A5016151712- Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Health and Conflict Studies
- Safety Warnings and Signage
- Nosocomial Infections in ICU
- Restraint-Related Deaths
- Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries
- Child and Adolescent Health
University of Miami
2022-2024
This study examines the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on health care-associated infection (HAI) incidence in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).Patients from 7 LMICs were followed up during hospital intensive care unit (ICU) stays January 2019 to May 2020. HAI rates calculated using International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) Surveillance Online System applying Centers for Disease Prevention's National Healthcare Safety Network (CDC-NHSN) criteria. Pre-COVID-19 compared...
Russia's military incursion into Ukraine triggered the mass displacement of two-thirds Ukrainian children and adolescents, creating a cascade population health consequences producing extraordinary challenges for monitoring controlling preventable pediatric infectious diseases. From onset war, disease surveillance healthcare systems were severely disrupted. Prior to reestablishment dependable systems, during early months conflict, our international team pediatricians, specialists, scientists...
Purpose Electric scooters (e-scooters) have rapidly become a mainstream method of transportation in the U.S. but there is consequently limited data on their safety profile. This study evaluates ophthalmic injuries related to e-scooters compared non-motorized and off-road vehicles (ORV).