Pediatric Trauma Research

Here is a sample listing of our published research.

Pediatric Emergency Medicine Research

• Linda L Brown, Yiqun Lin, Nancy M Tofil, Frank Overly, Jonathan P Duff, Farhan Bhanji, Vinay M Nadkarni, Elizabeth A. Hunt, Alexis Bragg, David Kessler, Ilana Bank, Adam Cheng. International Network for Simulation-based Pediatric Innovation, Research, Education CPR Investigators (INSPIRE).Impact of a CPR Feedback Device on Healthcare Provider Workload During Simulated Cardiac Arrest. Resuscitation. 2018 Sep;130:111-117. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2018.06.035. Epub 2018 Jul 3. PMID: 30049656.
• Raina Paul, Elliot Melendez, Beth Wathen, Gitte Larsen, Laura Chapman, Derek S Wheeler, Toni Wakefield, Charles G Macias. A Quality Improvement Collaborative for Pediatric Sepsis: Lessons Learned. ​Pediatric Quality and Safety (PQS). 2017 Dec 29;3(1):e051. doi: 10.1097/pq9.0000000000000051. eCollection Jan-Feb 2018. PMID: 30229187.
• Mauricio A Escobar Jr, Katherine T Flynn-OʼBrien, Marc Auerbach, Gunjan Tiyyagura, Matthew A Borgman, Susan J Duffy, Kelly S Falcone, Rita V Burke, John M Cox, Sabine A Maguire. The Association of Nonaccidental Trauma with Historical Factors, Examination Findings, and Diagnostic Testing During the Initial Trauma Evaluation. The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, 2017 Jun;82(6):1147-1157. PMID: 28520688
• Rohit P Shenoi, James G Linakis, Julie R Bromberg, T Charles Casper, Rachel Richards, Michael J Mello, Thomas H Chun, Anthony Spirito, The Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network. Predictive Validity of the CRAFFT for Substance Use Disorder. Pediatrics. 2019 Aug;144(2):e20183415. PMID: 31341007.
• Michael J Mello, Julie R Bromberg, Hale Wills, Barbara A Gaines, Garry Lapidus, Megan L Ranney, Anthony Spirito, Christina Parnagian, Janette Baird. Alcohol and Other Drug Use in a Sample of Admitted Adolescent Trauma Patients.
  Journal of Substance Abuse and Alcoholism. 2018;6(2):1077. Epub 2018 May 31. PMID: 30603666.
• Michael J Mello, Julie R Bromberg, Janette Baird, Hale Wills, Barbara A Gaines, Garry Lapidus, Megan L Ranney, Christina Parnagian, Anthony Spirito. Feasibility and Acceptability of an Electronic Parenting Skills Intervention for Parents of Alcohol-Using Adolescent Trauma Patients.
  Telemedicine Journal and e-Health. 2019 Sep;25(9):833-839. doi: 10.1089/tmj.2018.0201. Epub 2018 Nov 28. PMID: 30484743.
• Stephanie Ruest, Ghid Kanaan, Jessica L Moore , Amy P Goldberg. The Prevalence of Rib Fractures Incidentally Identified by Chest Radiograph among Infants and Toddlers. The Journal of Pediatrics. 2019 Jan;204:208-213. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.08.067. Epub 2018 Oct 5. PMID: 30297294.
• Patrick M Carter, Lawrence J Cook, Michelle L Macy, Mark R Zonfrillo, Rachel M Stanley, James M Chamberlain, Joel A Fein, Elizabeth R Alpern, Rebecca M Cunningham, Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN). Individual and Neighborhood Characteristics of Children Seeking Emergency Department Care for Firearm Injuries Within the PECARN Network. Academic Emergency Medicine. 2017 Jul;24(7):803-813. doi: 10.1111/acem.13200. Epub 2017 May 29. PMID: 28423460

Pediatric Surgery

• Catherine M Dickinson, Roberto J Vidri, Alexis D Smith , Hale E Wills, Francois I Luks. Can Time to Healing in Pediatric Blunt Splenic Injury Be Predicted? Pediatric Surgery International. 2018 Nov;34(11):1195-1200. doi: 10.1007/s00383-018-4341-2. Epub 2018 Sep 7. PMID: 30194477.
• Christina M McRoberts, Nie Bohlen, Hale E Wills. Bridging the Gap: Utilizing a Pediatric Trauma Care Coordinator to Reduce Disparities for Pediatric Trauma Follow-Up Care. The Journal of Trauma Nursing (JTN). Jul/Aug 2019;26(4):193-198. PMID: 31283748.

Child Psychology

• Christina M Sheerin, Mackenzie J Lind, Kaitlin E Bountress, Nicole R Nugent, Ananda B Amstadter. The Genetics and Epigenetics of PTSD: Overview, Recent Advances, and Future Directions. Current Opinion in Psychology. 2017 Apr;14:5-11. doi: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2016.09.003. PMID: 28813320.

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

• Edward Vincent S Faustino, Veronika Shabanova, Matthew G Pinto, Simon Li, Erin Trakas, Michael Miksa, Shira Gertz, Lee A Polikoff, Massimo Napolitano, Adele R Brudnicki, Joana A Tala, Cicero T Silva , Thrombosis Epidemiology in Ill Adolescents (THEIA) Study Investigators.
  Epidemiology of Lower Extremity Deep Venous Thrombosis in Critically Ill Adolescents. The Journal of Pediatrics. 2018 Oct;201:176-183.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.05.006. Epub 2018 Jun 19. PMID: 29891258.
• Matthew G Pinto, Veronika Shabanova, Simon Li, Erin Trakas, Michael Miksa, Shira Gertz, Lee A Polikoff, Joana A Tala, Edward Vincent S Faustino, THrombosis Epidemiology in Ill Adolescents (THEIA) Study Investigators. Epidemiology of Clinically Relevant Bleeding in Critically Ill Adolescents. ​​​​​​Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. 2019 Oct;20(10):907-913. PMID: 31261231.

Pediatric Orthopedics

• Aristides I Cruz Jr, Steven F DeFroda, Joseph A Gil, Heather Hansen, Alexandre Bolous, Michaela Procaccini, Mark R Zonfrillo. Patient and Parent Satisfaction With Sling Use After Pediatric Upper Extremity Fractures: A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Customized Cast-Sling Versus Standard Cast and Sling. ​Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics. 2019 Feb;39(2):e120-e124. PMID: 29049268.
• Andrew D Sobel, Daniel B Reid, Travis D Blood, Alan H Daniels, Aristides I Cruz Jr. Pediatric Orthopedic Hoverboard Injuries: A Prospectively Enrolled Cohort. The Journal of Pediatrics. 2017 Nov;190:271-274. PMID: 29144253.
• Avi D Goodman, Mark R Zonfrillo, Daniel Chiou, Craig P Eberson, Aristides I Cruz Jr. The Cost and Utility of Postreduction Radiographs After Closed Reduction of Pediatric Wrist and Forearm Fractures. ​Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics. 2019 Jan;39(1):e8-e11. PMID: 29049266.
• Avi D Goodman, Devin F Walsh, Mark R Zonfrillo, Craig P Eberson, Aristides I Cruz Jr. Fluoroscopy as Definitive Postreduction Imaging of Pediatric Wrist and Forearm Fractures Is Safe and Saves Time. ​Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics. 2020 Jan;40(1):e14-e18. PMID: 30973474.
• Peter K Kriz, Steven J Staffa, David Zurakowski 2, Matthew MacAskill, Tyler Kirchberg, Kyle Robert 5, Janette Baird, Greg Lockhart. Effect of Penalty Minute Rule Change on Injuries and Game Disqualification Penalties in High School Ice Hockey. The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2019 Feb;47(2):438-443. PMID: 30571140.
• Tyler S Pidgeon, Jonathan Schiller. Preliminary Report-The Long Leg Cast With a Pelvic Band: A Novel Approach to Treatment of Pediatric Femur Fractures. Pediatric Emergency Care. 2017 May;33(5):329-333. PMID: 26414633.