2011
Partial Exchange Transfusion for Polycythemia Hyperviscosity Syndrome
Hopewell B, Steiner L, Ehrenkranz R, Bizzarro M, Gallagher P. Partial Exchange Transfusion for Polycythemia Hyperviscosity Syndrome. American Journal Of Perinatology 2011, 28: 557-564. PMID: 21365533, DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1274504.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPartial exchange transfusionPercent of patientsRisk factorsMaternal diabetesExchange transfusionSignificant complicationsHyperviscosity syndromeNeonatal intensive care unitYale-New Haven HospitalLife-threatening complicationsLong-term followIntensive care unitNeonatal medical recordsPatient demographicsRetrospective reviewCare unitMedical recordsRisk populationsComplicationsPatientsStudy periodSignificant decreaseTransfusionDiabetesSyndrome
2008
Changing Patterns in Neonatal Escherichia coli Sepsis and Ampicillin Resistance in the Era of Intrapartum Antibiotic Prophylaxis
Bizzarro MJ, Dembry LM, Baltimore RS, Gallagher PG. Changing Patterns in Neonatal Escherichia coli Sepsis and Ampicillin Resistance in the Era of Intrapartum Antibiotic Prophylaxis. Pediatrics 2008, 121: 689-696. PMID: 18381532, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2007-2171.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmpicillinAmpicillin ResistanceAntibiotic ProphylaxisBacteremiaEscherichia coliEscherichia coli InfectionsFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansIncidenceInfant, NewbornInfectious Disease Transmission, VerticalMaleMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioPregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousPrenatal CareProbabilityRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSeverity of Illness IndexStatistics, NonparametricSurvival RateConceptsE. coli early-onset sepsisEarly-onset sepsisLate-onset sepsisYale-New Haven HospitalIntrapartum antibiotic prophylaxisAntibiotic prophylaxisColi sepsisLow birth weight infantsAmpicillin resistanceAntibiotic prophylaxis practiceIntrapartum antibiotic exposureBirth weight infantsE. coli sepsisIndependent risk factorEscherichia coli sepsisAmpicillin exposureAmpicillin-resistant E. coliProphylaxis practicesSepsis rateWeight infantsNeonatal sepsisPreterm infantsTerm infantsRetrospective reviewRisk factors
2005
Seventy-Five Years of Neonatal Sepsis at Yale: 1928–2003
Bizzarro MJ, Raskind C, Baltimore RS, Gallagher PG. Seventy-Five Years of Neonatal Sepsis at Yale: 1928–2003. Pediatrics 2005, 116: 595-602. PMID: 16140698, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2005-0552.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYale-New Haven HospitalEpisodes of sepsisLate-onset sepsisRecords of infantsPositive blood culturesNeonatal sepsisPreterm infantsBlood culturesSepsis-related mortality rateEarly-onset sepsisProlonged mechanical ventilationCentral vascular catheterNeonatal sepsis casesPopulation of infantsGroup B streptococciPercentage of casesDays of ageParenteral nutritionSepsis casesMechanical ventilationVascular cathetersIntensive careS pyogenesB streptococciSepsis
1999
Increasing incidence of Gram-negative rod bacteremia in a newborn intensive care unit
SHAH S, EHRENKRANZ R, GALLAGHER P. Increasing incidence of Gram-negative rod bacteremia in a newborn intensive care unit. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 1999, 18: 591-595. PMID: 10440433, DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199907000-00005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGNR bacteremiaCare unitNewborn Special Care UnitPercutaneous central venous cathetersNewborn intensive care unitYale-New Haven HospitalMaternal intrapartum antibioticsGram-negative rod bacteremiaDuration of hospitalizationCentral venous cathetersNegative rod bacteremiaIntensive care unitStepwise multivariate analysisSpecial care unitsNumber of admissionsIntrapartum antibioticsVenous cathetersRetrospective reviewOverall incidenceNeonatal careProspective studyPatient populationBacteremiaMultivariate analysisIncidence
1998
Complications of conjunctivitis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a newborn intensive care unit
SHAH S, GALLAGHER P. Complications of conjunctivitis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a newborn intensive care unit. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 1998, 17: 97-102. PMID: 9493803, DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199802000-00004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystemic complicationsMean birth weightEye diseaseCare unitGestational ageBirth weightEye infectionsLower mean birth weightNewborn Special Care UnitNewborn intensive care unitYale-New Haven HospitalAverage postnatal ageMean gestational ageOutcomes of infantsIntensive care unitSpecial care unitsP. aeruginosa infectionBrain abscessesPostnatal ageAeruginosa infectionComplicationsConjunctivitisInfantsInfectionEarly detection