2024
Low-Value Care for Hospitalized Children With Dual Medical and Behavioral Complexity.
Yankova L, Berkwitt A, Loyal J. Low-Value Care for Hospitalized Children With Dual Medical and Behavioral Complexity. Hospital Pediatrics 2024, 14: e245-e248. PMID: 38651257, DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2024-007766.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
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
2022
Contamination Frustration: Considering Value-Based Approaches to Manage Contaminated Cultures.
Butala N, Berkwitt A, Osborn R. Contamination Frustration: Considering Value-Based Approaches to Manage Contaminated Cultures. Hospital Pediatrics 2022, 12: e414-e417. PMID: 36305208, DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2022-006819.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEarly Weight Loss Percentile Curves and Feeding Practices in Opioid-Exposed Infants.
Cheng FY, Shabanova V, Berkwitt AK, Grossman MR. Early Weight Loss Percentile Curves and Feeding Practices in Opioid-Exposed Infants. Hospital Pediatrics 2022, 12: 857-866. PMID: 36073203, DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2021-006137.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeonatal opioid withdrawal syndromeFeeding practicesWeight loss patternsBirth weightMedian percent weight lossWeight lossMean gestational ageOpioid withdrawal syndromeMean birth weightPercentile curvesRisk of morbidityHours of lifeHealth care useConfidence intervalsOptimal feeding methodNonpharmacologic treatmentsPharmacologic treatmentWithdrawal syndromeGestational agePercent weight lossSingle centerCare useInclusion criteriaInfantsDelivery typeKids Are Not Just Small Goats
He M, Muir A, Berkwitt A. Kids Are Not Just Small Goats. Hospital Pediatrics 2022, 12: e140-e143. DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2021-006442.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
2018
An Unusual Presentation of Hypophosphatemic Rickets
Ang K, Patel A, Berkwitt A. An Unusual Presentation of Hypophosphatemic Rickets. AACE Clinical Case Reports 2018, 4: 35-38. DOI: 10.4158/ep171853.cr.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHypophosphatemic ricketsBone mineralizationDietary intakeGastrointestinal absorptionPTH parathyroid hormoneResolution of hypophosphatemiaCareful dietary historyRenal phosphate wastingAppropriate dietary intakeDietary maneuversParathyroid hormoneLikely etiologyCase reportDefective bone mineralizationUnusual presentationRenal excretionPhosphate wastingDietary historyRicketsHypophosphatemiaPhosphate levelsEtiologyIntakeAbsorption of phosphateLiterature review