2022
Feasibility of establishing a multi-center research database using the electronic health record: The PURSUIT network
Vemulakonda VM, Janzen N, Hittelman AB, Deakyne Davies S, Sevick C, Richardson AC, Schissel J, Dash D, Hintz R, Grider R, Adams P, Buck M, King J, Ewing E, Beltran G, Corbett S, Chiang G. Feasibility of establishing a multi-center research database using the electronic health record: The PURSUIT network. Journal Of Pediatric Urology 2022, 18: 788.e1-788.e8. PMID: 35644792, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2022.05.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsManual chart reviewChart reviewMulti-centre researchEligible patientsClinic visitsStructured data elementsRadiology resultsElectronic health record toolsInitial clinic visitPediatric urology practiceElectronic health recordsActive medicationClinic encountersRenal ultrasoundVesicoureteral refluxCongenital hydronephrosisStudy criteriaOperative notesUrology practicePrior historyEpic EHRPhysician documentationResearch DatabasePhysician utilizationPatients
2020
Antireflux Surgery at National Surgical Quality Improvement Program-Pediatric Hospitals.
Johnson EK, Chalmers DJ, Nelson CP, Li I, Iwaniuk M, Grant C, Byrd C, Rangel SJ, Saito JM, Barnhart DC, Hall BL, Vemulakonda VM, Groth TW, Ellison JS, Janzen NK, Hittelman AB, DiCarlo HN, Merguerian PA, Tanaka ST, Prasad MM. Antireflux Surgery at National Surgical Quality Improvement Program-Pediatric Hospitals. Journal Of Urology 2020, 205: 1189-1198. PMID: 33207139, DOI: 10.1097/ju.0000000000001439.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency department visitsProcedure-specific variablesAntireflux surgeryEndoscopic injectionDepartment visitsUnplanned proceduresNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program-Pediatric dataNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program-PediatricStandardized perioperative pathwayHalf of patientsShort-term complicationsUrinary tract infectionShort-term outcomesContemporary practice patternsHigher reflux gradePerioperative pathwayPostoperative occurrenceReflux gradeTract infectionsAntireflux procedureUrine culturePractice patternsProcedure distributionPatientsHospital