2020
Randomized Pilot Trial of Acute Normovolemic Hemodilution in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Patients
Harris WM, Treggiari MM, LeBlanc A, Giacomuzzi C, You JJ, Muralidaran A, Shen I. Randomized Pilot Trial of Acute Normovolemic Hemodilution in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Patients. World Journal For Pediatric And Congenital Heart Surgery 2020, 11: 452-458. PMID: 32645767, DOI: 10.1177/2150135120923627.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric cardiac surgery patientsAcute normovolemic hemodilutionCardiac surgery patientsSecondary end pointsSurgery patientsEnd pointPostoperative outcomesUsual careBlood transfusionCardiac surgeryNormovolemic hemodilutionHeart surgeryBlood productsPilot trialPediatric heart surgery patientsMarkers of morbidityAllogenic blood transfusionPrimary end pointHeart surgery patientsLong-term morbidityBlood conservation strategiesWorse postoperative outcomesPediatric heart surgeryIntensive care unitBlood component therapy
2019
Randomized controlled trial of acupuncture to prevent emergence delirium in children undergoing myringotomy tube placement.
Martin CS, Yanez ND, Treggiari MM, Piper L, Cusick J, Lalwani K. Randomized controlled trial of acupuncture to prevent emergence delirium in children undergoing myringotomy tube placement. Minerva Anestesiologica 2019, 86: 141-149. PMID: 31808657, DOI: 10.23736/s0375-9393.19.13591-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyringotomy tube placementIntraoperative acupunctureEmergence deliriumTube placementHeart 7PAED scoreMidazolam premedicationShen MenSevoflurane anesthesiaPediatric Anesthesia Emergence Delirium scaleASA physical status 1Standard anesthesia carePatient baseline characteristicsTrials of acupuncturePhysical status 1Standard of careIntravenous line placementBaseline characteristicsStatus 1Recovery roomSingle centerAnesthesia inductionDelirium scaleUniversity HospitalInhalational anesthesia
2018
The use of acute normovolemic hemodilution in paediatric cardiac surgery
Crescini WM, Muralidaran A, Shen I, LeBlanc A, You J, Giacomuzzi C, Treggiari MM. The use of acute normovolemic hemodilution in paediatric cardiac surgery. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica 2018, 62: 756-764. PMID: 29504128, DOI: 10.1111/aas.13095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute normovolemic hemodilutionPediatric cardiac surgery patientsCardiac surgery patientsBlood productsHospital stayBaseline characteristicsSurgery patientsBlood lossNormovolemic hemodilutionSingle-center retrospective cohort studyUse of ANHHigh blood loss surgeryLower postoperative blood lossCongenital Heart Surgery scoreAllogenic blood productsAllogeneic blood productsDuration of ICUPostoperative blood lossRetrospective cohort studyLower blood lossPediatric cardiac surgeryMonths of ageAnaesthesiologists classificationANH groupPerioperative transfusion
2013
Standard care versus protocol based therapy for new onset Pseudomonas aeruginosa in cystic fibrosis
Mayer‐Hamblett N, Rosenfeld M, Treggiari MM, Konstan MW, Retsch‐Bogart G, Morgan W, Wagener J, Gibson RL, Khan U, Emerson J, Thompson V, Elkin EP, Ramsey BW, for the EPIC E. Standard care versus protocol based therapy for new onset Pseudomonas aeruginosa in cystic fibrosis. Pediatric Pulmonology 2013, 48: 943-953. PMID: 23818295, PMCID: PMC4059359, DOI: 10.1002/ppul.22693.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTobramycin inhalation solutionHistorical controlsCystic fibrosisTrial participantsCulture positivityPA recurrenceDifferent antibiotic regimensHistorical control cohortInitial eradication therapyIncidence of hospitalizationStandard of careAntibiotic regimensEradication therapyRespiratory symptomsStandard careHospitalization outcomesHospitalization ratesCare treatmentControl cohortInhalation solutionAntimicrobial therapyClinical trialsEpidemiologic studiesInfection controlEligibility criteria
2011
Comparative Efficacy and Safety of 4 Randomized Regimens to Treat Early Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection in Children With Cystic Fibrosis
Treggiari MM, Retsch-Bogart G, Mayer-Hamblett N, Khan U, Kulich M, Kronmal R, Williams J, Hiatt P, Gibson RL, Spencer T, Orenstein D, Chatfield BA, Froh DK, Burns JL, Rosenfeld M, Ramsey BW, Investigators F. Comparative Efficacy and Safety of 4 Randomized Regimens to Treat Early Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection in Children With Cystic Fibrosis. JAMA Pediatrics 2011, 165: 847-856. PMID: 21893650, PMCID: PMC3991697, DOI: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2011.136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPseudomonas aeruginosa infectionCulture-based therapyCulture-based groupsCystic fibrosisAeruginosa infectionEarly Pseudomonas aeruginosa infectionTobramycin inhalation solutionPrimary end pointRate of exacerbationsExacerbation rateIntravenous antibioticsOral ciprofloxacinOral placeboAntibiotic regimensPulmonary exacerbationsAdverse eventsTreat analysisMulticenter trialAntipseudomonal treatmentInhalation solutionOdds ratioComparative efficacyPlaceboEnd pointFibrosisInitial Pseudomonas aeruginosa treatment failure is associated with exacerbations in cystic fibrosis
Mayer‐Hamblett N, Kronmal RA, Gibson RL, Rosenfeld M, Retsch‐Bogart G, Treggiari MM, Burns JL, Khan U, Ramsey BW, Investigators F. Initial Pseudomonas aeruginosa treatment failure is associated with exacerbations in cystic fibrosis. Pediatric Pulmonology 2011, 47: 125-134. PMID: 21830317, PMCID: PMC3214247, DOI: 10.1002/ppul.21525.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExacerbation riskInitial eradicationCystic fibrosisPseudomonas aeruginosa acquisitionInitial antibiotic treatmentPositive respiratory culturesPA recurrenceProportional hazards modelSymptom-based definitionEPIC trialPulmonary exacerbationsAntibiotic therapyTreatment failureClinical benefitPA infectionRespiratory culturesSubsequent exacerbationAntibiotic treatmentEarly eradicationHigh riskNegative culturesExacerbationHazards modelSignificant predictorsTrials
2009
Early anti-pseudomonal acquisition in young patients with cystic fibrosis: Rationale and design of the EPIC clinical trial and observational study,
Treggiari MM, Rosenfeld M, Mayer-Hamblett N, Retsch-Bogart G, Gibson RL, Williams J, Emerson J, Kronmal RA, Ramsey BW, Group E. Early anti-pseudomonal acquisition in young patients with cystic fibrosis: Rationale and design of the EPIC clinical trial and observational study,. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2009, 30: 256-268. PMID: 19470318, PMCID: PMC2783320, DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2009.01.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAnti-Bacterial AgentsChildChild, PreschoolCiprofloxacinCohort StudiesCystic FibrosisDouble-Blind MethodDrug Administration ScheduleDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleHumansInfantLongitudinal StudiesMalePseudomonas aeruginosaPseudomonas InfectionsRisk FactorsTobramycinTreatment OutcomeConceptsEarly Pa infectionYoung CF patientsRespiratory culturesRisk factorsCystic fibrosisCohort studyPA infectionClinical trialsObservational studyCF patientsEarly CF lung diseaseProgressive obstructive pulmonary diseaseProportion of patientsClinical efficacy dataObstructive pulmonary diseasePositive respiratory culturesPatients ages 1Longitudinal cohort studyCF lung diseaseChronic endobronchial infectionInfection control programPa acquisitionPA-negative patientsOral ciprofloxacinOral placebo