Migraine - Pediatric ED and Inpatient Neurology
Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), initial evaluation - Pediatric ED, Inpatient Pediatrics and General Pediatrics
Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), management - Inpatient Pediatrics
Neonatal Fever - Pediatric ED and Pediatric Acute Care
Nephrolithiasis - Pediatric ED
Pneumonia
Sedation for mechanical ventilation - Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Sepsis (ED) - Pediatric ED
Sickle Cell Vaso-occlusive Crisis - Pediatric ED and Pediatric Heme-Onc
Urinary Tract Infection (suspected) – Pediatric ED, Pediatric Outpatient and Inpatient Pediatrics
Care coordination for patients with multiple surgery teams (surgery and hospital medicine MOU)
Child Abuse Concerns Algorithm
PICU discharge process map for new chronic invasive ventilation
Ventilated Patients on Acute Care Pediatrics: Admission Criteria