2017
Risk factors for tracheostomy requirement in extremely low birth weight infants
Levit OL, Shabanova V, Bazzy-Asaad A, Bizzarro MJ, Bhandari V. Risk factors for tracheostomy requirement in extremely low birth weight infants. The Journal Of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine 2017, 31: 447-452. PMID: 28139937, DOI: 10.1080/14767058.2017.1287895.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAirway ExtubationCase-Control StudiesFemaleGestational AgeHumansInfantInfant, Extremely Low Birth WeightInfant, Extremely PrematureInfant, NewbornIntubation, IntratrachealMalePregnancyRespiration, ArtificialRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexTime FactorsTracheostomyConceptsLow birth weight infantsOdds of tracheostomyBirth weight infantsELBW infantsWeight infantsEndotracheal tubeRisk of tracheostomyPresence of comorbiditiesUse of steroidsCase-control studyConditional logistic regressionNumber of intubationsGreater cumulative exposureIntubation episodesTracheostomy requirementExtubation attemptGestational ageEpisodes/Risk factorsTracheostomyPrevious episodesCumulative exposurePoisson regressionCumulative daysInfants
2013
The SNAP index does not correlate with the State Behavioral Scale in intubated and sedated children
Thompson C, Shabanova V, Giuliano JS. The SNAP index does not correlate with the State Behavioral Scale in intubated and sedated children. Pediatric Anesthesia 2013, 23: 1174-1179. PMID: 24103039, PMCID: PMC3880626, DOI: 10.1111/pan.12258.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsState Behavioral ScalePediatric intensive care unitSNAP indexSedation levelIll childrenIll pediatric patientsIntensive care unitLevel of sedationPediatric critical careBehavioral scalesIntravenous sedationPediatric patientsSNAP-IICare unitSBS scoresSubjective sedationBedside nursesSedated childrenCritical careObservational studySedationScoring toolInformed consentPatientsBrain activity
2011
Survey of pharmacologic thromboprophylaxis in critically ill children*
Faustino EV, Patel S, Thiagarajan RR, Cook DJ, Northrup V, Randolph AG. Survey of pharmacologic thromboprophylaxis in critically ill children*. Critical Care Medicine 2011, 39: 1773-1778. PMID: 21423003, PMCID: PMC3118917, DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0b013e3182186ec0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric intensive care unitIntensive care unitCare unitIll childrenPharmacologic thromboprophylaxisPediatric intensive care unit patientsIntensive care unit patientsPresence of hypercoagulabilityDeep venous thrombosisCare unit patientsEvidence-based guidelinesCross-sectional self-administered surveyRigorous randomized trialsMajor bleedingLack of evidenceUnit patientsPatient factorsVenous thrombosisCavopulmonary anastomosisRandomized trialsWeight heparinPediatric intensivistsThromboprophylaxisInfant scenarioInvasive interventions“Change, before you have to.”–Jack Welch, Former CEO, General Electric*
Faustino EV, Lawson KA, Northrup V, Higgerson RA. “Change, before you have to.”–Jack Welch, Former CEO, General Electric*. Critical Care Medicine 2011, 40: 2227-2228. PMID: 21336130, PMCID: PMC3101274, DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0b013e31820eb8a1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAge FactorsCase-Control StudiesCatheterization, Central VenousCause of DeathChildChild, PreschoolCritical CareCritical IllnessFemaleHospital MortalityHumansInfantIntensive Care Units, PediatricMalePrognosisReference ValuesRespiration, ArtificialRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSex FactorsSurvival AnalysisTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeVenous ThrombosisConceptsVentilator-free daysIntensive care unitCentral venous lineDeep venous thrombosisDeep vein thrombosisIndex patientsVenous thrombosisCare unitMechanical ventilationIll childrenControl patientsVein thrombosisVenous lineIntensive care unit-free daysIntensive care unit stayPrevious prospective observational studyPediatric intensive care unitCentral venous line insertionSymptomatic venous thromboembolismVenous thrombosis studyProspective observational studyAlternative outcome measuresUnit stayVenous thromboembolismCohort study