2018
Are Graduating Pediatric Residents Prepared to Perform Infant Lumbar Punctures?
Auerbach MA, White ML, Bhargava S, Zaveri P, Seelbach EB, Burns RA, Mehta R, McAninch B, Fein D, Chang TP, Kessler DO. Are Graduating Pediatric Residents Prepared to Perform Infant Lumbar Punctures? Pediatric Emergency Care 2018, 34: 116-120. PMID: 27741067, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000000914.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfant lumbar punctureLumbar puncturePediatric residentsSuccess rateNumber of LPsFirst providerLP success rateEnd of residencyAcademic medical institutionsLP trainingResidents' procedural skillsProcedural skillsResident preparednessSurvey-based studyMedical institutionsPunctureMedianFinal month
2015
Impact of Just-in-Time and Just-in-Place Simulation on Intern Success With Infant Lumbar Puncture
Kessler D, Pusic M, Chang TP, Fein DM, Grossman D, Mehta R, White M, Jang J, Whitfill T, Auerbach M. Impact of Just-in-Time and Just-in-Place Simulation on Intern Success With Infant Lumbar Puncture. Pediatrics 2015, 135: e1237-e1246. PMID: 25869377, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2014-1911.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfant LPCohort BSuccess rateStylet removalFirst needle insertionUse of analgesiaProcess measuresLP success rateHigh-power fieldInfant lumbar punctureCohort A.LP successAnalgesia useRed blood cellsCohort AProspective studyLumbar punctureLower mean numberMAIN OUTCOMEPuncture successBlood cellsCoached practiceEmergency medicineMean numberTraining bundles
2014
Board #133 - Research Abstract Implementation and Impact of a Just-in-Time Assessment to Determine Intern Readiness to Perform Their First Infant Lumbar Puncture (Submission #8534)
Kessler D, Auerbach M, Chang T, Fein D, Gerard J, Lee M, Mehta R, Pusic M, Trainor J. Board #133 - Research Abstract Implementation and Impact of a Just-in-Time Assessment to Determine Intern Readiness to Perform Their First Infant Lumbar Puncture (Submission #8534). Simulation In Healthcare The Journal Of The Society For Simulation In Healthcare 2014, 9: 416. DOI: 10.1097/01.sih.0000459303.20953.b5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInfant lumbar punctureAssessment pathwayLumbar punctureSuccess rateClinical success rateLarge clinical effectAmerican Medical AssociationLP success rateClinical proceduresClinical effect sizeLumbar puncture procedureLP attemptsClinical effectsPathway adherenceProspective studyClinical successCohorts of internsLarger sample sizePuncture procedurePatient safetyNew interventionsRating ScaleEmergency medicineRoyal CollegeGlobal rating scale