2025
Insights into Medical Student Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Rotations in Developing Essential Skills for Pediatric Residency
Johnson R, Shabanova V, Langhan M. Insights into Medical Student Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Rotations in Developing Essential Skills for Pediatric Residency. Medical Science Educator 2025, 1-7. DOI: 10.1007/s40670-025-02338-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEntrustable professional activitiesIntensive careIntensive care unit rotationPediatric intensive carePediatric intensive care unit rotationsPediatric internsResident preparationPICUAnonymous electronic surveyCore Entrustable Professional ActivitiesMixed-methods studyPediatric residentsPICU experienceSerial Lactate in Clinical Medicine - A Narrative Review.
Falter F, Tisherman S, Perrino A, Kumar A, Bush S, Nordström L, Pathan N, Liu R, Mebazaa A. Serial Lactate in Clinical Medicine - A Narrative Review. Journal Of Intensive Care Medicine 2025, 8850666241303460. PMID: 39925111, DOI: 10.1177/08850666241303460.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchResponse to therapyWarning ScoreAcute clinical areasHospital IT systemsElectronic patient recordsPoint of careNursing workforceClinical medicineDeteriorating patientsClinical areasSerial lactateMultidisciplinary groupHospital areasPrognostic guidePatient recordsLactate clearanceTreatment decisionsClinical utilityIntensive careEmergency roomPatient statusLactate levelsDisciplines of clinical medicineTherapyOperating room
2024
Recent advances in portable, low-field magnetic resonance imaging in cerebrovascular disease
Zabinska J, de Havenon A, Sheth K. Recent advances in portable, low-field magnetic resonance imaging in cerebrovascular disease. Current Opinion In Neurology 2024, 38: 35-39. PMID: 39624032, DOI: 10.1097/wco.0000000000001338.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebrovascular diseaseWhite matter hyperintensityHealthcare settingsHemorrhage managementAlzheimer's dementiaClinical timepointsStages of cerebrovascular diseaseHemorrhagic strokeEmergency settingWhite matter hyperintensitiesIntracerebral hemorrhage managementCardiovascular intensive careThrombolytic administrationPatient populationCerebrovascular disease progressionIntensive careMagnetic resonance imagingStrokeEndovascular reperfusionCerebrovascularCost-effectiveDisease progressionResonance imagingChronic stageCareContinuous Glucose Monitoring among Infants Born Very Preterm: Evidence for Accuracy in Neonatal Intensive Care
Bonet J, Guiducci S, Res G, Brigadoi S, Sen S, Montaldo P, Priante E, Santoro N, Trevisanuto D, Baraldi E, Dalla Man C, Galderisi A. Continuous Glucose Monitoring among Infants Born Very Preterm: Evidence for Accuracy in Neonatal Intensive Care. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2024, 278: 114416. PMID: 39579867, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2024.114416.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBlood glucoseContinuous glucose monitoringSensor glucoseNeonatal intensive care unitInfants born pretermWeeks of gestationNeonatal intensive careIntensive care unitVery pretermGlucose monitoringCare unitIntensive carePoint-of-care blood glucoseInfantsPretermNeonatesPaired measurementsCGM accuracyHoursBirthweightGestationGlucoseBirthWeeksAirway Esophageal Fistula
Koch K, Dhanasopon A, Woodard G. Airway Esophageal Fistula. Thoracic Surgery Clinics 2024, 34: 405-414. PMID: 39332865, DOI: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2024.07.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTracheoesophageal fistulaManagement of tracheoesophageal fistulaTreating tracheoesophageal fistulaAcquired tracheoesophageal fistulaFistula tractDefinitive treatmentSurgical repairSurgical approachSurgical methodsPrevent recurrenceMuscle flapTracheal stentPathological connectionIntensive careImprove outcomesFistulaDiagnostic toolRepairEsophagealRecurrenceEsophagusStentFlapElimination of an outbreak of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in a burn unit
Havill N, Samuels M, Poudyal A, Sujanan V, Murdzek C, Aniskiewicz M, Maloney M, Laird J, Savetamal A. Elimination of an outbreak of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in a burn unit. American Journal Of Infection Control 2024, 53: 160-162. PMID: 39393502, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2024.10.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCarbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumanniiAcinetobacter baumanniiOutbreak of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumanniiBurn unitHealth care-associated outbreaksImplementation of infection prevention measuresInfection prevention measuresBaumanniiIntensive carePotential environmental reservoirsOpportunistic pathogenEnvironmental reservoirsPreventive measuresMultifaceted approachPatientsTrends in use of intensive care during hospitalizations at the end‐of‐life among older adults with advanced cancer
Jain S, Long J, Rao V, Law A, Walkey A, Prsic E, Lindenauer P, Krumholz H, Gross C. Trends in use of intensive care during hospitalizations at the end‐of‐life among older adults with advanced cancer. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2024, 72: 3840-3848. PMID: 39090970, PMCID: PMC11637920, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.19119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEnd-of-life hospitalizationsLife-sustaining treatmentEnd-of-lifeIntensity of careIn-hospital deathOlder adultsIntensive care unitAdvanced cancerRisk-adjusted hospitalEvaluate trendsIncreased intensity of careIntensive care unit useSEER-Medicare dataIntensive care unit careMultinomial regression modelsYear of diagnosisIntensive careHospital categoryMedicare beneficiariesSEER-MedicareHospitalization ratesCareCancer characteristicsNoninvasive ventilationHospitalRacial, Ethnic, and Socioeconomic Differences in Critical Care Near the End of Life A Narrative Review
Hauschildt K, Vick J, Ashana D. Racial, Ethnic, and Socioeconomic Differences in Critical Care Near the End of Life A Narrative Review. Critical Care Clinics 2024, 40: 753-766. PMID: 39218484, PMCID: PMC11648938, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccc.2024.05.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLife-sustaining treatmentLow socioeconomic statusClinician factorsSocioeconomic differencesSocioeconomic statusCritical careWorse qualityPatient factorsCareQuality communicationNarrative reviewIntensive careCliniciansContributory factorsPatientsDisparitiesInterventionQualityFactorsStatusDifferences
2023
Minimum Supervision Levels Required for Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Graduation by Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Program Directors
Karnik R, Robinson B, Glickstein J, Schwartz A, Mink R, Neal A, Frank L, McMahon C, Kim M, Turner D, Srivastava S. Minimum Supervision Levels Required for Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Graduation by Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Program Directors. Pediatric Cardiology 2023, 46: 181-188. PMID: 38117291, DOI: 10.1007/s00246-023-03371-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPediatric cardiologistsCardiac problemsPatient careMinimum LOSCardiac intensive careEntrustable professional activitiesSafe patient careEffective patient carePulmonary hypertensionSurvey response rateIntensive careArrhythmia managementFellowship program directorsResponse rateInterventional cardiologyFellowship graduationDelphi processSafe practiceInvestigator networksLOSCareCardiologistsEntrustment levelsFellowship programsUnsupervised practiceManaging the Chronically Ventilated Critically Ill Population
Chichra A, Tickoo M, Honiden S. Managing the Chronically Ventilated Critically Ill Population. Journal Of Intensive Care Medicine 2023, 39: 703-714. PMID: 37787184, DOI: 10.1177/08850666231203601.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCritical illnessMechanical ventilationAcute critical illnessCritically Ill PopulationIntensive care therapyPopulation of patientsCare therapyAcute periodHigh morbidityIntensive carePalliative careDisease burdenIll populationNeuroendocrine disordersPsychiatric effectsHealthcare costsPsychiatric issuesNutritional deficienciesChances of survivalPatientsWeaning strategiesSignificant increaseIllnessCareVentilationImpact of COVID-19 pandemic on pediatric healthcare burnout in acute care: a longitudinal study
Martin S, Heyming T, Morphew T, Sayrs L, Fortier M, Sanger T, Kain Z. Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on pediatric healthcare burnout in acute care: a longitudinal study. Pediatric Research 2023, 94: 1771-1778. PMID: 37301924, PMCID: PMC10257162, DOI: 10.1038/s41390-023-02674-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmotional exhaustionPsychological factorsHealthcare worker burnoutDepersonalization burnoutWorker burnoutLongitudinal studyHCW burnoutMaslach Burnout InventoryHigh emotional exhaustionEmergency departmentAssessment of burnoutBurnout InventoryPersonality traitsCOVID-19 pandemicBurnoutMethodsThis longitudinal studyLow conscientiousnessMedical techniciansFuture interventionsChildren's HospitalAcute careIntensive careExhaustionHealthcare workersPhysician assistantsEstimated US Pediatric Hospitalizations and School Absenteeism Associated With Accelerated COVID-19 Bivalent Booster Vaccination
Fitzpatrick M, Moghadas S, Vilches T, Shah A, Pandey A, Galvani A. Estimated US Pediatric Hospitalizations and School Absenteeism Associated With Accelerated COVID-19 Bivalent Booster Vaccination. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2313586. PMID: 37204795, PMCID: PMC10199352, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.13586.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBooster campaignBooster vaccinationInfluenza vaccinationPediatric populationDecision analytical modelSchool absenteeismIntensive carePediatric hospitalizationsEligible individualsMAIN OUTCOMEAge groupsIntensive care unit admissionCare unit admissionSeasonal influenza vaccinationCOVID-19 illnessCOVID-19 prevention strategiesEligible age groupDecreased hospitalizationsUnit admissionCOVID-19 transmissionSymptomatic infectionAdverse outcomesIsolation daysHospitalizationGeneral population
2022
Characteristics and Outcomes of Sepsis Presenting in Inpatient Pediatric Settings.
Schafer M, Gruhler De Souza H, Paul R, Riggs R, Richardson T, Conlon P, Duffy S, Foster L, Gunderson J, Hall D, Hatcher L, Hess L, Kirkpatrick L, Kunar J, Lockwood J, Lowerre T, McFadden V, Raghavan A, Rizzi J, Stephen R, Stokes S, Workman J, Kandil S. Characteristics and Outcomes of Sepsis Presenting in Inpatient Pediatric Settings. Hospital Pediatrics 2022, 12: 1048-1059. PMID: 36345706, DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2022-006592.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSepsis-attributable mortalitySepsis casesVasopressor useInpatient casesRetrospective cohort studyIntensive care admissionInpatient pediatric settingLonger lengthSepsis literatureTreatment bundleCare admissionInpatient cohortBundle adherenceClinical characteristicsCohort studySepsis outcomeSepsis recognitionChildren's HospitalIntensive careMortality outcomesLeading causeInpatient settingPediatric settingData registryED casesEnd-of-life care trajectories among older adults with lung cancer
Davidoff AJ, Canavan ME, Prsic E, Saphire M, Wang SY, Presley CJ. End-of-life care trajectories among older adults with lung cancer. Journal Of Geriatric Oncology 2022, 14: 101381. PMID: 36202695, PMCID: PMC9974538, DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2022.09.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer-directed therapyLung cancerCare trajectoriesOlder adultsSupportive care servicesSEER-Medicare dataSkilled nursing facilitiesNon-Hispanic whitesRace/ethnicityCancer decedentsSymptom managementIntensive careOlder decedentsConcurrent careHospice careReferral regionsHigh riskMultinomial logistic regressionNursing facilitiesMedicare decedentsCare servicesLogistic regressionCancerHospiceDecedentsAssociation between Obesity and Length of COVID-19 Hospitalization: Unexpected Insights from the American Heart Association National COVID-19 Registry
Collins W, Chang A, Weng Y, Dahlen A, O'Brien C, Hom J, Ahuja N, Rodriguez F, Rohatgi N. Association between Obesity and Length of COVID-19 Hospitalization: Unexpected Insights from the American Heart Association National COVID-19 Registry. Journal Of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome 2022, 31: 277-281. PMID: 36058896, PMCID: PMC9579478, DOI: 10.7570/jomes22042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBody mass indexLength of stayClass II obese patientsPatients admitted to intensive careBMI subjectsNational COVID-19 registryBody mass index categoriesII obese patientsPoor clinical outcomesAdult COVID-19 patientsHalf-day reductionCritically ill patientsFunction of body mass indexCOVID-19 registryCalculated length of stayCOVID-19 patientsObese patientsLaboratory findingsClinical outcomesRespiratory statusMass indexDose-dependentlyMedical historyIll patientsIntensive careRacism and Quality of Neonatal Intensive Care: Voices of Black Mothers.
Witt R, Malcolm M, Colvin B, Gill M, Ofori J, Roy S, Lenze S, Rogers C, Colson E. Racism and Quality of Neonatal Intensive Care: Voices of Black Mothers. Pediatrics 2022, 150 PMID: 35965288, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2022-056971.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlack preterm infantsPreterm infantsQuality of careBlack mothersWhite preterm infantsInfant health outcomesNeonatal intensive careMajority of mothersSame NICUHospital dischargeNICU hospitalizationIntensive careInterventional studyStaff educationHealth outcomesNICUInfantsThematic saturationRacial disparitiesLife-Threatening Complications of Influenza vs Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in US Children
Halasa NB, Spieker AJ, Young CC, Olson SM, Newhams MM, Amarin JZ, Moffitt KL, Nakamura MM, Levy ER, Soma VL, Talj R, Weiss SL, Fitzgerald JC, Mack EH, Maddux AB, Schuster JE, Coates BM, Hall MW, Schwartz SP, Schwarz AJ, Kong M, Spinella PC, Loftis LL, McLaughlin GE, Hobbs CV, Rowan CM, Bembea MM, Nofziger RA, Babbitt CJ, Bowens C, Flori HR, Gertz SJ, Zinter MS, Giuliano JS, Hume JR, Cvijanovich NZ, Singh AR, Crandall HA, Thomas NJ, Cullimore ML, Patel MM, Randolph AG, Kong M, Gaspers M, Typpo K, Sanders R, Katherine I, Peter M, Schwarz A, Babbitt C, Helen H, Cvijanovich N, Zinter M, Maddux A, Osborne C, Sara S, Mourani P, Emily P, Van K, Carroll C, Giuliano J, McLaughlin G, Tarquinio K, Michelson K, Coates B, Rowan C, Wellnitz K, Bhoojhawon, Sullivan J, Montgomery V, Havlin K, Bradford T, Riggs B, Bembea M, Randolph A, Newhams M, Chen S, Young C, Moffitt K, Nakamura M, Carroll R, Yager P, Fernandes N, Flori H, Heidemann S, Hume J, Levy E, Hobbs C, Martin L, Malloch L, Inagaki K, Dhanrajani A, Schuster J, Kietzman A, Hill S, Spinella P, Cullimore M, McCulloh R, Clouser K, Gertz S, Kleinman L, Li S, Horwitz S, Ratner A, Dapul H, Soma V, Keenaghan M, Singh A, Harwayne-Gidansky I, Hymes S, Doymaz S, Schwartz S, Walker T, Hall M, Shein S, Lansell A, Nofziger R, Staat M, Fitzgerald J, Weiss S, Thomas N, Fink E, Carcillo J, Mack E, Smallcomb L, Halasa N, Stewart L, Romero Y, Hayek H, Loftis L, Munoz A, Bowens C, Maamari M, Crandall H, Smith L, McGuire J. Life-Threatening Complications of Influenza vs Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in US Children. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2022, 76: ciac477. PMID: 35717646, PMCID: PMC9384330, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciac477.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLife-threatening complicationsOdds of deathCoronavirus disease 2019Clinical characteristicsDisease 2019COVID-19US childrenLife supportHigher-acuity unitsInvasive mechanical ventilationShorter hospital stayNon-Hispanic blacksVasopressor supportHospital stayCritical illnessMembrane oxygenationPediatric patientsInfluenza infectionMechanical ventilationIntensive careClinical differencesUnderlying conditionDisease severityInfluenzaMixed-effects modelsDurable functional limitation in patients with coronavirus disease-2019 admitted to intensive care and the effect of intermediate-dose vs standard-dose anticoagulation on functional outcomes
INVESTIGATORS I, Sadeghipour P, Talasaz A, Barco S, Bakhshandeh H, Rashidi F, Rafiee F, Rezaeifar P, Jamalkhani S, Matin S, Baghizadeh E, Tahamtan O, Sharif-Kashani B, Beigmohammadi M, Farrokhpour M, Sezavar S, Payandemehr P, Dabbagh A, Moghadam K, Jimenez D, Monreal M, Maleki M, Siegerink B, Spatz E, Piazza G, Parikh S, Kirtane A, Van Tassell B, Lip G, Goldhaber S, Klok F, Krumholz H, Bikdeli B. Durable functional limitation in patients with coronavirus disease-2019 admitted to intensive care and the effect of intermediate-dose vs standard-dose anticoagulation on functional outcomes. European Journal Of Internal Medicine 2022, 103: 76-83. PMID: 35879217, PMCID: PMC9212871, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2022.06.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStandard-dose prophylactic anticoagulationPatient Health Questionnaire-2Proportion of patientsProphylactic anticoagulationIntermediate doseFunctional limitationsDepressive symptomsFunctional outcomeCOVID-19Intensive care unit hospitalizationCritically Ill PatientsMultiple organ failureSevere functional limitationsFunctional Status ScaleCoronavirus disease 2019Open labelExercise limitationAirway diseaseICU patientsOrgan failureIntensive careStatus ScaleClinical trialsGrade 3AnticoagulationTu1436: SYSTEMIC CORTICOSTEROIDS BUT NOT ANTI-TNF ARE ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED RISK OF HOSPITALIZATION, INTENSIVE CARE, AND DEATH AMONG PATIENTS WITH IBD: RESULTS FROM A LARGE, POPULATION-BASED COHORT
Kappelman M, Parlett L, Haynes K, Selvan M, Ma Q, Nair V, Adimadhyam S, Hou L, Wolfe A, Toh D, Burris J, Dorand J, Lewis J, Long M. Tu1436: SYSTEMIC CORTICOSTEROIDS BUT NOT ANTI-TNF ARE ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED RISK OF HOSPITALIZATION, INTENSIVE CARE, AND DEATH AMONG PATIENTS WITH IBD: RESULTS FROM A LARGE, POPULATION-BASED COHORT. Gastroenterology 2022, 162: s-959. DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5085(22)62274-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntrapartum nipple stimulation therapy for labor induction: a randomized controlled external pilot study of acceptability and feasibility
Stark EL, Athens ZG, Son M. Intrapartum nipple stimulation therapy for labor induction: a randomized controlled external pilot study of acceptability and feasibility. American Journal Of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM 2022, 4: 100575. PMID: 35042047, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2022.100575.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObstetrical care providersExternal pilot studyLabor inductionStimulation therapyOxytocin infusionNipple stimulationPain levelsCare providersPilot studyInitiation of oxytocinPrimary outcome measureElectric breast pumpWeeks of gestationNeonatal intensive careParticipants' pain levelsNon-English speakingEligible womenMedian durationIntervention startMedian timeIntensive careMinutes of stimulationBreast pumpLabor progressOutcome measures
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