2023
Variation in stool testing for children with acute gastrointestinal infections
Markham J, Hall M, Collins M, Shah S, Molloy M, Aronson P, Cotter J, Steiner M, McCoy E, Tchou M, Stephens J. Variation in stool testing for children with acute gastrointestinal infections. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2023, 18: 473-482. PMID: 36988413, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.13087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute gastrointestinal infectionsStool testingLength of stayGastrointestinal infectionsHospitalized childrenTesting ratesUtilization outcomesPediatric Health Information System databaseHealth Information System databaseOverall testing rateCross-sectional studyStool studiesDiagnostic stewardshipAcute careChildren's HospitalInformation System databaseMAIN OUTCOMEHospitalInfectionIndividual hospitalsOutcomesSignificant differencesChildrenSystem databaseTesting group
2022
Variation in bacterial pneumonia diagnoses and outcomes among children hospitalized with lower respiratory tract infections
Cotter J, Hall M, Shah S, Molloy M, Markham J, Aronson P, Stephens J, Steiner M, McCoy E, Collins M, Tchou M. Variation in bacterial pneumonia diagnoses and outcomes among children hospitalized with lower respiratory tract infections. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2022, 17: 872-879. PMID: 35946482, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.12940.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBacterial community-acquired pneumoniaLower respiratory tract infectionsCommunity-acquired pneumoniaRespiratory tract infectionsProportion of childrenTract infectionsDiagnosis groupsMulticenter cross-sectional studyLength of stayCross-sectional studyCause revisitsClinical outcomesBlood testsChildren's HospitalViral causeCaP diagnosisChest radiographsMAIN OUTCOMEMultivariable regressionPneumonia diagnosisHospitalDiagnosisOutcomesReadmissionSignificant differences
2015
Association between Clinical Outcomes and Hospital Guidelines for Cerebrospinal Fluid Testing in Febrile Infants Aged 29-56 Days
Chua KP, Neuman MI, McWilliams JM, Aronson PL, Collaborative F, Thurm C, Williams D, Browning W, Nigrovic L, Alpern E, Tieder J, Feldman E, Shah S, Schondelmeyer A, Alessandrini E, McCulloh R, Myers A, Balamuth F, Hayes K. Association between Clinical Outcomes and Hospital Guidelines for Cerebrospinal Fluid Testing in Febrile Infants Aged 29-56 Days. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2015, 167: 1340-1346.e9. PMID: 26477870, PMCID: PMC5535778, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.09.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical practice guidelinesOlder febrile infantsFebrile infantsCerebrospinal fluid testingClinical outcomesCSF testingAdverse eventsFluid testingYoung febrile infantsCentral venous cathetersUS children's hospitalsSignificant differencesMedian annual household incomeRace/ethnicityAnnual household incomeHospital mortalityVenous cathetersBacterial meningitisMembrane oxygenationPrimary outcomeHospital guidelinesMechanical ventilationChildren's HospitalEmergency departmentPractice guidelines