2017
Risk factors for tracheostomy requirement in extremely low birth weight infants
Levit OL, Shabanova V, Bazzy-Asaad A, Bizzarro MJ, Bhandari V. Risk factors for tracheostomy requirement in extremely low birth weight infants. The Journal Of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine 2017, 31: 447-452. PMID: 28139937, DOI: 10.1080/14767058.2017.1287895.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAirway ExtubationCase-Control StudiesFemaleGestational AgeHumansInfantInfant, Extremely Low Birth WeightInfant, Extremely PrematureInfant, NewbornIntubation, IntratrachealMalePregnancyRespiration, ArtificialRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexTime FactorsTracheostomyConceptsLow birth weight infantsOdds of tracheostomyBirth weight infantsELBW infantsWeight infantsEndotracheal tubeRisk of tracheostomyPresence of comorbiditiesUse of steroidsCase-control studyConditional logistic regressionNumber of intubationsGreater cumulative exposureIntubation episodesTracheostomy requirementExtubation attemptGestational ageEpisodes/Risk factorsTracheostomyPrevious episodesCumulative exposurePoisson regressionCumulative daysInfants
2014
Clinical and Laboratory Factors That Predict Death in Very Low Birth Weight Infants Presenting With Late-onset Sepsis
Levit O, Bhandari V, Li FY, Shabanova V, Gallagher PG, Bizzarro MJ. Clinical and Laboratory Factors That Predict Death in Very Low Birth Weight Infants Presenting With Late-onset Sepsis. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2014, 33: 143-146. PMID: 24418836, PMCID: PMC3917323, DOI: 10.1097/inf.0000000000000024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLate-onset sepsisLow birth weight infantsBirth weight infantsIndependent risk factorLaboratory factorsWeight infantsVLBW infantsRisk factorsCases of LOSEpisodes of LOSRisk of LOSFungal LOSNeonatal intensive care unitMultivariate logistic regression analysisSepsis-related deathsIntensive care unitOnset of illnessSepsis-associated mortalityGram-positive infectionsLogistic regression analysisOnset of diseasePresentation of illnessComposite risk profileLaboratory signsNecrotizing enterocolitis