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Foster Care Clinical Pathway — Outpatient Specialty Care
This pathway recommends a systematic approach to the health assessment of children entering foster care, including physical, emotional, and developmental health.
Suspected Acute Heart Failure Clinical Pathway — Emergency Department, ICU and Inpatient
The heart failure clinical pathway outlines the steps to be taken when treating a patient with suspected acute heart failure.
PDA Management in the First Month in High-risk Preterm Neonate Clinical Pathway — ICU and Inpatient
The pathway for management of PDA in the first month of the high risk pre-term neonate outlines the care for high risk neonates while decreasing variability in evaluation and treatment, standardizing echocardiographic readings and decreasing NPO time.
Kawasaki Disease or Incomplete Kawasaki Disease Clinical Pathway — Emergency Department and Inpatient
This pathway is meant to guide the evaluation for patients presenting with symptoms consistent with Kawasaki Disease (KD) or Incomplete Kawasaki Disease and to guide treatment for those diagnosed with KD or Incomplete KD.
Supporting Children with Challenging Behaviors Clinical Pathway — Primary Care
This clinical pathway provides a detailed behavior screening tool, supportive resources and interventions for treating a pediatric patient with challenging behaviors in the primary care setting.
Mpox (Monkeypox) Clinical Pathway — Emergency Department, Outpatient Specialty Care and Primary Care
This pathway should be used to guide the health screening, evaluation and management of patients presenting with concerns for the mpox virus.
Continuous IV Fluid Administration Clinical Pathway — Inpatient
The continuous administration of IV fluids inpatient pathway outlines the algorithm for selecting the initial IV fluid composition and rate when treating a hospitalized patient who requires IV fluids due to dehydration and/or the inability to take 100% of their fluid needs enterally.
Vascular Access Clinical Pathway — Inpatient
The vascular access clinical pathway outlines the care plan for vascular access initiation and management in the inpatient setting.
Transition to Adult Care — Outpatient Specialty Care and Primary Care
This pathway outlines the process for transitioning patients from pediatric care at CHOP to adult healthcare.
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) /Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (NOWS), Clinical Pathway, Inpatient
The neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS)/neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS) clinical pathway provides a care plan to optimize non-pharmacologic management for infants and maximize maternal-infant bonding