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Javier Benito -

Javier Benito Fernández, is Head of the Paediatric Emergency Department at the University Hospital of Cruces, Osakidetza. He is Associate Professor of Paediatrics at the UPV. Adjunct Professor in the Department of Paediatrics at the University of Cincinnati. He is coordinator of the consolidated research group, `Research and new strategies to improve the care of children and adolescents in emergency situations' of the IIS Biobizkaia .President of the Spanish Society of Paediatric Emergency Medicine. He is also a member of the Executive Committee of the Paediatric Emergency Research Network (PERN) and past president of the Paediatric Section of the European Society of Emergency Medicine (EuSEM).

Projects

  • Escalamiento de la Ruta Asistencial de la Bronquiolitis Aguda en Osakidetza: un Ensayo Clínico Aleatorizado Secuencial Adaptativo

    Funding entity: (2020 - 2023)

  • Escalamiento de la Ruta Asistencial de la Bronquiolitis Aguda en Osakidetza: un Ensayo Clínico Aleatorizado Secuencial Adaptativo.

    Principal Investigator: Javier Benito

    Funding entity: (2026)

Recent publications

  • Montejo M, Paniagua N, Pijoan JI, Saiz-Hernando C, Castelo S, Martin V, Sanchez A, Rueda-Etxebarria M, Benito J. Improving management of acute asthma in children through an integrated care pathway.. BMJ Paediatr Open. 2026 Feb;10:. doi:10.1136/bmjpo-2025-004105. Epub 2026 Feb 09. pmc:PMC12887489. PMID:41663148.

  • Gray C, Collings M, Benito J, Velasco R, Lyttle MD, Roland D, Schuh S, Shihabuddin B, Kwok M, Mahajan P, Johnson M, Zorc J, Khanna K, Yock-Corrales A, Fernandes RM, Santhanam I, Cheema B, Ong GY, Jaiganesh T, Powell C, Dalziel S, Babl FE, Couper J, Craig S. Analysis of the asthma scores recommended in guidelines for children presenting to the emergency department: a Pediatric Emergency Research Networks study.. Arch Dis Child. 2025 May;110:422. doi:10.1136/archdischild-2024-327635. Epub 2025 May 16. pmc:PMC12171506. PMID:40155002.

  • Montejo M, Paniagua N, Sanchez A, Rueda-Etxebarria M, Pijoan JI, Saiz Hernando C, Martin V, Vázquez Ronco MA, Santiago Burruchaga M, García Urabayen D, Pérez Llarena G, Castelo S, Benito J. Improving the management of acute asthma in children through an integrated care pathway: an implementation study protocol.. Front Pediatr. 2025 ;13:1646499. doi:10.3389/fped.2025.1646499. Epub 2025 Aug 19. pmc:PMC12403179. PMID:40904739.

  • Montejo M, Paniagua N, Pijoan JI, Saiz-Hernando C, Sanchez A, Rueda-Etzebarria M, Benito J. Sustainability assessment of a quality improvement initiative on the management of bronchiolitis. Arch Dis Child. 2024 Nov; 109(12):1010-1016. doi:10.1136/archdischild-2024-327602. Epub 2024 Nov 19. PMID:39251332.

  • Gomez B, Mier A, Ugedo A, Aguirre-Quiñonero A, Benito J, Mintegi S. Role of urine Gram stain in young febrile infants with a suspected urinary tract infection: a cohort study. Arch Dis Child. 2024 Jun; doi:10.1136/archdischild-2024-327182. Epub 2024 Jun 21. PMID:38906682.

  • Paniagua N, Burguera P, Santos-Zorrozúa B, Benito J, Mintegi S. Avulsion of Permanent Teeth in the Pediatric Emergency Department. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2024 Jun; 40(6):e80-e81. doi:10.1097/PEC.0000000000003175. Epub 2024 Apr 16. PMID:38713854.

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