2023
Hospital Admissions for Abusive Head Trauma Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Maassel N, Graetz E, Schneider E, Asnes A, Solomon D, Leventhal J. Hospital Admissions for Abusive Head Trauma Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Pediatrics 2023, 177: 1342-1347. PMID: 37870839, PMCID: PMC10594171, DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.4519.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbusive head traumaCross-sectional studyMonthly hospitalizationsHead traumaClinical characteristicsSignificant decreaseCOVID-19 pandemicPediatric Health Information SystemTertiary care children's hospitalMean monthly incidenceClinical Modification codesHospitalization of childrenInterrupted time series analysisCOVID-19Subgroup of childrenHospital admissionChildren's HospitalTenth RevisionHospitalizationMAIN OUTCOMEInternational ClassificationSevere formCOVID-19 periodHealth information systemsPreventive efforts
2021
Institutional Variation in Gastrostomy Tube Placement After Duodenal Atresia Repair in Children With Trisomy 21
Maassel NL, Guerra ME, Solomon DG, Stitelman DH. Institutional Variation in Gastrostomy Tube Placement After Duodenal Atresia Repair in Children With Trisomy 21. Journal Of Pediatric Gastroenterology And Nutrition 2021, 73: 560-565. PMID: 34238829, DOI: 10.1097/mpg.0000000000003227.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric Health Information SystemGastrostomy tube placementDuodenal atresiaGastrostomy tubeGastrostomy placementTube placementTrisomy 21Index admissionIntestinal bypassDiagnostic codesAtresia repairICD-10 diagnostic codesDuodenal atresia repairPost-operative managementInstitutional practice patternsLength of stayProcedure codesBaseline characteristicsRetrospective reviewPractice patternsPatientsHealth information systemsGastrostomyNeonatesAdmissionTrends in fundoplication volume for pediatric gastroesophageal reflux disease
Maassel NL, Shaughnessy MP, Solomon DG, Cowles RA. Trends in fundoplication volume for pediatric gastroesophageal reflux disease. Journal Of Pediatric Surgery 2021, 56: 1495-1499. PMID: 33745746, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2021.02.045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGastro-esophageal reflux diseasePediatric Health Information SystemPediatric surgery fellowsReflux diseaseSurgical volumeCase volumeSevere gastro-esophageal reflux diseasePediatric gastroesophageal reflux diseaseICD-9/ICDTotal operative volumeGastroesophageal reflux diseaseGraduate Medical Education caseFellow case logsPatient characteristicsPatient demographicsPediatric surgeonsOperative volumePediatric surgical trainingSecondary analysisHealth information systemsAbstractTextCase logsFundoplicationNational dataRecent data
2018
Trends in the “Off-Label” Use of GnRH Agonists Among Pediatric Patients in the United States
Lopez CM, Solomon D, Boulware SD, Christison-Lagay E. Trends in the “Off-Label” Use of GnRH Agonists Among Pediatric Patients in the United States. Clinical Pediatrics 2018, 57: 1432-1435. PMID: 30003804, DOI: 10.1177/0009922818787260.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric Health Information SystemGnRH agonistLabel indicationsPrecocious pubertyGnRH agonist therapyOff-label treatmentOff-label useProportion of childrenFraction of childrenHistrelin acetateLupron injectionsAgonist therapyPediatric patientsHormone agonistChildren's HospitalLabel usePrivate insurance coverageMedicaid patientsLabel usesNumber of childrenOff labelStable cohortHealth information systemsAgonistsPatientsTrends in the use of puberty blockers among transgender children in the United States
Lopez CM, Solomon D, Boulware SD, Christison-Lagay ER. Trends in the use of puberty blockers among transgender children in the United States. Journal Of Pediatric Endocrinology And Metabolism 2018, 31: 665-670. PMID: 29715194, DOI: 10.1515/jpem-2018-0048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric Health Information SystemCentral precocious pubertyHistrelin acetatePrecocious pubertyMinority patientsWhite non-Hispanic patientsOlder ageNon-Hispanic patientsDistribution of patientsPotential racial disparitiesMajority of childrenBilling diagnosisPatient populationTransgender patientsLarge cohortPatientsAverage ageTreatment dataCommercial insuranceHealth information systemsTransgender careNatal femalesRacial disparitiesDiagnosisNational trends