2024
Assessing the Reliability of the Bleeding Assessment Scale in Critically Ill Children (BASIC) Definition: A Prospective Cohort Study.
Nellis M, Chegondi M, Willems A, Alqatani M, McMichael A, Aran A, Lerner R, Karam O. Assessing the Reliability of the Bleeding Assessment Scale in Critically Ill Children (BASIC) Definition: A Prospective Cohort Study. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 2024 PMID: 39560732, DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000003638.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCritically ill childrenAssessment ScaleIll ChildrenBleeding severityIntra-rater reliabilityInter-rater reliabilityCohort of critically ill childrenChildren aged 0Prospective cohort studyAssociated with increased 28-day mortalityEvaluation of bleedingActivated partial thromboplastin timeBedside nursesPatient demographic dataPartial thromboplastin timeTransfused blood componentsLonger hospital lengthParticipating PICUsCohort studyHemostatic medicationsDiverse cohortInotropic supportBleeding eventsSevere bleedingPlatelet count
2023
Bleeding in Critically Ill Children With Malignancy or Hematopoietic Cell Transplant: A Single-Center Prospective Cohort Study
Levasseur J, Fikse L, Mauguen A, Killinger J, Karam O, Nellis M. Bleeding in Critically Ill Children With Malignancy or Hematopoietic Cell Transplant: A Single-Center Prospective Cohort Study. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 2023, 24: e602-e610. PMID: 37678406, PMCID: PMC10843653, DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000003374.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProspective cohort studyBleeding episodesSevere bleedingIll childrenCohort studyCell transplantIncidence rateLaboratory valuesMinimal bleedingRadiation therapySingle-center prospective cohort studyAssociated Patient CharacteristicsHigher PICU mortalityNew bleeding episodesOnly laboratory valueHematopoietic cell transplantCritically Ill ChildrenLow platelet countSevere bleeding episodesStem cell transplantPatient demographic dataSpecialized cancer hospitalModerate bleeding episodesYears of ageLonger PICU