Our division maintains a repository of clinical practice guidelines to support the care of our patients in the pediatric emergency department at St. Louis Children’s Hospital. These guidelines are meant to serve as a reference for clinicians and should not replace clinical judgement. They are current as the date of their publication.
Disclaimer
The clinical practice guidelines published here are based on available medical evidence and/or are consensus recommendations from medical providers at Washington University School of Medicine and are current at the time of publication. They are intended to serve as a reference for practitioners and may need to be adapted for individual patients depending on patient characteristics or specific circumstances, provider judgement, patient and family input, and the resources available at the time and location where the patient is receiving care.
Importantly, these guidelines are not intended to substitute clinical judgement, impose standards of care, constitute medical advice or treatment, or create a doctor-patient relationship between/among Washington University School of Medicine, its providers, and individual patients. Washington University School of Medicine does not certify that the clinical practice guidelines published here are fully accurate or comprehensive. Washington University School of Medicine is not responsible for any errors or omissions in these guidelines, or for any patient outcomes in situations where a provider consulted any of these guidelines in connection with providing care for that patient. These care recommendations represent consensus based in part on review of literature and practices current at the time of their publication. Use of the information contained within the individual guidelines is voluntary and at the discretion of the treating provider.