2024
A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Pediatric Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection Cases and Racial Disparities From the 2016 to 2020 National Inpatient Sample
Hamid S, Graetz E, Schneider E, Gibbs K. A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Pediatric Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection Cases and Racial Disparities From the 2016 to 2020 National Inpatient Sample. Journal Of Surgical Research 2024, 297: 136-143. PMID: 38518580, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2024.02.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultChildCross-Sectional StudiesFasciitis, NecrotizingFournier GangreneHumansInpatientsMaleRetrospective StudiesSoft Tissue InfectionsUnited StatesConceptsBlack patientsNecrotizing fasciitisOutcomes of necrotizing soft tissue infectionsPediatric populationSoft-tissue infection casesWhite patientsRacial disparitiesDiagnosis of necrotizing fasciitisNSTI casesSoft tissue infectionsProportion of black patientsNational Inpatient SamplePostoperative complicationsTissue infectionsFournier's gangreneSurgical proceduresCross-sectional analysisInfection overallPatientsHispanic patientsInpatient SampleNSTIMortality rateSubcutaneous tissueFasciitis
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