2020
Current training in percutaneously inserted central catheter (PICC) placement and maintenance for neonatal–perinatal medicine fellows
Levit O, Shabanova V, Bizzarro MJ, Johnston L. Current training in percutaneously inserted central catheter (PICC) placement and maintenance for neonatal–perinatal medicine fellows. Journal Of Perinatology 2020, 40: 589-594. PMID: 31932714, DOI: 10.1038/s41372-019-0587-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCatheterization, Central VenousCatheterization, PeripheralChi-Square DistributionClinical CompetenceCross-Sectional StudiesCurriculumEducation, Medical, GraduateEducational MeasurementFellowships and ScholarshipsHumansInfant, NewbornIntensive Care Units, NeonatalSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesConceptsNeonatal-perinatal medicineNeonatal intensive care unitCentral catheter placementIntensive care unitNeonatal-perinatal medicine fellowsProgram directorsPICC insertionStudy designACare unitPICC placementPICC teamCatheter placementResponse rateMost program directorsConclusionsWide variationsEducational statusFormal trainingTraining program directorsCurrent educational status
2019
Variable management strategies for NEC totalis: a national survey
Pyle AK, Shabanova V, Cleary MA, Ozgediz D, Cummings CL, Kamin DS, Mercurio MR. Variable management strategies for NEC totalis: a national survey. Journal Of Perinatology 2019, 39: 1521-1527. PMID: 31371831, DOI: 10.1038/s41372-019-0448-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLife-sustaining interventionsNEC totalisSignificant practice variabilityChi-square testVariable management strategiesNeonatal-perinatal medicineSurgical managementAAP SectionTreatment optionsMethodsAn anonymous surveyPediatric surgeryPractice variabilityTotalisSpearman correlationAnonymous surveySerious diseaseNational surveyMost respondentsWide variationEnterocolitisPrematuritySurgeryOptionsCounseling practiceConclusionsManagement