2024
Hospital Readmissions Among Infants With Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome
Gaither J, Drago M, Grossman M, Li Y, Shabanova V, Xu X, Leventhal J. Hospital Readmissions Among Infants With Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2435074. PMID: 39316398, PMCID: PMC11423163, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.35074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeonatal opioid withdrawal syndromeOpioid withdrawal syndromeWithdrawal syndromeCohort studyHospital readmissionLow birth weightReadmission ratesRetrospective cohort studyIncreased risk of readmissionNationwide Readmissions DatabaseClinical Modification codesGestational ageOdds of readmissionMultiple gestationsFull-termInternational Classification of DiseasesRisk of readmissionHospital discharge recordsBirth weightSurvey-weighted logistic regressionType of insuranceIncreased 5-foldIncreased riskReadmissions DatabaseYear of birth
2022
Does Maternal Incarceration Impact Infants with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome?
Drago MJ, Shabanova V, Hochreiter D, Grossman M, Mercurio M. Does Maternal Incarceration Impact Infants with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome? Maternal And Child Health Journal 2022, 26: 1095-1103. PMID: 35088297, DOI: 10.1007/s10995-021-03356-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeonatal abstinence syndromeLength of stayNon-incarcerated womenLine agentsAbstinence syndromeBreast milkMean LOSLonger LOSIncarcerated womenRetrospective cohort studyFirst-line agentsMaternal-infant dyadsSecond-line agentsPrenatal substance exposurePrenatal alcohol useCare of infantsCohort studyFinnegan scoreInfant dischargeLonger hospitalizationSubstance exposureInfantsPoisson regressionMaternal incarcerationAlcohol use
2018
US National Trends in Pediatric Deaths From Prescription and Illicit Opioids, 1999-2016
Gaither JR, Shabanova V, Leventhal JM. US National Trends in Pediatric Deaths From Prescription and Illicit Opioids, 1999-2016. JAMA Network Open 2018, 1: e186558. PMID: 30646334, PMCID: PMC6324338, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.6558.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid poisoningPediatric deathsMortality rateUS national trendsPublic health problemPediatric mortality rateNational trendsPublic health officialsIllicit opioidsPrescription opioidsAge-specific mortality ratesOpioid deathsOpioid epidemicMAIN OUTCOMEOpioidsHealth problemsOpioid crisisPoisson regressionSynthetic opioidsDisease controlMortality dataHealth officialsDeathMedical facilitiesChildren
2013
The SNAP index does not correlate with the State Behavioral Scale in intubated and sedated children
Thompson C, Shabanova V, Giuliano JS. The SNAP index does not correlate with the State Behavioral Scale in intubated and sedated children. Pediatric Anesthesia 2013, 23: 1174-1179. PMID: 24103039, PMCID: PMC3880626, DOI: 10.1111/pan.12258.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsState Behavioral ScalePediatric intensive care unitSNAP indexSedation levelIll childrenIll pediatric patientsIntensive care unitLevel of sedationPediatric critical careBehavioral scalesIntravenous sedationPediatric patientsSNAP-IICare unitSBS scoresSubjective sedationBedside nursesSedated childrenCritical careObservational studySedationScoring toolInformed consentPatientsBrain activity