2020
Optimizing High-risk Infant Follow-up in Nonresearch-based Paradigms: The New England Follow-up Network
Litt JS, Edwards EM, Lainwala S, Mercier C, Montgomery A, O’Reilly D, Rhein L, Woythaler M, Hartman T. Optimizing High-risk Infant Follow-up in Nonresearch-based Paradigms: The New England Follow-up Network. Pediatric Quality And Safety 2020, 5: e287. PMID: 32656462, PMCID: PMC7297406, DOI: 10.1097/pq9.0000000000000287.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh-risk infantsNICU dischargeNeonatal intensive care unit dischargeIntensive care unit dischargeLow birth weightRegional quality improvementQuality of followEligible infantsPostdischarge followRehospitalization ratesCerebral palsyGestational ageRespiratory illnessBirth weightThird percentileComparative outcomesBayley ScalesHealth statusDemographic dataInfantsFollowInfant developmentUnit dischargeComposite scoreQuality Initiative
2016
Biochemical Screening for Pulmonary Hypertension in Preterm Infants with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Montgomery AM, Bazzy-Asaad A, Asnes JD, Bizzarro MJ, Ehrenkranz RA, Weismann CG. Biochemical Screening for Pulmonary Hypertension in Preterm Infants with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia. Neonatology 2016, 109: 190-194. PMID: 26780635, DOI: 10.1159/000442043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBronchopulmonary dysplasiaPulmonary hypertensionGestational ageNT-proBNPBirth weightBiochemical markersPreterm infantsN-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptidePro-B-type natriuretic peptidePresence of PHCross-sectional pilot studyNitric oxideWeeks gestational ageSuch biochemical markersEchocardiographic evidenceScreening echocardiogramsWeeks CGANatriuretic peptideCitrulline levelsInfantsArginine levelsPrecursor citrullineLarger studyEchocardiogramPilot study