2021
Clinical decision rule for obtaining peripheral blood cultures in febrile oncology patients
Gorfinkel L, Hansen CE, Teng W, Shabanova V, Prozora S, Rodwin R, Qadri U, Manghi T, Emerson B, Riera A. Clinical decision rule for obtaining peripheral blood cultures in febrile oncology patients. Pediatric Blood & Cancer 2021, 69: e29519. PMID: 34939321, DOI: 10.1002/pbc.29519.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric emergency departmentPeripheral blood culturesPediatric oncology patientsFebrile oncology patientsClinical decision ruleOncology patientsBlood culturesBloodstream infectionsPositive peripheral blood cultureDiagnostic prediction toolsInternal validationRetrospective chart reviewAcute myeloid leukemia diagnosisRecent systematic reviewClinical prediction modelReceiver operator curveVasopressor supportActive therapyChart reviewDerivation cohortIndependent predictorsEmergency departmentPatientsSystematic reviewOperator curve
2020
Patterns of medication use at end of life by pediatric inpatients with cancer
Prozora S, Shabanova V, Ananth P, Pashankar F, Kupfer GM, Massaro SA, Davidoff AJ. Patterns of medication use at end of life by pediatric inpatients with cancer. Pediatric Blood & Cancer 2020, 68: e28837. PMID: 33306281, DOI: 10.1002/pbc.28837.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedication usePediatric inpatientsVizient Clinical Database/Resource ManagerHematopoietic stem cell transplantLife-sustaining medicationsMedication utilization patternsSymptom management medicationsUse of opioidsStem cell transplantIntensive care unitLength of stayAcademic medical centerResource use dataLast weekWarrants further studyEvidence-based approachVasopressor useEnd of lifeCare unitCell transplantMedication categoriesResuscitate statusRetrospective studyMalignancy typeOdds ratio