2021
Half Century Since SIDS: A Reappraisal of Terminology
Shapiro-Mendoza C, Palusci V, Hoffman B, Batra E, Yester M, Corey T, Sens M, Moon R, Goodstein M, Abu Jawdeh E, Carlin R, Colvin J, Hwang S, Hauck F, Haney S, Sirotnak A, Asnes A, Gavril A, Greenlee Girardet R, Hoffert Gilmartin A, Heavilin N, Laskey A, Messner S, Mohr B, Nienow S, Rosado N, Agran P, Hirsh M, Johnston B, Kendi S, Lee L, Monroe K, Schaechter J, Tenenbein M, Zonfrillo M, Quinlan K, Bechtel K, Berkowitz C, Needelman H. Half Century Since SIDS: A Reappraisal of Terminology. Pediatrics 2021, 148: e2021053746. PMID: 34544849, PMCID: PMC8487943, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2021-053746.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonphysician cliniciansInfant deathSudden infant deathMental health careClinician disciplineAppropriate referralPediatric specialtiesChild deathsPediatriciansDiagnostic shiftEffective interventionsPhysiciansCliniciansDeathHealth careCaregiversTragic newsConsistent terminologyOpen communicationPathophysiologyDeath terminologyInfantsReferralEtiologyMortality
2014
Postpartum Depression Screening in the Pediatric Emergency Department
Emerson BL, Bradley ER, Riera A, Mayes L, Bechtel K. Postpartum Depression Screening in the Pediatric Emergency Department. Pediatric Emergency Care 2014, 30: 788-792. PMID: 25343740, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000000260.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEdinburgh Postpartum Depression ScalePediatric emergency departmentPostpartum depressionMental health resourcesYoung infantsPED visitsEmergency departmentRisk mothersTertiary care pediatric emergency departmentTertiary care children's hospitalPrevalence of PPDHealth resourcesBaseline demographic characteristicsInitial ED presentationAdditional mental health needsConvenience samplePostpartum depression screeningPostpartum Depression ScaleNegative predictive valueMental health needsFirst-time mothersSocial work consultationED presentationsChildren's HospitalDepression screening
2012
Sudden Unexpected Infant Death
Bechtel K. Sudden Unexpected Infant Death. Pediatric Emergency Care 2012, 28: 1085-1089. PMID: 23034500, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0b013e31826d1e9a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSudden unexpected infant deathSudden infant death syndromeInfant death syndromeUnexpected infant deathEmergency departmentInfant deathDeath syndromeInterviews of caregiversChild death review teamsLocal medical examinersObvious causeED practitionersFatal child abuseED guidelinesCompassionate mannerMedical examinersDeathSyndromeReview teamCauseChild abuseInfants
2002
Abuse or not abuse: That is the question
ISAACMAN D, POIRIER M, BAXTER A, BECHTEL K, PIERCE M. Abuse or not abuse: That is the question. Pediatric Emergency Care 2002, 18: 203-208. PMID: 12066010, DOI: 10.1097/00006565-200206000-00014.Peer-Reviewed Original Research