2020
Efficacy of Early Prophylaxis Against Catheter-Associated Thrombosis in Critically Ill Children: A Bayesian Phase 2b Randomized Clinical Trial.
Faustino EVS, Shabanova V, Raffini LJ, Kandil SB, Li S, Pinto MG, Cholette JM, Hanson SJ, Nellis ME, Silva CT, Chima R, Sharathkumar A, Thomas KA, McPartland T, Tala JA, Spinella PC. Efficacy of Early Prophylaxis Against Catheter-Associated Thrombosis in Critically Ill Children: A Bayesian Phase 2b Randomized Clinical Trial. Critical Care Medicine 2020, 49: e235-e246. PMID: 33372745, PMCID: PMC7902342, DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000004784.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral venous catheter-associated deep venous thrombosisCatheter-associated deep venous thrombosisDeep venous thrombosisUsual care armCentral venous cathetersVenous thrombosisClinical trialsEnoxaparin armCare armVenous cathetersEarly prophylaxisIll childrenThrombin generationPhase 2bCatheter-Associated ThrombosisInternational units/mLAnti-Xa levelsCritically Ill ChildrenRandomized clinical trialsEndogenous thrombin potentialRelevant bleedingUsual careTrial armsRisk ratioThrombin potential
2019
Impact of a dedicated nursing team on central line-related complications in neonatal intensive care unit
Levit O, Shabanova V, Bizzarro M. Impact of a dedicated nursing team on central line-related complications in neonatal intensive care unit. The Journal Of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine 2019, 33: 2618-2622. PMID: 30612486, DOI: 10.1080/14767058.2018.1555814.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCatheter-Related InfectionsCatheterization, Central VenousCentral Venous CathetersHumansInfantInfant, NewbornIntensive Care Units, NeonatalProspective StudiesConceptsLine-related complicationsCentral line-related complicationsDedicated nursing teamCentral line insertionNursing teamLine insertionProspective observational cohort studyNeonatal intensive care unitCatheter-related complicationsObservational cohort studyIntensive care unitNeonatal-perinatal medicine fellowsCentral line placementPost-intervention analysisCohort studyCentral cathetersCare unitCatheter maintenanceLine daysNeedle stickInsertion successComplicationsLine placementSignificant reductionPhlebitis