2024
Changing patterns of routine laboratory testing over time at children's hospitals
Tchou M, Hall M, Markham J, Stephens J, Steiner M, McCoy E, Aronson P, Shah S, Molloy M, Cotter J. Changing patterns of routine laboratory testing over time at children's hospitals. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2024, 19: 671-679. PMID: 38643414, PMCID: PMC11296890, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.13372.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTesting ratesChildren's hospitalED revisitsLength of stayRetrospective cohort study of children aged 0Study of children aged 0Annual testing ratesLaboratory testing ratesPediatric Health Information System databaseHealth Information System databaseChildren aged 0Case mix indexInformation System databaseResource utilization trendsRetrospective cohort studyAged 0Group hospitalsPatient daysReadmission ratesPatient outcomesSeparate hospitalsHospitalSystem databaseUtilization trendsMulti-center
2023
Effect Modifiers of the Association of High-Flow Nasal Cannula and Bronchiolitis Length of Stay.
Winer J, Richardson T, Berg K, Berry J, Chang P, Etinger V, Hall M, Kim G, Meneses Paz J, Treasure J, Aronson P. Effect Modifiers of the Association of High-Flow Nasal Cannula and Bronchiolitis Length of Stay. Hospital Pediatrics 2023, 13: 1018-1027. PMID: 37795554, PMCID: PMC10593863, DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2023-007295.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEffect of HFNCICU servicesEffect modifiersHigh-flow nasal cannula therapyMulticenter retrospective cohort studyPediatric Health Information SystemAge groupsHigh-flow nasal cannulaNon-ICU patientsRetrospective cohort studyComplex chronic conditionsMultivariable Poisson regressionFuture prospective studiesPotential effect modifiersInitial desaturationInitial tachypneaCohort studyClinical factorsNasal cannulaHospital recordsProspective studyHospitalized childrenChronic conditionsHFNCPatients
2018
Factors Associated with Adverse Outcomes among Febrile Young Infants with Invasive Bacterial Infections
Pruitt CM, Neuman MI, Shah SS, Shabanova V, Woll C, Wang ME, Alpern ER, Williams DJ, Sartori L, Desai S, Leazer RC, Marble RD, McCulloh RJ, DePorre AG, Rooholamini SN, Lumb CE, Balamuth F, Shin S, Aronson PL, Collaborative F, Nigrovic L, Browning W, Mitchell C, Peaper D, Feldman E. Factors Associated with Adverse Outcomes among Febrile Young Infants with Invasive Bacterial Infections. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2018, 204: 177-182.e1. PMID: 30297292, PMCID: PMC6309646, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.08.066.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvasive bacterial infectionsFebrile young infantsAdverse outcomesBacterial meningitisYoung infantsIll appearanceFebrile infantsBacterial infectionsRetrospective cohort studyMedical record reviewLocal microbiology laboratoryMixed-effects logistic regressionElectronic medical record systemDays of ageIll appearingNeurologic sequelaeCohort studyMedical record systemClinical factorsMedication receiptMechanical ventilationRecord reviewClinical dataInclusion criteriaMeningitis
2014
Variation in Care of the Febrile Young Infant <90 Days in US Pediatric Emergency Departments
Aronson PL, Thurm C, Alpern ER, Alessandrini EA, Williams DJ, Shah SS, Nigrovic LE, McCulloh RJ, Schondelmeyer A, Tieder JS, Neuman MI. Variation in Care of the Febrile Young Infant <90 Days in US Pediatric Emergency Departments. Pediatrics 2014, 134: 667-677. PMID: 25266437, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2014-1382.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFebrile young infantsPediatric emergency departmentUS pediatric emergency departmentsHospital-level variationEmergency departmentHospitalization ratesInterhospital variationYoung infantsAge groupsSignificant interhospital variationRetrospective cohort studyCerebrospinal fluid testingProportion of patientsQuality of careDays of ageInfants 29Substantial patientCohort studyED visitsOverall cohortPatient ageED managementDiagnosis codesInclusion criteriaModifiable source