2021
Clinical decision rule for obtaining peripheral blood cultures in febrile oncology patients
Gorfinkel L, Hansen CE, Teng W, Shabanova V, Prozora S, Rodwin R, Qadri U, Manghi T, Emerson B, Riera A. Clinical decision rule for obtaining peripheral blood cultures in febrile oncology patients. Pediatric Blood & Cancer 2021, 69: e29519. PMID: 34939321, DOI: 10.1002/pbc.29519.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric emergency departmentPeripheral blood culturesPediatric oncology patientsFebrile oncology patientsClinical decision ruleOncology patientsBlood culturesBloodstream infectionsPositive peripheral blood cultureDiagnostic prediction toolsInternal validationRetrospective chart reviewAcute myeloid leukemia diagnosisRecent systematic reviewClinical prediction modelReceiver operator curveVasopressor supportActive therapyChart reviewDerivation cohortIndependent predictorsEmergency departmentPatientsSystematic reviewOperator curve
2020
The association between anti-Müllerian hormone and vitamin 25(OH)D serum levels and polycystic ovarian syndrome in adolescent females
Simpson S, Seifer DB, Shabanova V, Lynn AY, Howe C, Rowe E, Caprio S, Vash-Margita A. The association between anti-Müllerian hormone and vitamin 25(OH)D serum levels and polycystic ovarian syndrome in adolescent females. Reproductive Biology And Endocrinology 2020, 18: 118. PMID: 33218348, PMCID: PMC7679991, DOI: 10.1186/s12958-020-00676-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolycystic ovarian syndromeRotterdam diagnostic criteriaNon-PCOS groupMedian AMHOvarian syndromePCOS groupDiagnostic criteriaAnti-Müllerian hormone levelsAdolescent femalesRetrospective chart reviewTraditional clinical markersAnti-Müllerian hormoneCross-sectional studyWilcoxon rank sum testSignificant unadjusted differencesRank sum testD deficiencyChart reviewClinical featuresEndocrinology clinicSerum levelsAdjusted analysisUnadjusted comparisonsInsurance typeSurrogate marker
2012
Transport Disposition Using the Transport Risk Assessment in Pediatrics (TRAP) Score
Kandil SB, Sanford H, Northrup V, Bigham MT, Giuliano JS. Transport Disposition Using the Transport Risk Assessment in Pediatrics (TRAP) Score. Prehospital Emergency Care 2012, 16: 366-373. PMID: 22443350, PMCID: PMC3360797, DOI: 10.3109/10903127.2012.664246.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric patientsPICU admissionTransport teamPediatric intensive care unit admissionIntensive care unit admissionCare unit admissionTertiary care centerPediatric specialty transport teamInitial assessmentUnit admissionChart reviewChildren's HospitalDirect admissionCare centerObservational studyHigher scoresPatientsPediatric scoresPhysiologic variablesScore's abilityAdmissionLogistic regressionTriage decisionsSpecialized teamTRAP scores