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Serebin M, Zhang J, Yan K, Cabacungan E, Deshmukh T, Maheshwari M, Foy A, Cohen S. Prediction of short- and long-term outcomes using pre-operative ventricular size in infants with post-hemorrhagic ventricular dilation. Childs Nerv Syst 2024:10.1007/s00381-024-06371-2. [PMID: 38532147 DOI: 10.1007/s00381-024-06371-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2024] [Accepted: 03/17/2024] [Indexed: 03/28/2024]
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PURPOSE Post-hemorrhagic ventricular dilation (PHVD) leads to developmental delays in premature infants, yet the optimal timing of neurosurgical interventions is unknown. Neuroimaging modalities have emerged to delineate injury and follow the progression of PHVD. Fronto-temporal horn ratio (FTHR) is used as a marker of ventricular dilation and can be a standardized tool to direct the timing of neurosurgical intervention. Our study determined a pre-operative FTHR measurement threshold to predict short- and long-term outcomes. METHODS This is a retrospective cohort study of premature infants with severe intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) who developed PHVD requiring neurosurgical intervention and were treated in a level IV NICU between 2012 and 2019. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve and area under the curve (AUC) analyses were performed to evaluate the accuracy of pre-operative FTHR for predicting developmental delay. In-hospital outcomes and developmental assessments were analyzed. RESULTS We reviewed 121 charts of infants with IVH and identified 43 infants with PHVD who required neurosurgical intervention. We found FTHR measurements were an excellent predictor of cognitive and motor delay with an AUC of 0.89 and 0.88, respectively. An average pre-operative FTHR of ≥ 0.67 was also associated with worse lung and feeding outcomes. There was excellent inter-observer reliability of individual components of FTHR measurements. CONCLUSIONS Early intervention for PHVD is ideal but not always practical. Identification of ventricular size thresholds associated with better outcomes is needed to direct timing of neurosurgical intervention.
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- Division of Quantitative Health Science, Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Division of Quantitative Health Science, Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Corporate Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, 999 N. 92 Street, Suite C410, Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Corporate Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, 999 N. 92 Street, Suite C410, Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA.
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Johnson P, Cabacungan E, Yan K, Dasgupta M, Broad J, Kemp M, Ryan K. The Burden of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, Opioids, and COVID-19 in Wisconsin. WMJ 2023; 122:456-463. [PMID: 38180945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Wisconsin experienced overlapping and accelerating epidemics of opioid use and COVID-19 after March 2020. We hypothesized that Wisconsin neonatal abstinence syndrome rates increased after March 2020 alongside other markers of opioid burden. METHODS Retrospective cohort analysis examined deidentified Wisconsin census, birth certificate, death certificate, hospital discharge, Prescription Drug Monitoring Program, emergency medical service run, and COVID-19 diagnosis records spanning January 1, 2019, through December 31, 2021. January 2019 through March 2020 was considered before the onset of COVID-19 (pre); April 2020 through December 2021 was considered post-onset of COVID-19 (post). Wisconsin Department of Health Services guidelines defined 5 Wisconsin regions. Rates pre- to post-onset were compared with P values < 0.05 considered statistically significant. RESULTS Of 1362 patients, 83.3% completed a COVID-19 vaccination series. Younger patients had increased odds of not completing a COVID-19 vaccination series (mean [SD] 46.7 [14.7] vs 54.3 [15.8]; OR 1.03; 95% CI, 1.02-1.04; P < 0.001). Those who identified as non-White (1.88; 95% CI, 1.16-3.04; P = 0.010) or current smoker (1.85, 95% CI, 1.85-2.79; P = 0.004) had increased odds of not completing a COVID-19 vaccination series. Those who resided in rural ZIP codes (1.81; 95% CI, 1.35-2.43; P < 0.001), had not received a 2019-2020 influenza vaccine (5.13; 95% CI, 3.79-6.96; P < 0.001), or had lower comorbidity scores (2.95; 95% CI, 1.98-4.41; P < 0.001) had higher odds of not completing a COVID-19 vaccination series. CONCLUSIONS Opioid-associated morbidity and mortality increased in Wisconsin during the study period, including among females age 15 to 44 years. Despite increased opioid burden, neonatal abstinence syndrome incidence decreased in the Southeastern Region. Ongoing neonatal abstinence syndrome and opioid analysis may benefit from region-based contextualization.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Quantititive Health Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Quantititive Health Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Madison, Wisconsin
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/CSTE Applied Epidemiology Fellowship Program, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Kieffer H, Carlton K, Adams S, Jozwik J, Cabacungan E, Cohen SS. Quality improvement sustainability to decrease utilization drift for therapeutic hypothermia in the NICU. J Perinat Med 2023; 51:956-961. [PMID: 36976872 DOI: 10.1515/jpm-2022-0421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/04/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Therapeutic hypothermia (TH) is now standard of care for the neuroprotection of patients with moderate to severe hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE). TH misuse results in increased medical complication rates and high health care resource utilization. Quality improvement (QI) methodology can address drift from clinical guidelines. Assessment of sustainability of any intervention over time is an integral part of the QI methodology. METHODS Our prior QI intervention improved medical documentation using an electronic medical record-smart phrase (EMR-SP) and demonstrated special cause variation. This study serves as Epoch 3 and investigates the sustainability of our QI methods to decrease TH misuse. RESULTS A total of 64 patients met the diagnostic criteria for HIE. Over the study period, 50 patients were treated with TH, and 33 cases (66%) used TH appropriately. The number of appropriate TH cases between cases of misuse increased to an average of 9 in Epoch 3 from 1.9 in Epoch 2. Of the 50 cases, 34 (68%) had EMR-SP documentation included. Length of stay and TH complication rates did not vary between cases of TH misuse and appropriate TH use. CONCLUSIONS Our study confirmed a sustained decrease in TH misuse, despite inconsistent use of EMR-SP. We speculate that culture change involving increased awareness of guidelines through education may have contributed more to a lasting change.
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- Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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Cabacungan E, Adams S, Best B, Foy AB, Singh A, Cohen SS. Variability in neurosurgical management and associated comorbidities and complications among preterm patients with posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus in the United States. J Neurosurg Pediatr 2023:1-8. [PMID: 36905669 DOI: 10.3171/2023.1.peds22461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2022] [Accepted: 01/23/2023] [Indexed: 03/13/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus (PHH) remains a major morbidity of premature birth resulting from intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH). National consensus guidelines for the timing of surgical interventions are lacking, which leads to considerable variations in management among neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). Early intervention (EI) has been shown to improve outcomes, but the authors hypothesized that the timing from IVH to intervention affects the comorbidities and complications associated with PHH management. The authors used a large national inpatient care data set to characterize comorbidities and complications associated with PHH management in premature infants. METHODS The authors used hospital discharge data from the 2006-2019 Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Kids' Inpatient Database (KID) to conduct a retrospective cohort study of premature pediatric patients (weight < 1500 g) with PHH. The predictor variable was the timing of the PHH intervention (EI ≤ 28 days vs late intervention [LI] > 28 days). Hospital stay data included hospital region, gestational age, birth weight (BW), length of stay (LOS), PHH treatment procedures, comorbidities, surgical complications, and death. Statistical analysis included chi-square and Wilcoxon rank-sum tests, Cox proportional hazards regression, logistic regression, and a generalized linear model with Poisson and gamma distributions. Analysis was adjusted for demographic characteristics, comorbidities, and death. RESULTS Of the 1853 patients diagnosed with PHH, 488 (26%) had documented timing of surgical interventions during their hospital stay. More patients had LI than EI (75%). The patients in the LI group of patients had younger gestational age and lower BW. There were significant regional differences in the timing of treatment: hospitals in the West performed EI, whereas hospitals in the South performed LI, even after adjustment for gestational age and BW. The LI group was associated with longer median LOS and more total hospital charges compared with the EI group. More temporary CSF diversion procedures occurred in the EI group, whereas more permanent CSF-diverting shunts were placed in the LI group. Shunt/device replacement and complications did not differ between the two groups. The LI group had 2.5-fold higher odds of sepsis (p < 0.001) and almost 2-fold higher odds of retinopathy of prematurity (p < 0.05) than the EI group. CONCLUSIONS The timing of PHH interventions differs by region in the United States, whereas the association of potential benefits with treatment timing suggests the importance of national consensus guidelines. Development of these guidelines can be informed by data regarding treatment timing and patient outcomes available in large national data sets, which provide insights into comorbidities and complications of PHH interventions.
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- 3Neurosurgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- 3Neurosurgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Glait M, Moyer A, Saudek K, Cabacungan E, Ryan K. Addressing drivers of healthcare utilization for neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome. J Perinatol 2023; 43:392-401. [PMID: 36203084 PMCID: PMC9540302 DOI: 10.1038/s41372-022-01533-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2022] [Revised: 09/20/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Aim to reduce healthcare utilization (HU) for infants at risk of neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS) by 30% in 1 year and sustain for 2 years. STUDY DESIGN Baseline data from three Level I & II newborn nurseries from January 2016 to June 2018 informed PDSA cycles from August 2018 to December 2021. Shewhart process control charts evaluated length of stay (LOS), pharmacologic treatment (PT) rates, direct cost (DC), process, and balancing measures for special cause variation (SCV). RESULTS Two hundred and seventeen infants showed downward SCV in LOS (12.6 to 4.4 days), PT (53% to 17%) and DC ($12593.82 to $5219.17). Onset of the COVID-19 pandemic coincided with reversible SCV. DC varied by provider specialty. CONCLUSION Transition from MFNASS to ESC led to decrease in healthcare utilization for infants at risk of NOWS. QI methodology identified persistent drivers of variability, including the COVID-19 pandemic and provider specialty.
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- Megan Glait
- University of California Los Angeles Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Hofstra Northwell Zucker School of Medicine, Uniondale, NY, USA
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- Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
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Herrera S, Herrera S, Cabacungan E, Cohen S, Thyagarajan B, Jefferies K, Avanaki K, Manwar R, McGuire L, Islam T, Shoo A, Charbel FT, Pillers DAM, Verschuur A, van Steenis A, Boswinkel V, Nijholt I, Boomsma M, Steggerda S, Meijler G, Leijser L, Park SG, Yang HJ, Lim SY, Kim SH, Shin SH, Kim EK, Kim HS, Shiraki A, Kidokoro H, Watanabe H, Taga G, Narita H, Mitsumatsu T, Kumai S, Suzui R, Sawamura F, Ito Y, Yamamoto H, Nakata T, Sato Y, Hayakawa M, Natsume J, Buchmayer J, Kasprian G, Giordano V, Jernej R, Klebermass-Schrehof K, Berger A, Goeral K, Garvey A, El-Shibiny H, Yang E, Inder T, El-Dib M, Garvey A, Grant E, Manning S, Volpe J, Inder T, Roychaudhuri S, Pineda R, Sharon D, Singh E, Steele T, Sheldon Y, Cuddyer D, Yang E, Erdei C, Szakmar E, Andorka C, Barta H, Sesztak T, Varga E, Szabo M, Jermendy A, Panzarini I, King R, Verschuur AS, Hendson L, Carlson H, Scotland J, Zein H, Mohammed K, Meijler G, Leijser L, Bach A, Lambing H, Rogers EE, Xu D, James BA, Ferriero DM, Glass HC, Gano D, Igreja L, Ferreira A, Gomes R, Sousa B, Novo A, Alves JE, Proença E, Carvalho C. Proceedings of the 14th International Newborn Brain Conference: Neuro-imaging studies. J Neonatal Perinatal Med 2023; 16:S75-S101. [PMID: 37599544 DOI: 10.3233/npm-239005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/22/2023]
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Abramsky R, Alkhadem Z, Alsup S, Anwar T, Arroyo M, Bonfanti C, Boomsma M, Boswinkel V, Cabacungan E, Chang T, Cimino C, Cohen S, Cuzino IA, de Vries L, Demšar J, DiPietro J, Dündar NO, Engur D, Fontana C, Fumagalli M, Gangi S, Garavatti E, Garcia R, Gencpinar P, Glennon C, Goldshtein M, Gont B, Herrera S, Iriciuc M, Kavčič A, Li RP, Lowe C, Marks K, Meijler G, Meloni S, Michaelovsky A, Mosca F, Nijholt I, Farkash Novik E, Obeid R, Ondusko DS, Ozalvo D, Pesenti N, Petcariu B, Phillips J, Porro M, Roth E, Šalamon AS, Schiavolin P, Seghete KM, Shany E, Shelef I, Simsir ME, Soykan A, Toma AI, Tsuchida T, Van Erkel F, Yilmaz C, Zahalka A, Zengi I. Proceedings of the 14th International Newborn Brain Conference: Long-term outcome studies, developmental care, palliative care, ethical dilemmas, and challenging clinical scenarios in neonatal neurology. J Neonatal Perinatal Med 2023; 16:S103-S118. [PMID: 37599545 DOI: 10.3233/npm-239006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/22/2023]
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Berlin K, Cabacungan E, Hopp A, Jarzembowski J, Karody V. Post-intubation Respiratory Failure in an Infant with Multiple Congenital Anomalies. Neoreviews 2022; 23:e589-e594. [PMID: 35909110 DOI: 10.1542/neo.23-8-e589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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- Kathryn Berlin
- Division of Neonatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
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- Division of Neonatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
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- Department of Pathology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
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- Division of Neonatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
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Carlton K, Cabacungan E, Adams SJ, Cohen SS. Quality improvement for reducing utilization drift in hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy management. J Perinat Med 2021; 49:389-395. [PMID: 33141108 DOI: 10.1515/jpm-2020-0095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2020] [Accepted: 10/15/2020] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Therapeutic hypothermia is an effective neuroprotective intervention for infants with moderate or severe hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE). With the introduction of new medical therapy comes a learning curve with regards to its proper implementation and understanding of eligibility guidelines. We hypothesized that variation in patient selection and lack of adherence to established protocols contributed to the utilization drift away from the original eligibility guidelines. METHODS A retrospective cohort study was conducted including infants who received therapeutic hypothermia in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) for HIE to determine utilization drift. We then used QI methodology to address gaps in medical documentation that may lead to the conclusion that therapeutic hypothermia was inappropriately applied. RESULTS We identified 54% of infants who received therapeutic hypothermia who did not meet the clinical, physiologic, and neurologic examination criteria for this intervention based on provider admission and discharge documentation within the electronic medical record (EMR). Review of the charts identified incomplete documentation in 71% of cases and led to the following interventions: 1) implementation of EMR smartphrases; 2) engagement of key stakeholders and education of faculty, residents, and neonatal nurse practitioners; and 3) performance measurement and sharing of data. We were able to improve both adherence to the therapeutic hypothermia guidelines and achieve 100% documentation of the modified Sarnat score. CONCLUSIONS Incomplete documentation can lead to the assumption that therapeutic hypothermia was inappropriately applied when reviewing a patient's EMR. However, in actual clinical practice physicians follow the clinical guidelines but are not documenting their medical decision making completely. QI methodology addresses this gap in documentation, which will help determine the true utilization drift of therapeutic hypothermia in future studies.
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MESH Headings
- Clinical Reasoning
- Documentation/methods
- Documentation/standards
- Eligibility Determination/methods
- Eligibility Determination/standards
- Female
- Humans
- Hypothermia, Induced/methods
- Hypothermia, Induced/statistics & numerical data
- Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain/epidemiology
- Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain/therapy
- Infant, Newborn
- Infant, Newborn, Diseases/epidemiology
- Infant, Newborn, Diseases/therapy
- Intensive Care Units, Neonatal/standards
- Intensive Care Units, Neonatal/statistics & numerical data
- Male
- Practice Guidelines as Topic
- Procedures and Techniques Utilization/statistics & numerical data
- Quality Improvement/organization & administration
- Retrospective Studies
- United States/epidemiology
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Affiliation(s)
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- Medical College of Wisconsin, Pediatrics, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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- Medical College of Wisconsin, Neurology, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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- Medical College of Wisconsin, Pediatrics, 999 N. 92nd Street, CCC 410, Milwaukee, 53226-0509, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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Ryan K, Moyer A, Glait M, Yan K, Dasgupta M, Saudek K, Cabacungan E. Correlating Scores but Contrasting Outcomes for Eat Sleep Console Versus Modified Finnegan. Hosp Pediatr 2021; 11:350-357. [PMID: 33653727 DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2020-003665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The Modified Finnegan Neonatal Abstinence Scoring System (M-FNASS) and the newer Eat, Sleep, and Console (ESC) model guide the clinical management of neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS). In this study, we evaluate how the M-FNASS and ESC model directly compare in inpatient practice. We hypothesized that ESC scores would correlate with M-FNASS scores, whereas ESC management would reduce health care use for infants with NOWS. METHODS In this retrospective cohort study, we compared management of infants with NOWS admitted to nursery settings. Epoch 1 was managed by using an M-FNASS algorithm. Epoch 2 was scored simultaneously with the M-FNASS and ESC model and managed by using the ESC approach. In the statistical analysis, we compared M-FNASS and ESC scores and outcomes between epochs. RESULTS A total of 158 infants provided 2101 scoring instances for analysis. Demographic characteristics were similar between epochs. ESC scores significantly correlated with overall M-FNASS scores and specific M-FNASS domains. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis revealed that an ESC score containing at least 1 "no" was best predicted by an M-FNASS cutoff value of 7.5 (sensitivity 0.84; specificity 0.70; area under the curve = 0.842). Length of stay (median 9.5 vs 5 days; P = .0002) and initiation (53% vs. 33%; P = .018) and duration of pharmacologic treatment (median 11 vs 7 days; P = .0042), as well as length of stay for infants who were pharmacologically treated (median 15 vs 10 days; P = .0002), were significantly reduced with ESC-based management after adjustment for covariates. CONCLUSIONS The ESC approach meaningfully correlates with the M-FNASS to detect NOWS. Management with the ESC approach continues to be associated with reduced health care use when compared with an M-FNASS approach, implying that the ESC approach may facilitate higher-value inpatient care.
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- Kelsey Ryan
- Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Khalil ST, Cabacungan E. Pseudohypoaldosteronism Type 1 (arPHA1) Treated With Sodium Polystyrene Sulfonate Pretreated Milk. Glob Pediatr Health 2015; 2:2333794X15569301. [PMID: 27335941 PMCID: PMC4784594 DOI: 10.1177/2333794x15569301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- Syed Tariq Khalil
- Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin & Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin & Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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Geurts AM, Mattson DL, Liu P, Cabacungan E, Skelton MM, Kurth TM, Yang C, Endres BT, Klotz J, Liang M, Cowley AW. Maternal diet during gestation and lactation modifies the severity of salt-induced hypertension and renal injury in Dahl salt-sensitive rats. Hypertension 2014; 65:447-55. [PMID: 25452472 DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.114.04179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Environmental exposure of parents or early in life may affect disease development in adults. We found that hypertension and renal injury induced by a high-salt diet were substantially attenuated in Dahl SS/JrHsdMcwiCrl (SS/Crl) rats that had been maintained for many generations on the grain-based 5L2F diet compared with SS/JrHsdMcwi rats (SS/Mcw) maintained on the casein-based AIN-76A diet (mean arterial pressure, 116±9 versus 154±25 mm Hg; urinary albumin excretion, 23±12 versus 170±80 mg/d). RNAseq analysis of the renal outer medulla identified 129 and 82 genes responding to a high-salt diet uniquely in SS/Mcw and SS/Crl rats, respectively, along with minor genetic differences between the SS substrains. The 129 genes responding to salt in the SS/Mcw strain included numerous genes with homologs associated with hypertension, cardiovascular disease, or renal disease in human. To narrow the critical window of exposure, we performed embryo-transfer experiments in which single-cell embryos from 1 colony (SS/Mcw or SS/Crl) were transferred to surrogate mothers from the other colony, with parents and surrogate mothers maintained on their respective original diet. All offspring were fed the AIN-76A diet after weaning. Salt-induced hypertension and renal injury were substantially exacerbated in rats developed from SS/Crl embryos transferred to SS/Mcw surrogate mothers. Conversely, salt-induced hypertension and renal injury were significantly attenuated in rats developed from SS/Mcw embryos transferred to SS/Crl surrogate mothers. Together, the data suggest that maternal diet during the gestational-lactational period has substantial effects on the development of salt-induced hypertension and renal injury in adult SS rats.
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- Aron M Geurts
- From the Departments of Physiology (A.M.G., D.L.M., P.L., M.M.S., T.M.K., C.Y., B.T.E., J.K., M.L., A.W.C.), Pediatrics (E.C.), and Cardiovascular Research Center (A.M.G.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
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- From the Departments of Physiology (A.M.G., D.L.M., P.L., M.M.S., T.M.K., C.Y., B.T.E., J.K., M.L., A.W.C.), Pediatrics (E.C.), and Cardiovascular Research Center (A.M.G.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
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- From the Departments of Physiology (A.M.G., D.L.M., P.L., M.M.S., T.M.K., C.Y., B.T.E., J.K., M.L., A.W.C.), Pediatrics (E.C.), and Cardiovascular Research Center (A.M.G.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
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- From the Departments of Physiology (A.M.G., D.L.M., P.L., M.M.S., T.M.K., C.Y., B.T.E., J.K., M.L., A.W.C.), Pediatrics (E.C.), and Cardiovascular Research Center (A.M.G.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
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- From the Departments of Physiology (A.M.G., D.L.M., P.L., M.M.S., T.M.K., C.Y., B.T.E., J.K., M.L., A.W.C.), Pediatrics (E.C.), and Cardiovascular Research Center (A.M.G.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
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- From the Departments of Physiology (A.M.G., D.L.M., P.L., M.M.S., T.M.K., C.Y., B.T.E., J.K., M.L., A.W.C.), Pediatrics (E.C.), and Cardiovascular Research Center (A.M.G.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
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- From the Departments of Physiology (A.M.G., D.L.M., P.L., M.M.S., T.M.K., C.Y., B.T.E., J.K., M.L., A.W.C.), Pediatrics (E.C.), and Cardiovascular Research Center (A.M.G.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
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- From the Departments of Physiology (A.M.G., D.L.M., P.L., M.M.S., T.M.K., C.Y., B.T.E., J.K., M.L., A.W.C.), Pediatrics (E.C.), and Cardiovascular Research Center (A.M.G.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
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- From the Departments of Physiology (A.M.G., D.L.M., P.L., M.M.S., T.M.K., C.Y., B.T.E., J.K., M.L., A.W.C.), Pediatrics (E.C.), and Cardiovascular Research Center (A.M.G.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
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- From the Departments of Physiology (A.M.G., D.L.M., P.L., M.M.S., T.M.K., C.Y., B.T.E., J.K., M.L., A.W.C.), Pediatrics (E.C.), and Cardiovascular Research Center (A.M.G.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
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- From the Departments of Physiology (A.M.G., D.L.M., P.L., M.M.S., T.M.K., C.Y., B.T.E., J.K., M.L., A.W.C.), Pediatrics (E.C.), and Cardiovascular Research Center (A.M.G.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
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Cabacungan E, Mittal R, Ved HS, Shanker G, Gustow E, Soprano DR, Pieringer RA. Degrees of cooperativity between triiodothyronine and hydrocortisone in their regulation of the expression of myelin basic protein and proteolipid protein during brain development. Dev Neurosci 1991; 13:74-9. [PMID: 1712719 DOI: 10.1159/000112144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Cultures of cells dissociated from embryonic mouse cerebra were used to demonstrate: (1) that the developmental expression of the mRNA of proteolipid protein is dependent on thyroid hormone; (2) that the expression of the mRNA of proteolipid protein is stimulated not only by triiodothyronine but also by hydrocortisone, which achieve their respective stimulations by an additive and uncompetitive mechanism; (3) the stimulation of the net accumulation of the mRNA of myelin basic protein by hydrocortisone and triiodothyronine is also cooperative, additive, and uncompetitive, and (4) the stimulation of the net accumulation of myelin basic protein, during development by hydrocortisone, is completely dependent on the presence of thyroid hormone. These results suggest that the regulation of the synthesis of myelin basic protein by hydrocortisone requires the presence of triiodothyronine at a posttranscriptional event, but not for transcription itself.
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- E Cabacungan
- Department of Biochemistry, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pa
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Cabacungan E, Pieringer RA. Mode of elongation of the glycerol phosphate polymer of membrane lipoteichoic acid of Streptococcus faecium ATCC 9790. J Bacteriol 1981; 147:75-9. [PMID: 7240097 PMCID: PMC216009 DOI: 10.1128/jb.147.1.75-79.1981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Specific degradation of membrane lipoteichoic acid of Streptococcus faecium ATCC 9790 by a phosphodiesterase from Aspergillus niger and by periodate oxidation has demonstrated that the enzymatic synthesis of the glycerol phosphate polymer of the molecule occurs by an external elongation system. Evidence of this type of mechanism was obtained with lipoteichoic acid synthesized in vivo or in vitro by differential radioisotope labeling techniques. The glycerol phosphate repeating units were transferred from phosphatidylglycerol and became linked through a phosphodiester bond to the glycerol phosphate unit of the chain farthest from or most external to the lipid end of the polymer.
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Streptococcus mutans BHT and FA-1, when grown to log phase on chemically defined medium containing [14C]glycerol, excreted 15% of the total biosynthesized 14C-lipid into the medium. When grown to early stationary phase, 28 to 33% of the 14C-lipid was found in the medium. The radioactive lipids of these varieties of S. mutans were identified as diacylglycerol, diglucosyl diacylglycerol (DGD), monoglucosyl diacylglycerol, diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol (PG), and smaller amounts of two other lipids tentatively were identified as amino acyl-PG and glycerol phosphoryl-DGD. All lipids were found as extracellular and intracellular components from cells grown to either log or stationary phase. However, there were some shifts in the relative percentage of these lipids as the cells changed from log to stationary phase. For example, the intracellular lipid content of log-phase S. mutans BHT was composed of 49% PG and 19% DGD, but these percents shifted to 18% PG and 57% DGD when the cells were grown to stationary phase. However, the extracellular lipids of this organism contained 50 to 60% PG and 20% DGD in both log and stationary phases.
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