Clinician Responses to Pediatric Lipid Screens Suggestive of Severe Dyslipidemia.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To measure case detection and response time of severe pediatric dyslipidemia, defined as non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) ≥190 mg/dL on the initial screening panel. Although low adherence to guidelines recommending universal pediatric lipid screening is well-documented, it is unknown how clinicians respond to pediatric lipid screening results suggestive of severe dyslipidemia.

Study design

This study is a single-institution, retrospective review of patients 0-18 years of age with initial lipid panels completed from January 1, 2010, to June 30, 2018. A chart review was conducted on all patients with non-HDL-C ≥190 mg/dL to determine indication(s) for the initial lipid panel, specialty of ordering clinician, type of action taken to an abnormal result

SUBMITTER: Zawacki AW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10236550 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature