2021
Use of Pharmacologic Prophylaxis Against Venous Thromboembolism in Hospitalized Injured Children
Mahajerin A, Petty JK, Hanson SJ, Shabanova V, Faustino EVS. Use of Pharmacologic Prophylaxis Against Venous Thromboembolism in Hospitalized Injured Children. Journal Of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology 2021, 44: e349-e357. PMID: 33885041, DOI: 10.1097/mph.0000000000002167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReceipt of prophylaxisRisk of VTEVenous thromboembolismInjured childrenRisk prediction modelPharmacologic prophylaxisTrauma Quality Improvement ProgramLow molecular weight heparinHospitalized injured patientsPediatric-specific evidencePractice management guidelinesRandomized clinical trialsMolecular weight heparinQuality Improvement ProgramUnfractionated heparinWeight heparinRetrospective studyInjured patientsClinical trialsProphylaxisManagement guidelinesThromboembolismPatientsHigh rateChildrenParenting Stress and its Associated Components Prior to an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Diagnostic Evaluation
Voliovitch Y, Leventhal JM, Fenick AM, Gupta AR, Feinberg E, Hickey EJ, Shabanova V, Weitzman C. Parenting Stress and its Associated Components Prior to an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Diagnostic Evaluation. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2021, 51: 3432-3442. PMID: 33387245, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-020-04804-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderASD symptom severityParents of childrenChild ASD symptom severityActive-avoidance copingLow-SES parentsAvoidance copingAdaptive functioningParenting stressSpectrum disorderChild factorsParental worrySocial supportSymptom severityRisk of ASDParentsS parentChildrenMultiple regression modelingAssociated componentsCopingFunctioningWorryCross-sectional studyDisorders
2020
Bayesian analysis of the epidemiology of bleeding in critically ill children
Greenway T, Eysenbach L, Shabanova V, Faustino EVS. Bayesian analysis of the epidemiology of bleeding in critically ill children. Journal Of Critical Care 2020, 63: 133-138. PMID: 33012582, PMCID: PMC8005501, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2020.09.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsISTH definitionIll childrenPediatric intensive care unitProspective cohort studyIntensive care unitRelevant bleedingCohort studyCare unitMechanical ventilationEntire cohortPediatric intensivistsSurvey definitionChildrenEpidemiologyInternational SocietyPrimary analytic toolsConcordanceFindingsBleedingIntensivistsThrombosisHigh frequencyHaemostasisCohortYears
2018
Validation of the International Guide for Monitoring Child Development demonstrates good sensitivity and specificity in four diverse countries
Ertem IO, Krishnamurthy V, Mulaudzi MC, Sguassero Y, Bilik B, Srinivasan R, Balta H, Gulumser O, Gan G, Calvocoressi L, Johnson B, Shabanova V, Forsyth B. Validation of the International Guide for Monitoring Child Development demonstrates good sensitivity and specificity in four diverse countries. Acta Paediatrica 2018, 108: 1074-1086. PMID: 30472813, PMCID: PMC6520130, DOI: 10.1111/apa.14661.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUS National Trends in Pediatric Deaths From Prescription and Illicit Opioids, 1999-2016
Gaither JR, Shabanova V, Leventhal JM. US National Trends in Pediatric Deaths From Prescription and Illicit Opioids, 1999-2016. JAMA Network Open 2018, 1: e186558. PMID: 30646334, PMCID: PMC6324338, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.6558.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid poisoningPediatric deathsMortality rateUS national trendsPublic health problemPediatric mortality rateNational trendsPublic health officialsIllicit opioidsPrescription opioidsAge-specific mortality ratesOpioid deathsOpioid epidemicMAIN OUTCOMEOpioidsHealth problemsOpioid crisisPoisson regressionSynthetic opioidsDisease controlMortality dataHealth officialsDeathMedical facilitiesChildren
2013
Performance of Clinical Criteria for Screening of Possible Antiretroviral Related Mitochondrial Toxicity in HIV‐Infected Children in Accra
Langs-Barlow A, Renner L, Katz K, Northrup V, Paintsil E. Performance of Clinical Criteria for Screening of Possible Antiretroviral Related Mitochondrial Toxicity in HIV‐Infected Children in Accra. AIDS Research And Treatment 2013, 2013: 249171. PMID: 23533730, PMCID: PMC3606755, DOI: 10.1155/2013/249171.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMitochondrial Disease CriteriaMitochondrial toxicityNaïve childrenCharts of HIVHAART naïve childrenResource-poor settingsHAART exposureHAART initiationHIV diagnosisHIV infectionTherapy toxicityHIV managementClinical symptomsProspective studyClinical criteriaDisease criteriaHAARTYounger ageHIVMitochondrial damageSignificant differencesChildrenToxicityScoresExposure
2011
Remember the Saphenous
Riera A, Langhan M, Northrup V, Santucci K, Chen L. Remember the Saphenous. Pediatric Emergency Care 2011, 27: 1121-1125. PMID: 22134232, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0b013e31823ab926.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAnthropometryAttitude of Health PersonnelBody SizeCatheterization, PeripheralChild, PreschoolEmergency NursingEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHospitals, PediatricHumansInfantInfusions, IntravenousMaleNursing Staff, HospitalPediatric NursingPoint-of-Care SystemsSaphenous VeinUltrasonography, InterventionalConceptsAntecubital veinSaphenous veinHand veinsPeripheral veinUrban pediatric emergency departmentPediatric emergency departmentNursing preferencePatient characteristicsEmergency departmentSonographic findingsBedside ultrasoundUltrasound guidanceNursing staffMean widthStaff nursesAge groupsSecondary objectiveTransverse diameterFirst choiceUltrasound measurementsVeinSuccess rateSignificant differencesChildrenFuture studiesTime to and Predictors of CD4+ T‐Lymphocytes Recovery in HIV‐Infected Children Initiating Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy in Ghana
Renner L, Prin M, Li FY, Goka B, Northrup V, Paintsil E. Time to and Predictors of CD4+ T‐Lymphocytes Recovery in HIV‐Infected Children Initiating Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy in Ghana. AIDS Research And Treatment 2011, 2011: 896040. PMID: 21738861, PMCID: PMC3124224, DOI: 10.1155/2011/896040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchT-lymphocyte recoveryPredictors of CD4Resource-limited settingsHAART initiationKorle-Bu Teaching HospitalMost resource-limited settingsCox proportional hazards modelT-lymphocyte countsActive antiretroviral therapyMedian recovery timeProportional hazards modelPredictors of timeComplete CD4Percent CD4Antiretroviral therapyActive antiretroviralsMean ageTeaching hospitalT lymphocytesCD4Hazards modelHIVChildrenAgeSignificant predictor variables
2009
Effects of coping skills training in school‐age children with type 1 diabetes
Grey M, Whittemore R, Jaser S, Ambrosino J, Lindemann E, Liberti L, Northrup V, Dziura J. Effects of coping skills training in school‐age children with type 1 diabetes. Research In Nursing & Health 2009, 32: 405-418. PMID: 19488997, PMCID: PMC2720049, DOI: 10.1002/nur.20336.Peer-Reviewed Original Research