Immunoprophylaxis is the only pharmaceutical intervention for mitigating respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection. Patient level data on adherence to American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) immunoprophylaxis recommendations are limited. This study characterizes adherence to AAP guidelines in privately insured and Medicaid populations
To describe the incidence and predictors of total serum bilirubin (TSB) levels that meet or exceed American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) exchange transfusion (ET) thresholds in the setting of universal screening.
We conducted a retrospective cohort analysis of electronic data on 18 089 newborns ≥35 weeks gestation born at Northern California Kaiser ...
Successful catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT) for iliofemoral deep vein thrombosis (IFDVT) reduces post-thrombotic morbidity and is a suggested treatment option by the American College of Chest Physicians for patients with IFDVT. Pharmacomechanical thrombolysis (PMT) is also suggested to shorten treatment time and reduce the dose of plasminogen a...
We sought to determine whether race or ethnicity is independently associated with mortality or intensive care unit length of stay among critically ill patients after accounting for patients' clinical and demographic characteristics including socioeconomic status and resuscitation preferences.
Historical cohort study of patients hospitalized in inte...
The goal was to assess the impact of universal bilirubin screening on severe hyperbilirubinemia and phototherapy use.
In this retrospective cohort study of 358086 infants of > or =35 weeks and > or =2000 g born between January 1, 1995, and June 30, 2007, we obtained demographic data, bilirubin levels, and codes for inpatient phototherapy from exist...
This cohort study examines medication use in term neonates with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy and seizures before and after implementation of a Neonatal Neurocritical Care Service (N = 108), which included increased seizure monitoring. Nearly all neonates received phenobarbital (96% pre- vs 95% post-Neonatal Neurocritical Care Service) and total ...
We evaluated antenatal ultrasound (U/S) exposure as a risk factor for autism spectrum disorders (ASD), comparing affected singleton children and control children born 1995-1999 and enrolled in the Kaiser Permanente health care system. Among children
Our aims were to estimate the efficacy of hospital phototherapy for neonatal jaundice and the number needed to treat to prevent one infant from reaching the exchange transfusion level.
From a cohort of 281 898 infants weighing > or =2000 g born at > or =35 weeks' gestation at 12 Northern California Kaiser hospitals from 1995 to 2004, we identified ...
To define a quantitative stratification algorithm for the risk of early-onset sepsis (EOS) in newborns ≥ 34 weeks' gestation.
We conducted a retrospective nested case-control study that used split validation. Data collected on each infant included sepsis risk at birth based on objective maternal factors, demographics, specific clinical milestones, ...
The objective of this study was to determine whether either hyperbilirubinemia or inpatient phototherapy is associated with increased subsequent outpatient visit rates, a possible effect of the "vulnerable child syndrome."
We compared 3 groups of otherwise well term and late-preterm infants who were born between 1995 and 2004 in Northern California...
