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MDAEs among pediatric patients were identified, and data were abstracted. National estimates for pediatric MDAEs were determined according to medical specialty, device category and class, injury diagnosis, and patient characteristics and outcome.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>RESULTS:<\/jats:title><jats:p>The total estimated number of pediatric MDAEs during the 24-month period was 144799 (95% confidence interval: 113051\u2013183903), involving devices from 13 medical specialties. Contact lenses accounted for most MDAEs (23%), followed by hypodermic needles (8%). The distribution of MDAEs according to medical specialty varied according to age subgroup. The most-prevalent types of injuries included contusions\/abrasions, foreign-body intrusions, punctures, lacerations, and infections. The most-frequently affected body parts were the eyeball, pubic region, finger, face, and ear. The majority of pediatric MDAEs involved class II (moderate-risk) devices. The incidence of pediatric MDAEs decreased with increasing age from early to late childhood and then spiked after 10 years of age. More girls than boys were affected at older ages (16\u201321 years) and more boys than girls at younger ages (\u226410 years). Hospitalizations were more likely to involve invasive or implanted devices.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>CONCLUSIONS:<\/jats:title><jats:p>This study provides national estimates of pediatric MDAEs resulting in ED visits and highlights the need to develop interventions to prevent pediatric device-related injuries.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1542\/peds.2010-0528","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2010,7,27]],"date-time":"2010-07-27T01:50:05Z","timestamp":1280195405000},"page":"247-259","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":31,"title":["Emergency Department Visits for Medical Device-Associated Adverse Events Among Children"],"prefix":"10.1542","volume":"126","author":[{"given":"Cunlin","family":"Wang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Office of Surveillance and Biometrics, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, and"},{"name":"Department of Epidemiology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Brock","family":"Hefflin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Office of Surveillance and Biometrics, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, and"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Judith U.","family":"Cope","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Office of Pediatric Therapeutics, Office of the Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland; and"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Thomas P.","family":"Gross","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Office of Surveillance and Biometrics, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, and"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mary Beth","family":"Ritchie","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Office of Surveillance and Biometrics, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, and"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Youlin","family":"Qi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Office of Surveillance and Biometrics, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, and"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jianxiong","family":"Chu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Office of Surveillance and Biometrics, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, and"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"417","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2010,8,1]]},"reference":[{"key":"2021120820152257800_B1","unstructured":"US Food and Drug Administration. 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