2019
Early Involvement of the Child Protection Team in the Care of Injured Infants in a Pediatric Emergency Department
Powers E, Tiyyagura G, Asnes AG, Leventhal JM, Moles R, Christison-Lagay E, Groisberg S, Auerbach M. Early Involvement of the Child Protection Team in the Care of Injured Infants in a Pediatric Emergency Department. Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2019, 56: 592-600. PMID: 30879856, DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2019.01.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChild protection teamPediatric emergency departmentEmergency departmentClinical pathwayProtection teamEvaluation of infantsEarly involvementMonths of ageInfant morbidityAbusive injuriesSignificant causeDiagnostic testingInjuryInfantsPrivate insuranceSocioeconomic disparitiesChild protective servicesEarly detectionDiagnostic studiesConsultationPhysical abuseMonthsAbuseProtective servicesInvolvement
2018
Occult abusive injuries in children brought for care after intimate partner violence: An exploratory study
Tiyyagura G, Christian C, Berger R, Lindberg D. Occult abusive injuries in children brought for care after intimate partner violence: An exploratory study. Child Abuse & Neglect 2018, 79: 136-143. PMID: 29452932, PMCID: PMC5879001, DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2018.02.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIPV exposureInternal injuriesIntimate partner violenceIntra-abdominal injuriesPhysical examination findingsCohort of childrenReports of traumaExamination of siblingsChild abuse consultationsPhysical abuseChild abuse pediatriciansOccult injuriesExamination findingsProspective studyAbusive injuriesEmergency departmentInjury patternsPhysical examinationDirect injuryInadvertent traumaPartner violenceCutaneous injuryPatientsInjuryChildren
2017
Nonaccidental Injury in Pediatric Patients: Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment
Tiyyagura G, Beucher M, Bechtel K. Nonaccidental Injury in Pediatric Patients: Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment. Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice 2017, 14: 1-32. PMID: 28665574.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBurnsChildChild AbuseChild, PreschoolContusionsCraniocerebral TraumaDiagnosis, DifferentialEmergency Medical ServicesEvidence-Based MedicineFemaleFractures, BoneGuidelines as TopicHumansInfantIntensive Care Units, PediatricMaleMandatory ReportingPhysical ExaminationPhysician's RolePractice Patterns, Physicians'Retinal HemorrhageUnited StatesWounds and InjuriesThe association of nonaccidental trauma with historical factors, examination findings, and diagnostic testing during the initial trauma evaluation
Escobar MA, Flynn-O'Brien K, Auerbach M, Tiyyagura G, Borgman MA, Duffy SJ, Falcone KS, Burke RV, Cox JM, Maguire SA. The association of nonaccidental trauma with historical factors, examination findings, and diagnostic testing during the initial trauma evaluation. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2017, 82: 1147-1157. PMID: 28520688, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000001441.Peer-Reviewed Original Research