Pediatric Clinical Guidelines
Our clinical guidelines aim to incorporate evidence, best practice, and local expert consensus into easily accessible, shared models.
Welcome to the UC Davis Pediatric Clinical Guidelines and Pathways webpage! This site is designed to provide our UC Davis and affiliate hospitals easier access to frequently used clinical guidelines. The content on this page is intended to serve as a resource, and clinical discretion and deviation from these guidelines may vary for each patient, provider, and institution (Please review Medical Legal Disclaimer linked to all documents). Additions and updates to this page will occur frequently — as new guidelines are created, and existing guidelines are revised.
- Community Acquired Pneumonia - PEDS / PICU
- Covid Treatment in Pediatrics
- Empyema Treatment Algorithm – PICU
- Febrile Neutropenia - PEDS / PICU
- Guidelines for Treatment of HAP/VAP and Tracheitis – PICU
- Kawasaki Disease
- Meningitis - PEDS / PICU
- Musculoskeletal Infections - PEDS / PICU
- Treatment of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) following COVID-19 infection – PICU / PEDS
- UTI in Pediatrics
- Cardiology: PDA Management Guidelines
- ENDO: Hyperglycemia in Preterm Infants
- FEN: Hyperkalemia Guidelines
- GI: Management Guidelines for GERD
- GI: Neonatal Enterostomy Management
- GI Surgery: Alternative Feeding Guidelines
- ID: NICU Antibiotic Guidelines
- Neuro: Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE) Cooling
- Neuro: Indomethacin IVH Prophylxis
- Neurosurgery: Myelomeningocele Postnatal Closure
- Other: MRSA Decolonization
- Other: Periviable Management
- Other: UC Davis NICU Reference Card
- Procedure: Delayed Cord Clamping Protocol
- Procedure: Intubation Guideline
- Resp: Apnea of Prematurity Discharge Criteria
- Resp: CDH Clinical Management Guidelines
- Resp: JET Guidelines
- Resp: Less Invasive Surfactant Administration (LISA)
- Resp: PHTN Screening for BPD Infants
- Resp: Steroid options for BPD in Neonates
- Small Baby: Admission Guideline
- Small Baby: Golden Hour - Guidelines
- Small Baby: Golden Hour - Quick Reference
- Surgery: Gastroschisis Clinical Pathway
- Surgery: G-Tube Consult and Pre/Post Op Information
- Surgery: Neonatal Spinal Cord Screening
- Surgery: Neonatal SSI Prevention Bundle Checklist
- Surgery: Tracheoesophageal Fistula/Esophageal Atresia (TEF/EA) Care Guidelines