Healthcare utilization after bronchiolitis hospitalization is incompletely understood. To bridge the gap, authors of this study aimed to characterize readmissions and outpatient visits within 1 year after hospital discharge: bit.ly/3TKLdsP #HospitalPediatrics #PHMTwitter

Take home points:

📰 Peer review aims to improve the quality of work
📰 Good reviewers have: expertise, professionalism, critical skill
📰 Write a structured review: first with a brief summary, then by section

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🧵 (12/12)

It is important to acknowledge that peer review has limitations including:

❌ Ability to detect plagiarism & fundamental errors (manuscripts go through a separate formal process for this)
❌ Bias within reviews

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🧵 (11/12)

🚫 Do not comment on recommended disposition in your review.
➕ Recs on accept/reject can be included in 'confidential notes to the editor' [often in a separate section]
➕ Always use respectful & professional language

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🧵 (10/12)

✅ Results: Are results consistent with the methodology? Check Figures & Tables.
✅ Discussion: What is the authors' interpretation of results? Do they address limitations and implications? How do the results contribute to the field?

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🧵 (9/12)

Next, perform the review by section:

✅ Abstract: does it describe major points?
✅ Intro: is the research question clearly stated?
✅ Methods: can it be replicated? Biases? Consider clarifying your role in reviewing the statistics.

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Infants aged ≤60 days with UTI present a management challenge for pediatric hospitalists, since imaging guidelines are variable. How can we standardize the interpretation of renal ultrasounds to improve care? ttps://bit.ly/3zdF2Ft #HospitalPediatrics #PHMTwitter

This month, the American Academy of Pediatrics released a clinical report on, “Physician Health and Wellness” in AAP Pediatrics. The report importantly underscores that burnout is not a result of personal weakness. We must set the culture to set the tone: bit.ly/3sn9lFR #HospitalPediatrics

SPREAD THE WORD | Join the editorial board of Pediatrics Open Science, a new open access journal from the American Academy of Pediatrics. We’re seeking creative individuals with diverse perspectives to help shape the journal as it launches. Application info here: bit.ly/3smzynY #PedsOS

In the US, the CDC estimates 1.35 million annual cases of Salmonella. In this study, authors describe changes in medical management and outcomes of children with Salmonella gastroenteritis with the adoption of molecular diagnostics: bit.ly/3F9sVga #HospitalPediatrics

Authors of this recently released study compare two approaches to calculate readmissions and examine 1-year readmissions for newborns with vs without neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome: bit.ly/3TJprVI #HospitalPediatrics #WeArePHM

When do pediatric sedation adverse events occur? Is it during the procedure or during the recovery phase?

Learn more in this recently released study: 🔎 bit.ly/3eVxe3Y #HospitalPediatrics #WeArePHM