2023
Hospital Admissions for Abusive Head Trauma Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Maassel N, Graetz E, Schneider E, Asnes A, Solomon D, Leventhal J. Hospital Admissions for Abusive Head Trauma Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Pediatrics 2023, 177: 1342-1347. PMID: 37870839, PMCID: PMC10594171, DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.4519.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbusive head traumaCross-sectional studyMonthly hospitalizationsHead traumaClinical characteristicsSignificant decreaseCOVID-19 pandemicPediatric Health Information SystemTertiary care children's hospitalMean monthly incidenceClinical Modification codesHospitalization of childrenInterrupted time series analysisCOVID-19Subgroup of childrenHospital admissionChildren's HospitalTenth RevisionHospitalizationMAIN OUTCOMEInternational ClassificationSevere formCOVID-19 periodHealth information systemsPreventive efforts
2021
A QI Partnership to Decrease CT Use for Pediatric Appendicitis in the Community Hospital Setting
Goldman MP, Lynders W, Crain M, Kelley M, Solomon DM, Bokhari SAJ, Tiyyagura G, Auerbach MA, Emerson BL. A QI Partnership to Decrease CT Use for Pediatric Appendicitis in the Community Hospital Setting. Pediatric Quality And Safety 2021, 6: e479. PMID: 34589653, PMCID: PMC8476057, DOI: 10.1097/pq9.0000000000000479.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCT scan rateQuality improvement initiativesEmergency medical servicesPediatric appendicitisHospital ratesComputerized tomographyUS ratesCommunity hospital settingCT scan useImprovement initiativesMedical servicesState Emergency Medical ServicesPrimary aimQuality improvement teamStandardization of practiceCT useClinical pathwayHospital settingMAIN OUTCOMECase auditPractice trendsUltrasound usePractice changeProcess measuresEmergency department systems