2016
Vitamin D Status After Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Children With Congenital Heart Disease
Zahr R, Faustino EV, Carpenter T, Kirshbom P, Hall EK, Fahey JT, Kandil SB. Vitamin D Status After Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Children With Congenital Heart Disease. Journal Of Intensive Care Medicine 2016, 32: 508-513. PMID: 27251108, DOI: 10.1177/0885066616652077.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongenital heart diseasePg/mLCardiopulmonary bypassVitamin D binding proteinD binding proteinHeart diseaseAlbumin levelsTime pointsVitamin D deficiencyVitamin D statusProspective observational studyMean levelsFree fractionD deficiencyD statusDihydroxyvitamin DObservational studySurgeryBinding proteinBypassDiseaseMeasures analysisChildrenDeficiencyML
2013
Retrospective Outcomes of Glucose Control in Critically Ill Children
Kandil SB, Spear D, Thomas NJ, Weinzimer SA, Faustino EV. Retrospective Outcomes of Glucose Control in Critically Ill Children. Journal Of Diabetes Science And Technology 2013, 7: 1220-1228. PMID: 24124949, PMCID: PMC3876366, DOI: 10.1177/193229681300700512.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIll childrenGlucose controlBlood glucoseTreatment groupsBaseline groupVasopressor-free daysVentilator-free daysCritically Ill ChildrenIntensive care unitMean blood glucoseBlood glucose controlICU stayRetrospective cohortPatient characteristicsCare unitRandomized trialsHistorical cohortRetrospective outcomesWorse outcomesGlucose metricsHyperglycemiaSimilar childrenFree daysDlConflicting results
2012
Transport Disposition Using the Transport Risk Assessment in Pediatrics (TRAP) Score
Kandil SB, Sanford H, Northrup V, Bigham MT, Giuliano JS. Transport Disposition Using the Transport Risk Assessment in Pediatrics (TRAP) Score. Prehospital Emergency Care 2012, 16: 366-373. PMID: 22443350, PMCID: PMC3360797, DOI: 10.3109/10903127.2012.664246.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric patientsPICU admissionTransport teamPediatric intensive care unit admissionIntensive care unit admissionCare unit admissionTertiary care centerPediatric specialty transport teamInitial assessmentUnit admissionChart reviewChildren's HospitalDirect admissionCare centerObservational studyHigher scoresPatientsPediatric scoresPhysiologic variablesScore's abilityAdmissionLogistic regressionTriage decisionsSpecialized teamTRAP scores