2024
Health Care Simulation in Person and at a Distance
Birido N, Brown K, Olmo Ferrer D, Friedland R, Bailey S, Wawersik D, Charnetski M, Nair B, Kutzin J, Gross I, Palaganas J. Health Care Simulation in Person and at a Distance. Simulation In Healthcare The Journal Of The Society For Simulation In Healthcare 2024, 19: s65-s74. PMID: 38240620, DOI: 10.1097/sih.0000000000000763.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUnderstanding the Effects of Health Care Distance Simulation
Charnetski M, Wawersik D, Palaganas J, Duff J, Bailey S, Ramachandra G, Birido N, Elkin R, Nair B, Thurber P, Gross I. Understanding the Effects of Health Care Distance Simulation. Simulation In Healthcare The Journal Of The Society For Simulation In Healthcare 2024, 19: s57-s64. PMID: 38240619, DOI: 10.1097/sih.0000000000000760.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSociety for Simulation in Healthcare Guidelines for Simulation Training
Stefanidis D, Cook D, Kalantar-Motamedi S, Muret-Wagstaff S, Calhoun A, Lauridsen K, Paige J, Lockey A, Donoghue A, Hall A, Patocka C, Palaganas J, Gross I, Kessler D, Vermylen J, Lin Y, Aebersold M, Chang T, Duff J, Kolbe M, Rutherford-Hemming T, Decker S, Collings A, Toseef Ansari M. Society for Simulation in Healthcare Guidelines for Simulation Training. Simulation In Healthcare The Journal Of The Society For Simulation In Healthcare 2024, 19: s4-s22. PMID: 38240614, DOI: 10.1097/sih.0000000000000776.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEvidence-based guidelinesSociety for SimulationHealthcare professionalsSimulation trainingTraining of healthcare professionalsHealthcare guidelinesRecommendations AssessmentTraining backgroundHealthcareSystematic reviewIdentified key questionsExpert recommendationsMethod of simulation trainingConsensus recommendationsProfessionalsGuidelinesTrainingRecommendationsKey questionsEffective useQuestionsOptimization methodAssessmentDebriefing Methods for Simulation in Healthcare
Duff J, Morse K, Seelandt J, Gross I, Lydston M, Sargeant J, Dieckmann P, Allen J, Rudolph J, Kolbe M. Debriefing Methods for Simulation in Healthcare. Simulation In Healthcare The Journal Of The Society For Simulation In Healthcare 2024, 19: s112-s121. PMID: 38240623, DOI: 10.1097/sih.0000000000000765.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFeedback interventionSimulation-based educationHealthcare providersSimulation educationDebriefing methodsDebriefingHealthcare simulation educatorsSystematic reviewDebriefing strategiesHealthcarePICO questionInterventionClinical outcomesEducationProvidersReviewEvidenceRobust empirical evidenceResearch needsNeedsOutcomes
2022
Formative Assessments Promote Procedural Learning and Engagement for Senior Pediatric Residents on Rotation in the Pediatric Emergency Department
Goldman MP, Rudd AV, Baum SC, Nagler M, Weiss DL, Gross IT, Auerbach MA. Formative Assessments Promote Procedural Learning and Engagement for Senior Pediatric Residents on Rotation in the Pediatric Emergency Department. MedEdPORTAL 2022, 18: 11265. PMID: 35892044, PMCID: PMC9273678, DOI: 10.15766/mep_2374-8265.11265.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric emergency departmentLumbar punctureLaceration repairSenior pediatric residentsPediatric residentsEmergency departmentProportion of proceduresAssessment completion ratesInfant lumbar puncturePediatric residents' perceptionsPotential clinical impactSecondary outcomesClinical impactEmergency department rotationPuncturePilot periodCompletion ratesRepairSetting an Agenda
Gross I, Clapper T, Ramachandra G, Thomas A, Ades A, Walsh B, Kreuzer F, Elkin R, Wagner M, Whitfill T, Chang T, Duff J, Deutsch E, Loellgen R, Palaganas J, Fayyaz J, Kessler D, Calhoun A. Setting an Agenda. Simulation In Healthcare The Journal Of The Society For Simulation In Healthcare 2022, 18: 100-107. PMID: 36989108, DOI: 10.1097/sih.0000000000000663.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Readiness for and Response to Coronavirus Disease 2019 Among Pediatric Healthcare Providers: The Role of Simulation for Pandemics and Other Disasters*
Wagner M, Jaki C, Löllgen RM, Mileder L, Eibensteiner F, Ritschl V, Steinbauer P, Gottstein M, Abulebda K, Calhoun A, Gross IT. Readiness for and Response to Coronavirus Disease 2019 Among Pediatric Healthcare Providers: The Role of Simulation for Pandemics and Other Disasters*. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 2020, 22: e333-e338. PMID: 33350800, PMCID: PMC8162220, DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000002649.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronavirus disease 2019Disease 2019Healthcare providersCritical care healthcare providersDelphi processNoncoronavirus disease 2019Pediatric healthcare providersPublic health emergencyMulticenter surveyInternational survey studyPercent of institutionsHealth emergencyVirtual reality trainingMedical education programsStandard educationEuropean participantsContent expertsSurvey studyReality trainingProvidersSimulation trainingClosing the Loop
Goldman MP, Query LA, Wong AH, Gross IT, Emerson BL, Auerbach MA, Tiyyagura GK. Closing the Loop. Pediatric Emergency Care 2020, 37: e1535-e1543. PMID: 33009320, PMCID: PMC8012401, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000002108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGeneral emergency departmentsPediatric emergency care coordinatorCare coordinationHospital liaisonBarriers to program implementationProgram implementationAnalyzed transcribed dataFacilitators of program implementationEmergency care settingsEmergency medicine providersConstant comparative methodFollow-upCare of childrenMedicolegal exposureCare settingsCare trendsMedicine providersSemistructured interviewsCommunity hospitalSuccessful disseminationEmergency departmentElectronic reportingTime burdenQuality improvementChildren's hospitalA Simulation-Based Failure Mode Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Control and Prevention in Emergency Departments
Balmaks R, Grāmatniece A, Vilde A, Ļuļļa M, Dumpis U, Gross IT, Šlēziņa I. A Simulation-Based Failure Mode Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Control and Prevention in Emergency Departments. Simulation In Healthcare The Journal Of The Society For Simulation In Healthcare 2020, 16: 386-391. PMID: 32910105, DOI: 10.1097/sih.0000000000000506.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthcare Failure ModeEmergency departmentHealthcare workersSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) outbreakCOVID-19 patientsSARS-CoV-2COVID-19 pandemicPersonal protective equipmentWorld Health OrganizationNosocomial spreadInfection preventionInfection controlHigh riskSitu simulationOccupational hazardsInfectious diseasesProtective equipmentHealth OrganizationHospitalGlobal pandemicStructured debriefPreventionTotalRiskPandemicDifferences in intubators’ visual attention during neonatal endotracheal intubation
Gröpel P, Gross I, Wagner M. Differences in intubators’ visual attention during neonatal endotracheal intubation. Resuscitation 2020, 156: 277-278. PMID: 32853722, DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2020.07.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPediatric Readiness in the Emergency Department and Its Association With Patient Outcomes in Critical Care: A Prospective Cohort Study.
Balmaks R, Whitfill TM, Ziemele B, Blumberga M, Upenieks R, Vegeris I, Grope I, Pavare J, Auerbach MA, Gross IT. Pediatric Readiness in the Emergency Department and Its Association With Patient Outcomes in Critical Care: A Prospective Cohort Study. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 2020, 21: e213-e220. PMID: 32132503, DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000002255.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric readiness scoreProspective cohort studyEmergency departmentPediatric readinessPatient outcomesComposite quality scoreCohort studyReadiness scoresPediatric acute careProcess of carePediatric emergency careHospital lengthPediatric patientsQuality scoresAcute carePediatric mortalityPatient RegistryCritical careMixed-effects regressionPICUEmergency carePatientsMortalityCareOutcomesImproving Pediatric Administrative Disaster Preparedness Through Simulated Disaster Huddles
Gross IT, Goldberg SA, Whitfill T, Liebling S, Garcia A, Alfano A, Hasdianda A, Cicero MX. Improving Pediatric Administrative Disaster Preparedness Through Simulated Disaster Huddles. Disaster Medicine And Public Health Preparedness 2020, 15: 352-357. PMID: 32172716, DOI: 10.1017/dmp.2020.10.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric EDMass casualty incidentsEmergency department staffFunctional exercisePatient outcomesDisaster preparedness effortsDisaster preparednessDepartment staffFurther studiesDidactic sessionsCasualty incidentsOverall scoreAppropriate trainingPreparedness effortsHuddlesTraining paradigmPreparednessStress as tool or toxin: physiologic markers and subjective report in neonatal simulation
Redmond B, Joseph M, Ray J, Shabanova V, Gross IT, Bruno C, McPadden J, Auerbach M, Johnston L. Stress as tool or toxin: physiologic markers and subjective report in neonatal simulation. Pediatric Research 2020, 88: 784-791. PMID: 32045934, DOI: 10.1038/s41390-020-0806-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComparison of Two Telemedicine Delivery Modes for Neonatal Resuscitation Support: A Simulation-Based Randomized Trial
Gross IT, Whitfill T, Redmond B, Couturier K, Bhatnagar A, Joseph M, Joseph D, Ray J, Wagner M, Auerbach M. Comparison of Two Telemedicine Delivery Modes for Neonatal Resuscitation Support: A Simulation-Based Randomized Trial. Neonatology 2020, 117: 159-166. PMID: 31905354, DOI: 10.1159/000504853.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDelivery modeRandomized trialsTelemedical interventionsNeonatal specialistsClinical impactNeonatal resuscitationResuscitative careSecondary aimPatient telemedicineOverall checklist scoreSimulation-based trialRemote specialistSignificant differencesNeonatesResuscitationRemote consultantsChecklist scoresPrimary aimMental demandsTrialsTeleconsultantsVideo reviewIndex toolTelemedicineProviders
2019
Eye-tracking during simulation-based neonatal airway management
Wagner M, Gröpel P, Bibl K, Olischar M, Auerbach MA, Gross IT. Eye-tracking during simulation-based neonatal airway management. Pediatric Research 2019, 87: 518-522. PMID: 31499516, DOI: 10.1038/s41390-019-0571-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEye-tracking glassesAirway managementNeonatal airway managementUmbilical vein catheterMain outcome measuresAirway providersMedical tasksVein catheterNeonatal resuscitationOutcome measuresMethodsThis studySimulation-based studyProvider behaviorUsabilityGaze behaviorSignificant differencesReal situationIdeal useFuture studiesProvidersParticipantsTeam membersTime of interestManagementCatheterExtracranial Internal Carotid Aneurysm in a 10-Year-Old Boy Diagnosed via Ultrasound
Sosa PA, Matar P, Gross IT. Extracranial Internal Carotid Aneurysm in a 10-Year-Old Boy Diagnosed via Ultrasound. Pediatric Emergency Care 2019, 35: e49-e52. PMID: 30768565, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000001759.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCarotid aneurysmsNeck massExtracranial Internal Carotid AneurysmRecent upper respiratory infectionPreferred initial testUpper respiratory infectionPulsatile neck massExtracranial carotid aneurysmsInternal carotid arteryInternal carotid aneurysmMagnetic resonance angiographyAirway compressionNeurologic complicationsHemodynamic stabilityNeurologic statusNeurologic symptomsPatient agePharyngeal infectionAirway statusAsymptomatic massPediatric patientsRespiratory infectionsInterposition graftFatal hemorrhageEmergency department
2018
GPS Devices in a Simulated Mass Casualty Event
Gross IT, Coughlin RF, Cone DC, Bogucki S, Auerbach M, Cicero MX. GPS Devices in a Simulated Mass Casualty Event. Prehospital Emergency Care 2018, 23: 290-295. PMID: 30118640, DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2018.1489018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency departmentMass casualty eventsED staffPatient tracking toolCasualty eventsGlobal Positioning SystemEmergency medicine departmentPediatric emergency medicine (PEM) fellowsEmergency medical servicesSecondary outcomesPediatric patientsPrimary outcomeMedical evaluationPatient managementMedicine departmentStaff receptionPatient careReal-time trackingGPS devicesFree-text feedbackMedical servicesPatientsPatient actorsHospitalStaff perceptions
2017
Vaginal Foreign Bodies
Gross IT, Riera A. Vaginal Foreign Bodies. Pediatric Emergency Care 2017, 33: 756-759. PMID: 29095775, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000001304.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAtlanto-Axial Subluxation After Adenoidectomy
Gross IT, Bahar-Posey L. Atlanto-Axial Subluxation After Adenoidectomy. Pediatric Emergency Care 2017, 33: 416-417. PMID: 28570360, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000001154.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtlanto-axial subluxationNeck painCock robin positionAnti-inflammatory medicationsOnset of symptomsENT surgical proceduresUnderwent adenoidectomySerious complicationsCervical collarSurgical interventionEmergency departmentManual reductionCervical spineSurgical proceduresEarly diagnosisComputed tomographyOtolaryngological proceduresSubluxationAdenoidectomyDiagnosisPainSurgerySymptomsChildrenMedications
2016
Emphysematous Pyelonephritis in a Child with Nephrolithiasis
Gross IT, Ford R. Emphysematous Pyelonephritis in a Child with Nephrolithiasis. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2016, 168: 250-250.e1. PMID: 26601908, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.09.056.Peer-Reviewed Original Research