2023
Analysis of Failure Rates for COVID-19 Entrance Screening at a US Academic Medical Center
Roberts S, Faruq R, Wilkinson A, Pashankar D, Russi M, Khokhar B, Martinello R. Analysis of Failure Rates for COVID-19 Entrance Screening at a US Academic Medical Center. JAMA Internal Medicine 2023, 183: 84-86. PMID: 36441528, PMCID: PMC9706395, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.5426.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
A mixed-methods evaluation on the efficacy and perceptions of needleless connector disinfectants
Roberts SC, Hendrix CA, Edwards LM, Feinn RS, Martinello RA, Murray TS. A mixed-methods evaluation on the efficacy and perceptions of needleless connector disinfectants. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2022, 44: 230-233. PMID: 35387702, PMCID: PMC9929708, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2022.72.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeedleless connectorsMixed-methods evaluationNursing staffOverall bacterial burdenBloodstream infection preventionAcademic tertiary hospitalIsopropyl alcohol wipesSterile water controlTertiary hospitalNursing assessmentBacterial burdenInfection preventionImproved complianceStaff complianceChlorhexidine gluconateScrub timeConvenience sampleAlcohol wipesStaphylococcus epidermidisEfficacyProduct efficacyDry timeWipesDisinfection practicesComplianceAn outbreak of SARS‐CoV‐2 on a transplant unit in the early vaccination era
Roberts SC, Palacios C, Grubaugh ND, Alpert T, Ott IM, Breban MI, Initiative Y, Martinello RA, Smith C, Davis MW, Mcmanus D, Tirmizi S, Topal JE, Azar MM, Malinis M. An outbreak of SARS‐CoV‐2 on a transplant unit in the early vaccination era. Transplant Infectious Disease 2022, 24: e13782. PMID: 34969164, DOI: 10.1111/tid.13782.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2Infection prevention practicesSARS-CoV-2 outbreakTransplant unitCOVID-19-associated morbiditySolid organ transplant recipientsSARS-CoV-2 vaccinationPrevention practicesHospital day 18Potential index casesOrgan transplant recipientsInfection prevention behaviorsMonoclonal antibody therapyCOVID-19SARS-CoV-2 clustersHospital staff membersWhole-genome sequencingAsymptomatic patientsTransplant recipientsPositive patientsAtypical presentationImmunocompromised patientsAntibody therapyVaccination eraDisease progression
2021
Correlation of healthcare worker vaccination with inpatient healthcare-associated coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Roberts SC, Aniskiewicz MJ, Choi SJ, Pettker CM, Martinello RA. Correlation of healthcare worker vaccination with inpatient healthcare-associated coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2021, 43: 524-525. PMID: 34544506, PMCID: PMC8485009, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2021.414.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUniversal SARS-CoV-2 Testing of Emergency Department Admissions Increases Emergency Department Length of Stay
Sangal RB, Peaper DR, Rothenberg C, Landry ML, Sussman LS, Martinello RA, Ulrich A, Venkatesh AK. Universal SARS-CoV-2 Testing of Emergency Department Admissions Increases Emergency Department Length of Stay. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 79: 182-186. PMID: 34756452, PMCID: PMC8424016, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2021.09.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 testingUniversal SARS-CoV-2 testingEmergency department lengthAdmission lengthED admissionPositivity rateSARS-CoV-2 testAcademic health systemCOVID-19 prevalenceSecondary outcomesED lengthPrevention needsED boardingPatientsStayPositive casesClinical costsHealth systemAdmissionTesting policiesContainment effortsTestingPrevalenceTesting changesPositivityInpatient Capacity Management during COVID-19 Pandemic: The Yale New Haven Hospital Capacity Expansion Experience
Fogerty RL, Aniskiewicz M, Hedges T, Ryan S, Brien P, Beley P, Tangredi M, Mitchell M, d’Atri H, Jansen L, Williams E, LoRusso F, Sevilla M, Menillo J, Doyle D, Parrott H, Sheehan S, Martinello RA, Holmes M. Inpatient Capacity Management during COVID-19 Pandemic: The Yale New Haven Hospital Capacity Expansion Experience. Hospital Topics 2021, 100: 69-76. PMID: 34470597, DOI: 10.1080/00185868.2021.1926383.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA Brewing Back Pain
Pischel L, Geirsson A, Magaldi J, Martinello RA, Lee AI. A Brewing Back Pain. New England Journal Of Medicine 2021, 385: 66-72. PMID: 34192434, PMCID: PMC9273048, DOI: 10.1056/nejmcps2034802.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFrom implementation to sustainment: A large-scale adverse event disclosure support program generated through embedded research in the Veterans Health Administration
Elwy AR, Maguire EM, McCullough M, George J, Bokhour BG, Durfee JM, Martinello RA, Wagner TH, Asch SM, Gifford AL, Gallagher TH, Walker Y, Sharpe VA, Geppert C, Holodniy M, West G. From implementation to sustainment: A large-scale adverse event disclosure support program generated through embedded research in the Veterans Health Administration. Healthcare 2021, 8: 100496. PMID: 34175102, DOI: 10.1016/j.hjdsi.2020.100496.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationHealth AdministrationVA healthcare systemResearch-operations partnershipsLarge-scale adverse eventsAdverse eventsVeteran patientsVA healthcareConsolidated FrameworkSupport programsImplementation researchHealthcare systemToolkit usePatientsAdministrationOperational leadersVA operationsClinical operationsToolkit implementationMore harmHarmActivityUtility of Mass SARS-CoV-2 Testing of Asymptomatic Patients Before Ambulatory and Inpatient Preplanned Procedures Requiring Moderate Sedation or General Anesthesia
Roberts SC, Peaper DR, Sussman LS, Martinello RA, Pettker CM. Utility of Mass SARS-CoV-2 Testing of Asymptomatic Patients Before Ambulatory and Inpatient Preplanned Procedures Requiring Moderate Sedation or General Anesthesia. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2114526. PMID: 34170307, PMCID: PMC8233702, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.14526.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMass severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) testing of asymptomatic healthcare personnel – ERRATUM
Roberts SC, Peaper DR, Thorne CD, Sussman LS, Murray TS, Choi SJ, Pettker CM, Russi MB, Martinello RA. Mass severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) testing of asymptomatic healthcare personnel – ERRATUM. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2021, 43: 1312-1312. PMID: 33779533, PMCID: PMC9981472, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2021.107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTracking smell loss to identify healthcare workers with SARS-CoV-2 infection
Weiss JJ, Attuquayefio TN, White EB, Li F, Herz RS, White TL, Campbell M, Geng B, Datta R, Wyllie AL, Grubaugh ND, Casanovas-Massana A, Muenker MC, Moore AJ, Handoko R, Iwasaki A, Martinello RA, Ko AI, Small DM, Farhadian SF, Team T. Tracking smell loss to identify healthcare workers with SARS-CoV-2 infection. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0248025. PMID: 33657167, PMCID: PMC7928484, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0248025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionSARS-CoV-2 positive healthcare workersSmell lossHealthcare workersHome assessmentNeurological symptomsPositive SARS-CoV-2 testSARS-CoV-2 test positivitySARS-CoV-2 testPolymerase chain reaction testingReal-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction testingQuantitative polymerase chain reaction testingCOVID-19 patientsHigh-risk groupHigh-risk individualsSARS-CoV-2Self-reported changesProspective studyTest positivityAsymptomatic infectionSymptom SurveyVulnerable patientsHigh riskPositive testRisk individualsCritical Care Nursing: A Key Constraint to COVID-19 Response and Healthcare Now and in the Future.
Kurth A, Pinker E, Martinello RA, Honan L, Choi S, Beckman B. Critical Care Nursing: A Key Constraint to COVID-19 Response and Healthcare Now and in the Future. JONA The Journal Of Nursing Administration 2021, 51: e6-e12. PMID: 33570376, DOI: 10.1097/nna.0000000000000991.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHydrogen peroxide vapor decontamination of N95 respirators for reuse
Kenney PA, Chan BK, Kortright KE, Cintron M, Russi M, Epright J, Lee L, Balcezak TJ, Havill NL, Martinello RA. Hydrogen peroxide vapor decontamination of N95 respirators for reuse. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2021, 43: 45-47. PMID: 33557979, PMCID: PMC8185421, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2021.48.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsN95 respiratorsExhalation resistanceCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicHydrogen peroxide vapour decontaminationDisease 2019 pandemicVaporized hydrogen peroxidePhage phi 6Complete eradicationViricidal activityRespiratorsInhalationRespirator functionGlobal shortageVHP decontaminationIndependent laboratoriesClinical wearHPVPhi 6Epidemiology, Infection Prevention, Testing Data, and Clinical Outcomes of COVID-19 on Five Inpatient Psychiatric Units in a large Academic Medical Center
Li L, Roberts SC, Kulp W, Wing A, Barnes T, Colandrea N, Klink B, Fortunati F, Martinello R. Epidemiology, Infection Prevention, Testing Data, and Clinical Outcomes of COVID-19 on Five Inpatient Psychiatric Units in a large Academic Medical Center. Psychiatry Research 2021, 298: 113776. PMID: 33571800, PMCID: PMC7987366, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2021.113776.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInpatient psychiatric unitLarge academic medical centerAcademic medical centerPsychiatric unitMedical CenterCOVID-19Retrospective cohort analysisEmergency room visitsInpatient psychiatric facilityLow patientsClinical outcomesRoom visitsHospitalized individualsInfection preventionStudy populationCohort analysisPrevention strategiesAdmission statusTriage protocolDiverse patientsInfection rateMental illnessPsychiatric facilitiesDemographic dataPatientsMass severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) testing of asymptomatic healthcare personnel
Roberts SC, Peaper DR, Thorne CD, Sussman LS, Murray TS, Choi SJ, Pettker CM, Russi MB, Martinello RA. Mass severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) testing of asymptomatic healthcare personnel. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2021, 42: 1-2. PMID: 33487206, PMCID: PMC7853752, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2021.9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Saliva or Nasopharyngeal Swab Specimens for Detection of SARS-CoV-2
Wyllie AL, Fournier J, Casanovas-Massana A, Campbell M, Tokuyama M, Vijayakumar P, Warren JL, Geng B, Muenker MC, Moore AJ, Vogels CBF, Petrone ME, Ott IM, Lu P, Venkataraman A, Lu-Culligan A, Klein J, Earnest R, Simonov M, Datta R, Handoko R, Naushad N, Sewanan LR, Valdez J, White EB, Lapidus S, Kalinich CC, Jiang X, Kim DJ, Kudo E, Linehan M, Mao T, Moriyama M, Oh JE, Park A, Silva J, Song E, Takahashi T, Taura M, Weizman OE, Wong P, Yang Y, Bermejo S, Odio CD, Omer SB, Dela Cruz CS, Farhadian S, Martinello RA, Iwasaki A, Grubaugh ND, Ko AI. Saliva or Nasopharyngeal Swab Specimens for Detection of SARS-CoV-2. New England Journal Of Medicine 2020, 383: 1283-1286. PMID: 32857487, PMCID: PMC7484747, DOI: 10.1056/nejmc2016359.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCOVID-19 Outbreak and Hospital Air Quality: A Systematic Review of Evidence on Air Filtration and Recirculation
Mousavi E, Kananizadeh N, Martinello R, Sherman J. COVID-19 Outbreak and Hospital Air Quality: A Systematic Review of Evidence on Air Filtration and Recirculation. Environmental Science And Technology 2020, 55: 4134-4147. PMID: 32845618, PMCID: PMC7489049, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c03247.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthcare facilitiesRoutes of transmissionSARS-CoV-2Hospital indoor air qualityPeer-reviewed publicationsSystematic reviewFinal reviewLiterature searchCoronavirus infectivityHospital environmentCOVID-19 outbreakBest practice standardsPractice standardsNew outbreaksPathogenic organismsSystematic literature reviewOutbreakReviewSolid evidenceClinical impact of rapid influenza PCR in the adult emergency department on patient management, ED length of stay, and nosocomial infection rate
Peaper DR, Branson B, Parwani V, Ulrich A, Shapiro MJ, Clemons C, Campbell M, Owen M, Martinello RA, Landry ML. Clinical impact of rapid influenza PCR in the adult emergency department on patient management, ED length of stay, and nosocomial infection rate. Influenza And Other Respiratory Viruses 2020, 15: 254-261. PMID: 32851793, PMCID: PMC7902247, DOI: 10.1111/irv.12800.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency departmentInfluenza PCRPatient managementClinical redesignED lengthInfluenza seasonED workflowPCR testingBed transfersAnti-influenza medicationsDiverse emergency departmentsHospital-acquired influenzaInfluenza-positive patientsHA influenzaNosocomial infection ratesDiagnosis of influenzaAdult emergency departmentAnti-viral therapyCommon presenting concernPost-intervention periodPre-post studyED LOSED patientsSignificant morbidityTherapeutic guidelinesCoast-to-Coast Spread of SARS-CoV-2 during the Early Epidemic in the United States
Fauver JR, Petrone ME, Hodcroft EB, Shioda K, Ehrlich HY, Watts AG, Vogels CBF, Brito AF, Alpert T, Muyombwe A, Razeq J, Downing R, Cheemarla NR, Wyllie AL, Kalinich CC, Ott IM, Quick J, Loman NJ, Neugebauer KM, Greninger AL, Jerome KR, Roychoudhury P, Xie H, Shrestha L, Huang ML, Pitzer VE, Iwasaki A, Omer SB, Khan K, Bogoch II, Martinello RA, Foxman EF, Landry ML, Neher RA, Ko AI, Grubaugh ND. Coast-to-Coast Spread of SARS-CoV-2 during the Early Epidemic in the United States. Cell 2020, 181: 990-996.e5. PMID: 32386545, PMCID: PMC7204677, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2020.04.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2Federal travel restrictionsSARS-CoV-2 transmissionCOVID-19 patientsCoronavirus SARS-CoV-2SARS-CoV-2 introductionsEarly SARS-CoV-2 transmissionPattern of spreadSustained transmissionLocal surveillanceEarly epidemicInternational importationCOVID-19 outbreakUnited StatesViral genomeInternational travel patternsPatientsCritical needTravel restrictionsObstetricians on the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Front Lines and the Confusing World of Personal Protective Equipment
Jamieson DJ, Steinberg JP, Martinello RA, Perl TM, Rasmussen SA. Obstetricians on the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Front Lines and the Confusing World of Personal Protective Equipment. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2020, 135: 10.1097/aog.0000000000003919. PMID: 32304512, PMCID: PMC7188024, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000003919.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPersonal protective equipmentProtective equipmentPregnant womenHealth care-associated transmissionIll pregnant womenCoronavirus disease 2019Health care personnelHealth care professionalsCOVID-19Health care systemIll patientsDisease 2019Care personnelCurrent evidenceCare professionalsRespiratory dropletsFacial protectionDelivery unitMechanisms of transmissionCare systemPatientsStrict adherenceObstetriciansWomenConsistent use