Clinical characterization of children presenting to the hospital with enterovirus D68 infection during the 2014 outbreak in St. Louis

…, K O'Bryan, J Baty, N Gruchala, A Niesen… - The Pediatric …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Background: The largest known outbreak of enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) infections occurred
during 2014. The goal of our study is to characterize the illness severity and clinical …

Lack of recognition, diagnosis, and treatment of overweight/obesity in children hospitalized for asthma

A Borgmeyer, PM Ercole, A Niesen… - Hospital …, 2016 - publications.aap.org
… Robert Strunk and Angela Niesen have indicated they have no financial relationships …
Robert Strunk and Angela Niesen have indicated they have no financial relationships relevant to …

Decreasing respiratory device-related pressure injuries in the NICU using 3D printed barrier templates

…, M Buckles, J Murphy, Z Naufel, A Niesen… - Journal of …, 2024 - nature.com
Objective Use of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) in very low birthweight infants to decrease the
incidence of bronchopulmonary dysplasia can also lead to pressure injuries (PI) caused by …

[HTML][HTML] Enterovirus D68 Surveillance, St. Louis, Missouri, USA, 2016

M Srinivasan, A Niesen, GA Storch - Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
A fall 2016 outbreak of enterovirus D68 infection in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, had less effect
than a fall 2014 outbreak on hospital census, intensive care unit census, and hospitalization …

Decreasing unplanned extubation in the neonatal ICU with a focus on endotracheal tube tip position

HF Morris, L Schuller, J Archer, A Niesen… - Respiratory …, 2020 - rc.rcjournal.com
BACKGROUND: Unplanned extubation (UE) is an important quality metric in the neonatal
ICU that is associated with hypoxia, bradycardia, and risk for airway trauma with emergent re-…

[HTML][HTML] Improving prescribing for otitis media in a pediatric emergency unit: a quality improvement initiative

…, FO Garuba, A Kennedy, A Niesen… - Pediatric Quality & …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Methods: We performed a quality improvement project to improve antibiotic prescribing in a
tertiary pediatric EU over 16 months, focusing on shorter prescription durations and WSPs. …

[HTML][HTML] Eliminating Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infections in Pediatric Oncology Patients: A Quality Improvement Effort

…, A Slater, A Fuller, M McCaughey, A Niesen… - Pediatric Quality & …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Methods: Our SMART aim was to reduce the CLABSI rate by 50% from a baseline of 1.89/1000
central line days to less than 0.9/1000 central line days by December 31, 2021. We …

The relationship between age, weight and asthma severity in children admitted to the hospital with asthma

AE Borgmeyer, RC Strunk, A Niesen - Journal of Allergy and Clinical …, 2015 - jacionline.org
Methods This study is a retrospective review of medical records of 510 children aged 3 to 17
admitted to a pediatric hospital in the Midwest with a primary diagnosis of asthma in 2012. …

2315. Impact of MSSA Surveillance and Decolonization on Invasive Infection in the Neonatal ICU

PJ Reich, G Ikpeama, A Niesen… - Open Forum …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background Invasive methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) infections are
an important cause of morbidity and mortality in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) infants. …

Care coordination to enhance management of long‐term enteral tube feeding: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

…, Z Wang, KR Schmitz, CR Niesen… - Journal of Parenteral …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Background: A systematic review and meta‐analysis was completed to summarize care delivery
models that used care coordination and/or team approach methods in the management …