2024
Risk Factors for Pediatric Critical COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Aparicio C, Willis Z, Nakamura M, Wolf J, Little C, Maron G, Sue P, Anosike B, Miller C, Bio L, Singh P, James S, Oliveira C. Risk Factors for Pediatric Critical COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal Of The Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society 2024, 13: 352-362. PMID: 38780125, PMCID: PMC11519042, DOI: 10.1093/jpids/piae052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOdds ratioCritical COVID-19Absolute riskMeta-analysisSystematic reviewRisk stratificationConfidence intervalsInvasive mechanical ventilation requirementRisk factorsEstimate pooled odds ratiosSignificant ORsKey risk factorsPooled odds ratioCritical diseaseIntensive care unit admissionStatistically significant ORsMechanical ventilation requirementRandom-effects modelRisk of critical diseaseChronic pulmonary conditionsHealth conditionsIndependent reviewersPooled ORInclusion criteriaCOVID-19
2022
Bayesian Model Averaging to Account for Model Uncertainty in Estimates of a Vaccine’s Effectiveness
Oliveira CR, Shapiro ED, Weinberger DM. Bayesian Model Averaging to Account for Model Uncertainty in Estimates of a Vaccine’s Effectiveness. Clinical Epidemiology 2022, 14: 1167-1175. PMID: 36281232, PMCID: PMC9587703, DOI: 10.2147/clep.s378039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVaccine effectiveness studiesCase-control studyConfidence intervalsModel uncertaintyYears of ageBayesian model averaging frameworkResidents of ConnecticutModel selection methodsLyme vaccineVaccine effectivenessVE estimatesPotential confoundersImmunization historyHealthy controlsMedical recordsMultivariable modelingBayesian model averagingPerformance of BMANew vaccinesReal-world settingEffectiveness studiesLyme diseaseBMA frameworkParameter estimationControl of confounding