2024
Assessing the Reliability of the Bleeding Assessment Scale in Critically Ill Children (BASIC) Definition: A Prospective Cohort Study.
Nellis M, Chegondi M, Willems A, Alqatani M, McMichael A, Aran A, Lerner R, Karam O. Assessing the Reliability of the Bleeding Assessment Scale in Critically Ill Children (BASIC) Definition: A Prospective Cohort Study. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 2024 PMID: 39560732, DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000003638.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCritically ill childrenAssessment ScaleIll ChildrenBleeding severityIntra-rater reliabilityInter-rater reliabilityCohort of critically ill childrenChildren aged 0Prospective cohort studyAssociated with increased 28-day mortalityEvaluation of bleedingActivated partial thromboplastin timeBedside nursesPatient demographic dataPartial thromboplastin timeTransfused blood componentsLonger hospital lengthParticipating PICUsCohort studyHemostatic medicationsDiverse cohortInotropic supportBleeding eventsSevere bleedingPlatelet count
2023
Efficacy of Prostacyclin Anticoagulation in Critically Ill Patients Requiring Extracorporeal Support: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Aldairi N, Al Ali A, Alabdulqader M, Al Jeraisy M, Cyrus J, Karam O. Efficacy of Prostacyclin Anticoagulation in Critically Ill Patients Requiring Extracorporeal Support: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Cureus 2023, 15: e39967. PMID: 37416033, PMCID: PMC10320736, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.39967.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchContinuous renal replacement therapyExtracorporeal membrane oxygenationMolecular adsorbent recirculating systemRenal replacement therapyHypotensive eventsCircuit lifespanReplacement therapyAnticoagulation strategiesMeta-analysisThrombotic eventsExtracorporeal supportSystematic reviewAssociated with fewer bleeding eventsControl seriesProportion of bleedingMortality rateCritically ill childrenCritically ill patientsStatistically significant decreaseMultiple electronic databasesRandomized controlled trialsRisk of biasBleeding eventsMembrane oxygenationSupport modalities
2021
Epidemiology of Bleeding in Critically Ill Children With an Underlying Oncologic Diagnosis
Romano J, Martinez M, Levasseur J, Killinger JS, Karam O, Nellis ME. Epidemiology of Bleeding in Critically Ill Children With an Underlying Oncologic Diagnosis. Critical Care Explorations 2021, 3: e0572. PMID: 34746797, PMCID: PMC8565795, DOI: 10.1097/cce.0000000000000572.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSevere bleedingOncologic diagnosisIll childrenEpidemiology of BleedingPICU-free daysSevere bleeding eventsVentilator-free daysIll pediatric patientsMedian platelet countRetrospective cohort studyInternational normalized ratioBlood component therapyVulnerable patient populationComprehensive cancer centerBleeding eventsHemostatic medicationsPICU admissionPercent patientsTransplant statusCohort studyMedian agePediatric patientsExact epidemiologySevere thrombocytopeniaPlatelet count