2019
Angiopoietin Level Trajectories in Toddlers With Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock and Their Effect on Capillary Endothelium
Pierce RW, Shabanova V, Canarie M, Pinto M, da Silva YS, Bhandari V, Giuliano JS. Angiopoietin Level Trajectories in Toddlers With Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock and Their Effect on Capillary Endothelium. Shock 2019, 51: 298-305. PMID: 30286031, PMCID: PMC6375782, DOI: 10.1097/shk.0000000000001172.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere sepsis/septic shockSepsis/septic shockTumor necrosis factorHuman dermal microvascular endothelial cellsCultured human dermal microvascular endothelial cellsSIRS/sepsisSeptic shockAngpt-1Severe sepsisAngpt-2Diagnostic biomarkersSevere sepsis/shockTertiary care pediatric hospitalEndothelial cellsAngpt-2 levelsOlder childrenSepsis/shockInflammatory response syndromeProspective observational studyTransendothelial electrical resistance measurementsDermal microvascular endothelial cellsAppropriate diagnostic biomarkersMicrovascular endothelial cellsYoung childrenEnzyme-linked immunoassay
2011
Remember the Saphenous
Riera A, Langhan M, Northrup V, Santucci K, Chen L. Remember the Saphenous. Pediatric Emergency Care 2011, 27: 1121-1125. PMID: 22134232, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0b013e31823ab926.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAnthropometryAttitude of Health PersonnelBody SizeCatheterization, PeripheralChild, PreschoolEmergency NursingEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHospitals, PediatricHumansInfantInfusions, IntravenousMaleNursing Staff, HospitalPediatric NursingPoint-of-Care SystemsSaphenous VeinUltrasonography, InterventionalConceptsAntecubital veinSaphenous veinHand veinsPeripheral veinUrban pediatric emergency departmentPediatric emergency departmentNursing preferencePatient characteristicsEmergency departmentSonographic findingsBedside ultrasoundUltrasound guidanceNursing staffMean widthStaff nursesAge groupsSecondary objectiveTransverse diameterFirst choiceUltrasound measurementsVeinSuccess rateSignificant differencesChildrenFuture studies“Change, before you have to.”–Jack Welch, Former CEO, General Electric*
Faustino EV, Lawson KA, Northrup V, Higgerson RA. “Change, before you have to.”–Jack Welch, Former CEO, General Electric*. Critical Care Medicine 2011, 40: 2227-2228. PMID: 21336130, PMCID: PMC3101274, DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0b013e31820eb8a1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAge FactorsCase-Control StudiesCatheterization, Central VenousCause of DeathChildChild, PreschoolCritical CareCritical IllnessFemaleHospital MortalityHumansInfantIntensive Care Units, PediatricMalePrognosisReference ValuesRespiration, ArtificialRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSex FactorsSurvival AnalysisTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeVenous ThrombosisConceptsVentilator-free daysIntensive care unitCentral venous lineDeep venous thrombosisDeep vein thrombosisIndex patientsVenous thrombosisCare unitMechanical ventilationIll childrenControl patientsVein thrombosisVenous lineIntensive care unit-free daysIntensive care unit stayPrevious prospective observational studyPediatric intensive care unitCentral venous line insertionSymptomatic venous thromboembolismVenous thrombosis studyProspective observational studyAlternative outcome measuresUnit stayVenous thromboembolismCohort study