2017
“What do you know?”——knowledge among village doctors of lead poisoning in children in rural China
Huang R, Ning H, Baum CR, Chen L, Hsiao A. “What do you know?”——knowledge among village doctors of lead poisoning in children in rural China. BMC Public Health 2017, 17: 895. PMID: 29169343, PMCID: PMC5701361, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-017-4895-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVillage doctorsLead poisoningResultsA totalMultifaceted interventionsBackgroundThis studyPrevention strategiesCollege-level educationConclusionsThis studyLevel educationPoor knowledgeRural childrenPrevention measuresChildrenDoctorsQuestionnaire-based surveyPoisoningRural ChinaRural populationTest questionnaireClear needQuestionnaireAnnual incomeMethodsA
2016
Cost-effectiveness of point-of-care testing for dehydration in the pediatric ED
Whitney RE, Santucci K, Hsiao A, Chen L. Cost-effectiveness of point-of-care testing for dehydration in the pediatric ED. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2016, 34: 1573-1575. PMID: 27289438, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2016.05.075.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute gastroenteritisPediatric emergency department (ED) visitsPOC testingEmergency department visitsLength of stayCost of admissionRandomized control trialChemistry testingCost-effective analysisDecision analysis modelCare testingDepartment visitsPediatric EDElectrolyte testingAdmission ratesSerum testingClinical assessmentControl trialMean savingsDegree of dehydrationPatientsCost savingsChildrenTrialsPayers
2005
Fever in the new millennium: a review of recent studies of markers of serious bacterial infection in febrile children
Hsiao AL, Baker MD. Fever in the new millennium: a review of recent studies of markers of serious bacterial infection in febrile children. Current Opinion In Pediatrics 2005, 17: 56-61. PMID: 15659965, DOI: 10.1097/01.mop.0000151781.13635.70.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhite blood cell countSerious bacterial infectionsC-reactive proteinInterleukin-6Febrile infantsBacterial infectionsVulnerable infant populationBlood cell countSingle reliable predictorFebrile childrenSerious infectionsInfant populationProcalcitoninCell countInfantsInfectionLimited experienceReliable predictorSensitive testChildrenRecent studiesAccurate indicatorFormidable undertakingFeverReview