2022
Endothelial Dysfunction Criteria in Critically Ill Children: The PODIUM Consensus Conference.
Pierce RW, Giuliano JS, Whitney JE, Ouellette Y. Endothelial Dysfunction Criteria in Critically Ill Children: The PODIUM Consensus Conference. Pediatrics 2022, 149: s97-s102. PMID: 34970676, PMCID: PMC9754809, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2021-052888o.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiomarkersChildCritical IllnessEndotheliumHumansMultiple Organ FailureOrgan Dysfunction ScoresConceptsMultiple organ dysfunction syndromeOrgan dysfunction syndromeEndothelial dysfunctionIll childrenDysfunction syndromeEndothelial functionPediatric multiple organ dysfunction syndromeVascular segmentsOrgan systemsStandard data extraction formOrgan-specific outcomesPediatric critical illnessPODIUM Consensus ConferencePatient-centered outcomesNon-English language studiesCombination of biomarkersData extraction formStudies of adultsCritical illnessCase seriesPremature infantsFunctional statusEligible studiesBias assessmentLeukocyte recruitment
2021
Integrated Single-Cell Atlas of Endothelial Cells of the Human Lung
Schupp JC, Adams TS, Cosme C, Raredon MSB, Yuan Y, Omote N, Poli S, Chioccioli M, Rose KA, Manning EP, Sauler M, DeIuliis G, Ahangari F, Neumark N, Habermann AC, Gutierrez AJ, Bui LT, Lafyatis R, Pierce RW, Meyer KB, Nawijn MC, Teichmann SA, Banovich NE, Kropski JA, Niklason LE, Pe’er D, Yan X, Homer RJ, Rosas IO, Kaminski N. Integrated Single-Cell Atlas of Endothelial Cells of the Human Lung. Circulation 2021, 144: 286-302. PMID: 34030460, PMCID: PMC8300155, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.120.052318.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDifferential expression analysisPrimary lung endothelial cellsLung endothelial cellsCell typesMarker genesExpression analysisSingle-cell RNA sequencing dataCross-species analysisVenous endothelial cellsEndothelial marker genesSingle-cell atlasMarker gene setsRNA sequencing dataEndothelial cellsSubsequent differential expression analysisDifferent lung cell typesResident cell typesLung cell typesCellular diversityEndothelial cell typesCapillary endothelial cellsHuman lung endothelial cellsPhenotypic diversityEndothelial diversityIndistinguishable populations
2014
Use of procalcitonin for the prediction and treatment of acute bacterial infection in children
Pierce R, Bigham MT, Giuliano JS. Use of procalcitonin for the prediction and treatment of acute bacterial infection in children. Current Opinion In Pediatrics 2014, 26: 292-298. PMID: 24739491, DOI: 10.1097/mop.0000000000000092.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntibiotic therapySerum procalcitoninTreatment failureNoninfectious systemic inflammatory response syndromeBacterial infectionsSystemic inflammatory response syndromeSerial PCT measurementsDuration of therapyCentral venous cathetersInflammatory response syndromeAcute bacterial infectionUse of procalcitoninC-reactive proteinInvasive bacterial infectionsPresence of infectionReliable serum markerSickle cell diseaseNoninfectious inflammationPCT levelsVenous cathetersResponse syndromeBacterial sepsisSerum markersPrognostic utilityPatient population