2024
Integrated group antenatal and pediatric care in Haiti: A comprehensive care accompaniment model
Jean-Baptiste M, Julmisse M, Adeyemo O, Julmiste T, Illuzzi J. Integrated group antenatal and pediatric care in Haiti: A comprehensive care accompaniment model. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0300908. PMID: 38995942, PMCID: PMC11244772, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0300908.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGroup antenatal careUsual careIncidence of pre-eclampsiaPediatric carePost-partum family planningImprove quality of careSecondary analysis of qualitative dataConvergent mixed methods studyAntenatal care attendanceUsual care groupModels of careHigh-quality careQuality of careCommunity-based careMaternal-newborn dyadsAnalysis of qualitative dataFamily planning methodsPostpartum careAntenatal careCare attendanceMaternal mortalityPsychosocial supportCare groupAssociated with increased engagementMaternal empowerment
2023
2023 American Heart Association and American Academy of Pediatrics Focused Update on Neonatal Resuscitation: An Update to the American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care
Yamada N, Szyld E, Strand M, Finan E, Illuzzi J, Kamath-Rayne B, Kapadia V, Niermeyer S, Schmölzer G, Williams A, Weiner G, Wyckoff M, Lee H, Academy of Pediatrics O. 2023 American Heart Association and American Academy of Pediatrics Focused Update on Neonatal Resuscitation: An Update to the American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care. Circulation 2023, 149: e157-e166. PMID: 37970724, DOI: 10.1161/cir.0000000000001181.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive pressure ventilationNewborn infantsAmerican Heart Association guidelinesUmbilical cord milkingNeonatal resuscitation guidelinesTerm newborn infantsHeart Association guidelinesAmerican Heart AssociationEmergency Cardiovascular CareUmbilical cord managementInternational Liaison CommitteeCord milkingLate pretermCord managementTask ForceHeart AssociationAssociation guidelinesResuscitation guidelinesCardiopulmonary resuscitationNeonatal resuscitationCardiovascular careSystematic reviewAmerican AcademyResuscitationPretermAssessing the predictive accuracy of the new vaginal birth after cesarean delivery calculator
Adjei N, McMillan C, Hosier H, Partridge C, Adeyemo O, Illuzzi J. Assessing the predictive accuracy of the new vaginal birth after cesarean delivery calculator. American Journal Of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM 2023, 5: 100960. PMID: 37028551, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2023.100960.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrban tertiary medical centerTertiary medical centerCesarean delivery success ratesPrevious cesarean deliveryCesarean deliveryTrial of laborVaginal birthHispanic patientsMedical CenterRace/ethnicityChronic hypertensionMost patientsObstetrical careMaternal-Fetal Medicine Units NetworkPrevious low transverse cesarean deliveryLow transverse cesarean deliveryMaternal body mass indexCesarean delivery successVertex singleton gestationBody mass indexMultivariable logistic regressionArrest of dilationSuccess rateSuccess of trialEthnic minority patients
2020
Hospital variation in admissions to neonatal intensive care units by diagnosis severity and category
Haidari ES, Lee HC, Illuzzi JL, Phibbs CS, Lin H, Xu X. Hospital variation in admissions to neonatal intensive care units by diagnosis severity and category. Journal Of Perinatology 2020, 41: 468-477. PMID: 32801351, PMCID: PMC7427695, DOI: 10.1038/s41372-020-00775-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeonatal intensive care unitNICU admission ratesIntensive care unitNICU admissionMild diagnosesCare unitHospital variationInterhospital variationAdmission ratesPatient/hospital characteristicsHospital discharge dataRisk-adjusted ratesWeeks' gestationNICU bedsBirth weightHospital characteristicsSevere diagnosisLive birthsMultivariable regressionAdmissionPotential overuseBirth certificatesDiagnosisHigher likelihoodDiagnosis severityTrial of Labor After Two Prior Cesarean Deliveries: Patient and Hospital Characteristics and Birth Outcomes.
Dombrowski M, Illuzzi JL, Reddy UM, Lipkind HS, Lee HC, Lin H, Lundsberg LS, Xu X. Trial of Labor After Two Prior Cesarean Deliveries: Patient and Hospital Characteristics and Birth Outcomes. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2020, 136: 109-117. PMID: 32541284, PMCID: PMC7321852, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000003845.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComposite severe maternal morbidityTrial of laborPrior cesarean deliverySevere maternal morbidityCesarean deliveryMaternal morbidityNewborn complicationsHospital characteristicsPropensity score-matched analysisSevere neonatal morbiditySuccessful vaginal birthSingleton live birthsAssociation of patientCohort of mothersBirth certificate dataSample eligibility criteriaModest increaseNeonatal morbidityNeonatal outcomesHospital dischargeBirth outcomesVaginal birthClear contraindicationsLive birthsMultivariable regressionPrevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Among Patients Admitted for Childbirth in Southern Connecticut
Campbell KH, Tornatore JM, Lawrence KE, Illuzzi JL, Sussman LS, Lipkind HS, Pettker CM. Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Among Patients Admitted for Childbirth in Southern Connecticut. JAMA 2020, 323: 2520-2522. PMID: 32453390, PMCID: PMC7251498, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2020.8904.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAsymptomatic DiseasesBetacoronavirusClinical Laboratory TechniquesConnecticutCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19COVID-19 TestingDelivery, ObstetricFemaleHumansInfectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-ProfessionalPandemicsParturitionPersonal Protective EquipmentPneumonia, ViralPregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousPrevalenceSARS-CoV-2Association of Oxytocin Rest During Labor Induction of Nulliparous Women With Mode of Delivery.
McAdow M, Xu X, Lipkind H, Reddy UM, Illuzzi JL. Association of Oxytocin Rest During Labor Induction of Nulliparous Women With Mode of Delivery. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2020, 135: 569-575. PMID: 32028487, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000003709.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMode of deliveryInduction of laborNeonatal morbidityCesarean deliveryNulliparous womenLatent laborOxytocin infusionLatent phaseMultivariable logistic regression analysisContinuous oxytocin infusionRetrospective cohort analysisLarge academic medical centerBody mass indexLogistic regression analysisAcademic medical centerContinuous oxytocinSingleton gestationsLabor inductionGestational ageMass indexPotential confoundersMaternal ageOdds ratioCohort analysisMedical CenterUtility of Birth Certificate Data for Evaluating Hospital Variation in Admissions to NICUs
Haidari ES, Lee HC, Illuzzi JL, Lin H, Xu X. Utility of Birth Certificate Data for Evaluating Hospital Variation in Admissions to NICUs. Hospital Pediatrics 2020, 10: 190-194. PMID: 32005648, DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2019-0116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNICU admission ratesBirth certificate dataNICU admissionAdmission ratesHospital variationCertificate dataConcordance correlation coefficientSubset of hospitalsPotential overuseAdmissionHospitalLin's concordance correlation coefficientGold standardRank testService dataGood concordanceConcordanceConcordance coefficient
2019
Evaluating the Impact of a New Smartphone Texting Tool on Patient Care in Obstetrics, an Emergent Healthcare Setting
Feinberg J, Shaw S, Kashyap N, Illuzzi J, Campbell K, Hsiao A, Pettker C. Evaluating the Impact of a New Smartphone Texting Tool on Patient Care in Obstetrics, an Emergent Healthcare Setting. Applied Clinical Informatics 2019, 10: 879-887. PMID: 31747710, PMCID: PMC6867929, DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1700868.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient careText messaging systemEmergent settingSustained improvementYale-New Haven HospitalPoor patient outcomesTimely evaluationNurses' knowledgePatient outcomesTexting systemDecrease riskNew Health Insurance PortabilityHealthcare settingsObstetricsCareHealth Insurance PortabilityWhitney testHospitalClinical workflowMonthsWilcoxon-MannOpen-ended questionsInsurance PortabilityLikert scalePotential benefitsLow‐Interventional Approaches to Intrapartum Care: Hospital Variation in Practice and Associated Factors
Lundsberg LS, Main EK, Lee HC, Lin H, Illuzzi JL, Xu X. Low‐Interventional Approaches to Intrapartum Care: Hospital Variation in Practice and Associated Factors. Journal Of Midwifery & Women's Health 2019, 65: 33-44. PMID: 31502407, DOI: 10.1111/jmwh.13017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntrapartum careMultivariable logistic regressionHigh intervention groupLow-intervention groupMedical-legal concernsIntrapartum practicesNewborn morbidityHospital variationCesarean birthAssociated FactorsPatient outcomesInterventional approachesProcedure ratesAmerican CollegeHospital useHospital's likelihoodHospital groupHospitalBivariate analysisLogistic regressionMidwifery modelCalifornia hospitalsCareLatent class analysisHospital cultureGestational Weight Gain and Severe Maternal Morbidity at Delivery Hospitalization.
Platner MH, Ackerman C, Howland RE, Xu X, Pettker CM, Illuzzi JL, Reddy UM, Chung S, Lipkind HS. Gestational Weight Gain and Severe Maternal Morbidity at Delivery Hospitalization. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2019, 133: 515-524. PMID: 30741805, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000003114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBlood TransfusionBody Mass IndexDelivery, ObstetricEclampsiaFemaleGestational Weight GainGuidelines as TopicHeart FailureHospitalizationHumansInternational Classification of DiseasesMiddle AgedNew York CityPregnancyPulmonary EdemaRespiration, ArtificialRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsYoung AdultConceptsSevere maternal morbidityMaternal morbidityGestational weight gainBody mass indexOdds ratioDelivery hospitalizationsIOM guidelinesHeart failureWeight gainBirth certificate data setsGestational weight gain categoriesNew York City dischargeOverall severe maternal morbidityPrepregnancy body mass indexGestational weight gain guidelinesAcute heart failurePrepregnancy BMI categoryTerm singleton live birthsWeight gain categoriesRetrospective cohort studyWeight gain guidelinesLife-threatening diagnosisClinical Modification codesSingleton live birthsMultivariable logistic regressionSevere cardiovascular morbidity in women with hypertensive diseases during delivery hospitalization
Ackerman CM, Platner MH, Spatz ES, Illuzzi JL, Xu X, Campbell KH, Smith GN, Paidas MJ, Lipkind HS. Severe cardiovascular morbidity in women with hypertensive diseases during delivery hospitalization. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2019, 220: 582.e1-582.e11. PMID: 30742823, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2019.02.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultCardiomyopathiesCardiovascular DiseasesCerebrovascular DisordersCohort StudiesEclampsiaEducational StatusElectric CountershockEthnicityFemaleHeart ArrestHeart FailureHospitalizationHumansHypertension, Pregnancy-InducedInformation Storage and RetrievalInsurance, HealthLogistic ModelsMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisMyocardial InfarctionNew York CityObesity, MaternalPovertyPre-EclampsiaPregnancyRetrospective StudiesSeverity of Illness IndexVentricular FibrillationYoung AdultConceptsSevere cardiovascular morbidityCardiovascular morbidityDelivery hospitalizationsHypertensive disordersSevere featuresNormotensive womenGestational hypertensionCardiovascular diseaseRetrospective cohort studyClinical risk factorsPregnancy-related deathsMultivariable logistic regressionChronic hypertensionDiligent screeningSingleton gestationsCohort studyHypertensive diseaseDiabetes mellitusMaternal deathsRisk factorsInclusion criteriaDiseases-10HospitalizationMorbidityPreeclampsia
2018
Placenta Accreta: A Spectrum of Predictable Risk, Diagnosis, and Morbidity
Duzyj CM, Cooper A, Mhatre M, Han CS, Paidas MJ, Illuzzi JL, Sfakianaki AK. Placenta Accreta: A Spectrum of Predictable Risk, Diagnosis, and Morbidity. American Journal Of Perinatology 2018, 36: 1031-1038. PMID: 30500963, DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1676111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical risk factorsPlacenta accretaRisk factorsMethods Retrospective studyPlacenta accreta spectrumCohort of womenDepth of invasionMixed methods retrospective studyUnanticipated morbidityClinical outcomesAntenatal predictionPrevious cesareanRetrospective studySonographic evaluationAdverse outcomesPathological diagnosisPathological spectrumSonographic examinationAccretaSonographic featuresDeep invasionKruskal-Wallis testInvasion decreasesInvasive placentationMann-WhitneyA Study to Assess the Feasibility of Implementing a Web‐Based Decision Aid for Birth after Cesarean to Increase Opportunities for Shared Decision Making in Ethnically Diverse Settings
Shorten A, Shorten B, Fagerlin A, Illuzzi J, Kennedy HP, Pettker C, Raju D, Whittemore R. A Study to Assess the Feasibility of Implementing a Web‐Based Decision Aid for Birth after Cesarean to Increase Opportunities for Shared Decision Making in Ethnically Diverse Settings. Journal Of Midwifery & Women's Health 2018, 64: 78-87. PMID: 30334330, DOI: 10.1111/jmwh.12908.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeb-based decision aidHealth care providersDecision aid implementationCare providersDecisional conflict scoresDecision aidDiverse practice settingsDecision aid contentElectronic health recordsRoutine careVaginal birthBirth outcomesOutpatient settingBirth preferencesClinic workflowWomen's knowledgeCesareanDecisional conflictKnowledge scorePractice settingsAid usageAid useBirth choicesPregnancy decisionsHealth recordsHospital variation in utilization and success of trial of labor after a prior cesarean
Xu X, Lee HC, Lin H, Lundsberg LS, Campbell KH, Lipkind HS, Pettker CM, Illuzzi JL. Hospital variation in utilization and success of trial of labor after a prior cesarean. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2018, 220: 98.e1-98.e14. PMID: 30278176, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2018.09.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCaliforniaCesarean SectionCohort StudiesDatabases, FactualFemaleGestational AgeHospitals, High-VolumeHospitals, Low-VolumeHumansInfant, NewbornMaternal AgePatient SafetyPregnancyPregnancy OutcomeRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentTrial of LaborUterine RuptureVaginal Birth after CesareanConceptsSuccess of trialCesarean deliveryTrial of laborHospital variationSuccess rateLow success rateNewborn hospital discharge recordsPatient clinical risk factorsSevere unexpected newborn complicationsNewborn respiratory complicationsUnexpected newborn complicationsClinical risk factorsPrior cesarean deliveryHospital discharge recordsPatient case mixBirth certificate dataMidwife-attended birthsAnesthesia availabilityNewborn infectionRespiratory complicationsUterine ruptureNewborn morbidityPrior cesareanNewborn complicationsVaginal birthOptimal maternal and neonatal outcomes and associated hospital characteristics
Campbell KH, Illuzzi JL, Lee HC, Lin H, Lipkind HS, Lundsberg LS, Pettker CM, Xu X. Optimal maternal and neonatal outcomes and associated hospital characteristics. Birth 2018, 46: 289-299. PMID: 30251270, DOI: 10.1111/birt.12400.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBirth CertificatesCaliforniaCesarean SectionFemaleGestational AgeHospitalsHumansInfant, NewbornInfant, Newborn, DiseasesMorbidityObstetric Labor ComplicationsObstetricsPatient DischargePoisson DistributionPregnancyQuality Indicators, Health CareRegression AnalysisRisk FactorsYoung AdultConceptsRisk-standardized ratesMorbidity rateNeonatal outcomesObstetrical performancePatient clinical risk factorsFuture quality improvement effortsMaternal morbidity ratesNeonatal morbidity ratesProcedures/surgeriesSevere newborn morbiditySevere maternal morbidityClinical risk factorsShock/resuscitationHospital discharge recordsMaternal-newborn outcomesQuality improvement effortsPrevalent morbidityMaternal morbidityNeonatal morbidityRespiratory complicationsIntravascular coagulationNewborn morbidityHeart failureTerm birthsHospital variationChoosing When to Be Born
Illuzzi JL. Choosing When to Be Born. Journal Of Women's Health 2018, 27: 533-535. PMID: 29768113, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2018.7090.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEpidural Analgesia During the Second Stage of Labor
Illuzzi JL, Greenberg JT, Mancini PA. Epidural Analgesia During the Second Stage of Labor. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2018, 131: 742. PMID: 29578971, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000002553.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchQuality Assurance Practices in Obstetric Care
Lundsberg LS, Lee HC, Dueñas GV, Gregory KD, Nardini H, Pettker CM, Illuzzi JL, Xu X. Quality Assurance Practices in Obstetric Care. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2018, 131: 214-223. PMID: 29324608, PMCID: PMC7020098, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000002437.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbnormal fetal heart rateEvidence-supported practicesFetal heart rateObstetric careHeart rateFrequent simulationLabor arrestCesarean deliveryPostpartum hemorrhageSignificant morbidityObstetric hospitalPerinatal careShoulder dystociaAppropriate statistical testsHospital practiceHospitalBivariate analysisTeaching statusMost hospitalsCareEclampsiaPrivate nonprofit hospitalsInterprofessional simulationStatewide surveyBroad spectrumWhen patients hurt us
Cyrus KD, Angoff NR, Illuzzi JL, Schwartz ML, Wilkins KM. When patients hurt us. Medical Teacher 2018, 40: 1308-1309. PMID: 29375008, DOI: 10.1080/0142159x.2018.1428291.Peer-Reviewed Original Research