2009
Changing Referral Trends of Acute Pancreatitis in Children: A 12‐year Single‐center Analysis
Park A, Latif SU, Shah AU, Tian J, Werlin S, Hsiao A, Pashankar D, Bhandari V, Nagar A, Husain SZ. Changing Referral Trends of Acute Pancreatitis in Children: A 12‐year Single‐center Analysis. Journal Of Pediatric Gastroenterology And Nutrition 2009, 49: 316-322. PMID: 19503003, PMCID: PMC3034387, DOI: 10.1097/mpg.0b013e31818d7db3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTertiary care centerBody mass indexCases of pancreatitisAcute pancreatitisCare centerInclusion criteriaSingle tertiary care centerAcute pancreatitis casesPainful inflammatory disordersPediatric emergency departmentICD-9 codesPediatric pancreatitisPancreatitis casesCommon etiologyMass indexPediatric populationBiliary diseaseRecurrence rateRetrospective studyEmergency departmentInflammatory disordersMean agePediatric studiesReferral trendsPancreatitis
2006
Incidence and Predictors of Serious Bacterial Infections Among 57- to 180-Day-Old Infants
Hsiao AL, Chen L, Baker MD. Incidence and Predictors of Serious Bacterial Infections Among 57- to 180-Day-Old Infants. Pediatrics 2006, 117: 1695-1701. PMID: 16651326, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2005-1673.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerious bacterial illnessWhite blood cell countDirect fluorescent antibodyBlood cell countPositive direct fluorescent antibodyCell countOlder infantsEtiology of feverHeight of feverOlder febrile infantsSerious bacterial infectionsRespiratory syncytial virusMonths of ageFebrile infantsPneumococcal diseaseBacterial meningitisVaccine eraRespiratory virusesProspective studySyncytial virusLumbar punctureUrine testsBacterial illnessNasal swabsFever