CHOC Children’s is committed to the delivery of the highest quality, evidence-based care for the children and families that we serve.
CHOC Children’s is actively developing Care Guidelines for our inpatient high volume, high risk, and high variability diagnoses.
Our evidence-based care guidelines are based on the best available evidence and expert opinion and are developed to help pediatricians provide the best possible care to patients. Electronic order sets (“Power Plans”) are available for all Care Guidelines.
Care Guidelines are overseen by the multidisciplinary Evidence Based Medicine Committee (a medical staff IOP Committee) whose duties are:
- To provide oversight for the coordination and improvement of highest quality, evidence-based care delivery at CHOC
- To effect the change in culture of CHOC towards evidence-based practice
- To develop new care guidelines for diagnoses with the highest volume, risk, and/or variation in care
- To monitor process and outcome data for targeted populations and disease conditions
For more information, contact:
Jim Cappon, MD, Medical Director of Quality and Patient Safety – 714-509-8590, jcappon@choc.org
Patty Huddleson, RN, Director of Clinical Quality – 714-509-4883, phuddleson@choc.org
Other Evidence-Based Statements and Guidelines:
- Acyclovir Therapy in Neonates
- Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Surgery
- CVICU Infant Feeding Guideline for Continuous and Bolus Feeds
- Nutrition Support Guidelines
- Pediatric Blood Use Guidelines
- Pediatric VTE Prophylaxis Guideline
- PICC Optimal Tip Placement Evidence Based Recommendation
- Postoperative Chylothorax Management Guideline
CHOC Children’s currently available Care Guidelines are:
- Acne Care Guideline – Outpatient
- Acute Chest Syndrome in Sickle Cell Disease Care Guideline
- Acute Gastroenteritis Care Guideline – Outpatient
- Acute Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury Guideline
- Appendicitis Care Guideline
- Asthma Care Guideline | References
- Asthma Care Guideline – Outpatient
- 2007 NIH Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma
- Brief Resolved Unexplained Event (BRUE) Care Guideline for Lower Risk Infants Emergency Department and Outpatient Care
- Bronchiolitis Care Guideline – Emergency Department
- Bronchiolitis Care Guideline – Inpatient
- Bronchiolitis Care Guideline – Outpatient
- Cellulitis/Skin Abscess Care Guideline | Reference
- Community Acquired Pneumonia Care Guideline
- Community Acquired Pneumonia Care Guideline – Outpatient
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis Care Guidelines
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis Care Guidelines Emergency Department Management
- Eating Disorders (Medical Stabilization) Care Guidelines
- Eating disorders – What to Expect Parent Handout
- ED/Inpatient Deep Neck Infections
- Gastroenteritis Care Guideline | References
- Headache – Status Migrainosus
- Headache – Outpatient Headache
- Hemangioma Propranolol Care Guideline
- Hirschsprung Disease Clinical Guideline
- American Academy of Pediatrics Hyperbilirubinemia Clinical Practice Guideline
- Hyperbilirubinemia Care Guideline
- Hyperbililirubinemia Emergency Dept Care Guideline
- Emergency Department Intussusception Care Guideline
- Junctional Ectopic Tachycardia Guideline
- Ketogenic Diet Initiation Care Guideline | Reference
- Mandibular Distraction Clinical Guideline (MDO)
- Neonatal Early Onset Sepsis Care Guideline
- Neonatal Nosocomial Sepsis Care Guideline
- NICU Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH) Care Guideline
- NICU Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH) Patient/Family Education with Follow Up Chart
- NICU Gastroschisis Clinical Guideline
- NICU Pain Management Clinical Guideline
- NICU Omphalocele Clinical Guideline
