2014
Clinical and Laboratory Factors That Predict Death in Very Low Birth Weight Infants Presenting With Late-onset Sepsis
Levit O, Bhandari V, Li FY, Shabanova V, Gallagher PG, Bizzarro MJ. Clinical and Laboratory Factors That Predict Death in Very Low Birth Weight Infants Presenting With Late-onset Sepsis. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2014, 33: 143-146. PMID: 24418836, PMCID: PMC3917323, DOI: 10.1097/inf.0000000000000024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLate-onset sepsisLow birth weight infantsBirth weight infantsIndependent risk factorLaboratory factorsWeight infantsVLBW infantsRisk factorsCases of LOSEpisodes of LOSRisk of LOSFungal LOSNeonatal intensive care unitMultivariate logistic regression analysisSepsis-related deathsIntensive care unitOnset of illnessSepsis-associated mortalityGram-positive infectionsLogistic regression analysisOnset of diseasePresentation of illnessComposite risk profileLaboratory signsNecrotizing enterocolitis
2013
Temporal quantification of oxygen saturation ranges: an effort to reduce hyperoxia in the neonatal intensive care unit
Bizzarro MJ, Li FY, Katz K, Shabanova V, Ehrenkranz RA, Bhandari V. Temporal quantification of oxygen saturation ranges: an effort to reduce hyperoxia in the neonatal intensive care unit. Journal Of Perinatology 2013, 34: 33-38. PMID: 24071904, DOI: 10.1038/jp.2013.122.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere ROPRetinopathy of prematurityNeonatal intensive care unitIntensive care unitCare unitMultivariate analysisBronchopulmonary dysplasia/deathTarget saturation rangePost-intervention evaluationPreterm neonatesOxygen saturationStaff educationSurgeryInfantsMultidisciplinary groupSignificant reductionHyperoxiaDeathExposureSignal extraction technologyMorbidityPrematurityRetinopathyNeonatesThe recovery of pelvic organ support during the first year postpartum
Chen Y, Li F, Lin X, Chen J, Chen C, Guess M. The recovery of pelvic organ support during the first year postpartum. BJOG An International Journal Of Obstetrics & Gynaecology 2013, 120: 1430-1437. PMID: 23815232, DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.12369.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStage II pelvic organ prolapseTrial of laborWeeks of gestationPelvic organ prolapseFirst trimester body mass indexBody mass indexFirst year postpartumYear postpartumOrgan prolapseMass indexPelvic organ prolapse quantification systemPostpartum pelvic organ prolapseProspective observational cohort studyObservational cohort studyThird People's HospitalSingle-center designPelvic organ supportException of agePOPQ measurementsCohort studyNulliparous womenIndependent predictorsSmoking statusOrgan supportPeople's HospitalNeutrophil CD64 with Hematologic Criteria for Diagnosis of Neonatal Sepsis
Streimish I, Bizzarro M, Northrup V, Wang C, Renna S, Koval N, Li FY, Ehrenkranz RA, Rinder HM, Bhandari V. Neutrophil CD64 with Hematologic Criteria for Diagnosis of Neonatal Sepsis. American Journal Of Perinatology 2013, 31: 021-030. PMID: 23456906, DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1334453.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCulture-proven sepsisClinical sepsisNeutrophil CD64CD64 indexNeonatal sepsisHematologic criteriaSingle-centre neonatal intensive care unitEarly-onset clinical sepsisNeonatal intensive care unitNeutrophil CD64 indexProspective observational cohortAbsolute neutrophil countNormal birth weightIntensive care unitAbsolute band countNegative predictive valueAdditional markersSepsis evaluationNeutrophil countObservational cohortCare unitBirth weightHematologic parametersSepsisCD64
2012
Neutrophil CD64 as a Diagnostic Marker in Neonatal Sepsis
Streimish I, Bizzarro M, Northrup V, Wang C, Renna S, Koval N, Li FY, Ehrenkranz R, Rinder HM, Bhandari V. Neutrophil CD64 as a Diagnostic Marker in Neonatal Sepsis. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2012, 31: 777-781. PMID: 22481422, PMCID: PMC3375383, DOI: 10.1097/inf.0b013e318256fb07.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiomarkersFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornMaleNeutrophilsPredictive Value of TestsReceptors, IgGSensitivity and SpecificitySepsis
2011
A recession's impact on pediatric emergency household spending and attitudes about health-care reform.
Cicero MX, Northrup V, Li FY, Santucci KA. A recession's impact on pediatric emergency household spending and attitudes about health-care reform. Connecticut Medicine 2011, 75: 37-42. PMID: 21329291.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultChildChild, PreschoolConnecticutCross-Sectional StudiesEconomic RecessionEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleFinancing, PersonalHealth Care ReformHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth Services AccessibilityHospitals, UniversityHospitals, UrbanHumansInfantInfant, NewbornInsurance, HealthMaleParentsPediatricsUnemploymentYoung Adult