2023
Deferral of Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate Testing Before Contrast-Enhanced CT in Low-Risk Emergency Department Patients: Assessment of Safety and Impact on Throughput
Gunabushanam G, Asch D, van Luling J, Kuehne A, Alkukhun A, Staib L, Venkatesh A, Pahade J. Deferral of Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate Testing Before Contrast-Enhanced CT in Low-Risk Emergency Department Patients: Assessment of Safety and Impact on Throughput. Journal Of The American College Of Radiology 2023, 21: 52-60. PMID: 37939813, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2023.11.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute kidney injuryChronic kidney diseaseContrast-enhanced CTLower riskED providersMedian OSEGFR testingContrast-induced acute kidney injuryLow-risk emergency department patientsLow-risk ED patientsProportion of patientsEmergency department patientsClinical risk assessmentGlomerular filtration rate testingAssessment of safetyChronic dialysisKidney injuryDepartment patientsED patientsEGFR valuesKidney diseaseRisk factorsPatientsCECT studiesRisk
2022
Regional Brain Volume Abnormalities and Long-term Cognitive Outcome in Preterm Infants
Peterson B, Vohr B, Staib L, Cannistraci C, Dolberg A, Schneider K, Katz K, Westerveld M, Sparrow S, Anderson A, Duncan C, Makuch R, Gore J, Ment L. Regional Brain Volume Abnormalities and Long-term Cognitive Outcome in Preterm Infants. 2022, 215-223. DOI: 10.4324/9780203822937-21.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRegional brain volumesLong-term cognitive outcomesBrain volumePreterm infantsRegional brain volume abnormalitiesMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scansCognitive outcomesTerm control childrenPerinatal risk factorsResonance imaging scansBrain volume abnormalitiesPreterm cohortRisk factorsImaging scansPreterm childrenHigh prevalenceVolume abnormalitiesBehavioral disturbancesControl childrenTerm controlsAbnormalitiesInfantsChildrenOutcomesCognitive measuresCumulative diagnostic imaging radiation exposure in premature neonates.
Khattab M, Hagan J, Staib LH, Mustafa A, Goodman TR. Cumulative diagnostic imaging radiation exposure in premature neonates. Journal Of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine 2022, 15: 95-103. PMID: 33843704, DOI: 10.3233/npm-210726.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLength of stayCumulative effective radiation doseNeonatal intensive care unitIntensive care unitGestational ageBirth weightEffective radiation doseIntestinal perforationCare unitPremature infantsRadiological studiesRadiation doseLevel 4 neonatal intensive care unitRadiation exposureMedian birth weightMedian gestational ageRetrospective chart reviewVulnerable patient populationPredictors of exposureIdentifies risk factorsTotal radiation doseChart reviewPremature neonatesPatient populationRisk factors