2022
Practical considerations and consensus opinion for children’s hospital–based inpatient hemostasis and thrombosis (HAT) consultative services: Communication from the ISTH SSC Subcommittee on Pediatric/Neonatal Thrombosis and Hemostasis
Woods GM, Raffini L, Brandão LR, Jaffray J, Branchford BR, Ng CJ, Sartain SE, Pak J, Male C, Zia A, Rizzi M, Sirachainan N, Faustino E, Carpenter SL, Goldenberg NA. Practical considerations and consensus opinion for children’s hospital–based inpatient hemostasis and thrombosis (HAT) consultative services: Communication from the ISTH SSC Subcommittee on Pediatric/Neonatal Thrombosis and Hemostasis. Journal Of Thrombosis And Haemostasis 2022, 20: 2151-2158. PMID: 35748322, DOI: 10.1111/jth.15798.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTertiary care referral centerConsensus opinionAnticoagulation management serviceManagement of patientsNumerous therapeutic advancesDisorders of hemostasisISTH SSC SubcommitteeNeonatal thrombosisFellowship training programsInpatient managementReferral centerAdult hospitalsPediatric institutionTherapeutic advancesPediatric dataHAT patientsMedical complexityInpatient settingThrombosisHemostasisConsultative servicesPatientsTraining programCurrent practiceComplicationsIntroduction of Hydroxyurea Therapy to a Cohort of Sickle Cell Patients in Northern Haiti
Paul-Hanna M, Joseph W, Mondesir W, Faustino EVS, Canarie MF. Introduction of Hydroxyurea Therapy to a Cohort of Sickle Cell Patients in Northern Haiti. Journal Of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology 2022, 44: 351-353. PMID: 35180761, DOI: 10.1097/mph.0000000000002431.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSickle cell anemiaCell anemiaRate of hospitalizationSickle cell patientsHydroxyurea therapyHU therapySignificant complicationsCell patientsHigh prevalenceTherapyComplicationsStudy periodYoung adultsPrincipal outcomeHospitalizationPatientsAnemiaCohortPrevalenceHydroxyureaTreatmentNorthern HaitiMorbidityClinicHospital
2021
Performance of an Electronic Decision Support System as a Therapeutic Intervention During a Multicenter PICU Clinical Trial Heart and Lung Failure-Pediatric Insulin Titration Trial (HALF-PINT)
Hirshberg E, Alexander J, Asaro L, Coughlin-Wells K, Steil G, Spear D, Stone C, Nadkarni V, Agus M, Investigators H, Agus M, Wypij D, Asaro L, Nadkarni V, Srinivasan V, Biagas K, Mourani P, Chima R, Thomas N, Li S, Pinto A, Newth C, Hassinger A, Bysani K, Rehder K, Faustino E, Kandil S, Hirshberg E, Wintergerst K, Schwarz A, Bagdure D, Marsillio L, Cvijanovich N, Pham N, Quasney M, Flori H, Federman M, Nett S, Pinto N, Viteri S, Schneider J, Medar S, Sapru A, McQuillen P, Babbitt C, Lin J, Jouvet P, Yanay O, Allen C, Luckett P, Fackler J, Rozen T. Performance of an Electronic Decision Support System as a Therapeutic Intervention During a Multicenter PICU Clinical Trial Heart and Lung Failure-Pediatric Insulin Titration Trial (HALF-PINT). CHEST Journal 2021, 160: 919-928. PMID: 33932465, PMCID: PMC8449010, DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2021.04.049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung Failure-Pediatric INsulin Titration trialBlood glucose targetsCritical care trialsManagement of hyperglycemiaTitration trialCare trialsGlucose targetsCDS toolElectronic clinical decision support systemLow complianceBlood glucose metricsIll pediatric patientsObservational retrospective studyElectronic decision support systemClinical decision support systemInotropic supportPediatric patientsPatient factorsRetrospective studyClinician factorsIll childrenGlucose metricsPatientsTherapeutic interventionsStudy design
2015
Thromboprophylaxis in critically ill children in Spain and Portugal
Núñez A, Fonte M, Faustino E, del estudio multicéntrico internacional PROTRACT E. Thromboprophylaxis in critically ill children in Spain and Portugal. Anales De Pediatría (English Edition) 2015, 82: 144-151. DOI: 10.1016/j.anpede.2014.05.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDeep venous thrombosisLow molecular weight heparinMolecular weight heparinIll childrenInternational PICUsWeight heparinRisk factorsEffectiveness of thromboprophylaxisUse of thromboprophylaxisPercentage of patientsFemoral vein catheterPharmacological thromboprophylaxisThromboprophylaxis useMechanical thromboprophylaxisCentral cathetersVenous thrombosisVein catheterFemoral veinResultsA totalThromboprophylaxisMethodsSecondary analysisPrior historyPatientsPICUsCranial trauma
2014
Assessing the benefits and risks of tight glycemic control in critically ill children
Faustino E, Kandil S. Assessing the benefits and risks of tight glycemic control in critically ill children. Pediatric Health Medicine And Therapeutics 2014, Volume 5: 93-98. DOI: 10.2147/phmt.s50410.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTight glycemic controlIntensive care unitIll childrenGlycemic controlCare unitSurgical intensive care unitSubsequent multicenter trialSingle-center trialInsulin-induced hypoglycemiaIntravenous insulinCenter trialIll adultsIll patientsMulticenter trialTrialsHypoglycemiaChildrenHigh rateMortalityCurrent literatureInsulinRiskHyperglycemiaPatients