2019
Improving Care for Sickle Cell Pain Crisis Using a Multidisciplinary Approach
Balsamo L, Shabanova V, Carbonella J, Szondy MV, Kalbfeld K, Thomas DA, Santucci K, Grossman M, Pashankar F. Improving Care for Sickle Cell Pain Crisis Using a Multidisciplinary Approach. Pediatrics 2019, 143: e20182218. PMID: 30944154, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2018-2218.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAnemia, Sickle CellChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansMalePainPain ManagementPatient AdmissionPatient Care TeamQuality ImprovementConceptsVaso-occlusive crisisHospital daysReadmission ratesHospital costsSickle cell disease vaso-occlusive crisisMultidisciplinary quality improvement projectSickle cell pain crisisThirty-day readmission ratesDedicated team effortSCD pediatric patientsPatients ages 0Direct hospital costsLength of stayHigh usersStudy-Act methodologyQuality improvement projectMental health providersHigh-use groupPain planPain crisisFrequent hospitalizationsRisk patientsPediatric patientsPreintervention periodEmergency department
2018
Reducing Radiation Exposure in Cardiac Catheterizations for Congenital Heart Disease
Patel C, Grossman M, Shabanova V, Asnes J. Reducing Radiation Exposure in Cardiac Catheterizations for Congenital Heart Disease. Pediatric Cardiology 2018, 40: 638-649. PMID: 30542920, DOI: 10.1007/s00246-018-2039-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCatheterization labRadiation exposureCardiac catheterizationYale-New Haven Children's HospitalDAP/Patent ductus arteriosusAtrial septal defectCongenital heart diseaseDose area productSystems-based interventionsCardiac catheterization labCongenital cardiac catheterizationTotal air kermaPost-intervention dataRadiation dose reductionAir kermaQuality improvement strategiesDuctus arteriosusTranscatheter pulmonaryChildren's HospitalDA dosesSeptal defectHeart diseaseLow fluoroscopyProcedure type
2017
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: Time for a Reappraisal
Grossman MR, Osborn RR, Berkwitt AK. Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: Time for a Reappraisal. Hospital Pediatrics 2017, 7: 115-116. PMID: 28137921, DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2016-0119.Peer-Reviewed Original Research