2023
Standardized Clinical Pathways Improve Management of Vaso-Occlusive Episodes in the Pediatric Emergency Department
Forward J, Thomas D, O'Malley S, Berkwitt A, Calhoun C, Krishnamurti L, Pashankar F. Standardized Clinical Pathways Improve Management of Vaso-Occlusive Episodes in the Pediatric Emergency Department. Blood 2023, 142: 2315. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-181285.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVaso-occlusive episodesSickle cell diseasePediatric emergency departmentMinutes of arrivalPain managementEmergency departmentClinical pathwayIntranasal fentanylYears post implementationHydromorphone PCAPain medicationPediatric patientsJune 30 thPain medication administrationVaso-occlusive painPercent of patientsPercentage of patientsQuality improvement projectOutcome one yearElectronic medical recordsPost implementationHealth care systemFirst analgesicED visitsED encounters
2021
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: Management Advances and Therapeutic Approaches
Cheng F, McMillan C, Morrison A, Berkwitt A, Grossman M. Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: Management Advances and Therapeutic Approaches. Current Addiction Reports 2021, 8: 595-604. DOI: 10.1007/s40429-021-00387-3.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsNeonatal abstinence syndromeMaternal-infant dyadsNon-pharmacologic interventionsNumber of infantsDevelopment of NASOpioid crisisLong-term neurodevelopmental outcomesNon-pharmacologic careOpioid-exposed infantsProportion of infantsLength of stayPurpose of ReviewInBirth hospitalizationOutpatient managementInpatient managementNeurodevelopmental outcomesClinical presentationAbstinence syndromeVulnerable infantsPharmacologic agentsStrategy warrantsClinical pathwayTherapeutic approachesFunctional assessmentInfants