A5005059309- Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare
- Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies
- Urinary Tract Infections Management
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Lysosomal Storage Disorders Research
- Infectious Encephalopathies and Encephalitis
- Airway Management and Intubation Techniques
- Pancreatic function and diabetes
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
- Congenital Heart Disease Studies
- Autoimmune Neurological Disorders and Treatments
- Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments
- Cardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy
- Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies
- Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies
- Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders
- Glycogen Storage Diseases and Myoclonus
- Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias
- Tracheal and airway disorders
Boston Children's Hospital
2023-2025
Harvard University
2023-2024
Boston Medical Center
2023
Boston Children's Museum
2022
Johns Hopkins University
2017-2020
Johns Hopkins Medicine
2017-2020
<h3>Importance</h3> National guidelines recommend treating children with pyelonephritis for 7 to 14 days of antibiotic therapy, yet data are lacking suggest a more precise treatment duration. <h3>Objective</h3> To compare the clinical outcomes receiving short-course vs prolonged-course pyelonephritis. <h3>Design, Setting, and Participants</h3> Retrospective observational study using inverse probability weighted propensity score analysis from 5 hospitals in Maryland between July 1, 2016,...
Objective. This study assessed safety culture and staff communication with patients limited English proficiency (LEP) to identify system-level approaches increasing interpreter use reducing health care disparities. Methods. An electronic survey 7 focus groups were conducted professionals in pediatrics obstetrics/gynecology. Survey data examined univariate descriptive analysis. Focus group transcripts coded through an iterative consensus process. Results. participants (n = 68) reported less...
To describe associations between the timing of tracheostomy and patient characteristics or outcomes in cardiac ICU (CICU).Single-institution retrospective cohort study.Freestanding academic children's hospital.CICU patients with placed July 1, 2011, 2020.We compared early late based on duration positive pressure ventilation (PPV) before placement, fitting a receiver operating characteristic curve for current survival to define cutoff.Sixty-one underwent placement (0.5% CICU admissions)....
Background: An increasing proportion of the population in United States have limited English proficiency (LEP). Hospitals that receive federal funding must offer interpreter services. However, access is often lacking for patients. Patients with LEP are at higher risk adverse events, and Emergency Department a particularly high-risk environment these events. Methods: This quality improvement initiative took place from April 2021 to August 2022 an urban, tertiary care Pediatric Department. A...
Mauriac syndrome is a rare consequence of poorly controlled insulin-dependent diabetes, characterized by hepatomegaly, growth failure, delayed onset puberty, and cushingoid features. Case reports patients with are found infrequently in the literature given historic improvements diabetes management due to readily available insulin therapy.We describe case 14-year-old girl who presented acute abdominal pain, distention, orthopnea.She had history as well short stature. Abdominal imaging...
Introduction: Social determinants of health (SDoH) impact general pediatric readmissions and cardiac surgical mortality. Yet, little is known their influence on in disease. Hypothesis: Children with disease from underrepresented populations, under-resourced neighborhoods or public insurance are more likely to experience readmission. Methods: This was a multicenter retrospective study patients <18 years diagnosis index hospitalization survival discharge the Pediatric Health Information...