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Preparation for Anesthesia/Sedation Clinical Pathway – Inpatient and Emergency Department
This pathway guides care of patients in the Emergency Department and inpatient units coming to the General Operating Rooms and radiologic procedures under Anesthesia/sedation.
Emergency Department and Inpatient Mitochondrial Clinical Pathway
This pathway guides the ED and inpatient care for patients of any age with Genetically confirmed, Primary (Definite) Mitochondrial Disease or Suspected Mitochondrial Disease.
Suspected Pharyngitis or Peritonsillar Abscess (PTA) Clinical Pathway — Emergency Department and Inpatient
This pathway guides the care of healthy children with suspected pharyngitis or peritonsillar abscess in the Emergency Department and Inpatient.
Screening Infants and Children at Risk for Fractures Clinical Pathway — Inpatient
This pathway guides clinicians in laboratory studies and appropriate consultation to Bone Health team as needed, with a goal to prevent any fractures from occurring while children are in the hospital.
T&A Triage with or without Preoperative Polysomnography Clinical Pathway – Inpatient and Outpatient Specialty Care
The T&A with or without preoperative polysomnography clinical pathway is designed to guide the preoperative triage of patients to the appropriate surgical setting.
Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome Clinical Pathway — N/IICU
The Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome (BWS) Clinical Pathway provides guidance of care for neonates/infants born at the CHOP SDU or referred from outside institutions for further evaluation and treatment with overgrowth features such as macroglossia, hyperinsulinism, omphalocele and/or a constellation of findings suspicious for BWS.
Difficult/Critical Airway Clinical Pathway — All Settings
The difficult airway pathway is a detailed plan of the essential steps in treating a child requiring intubation with a difficult or critical airway.
Acute Otitis Media Clinical Pathway — All Settings
The otitis media clinical pathway is a care plan that describes the necessary steps in the care of a child with otitis media.
Foreign Body Ingestion Clinical Pathway — Emergency Department, ICU, and Inpatient
The foreign body ingestion pathway takes a step-by-step approach to the evaluation and treatment of a child who has ingested a foreign body.