2015
Heart Failure Related Hospitalizations Are Associated with Increased Morbidity and Mortality in Pediatric Oncology Patients
Keeshan B, Lin K, O'Connor M, Ginsberg J, Aplenc R, Shaddy R, Rossano J. Heart Failure Related Hospitalizations Are Associated with Increased Morbidity and Mortality in Pediatric Oncology Patients. Blood 2015, 126: 4482. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v126.23.4482.4482.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPediatric oncology patientsHeart failureOncology patientsLength of stayHospital mortalityInpatient DatabaseHospitalized pediatric oncology patientsUtilization Project Kids' Inpatient DatabaseHeart failure patientsBone marrow transplantationKids' Inpatient DatabaseMedian hospitalOncology admissionsRespiratory failureFailure patientsIncreased morbidityRenal failurePediatric patientsRelated hospitalizationsSerious complicationsMarrow transplantationMultivariable analysisHospital chargesPediatric hospitalizationsNationwide database
2014
Lung transplant waitlist mortality: Height as a predictor of poor outcomes
Keeshan BC, Rossano JW, Beck N, Hammond R, Kreindler J, Spray TL, Fuller S, Goldfarb S. Lung transplant waitlist mortality: Height as a predictor of poor outcomes. Pediatric Transplantation 2014, 19: 294-300. PMID: 25406495, DOI: 10.1111/petr.12390.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung allocation systemWaitlist mortalityPretransplant mortalityCurrent lung allocation systemPost-transplant outcomesPost-transplant survivalTime of listingLung transplantUNOS databaseIndependent predictorsPediatric patientsPoor outcomeMale genderRetrospective analysisWait listAge cutoffMultivariate analysisMortalityPatientsPredictorsValuable factorShorter heightOutcomesAllocation systemUnited States