2020
National preparedness survey of pediatric intensive care units with simulation centers during the coronavirus pandemic
Abulebda K, Ahmed RA, Auerbach MA, Bona AM, Falvo LE, Hughes PG, Gross IT, Sarmiento EJ, Barach PR. National preparedness survey of pediatric intensive care units with simulation centers during the coronavirus pandemic. World Journal Of Critical Care Medicine 2020, 9: 74-87. PMID: 33384950, PMCID: PMC7754533, DOI: 10.5492/wjccm.v9.i5.74.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPersonal protective equipmentCOVID-19 patientsChildren's HospitalClinical practiceCOVID-19 dedicated unitsAdult COVID-19 patientsPediatric intensive care unitHealth worker protectionPediatric healthcare systemIntensive care unitPediatric critical careTraining modalitiesStaffing modelsPreferred training modalitiesCoronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemicPICU unitPediatric patientsCare unitPICU careAirway managementPediatric hospitalCritical careCOVID-19 practicesCurrent modalitiesPatientsPediatric Readiness in the Emergency Department and Its Association With Patient Outcomes in Critical Care: A Prospective Cohort Study.
Balmaks R, Whitfill TM, Ziemele B, Blumberga M, Upenieks R, Vegeris I, Grope I, Pavare J, Auerbach MA, Gross IT. Pediatric Readiness in the Emergency Department and Its Association With Patient Outcomes in Critical Care: A Prospective Cohort Study. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 2020, 21: e213-e220. PMID: 32132503, DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000002255.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric readiness scoreProspective cohort studyEmergency departmentPediatric readinessPatient outcomesComposite quality scoreCohort studyReadiness scoresPediatric acute careProcess of carePediatric emergency careHospital lengthPediatric patientsQuality scoresAcute carePediatric mortalityPatient RegistryCritical careMixed-effects regressionPICUEmergency carePatientsMortalityCareOutcomes
2019
Extracranial Internal Carotid Aneurysm in a 10-Year-Old Boy Diagnosed via Ultrasound
Sosa PA, Matar P, Gross IT. Extracranial Internal Carotid Aneurysm in a 10-Year-Old Boy Diagnosed via Ultrasound. Pediatric Emergency Care 2019, 35: e49-e52. PMID: 30768565, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000001759.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCarotid aneurysmsNeck massExtracranial Internal Carotid AneurysmRecent upper respiratory infectionPreferred initial testUpper respiratory infectionPulsatile neck massExtracranial carotid aneurysmsInternal carotid arteryInternal carotid aneurysmMagnetic resonance angiographyAirway compressionNeurologic complicationsHemodynamic stabilityNeurologic statusNeurologic symptomsPatient agePharyngeal infectionAirway statusAsymptomatic massPediatric patientsRespiratory infectionsInterposition graftFatal hemorrhageEmergency department
2018
GPS Devices in a Simulated Mass Casualty Event
Gross IT, Coughlin RF, Cone DC, Bogucki S, Auerbach M, Cicero MX. GPS Devices in a Simulated Mass Casualty Event. Prehospital Emergency Care 2018, 23: 290-295. PMID: 30118640, DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2018.1489018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency departmentMass casualty eventsED staffPatient tracking toolCasualty eventsGlobal Positioning SystemEmergency medicine departmentPediatric emergency medicine (PEM) fellowsEmergency medical servicesSecondary outcomesPediatric patientsPrimary outcomeMedical evaluationPatient managementMedicine departmentStaff receptionPatient careReal-time trackingGPS devicesFree-text feedbackMedical servicesPatientsPatient actorsHospitalStaff perceptions
2017
Vaginal Foreign Bodies
Gross IT, Riera A. Vaginal Foreign Bodies. Pediatric Emergency Care 2017, 33: 756-759. PMID: 29095775, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000001304.Peer-Reviewed Original Research