RESEARCH
General Pediatrics
• The Effect of Formula Fortified with Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) on Infants with Cystic Fibrosis
Neonatology
• Tolerance of Higher Infusion Rates of Intralipids in Very Low Birth Weight Infants
• Epidemiology and Hospital Outcomes for Necrotizing Enterocolitis in US 1998-2003
- Safety and Efficacy of an Optimized Ibuprofen Dosing Regimen versus Standard Dosing for Pharmacologic Closure of the PDA
- Intravitreal Avastin Therapy versus Conventional Laser Therapy for Vision-Threatening ROP
- Colonization patterns in the NICU and Their Clinical Significance
- Factor XIII Levels in Premature Neonates and Their Association with IVH (Dr. Tarantino)
- Longitudinal Follow-up of ELBW Infants (VON)
Pediatric Development
• Developmental Pediatric Research
Pediatric Cardiology
• Amplatzer PFO Occluder Device-In Patients With Recurrent Cryptogenic Stroke
• Randomized Evaluation of Recurrent Stroke comparing PFO Closure to Established Current Standard of Care Treatment (RESPECT)
• Quality outcomes of ACHD patients undergoing cardiovascular procedures and hospital admissions in a free-standing children's hospital., Int J Cardiol. 2009 Aug 7. [Epub ahead of print]
• Device interactions in patients with advanced cardiomyopathy. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008 Apr 22;51(16):1613-4
• Tissue Dopple Changes in Pediatric Complete Heart Block Patients Who are Chronically Paced. In Print
Pediatric Critical Care
• Prototype Development of a Newly Designed Endotracheal Tube
• Pharmacokinetics of New Dosing of Acetaminophen in Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery patients
• Clopidogrel to LowerArterial Thrombotic Risk in Neonates & Infants Trial
Pediatric Endocrinology
• National Cooperative Growth Study – Protropin
• A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind Study of the Clinical Outcomes, Safety and Tolerability of Multiple Doses of Pantoprazole Sodium Enteric-Coated Spheroids in Children Ages 1-5 with Endoscopically Proven Symptomatic GERD
• Pediatric Gastroenterology
• Evaluate the Role of Probiotics in Preventing Antibiotic Associated Diarrhea in a Pediatric Outpatient Setting
• A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Treatment-withdrawal Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Pantoprazole Sodium Enteric-Coated Granules in Infants Symptomatic GERD
• A Multicenter Open-Label Study of the Safety, Efficacy and Pharmacokinetics of Lubiprostone in Pediatric Patients with Constipation
• PPI VS. H2 Blockers in PUD prophylaxis in critically ill children
Pediatric Hematology
• An Open-Label Repeat Dosing Study of Eltrombopag Olamine (SB497115-GR) in Adult Subjects with Chronic Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP)
• An Extension Study of Eltrombopag Olamine (SB-497115.GR) in Adults with Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) Previously Enrolled in an Eltrombopag Study
Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
• A Phase 2 Double-blind Randomized, dose-ranging Placebo-controlled Parallel Study of AKR-501 Tablets Taken Orally Once Daily for Patients with ITP
• Immunogenetics of Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura in Children
• NCI/NCCF/COG – Clinical Study
• Sickle Cell Disease Treatment Demonstration Project
Pediatric Infectious Disease
• Molecular Diagnosis of Pneumococcal Infections
• Acquisition of high-level mupirocin resistance among low-level mupirocin resistant MRSA
• Molecular surveillance of S. aureus colonization in a neonatal intensive care unit
• Evaluation of adaptive compensation to the loss of staphyloxanthin
• Molecular Diagnosis of Pneumococcal Infections
• Fitness Cost of High-level Mupirocin Resistance Genotype among Staphylococcal Species
• Survellance for Mupirocin Reistance Among MRSA clinical isolettes
Pediatric Surgery
• A Prospective Study of Staphylococcal Surgical Infections in Children
• Detection of Duodenal and Gastric Perforations in Babies
• Broviac central line placement in neonates, SVC vs IVC: Current practices and preferences, a survey of Pediatric Surgeons.
• Laparoscopic Assisted Ano-Rectal Pull-Through (LAARP) for Imperforate Anus: A look at the results
• Pyloromyotomy for Pyloric Stenosis, Outcomes study – retrospective chart review
• Appendectomy: Outcomes evaluation of a change of irrigation practice; influence on post-operative course.
• Laparoscopic Appendectomy Outcomes Study – retrospective chart review
• Anti-Reflux procedures and GERD in children – a retrospective outcomes chart review
• Pediatric Solid Tumors: Role of Proteolytic enzymes and angiogenic factors
• Malrotation surgery, Laparoscopic versus Open Ladd Procedure.
• Pulmonary Empyema Surgical Management: development of a protocol: Outcomes review for surgical debridement of empyemas in children at the Children’s Hospital of Illinois
• Bicycle Handlebar Injury, implications of mechanism of injury
• Umbilical Hernia Repair with Umbilicoplasty, a unique technique, series report.
• Evaluation of Minimally Invasive Repair of Pectus Excavatum (Nuss Procedure) Review of Encountered Complications
• Utilization of Loop drains after Incision and Drainage of soft tissue abscesses
• Prevalence of Community Acquired Methicillin Resistant Staph Aureus in Central Illinois and its Role in Surgical Site Infection Risk
• Congenital Central Diaphragmatic (Hiatal) Hernia – Case Reports
PUBLICATIONS
April 2007-March 2009
ARTICLES – PUBLISHED
Al-Rahawan MM, Chute DJ, Sol-Church K, Gripp KW, Stabley DL, McDaniel NL, Wilson WG, Waldron PE. Hepatoblastoma and heart transplantation in a patient with cardio-facio-cutaneous syndrome.Am J Med Genet A. 2007 Jul 1;143(13):1481-8.
Gripp KW, Lin AE, Nicholson L, Allen W, Cramer A, Jones KL, Kutz W, Peck D, Rebolledo MA, Wheeler PG, Wilson W, Al-Rahawan MM, Stabley DL, Sol-Church K. Further delineation of the phenotype resulting from BRAF or MEK1 germline mutations helps differentiate cardio-facio-cutaneous syndrome from Costello syndrome. Am J Med Genet A. 2007 Jul 1;143(13):1472-80.
Sanchez G, Reiss U, de Alarcon P. Risk of Thrombosis with Anomalies of the Inferior Vena Cava and Factor V Leiden. Case Report and Review. Pediatric Blood and Cancer 2008 50:731.
Tebbi Cameron K, London Wendy B, Friedman Debra L, Villaluna D, de Alarcón Pedro A, Constine Louis S, Mendenhall Nancy Price, Sposto Richard, Chauvenet Allen R. Dexrazoxane-associated risk for acute myeloid lLeukemia/myelodysplastic syndrome and other secondary malignancies in Pediatric Hodgkin’s Disease. In Reply: DOI: 10.1200 Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2007 13: 1292.
Schwartz CL, Constine Louis S, London, Wendy B, Sposto Richard, Friedman Debra L, Tebbi Cameron K, Mendenhall Nancy, de Alarcón Pedro A, Villaluna Doojduen, Chauvenet Allen R. Targeted Therapies: Cui Prodest? DOI: 10.1200 Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2007 12.0147.
Qi L, Cazares L, Moody M, Johnson C, de Alarcon P, Kupfer G, Semmes OJ. Protein Expression Profiling of Pediatric Hematopoietic Malignancies. Pediatric Blood and Cancer 2008.
Gray, BM and Musher DM. History of Pneumococcal Infections. IN: Pneumococcal Vaccines: The Impact of Conjugate Vaccine. Washington DC: The American Society for Microbiology Press, 2008
Gray BM and Stevens DL. Streptococcal Infections. In: Bacterial Infections of Humans, ed. Brachman PS. New York: Plenum Medical Book Company, Fourth Edition (in press, 2008).
Mongkolrattanothai K, Ramakrishnan S, Zagardo M, Gray B. Ventriculitis and choroid plexitis caused by multidrug-resistant Nocardia pseudobrasiliensis. Ped Infect Dis 2008 (in press).
Tarr M, Marcinak J, Mongkolrattanothai K, Burns JL, Wheat LJ, Durkin M, Isamail M. Blastomyces antigen detection for monitoring progression of blastomycosis in a pregnant adolescent. Infect Dis Obstet and Gynecol 2007;2007:89059.
Dasari VR, Spomar DG, Gondi CS, Sloffer CA, Saving KL, Gujrati M, Rao JS, Dinh DH: Axonal remyelination by cord blood stem cells after spinal cord injury. Journal of Neurotrauma, 24:391-410, 2007.
Tarantino MD, Bolton-Maggs PHB. Update on the management of immune thrombocytopenic purpura in children. Curr Opin Hematol 2007 14(5):526-34
Tarantino MD, Ma A, Aledort L. Safety of human plasma-derived clotting factor products and their role in hemostasis in patients with hemophilia: meeting report. Haemophilia 2007;13:526-34
Tarantino MD, Bussel JB, Cines D, Gernsheimer T, Kulkarni R, Liebman H, McCrae K. A closer look at intravascular hemolysis induced by RhoD immune globulin. Blood (in press).
Tarantino MD, Gupta S, Brusky RM. Intracranial hemorrhage in newborns with hemophilia: an analysis of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample database. Haemophilia.
2007;13:380-2
Young G, Tarantino MD, Wohrley J, Weber LC, Bellvidere M, Nugent DJ. Safety and efficacy of bivalirudin for infants with thrombosis. J Thromb Hemost 2007;5:1654-9
Tarantino MD, Bussel JB, Cines D, Gernsheimer T, Kulkarni R, Liebman H, McCrae K. A closer look at intravascular hemolysis induced by RhoD immune globulin. Blood 2007:109:5527.
Kuter DJ, Bussel, JB, Lyons RM, Pullarkat V, Gernsheimer TB, Senecal FM, Aledort LM, George JN, Kessler CM, Sanz MA, Sunkara UK, Liebman HA, Murali MS, Slovick FT, Vellenga E, Arepally GM, Bourgeois E, Guthrie TH Jr, Newland A, Wasser JS, Firstenberg BA, Hamburg SI, Lahuerta-Palacios JJ, Lefrère F, Lichtin AE, Macik BG, Tarantino MD, Terebelo HR, Viallard J-F, Cuevas FJ, Go RS, Henry DS, Redner RL, Rice L, Schipperus MR, Guo DM, Nichol J. Randomized, Controlled, 6-month Evaluation of AMG-531 in Patients with Chronic Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura. Lancet. 2008;2:371(9610):395-403
Bussel JB, Tarantino MD, Nalysnyk L, Fahrbach K, Sercus B, Generuex M, Sinclair C. Efficacy and safety of WinRho and IVIG in the treatment of immune thrombocytopenic purpura: A systematic review of the literature. US Hematology. In Press
Al-Rahawan MM, Alter BP, Bryant BJ, Elghetany MT. Bone Marrow Cell Cycle Markers in Inherited Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes. Leukemia Research. 2008 Dec;32(12):1793-9.
Qi L, Cazares L, Johnson C, de Alarcón P, Kupfer G, Semmes OJ. Serum Protein Expression Profiling In Pediatric Hogkin Lymphoma: A Report from the Children’s Oncology Group. Pediatric Blood and Cancer 2008 Aug 51 (2): 216-221.
Cole P. Trippett T, Drachtman R, de Alarcón P, Lu Chen, Schwartz C. AHOD0321: A COG Phase 2 Study of Weekly Gemcitabine and Vinorelbine for Children with Recurrent or Refractory Hodgkin Disease, A Children’s Oncology Group Report. J Clinical Oncology. 2009 Mar 20; 27 (9): 1456-61; Epub 2009 Feb 17.
Mongkolrattanothai K, Mankin P, Raju V, Gray B. Surveillance for mupirocin resistance among methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clinical isolates. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2008;29:993-994
Vegunta RK, Gray B, Wallace LJ, Mongkolrattanothai K, Mankin P, Stanfill AB, Pearl RH. A prospective study of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization in children scheduled for elective surgery. J Pediatr Surg (In Press, 2009).
Negrier C, Shapiro A, Berntorp E, Pabinger I, Tarantino M, Retzios A, Schroth P, Ewenstein B. Surgical Evaluation of a recombinant factor VIII, prepared using a plasma/albumin-free method: efficacy and safety in previously treated patients with hemophilia A. Thromb Haemost 2008;100:217-23
Cromwell C, Tarantino M, Aledort LM. Safety of anti-D during pregnancy. Am J Hematol 2009 (in press)
Rayapudi S, Torres A, Deshpandi G, Ross MP, Wohrley J, Young G, Tarantino MD. Early experience with bivalirudin for pediatric thrombosis. Pediatric Blood and Cancer 2008;51:798-801
Rawlings AL., Woodland JH., Vegunta RK and Crawford DL. (2007) Robotic versus laparoscopic colectomy. Surgical Endoscopy. 21(10):1701-1708.
Misra S., Treanor MR., Vegunta RK and Chen C. (2007) Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction in children with recurrent abdominal pain: 5-year follow-up after endoscopic sphincterotomy.
Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology 22(12):2246-2250
Vegunta, RK, Pacheco, PE, Wallace, LJ, and Pearl, RH. (2008). Complications Associated with the Nuss Procedure: Continued Evolution of the Learning Curve. The American Journal of Surgery 195: 313-317.
Vegunta, RK, Woodland LH, Rawlings AL, Wallace, LJ, and Pearl, RH. (2008). Practice makes perfect: Progressive improvement of laparoscopic pyloromyotomy results with experience. Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques 18 (1): 152-156.
Pacheco PE, Orem AE, Vegunta, RK, Anderson RC, Pearl, RH. (2008) The Novel Use of “Nuss” Bars for Reconstruction of a Massive Flail Chest. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery; 1-2.
Vegunta RK, Gray B, Wallace LJ, Mongkolrattanothai K, Mankin P, Stanfill AB, and Pearl RH. (2009) A prospective study of methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (mrsa) colonization in children scheduled for elective surgery. Journal of Pediatric Surgery,44(6): 1197-1200.
ARTICLES – IN PREPARATION
Qi L, Cazares L, Moody M, Johnson C, de Alarcon P, Kupfer G, Semmes OJ. Protein Expression Profiling of Pediatric Hematopoietic Malignancies. Submitted.
Sennett M, Gilgannon M, Able M, de Alarcon PA. Aggressive surgical approach to joint arthropathy in Hemophilia, May 19 – 24, 2002, Seville, Spain. In Preparation
de Alarcon A, Sennett M, Early SV, Gross CW, de Alarcon P. Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy in Children with Bleeding Disorders. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Trilogical Society, Phoenix AZ, 2004. In Preparation
Trippett TM, de Alarcon P, London W, Chen A, Guillerman R, Gardner S, Hogan S, Sposto R, Schwartz CL. A Pilot Study of Re-Induction Chemotherapy with Ifosfamide, and Vinorelbine (IV) in Children with Refractory/Relapsed Hodgkin Disease, AHOD00P1. In preparation.
Chen A, Hess A, Gardner S, Trippett T, de Alarcon P, Guillerman R, Hogan S, Mitchell J, Gamis A, Massey V, Constine LS, Doojduen V, Sposto R, Schwartz C. Cyclosponrine, Interferon-, and Interleukin-2 Immunotherapy Is Tolerable and Induces Autoreactivity in Patients with Recurrent/Refractory Hodgkin Disease undergoing Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation with BEAM: A COG Study. Abstract presented at the American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting December 9-12, 2005, Atlanta, GA. Blood 106:11, 2005. In Preparation.
Cole P. Trippett T, Drachtman R, de Alarcón, P, Lu Chen, Schwartz C. AHOD0321: A COG Phase 2 Study of Weekly Gemcitabine and Vinorelbine for Children with Recurrent or Refractory Hodgkin Disease.
Schwartz CL, Constine LC, Villaluna D., London WB, Hutchison R, Sposto R, Lipshultz S, Turner C, de Alarcón P, Chauvenet A. A Risik-Adapted, Response-Based approach for the Delivery of ABVE-PC in Children and Adolescents with Advanced Hodgkin Lymphoma: The Results of P9425.
Yoo, Sam, Qi, Lining, Cazares, Lisa, Johnson, Cris, de Alarcon Pedro, Kupfer, Gary. Serum Protein Expression Profiling In Pediatric Hogkin Lymphoma: A Report from the Children’s Oncology Group. Pediatric Blood and Cancer In Press
Deshpande G, Buchanan D, Torres A. Pharmaceutical algorithm computerized calculator (PAC2) efficacious in reducing medication errors during simulation.
Mongkolrattanothai, K MD, P. Mankin, MS, V. Raju, MD, B Gray, MD. Surveillance for mupirocin resistance among MRSA clinical isolates.
Mongkolrattanothai, K MD, Randall S. Fortuna, MD, Gregory E. Simmon, MD, Barry Gray, MD. Isolated cardiac mucormycosis: An unexpected autopsy finding.
(A case report and review of the literature)
Stephens DM, Ginde S, Tarantino MD*. Monitoring enoxaparin treatment in children: is it useful? Submitted for publication
Tarantino MD, Stephens DM, Imfeld KL, Young G, Williams SA Lucas YL, Nugent DJ. The effect of tumor necrosis factor (TNFa) inhibition on platelet counts in adults and children with persistent ITP. Submitted for publication
Gruppo R, Collins P, Shapiro A, Hay C, Tarantino M, Retzios A, Schroth P, Patrone L, Aug C, Ewenstein B, for the rAHF-PFM Clinical Study Group. Long-term Clinical Evaluation of Safety, Efficacy, and Immunogenicity of rFVIII Plasma/Albumin Free Method (rAHF-PFM) in Previously Treated Hemophilia A Patients.
Negrier C, Shapiro A, Berntorp E, Pabinger I, Tarantino M, Retzios A, Schroth P, Ewenstein B. Surgical Evaluation of rAHF-PFM, an advanced category antihemophilic factor prepared using a plasma/albumin-free method: efficacy and safety in previously treated patients with hemophilia A.
Wetzel DA, Tarantino MD. Cost minimization analysis of anti-D immune globulin versus intravenous immune globulin for the initial treatment of immune thrombocytopenic purpura.
Tarantino MD, Streater G, Weber LC. Pretreatment hematuria and hemoglobinuria purpura predicts the platelet response in pediatric patients with newly diagnosed immune thrombocytopenic.
Torres, A, Gumidyala K, Hamman J, Kesavan A, Knepp M, Kasap J, Skender K. Effectiveness of enteral vs. parenteral sedation and analgesia in children with acute respiratory failure.
Torres, A, Graumlich J.F., Skender K.M., Wohrley, J.D., Geiss D.M. Pharmacokinetics of new acetaminophen dosing in post-operative cardiovascular infants.
Flores M, Yeh, J, Castro-Magana. Combined Effect of Risedronate and Prostaglandin E2 on Bone Metabolism of Hypophysectomized Rats, submitted to a peer-review journal for publication.
Mongkolrattanothai K, Mankin P, Gray B. Molecular Surveillance of Staphylococcus aureus Colonization in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
Mongkolrattanothai K, Pumfrey L, Gray B. Acquisition of high-level mupirocin-resistance and its fitness cost among low-level mupirocin resistant methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates.
Saving KL, Mankin PE, Maragos JB: Whole blood platelet aggregation by flow cytometry, manuscript in preparation.
Saving KL, Mankin PE, Maragos JB: Pediatric platelet function during chemotherapy treatment, manuscript in preparation.
Saving KL, Mankin PE, Apsey N, Hocker JR: Umbilical vessel catheterization: Effect on platelet activation, manuscript in preparation.
Saving KL, Mankin PE: Platelet microparticle generation in pediatric patients with sickle cell disease, manuscript in preparation.
Saving KL, Mankin PE: Reticulated platelet recovery response during chemotherapy, manuscript in preparation.
ARTICLES – SUBMITTED FOR PUBLICATION
Al-Rahawan MM, Alter B.P, Bryant B.J, Elghetany M.T. Bone Marrow Cell Cycle Markers in Inherited Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes. Leukemia. 2008 Feb.
Macwan K, Drenckpohl D, McConnell C, Gaffney S, Niehaus M. A Randomized Trial of Very Low Birth Weight Infants Receiving Higher Infusion Rates of Intravenous Fat Emulsions During the First Week of Life. Pediatrics (Pending).
Tarr M, Marcinak J, Mongkolrattanothai K, Burns JL, Wheat LJ, Durkin M, , Isamail M. Pregnancy occurring in an adolescent receiving itraconazole for disseminated blastomycosis: experience with Blastomyces antigen detection for monitoring progression.
Strubhar AJ, Meranda K, Morgan AM: Outcome of infants with idiopathic hypotonia. Pediatric Physical Therapy 19:227-235, 2007.
Tarantino MD, Bolton-Maggs PHB. Update on the management of immune thrombocytopenic purpura in children. Submitted for publication.
Rayapudi S, Torres A, Deshpandi G, Ross MP, Wohrley J, Tarantino MD*. Early experience with bivalirudin for pediatric thrombosis. Submitted for publication.
Young G, Tarantino MD, Wohrley J, Weber LC, Bellvidere M, Nugent DJ. Safety and efficacy of bivalirudin for infants with thrombosis. Submitted for publication.
Tarantino MD, Ma A, Aledort L. Safety of human plasma-derived clotting factor products and their role in hemostasis in patients with hemophilia: meeting report. Submitted for publication.
Bussel JB, Tarantino MD, Nalysnyk L, Fahrbach K, Sercus B, Generuex M, Sinclair C. Efficacy and safety of WinRho and IVIG in the treatment of immune thrombocytopenic purpura: A systematic review of the literature. Submitted for publication.
Wetzel DA, Tarantino MD. Cost Minimization Analysis of anti-D Immune Globulin versus Intravenous Immune Globulin for the Initial Treatment of Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura. Submitted for publication.
Negrier C, Shapiro A, Berntorp E, Pabinger I, Tarantino M, Retzios A, Schroth P, Ewenstein B. Surgical Evaluation of a recombinant factor VIII, prepared using a plasma/albumin-free method: efficacy and safety in previously treated patients with hemophilia A. Submitted for publication
Sedaghat-Yazdi F, Torres A, Fortuna R., Geiss, D. Pulse oximeter performance affected by sensor location in cyanotic infants. Submitted to Pediatric Critical Care Medicine for publication.
Mongkolrattanothai K, Mankin P, Gray B. Epidemiology of community-onset Staphylococcus aureus infections in pediatric patients: an experience at Children’s Hospital at Central Illionis. (article submitted)
Tarantino MD, McDaniel E, Wittliff JL, Weber L, Rozenshteyn D, Kunicki TJ: Significance of integrin alpha 2 genotype in human breast cancer. Submitted for publication
Gernsheimer TB, George JN, Aledort LM, Tarantino MD, Sunkara U, Guo M, Nichol JL. Evaluation of bleeding and thrombotic events during long-term use of romiplostim in patients with chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura. Submitted for publication
Tarantino MD, Streater GF, Weber LC. Microscopic hematuria and/or hemoglobinuria predict a lesser platelet response to immune globulin treatment in children with newly diagnosed immune thrombocytopenic purpura. Submitted for publication
Stephens DM, Ginde S, Tarantino MD. Monitoring enoxaparin treatment in children: is it useful? Submitted for publication
BOOK CHAPTERS
Deshpande, G, Lombard G, Torres A. Resident and nurse education in the pediatric intensive care unit. In: Wheeler D, Wong H, Shanley T, eds. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine: Basic Science and Clinical Evidence. Springer-Verlag, London, 2007.
de Alarcón P, Suryanarayan K, Metzger M. Hodgkin Disease. eMedicine Journal, 7(4)April 20, 2009
Reiss UM, de Alarcón PA, Shafer FE. Acanthocytosis. www.emedicine.com, 2009.
Deshpande G, Lombard G, Torres A. Resident and nurse education in the pediatric intensive care unit. In: Wheeler D, Wong H, Shanley T, eds. Science and Practice of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. Springer-Verlag, London, 2009.
Stylianos S, Vitale MG, Pearl RH. Complications in Pediatric Trauma In: Caty MG, Glick PL, Levitt MA, Haynes JH (Eds), Complications in Pediatric Surgery, Informa Healthcare, New York, 2009, p. 377-389.
ABSTRACTS
Al-Rahawan MM, Alter B.P, Bryant B.J, Elghetany M.T. Predictive Markers of Myelodysplastic Syndrome in the Bone Marrow of Patients with Inherited Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes. Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2007;48:1.
Sherr SE, Harrod VL, de Alarcon PA, Reiss UM. Efficacy and complications of low-dose systemic fibrinolytic therapy for thromboembolism in children. Submitted. Annual Meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies, 2007.
Harrod VL, Sherr SE, de Alarcon PA, Reiss UM. Efficacy and complications of low-dose systemic fibrinolytic therapy for thromboembolism in children. Presented at Hemophilia and Thrombosis Research Society. April 12, 2007.
Cole P. Trippett T, Drachtman R, de Alarcón, P, Lu Chen, Schwartz C. AHOD0321: A COG Phase 2 Study of Weekly Gemcitabine and Vinorelbine for Children with Recurrent or Refractory Hodgkin Disease. Children’s Onocology Group, Arcadia, CA, United State, 91006
de Alarcon Pedro, Castellanos Mauricio E., Baez Fulgencio L., Gamboa Yessica, Pena Armando, Alabi Soad, Fineman-Luna Sandra, MetzgerMonika. AHOPCA LH-2004 High Risk, A Stanford V Modified Regimen For The Therapy of High Risk Hodgkin Lymphoma In Central America. Submitted ISOP Scientific Committee
Vazquez M, Deshpande G. Evolution of pediatric sedation in our institution: from pentobarbital to propofol. Abstract accepted for presentation at the SPA/AAP Pediatric Anesthesiology 2008, San Diego, CA. April 3-6, 2008.
Deshpande G, Buchanan D, Torres A, Ruppel P. Pharmaceutical algorithm computerized calculator (PAC2) efficacious in reducing medication errors during simulation. Abstract presented at 37th Critical Care Congress, Hawaii Convention Center, Honolulu, HI, February 3-6, 2008
Deshpande G., Van Ittersum W., Buchanan D., Meyer L., Lombard G., Aldag J. The effect of simulator-based experiential learning (SBEL) on resident knowledge base and confidence level, over 3- months period – a pilot study. Abstract presented at the Fourth Annual Research & Development Conference, Simulation Technology in Medical Education. Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, October 19, 2007.
Gondi CS, Kandhukuri N, Kunigal S, Dinh DH, Gujrati M, Saving KL, Rao JS. Umbilical cord blood stem cells show in vitro and in vivo glioma tropism and induce mitochondrial ΔΨ collapse and nuclear translocation of AIF in SNB19 and U87 human glioma cells. Presented at the Nature–CNIO Conference: Oncogenes and Human Cancer: The Next 25 Years at Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncologicas (Spanish National Cancer Research Centre), October 3-6, 2007, Madrid, Spain.
Tarantino MD, Streater G, Pumfrey L, Nugent DJ, Williams S. The role of Fc-gamma gene polymorphisms in the clinical outcome of newly diagnosed ITP in Children. Poster presentation at the XXI Annual Meeting of the International Society of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Geneva, Switzerland, July 6-12, 2007.
Lyons R, George JN, Lefrere F, Lichtin AE, Tarantino MD, Terebelo HR, Viallard J-F, Kelly R, Guo M, Nichol J. Evaluation of AMG 531 Safety in Splenectomized (S) and Nonsplenectomized (NS) Patients with Chronic Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) in Two Randomized Placebo-controlled Phase 3 Studies. Blood 2007;110 Suppl. 1: 214. Poster presentation at the 49th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology, Atlanta, GA, December 8, 2007
Tarantino MD, Henry DH, Go RS, Lefrere F, Lichtin AE, Terebelo HR, Viallard J-F, Mathias SD, Deeter R, Nie K, Nichol JL. Health-related Quality of Life (HRQoL) in Patients with Chronic Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP): Interim Results from an Open-label Study of AMG 531. Blood 2007;110 Suppl. 1: 216. Poster presentation at the 49th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology, Atlanta, GA, December 8, 2007
Miller CH, Platt SJ, Abshire T, Brettler D, Bockenstedt P, DiPaola J, Massey G, Neff A, Shapiro A, Tarantino M, Wicklund B, Creary M, Soucie JM. Experience with a modified Nijmegen-Bethesda method for measurement of inhibitors in hemophilia patients: The CDC Inhibitor Surveillance Pilot Project. Blood 2007;110 Suppl. 1: 206. Poster presentation at the 49th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology, Atlanta, GA, December 8, 2007
Creary MS, Soucie JM, Miller CH, Hooper WC, Abshire TC, Brettler DB, Bockenstedt PL, DiPaola J, Massey G, Neff AT, Shapiro AD, Tarantino MD, Wicklund BM, DiMichele D. U.S. Inhibitor Pilot Project: participant characteristics and infusion log adherence. Blood 2007;110 Suppl. 1: 206. Poster presentation at the 49th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology, Atlanta, GA, December 8, 2007
Mathias SD, Tarantino M, Guo M, Gao S. Burden of Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura on Health-related Quality of Life. Submitted to the 13th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research, Toronto, Canada, May 3-5, 2008.
Tarantino MD, Henry DH, Go RS, Lefrére, Mathias SD, Deeter RHealth-related Quality of Life (HRQoL) in Patients with Chronic Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP): Interim Results from an Open-label Study of romiplostim (AMG 531). Submitted to the 20th International Meeting of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, Houston, Texas, June 26-28, 2008
Tarantino MD, Bussel JB, Saleh M, Stone N, Arning M. Oral eltrombopag helps chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura patients to undergo procedures without bleeding or additional treatment to raise platelet counts. Submitted the 44th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, Chicago, IL, May 30-June 3, 2008
Sunkara U, Tarantino M, Gernsheimer T, George J, Aledort L, Bussel J, Kuter D, Pullarkat V, Guo M, Berger D. Evaluation of Bleeding and Thrombotic Events During Long-term use of Romiplostim (AMG 531, Nplate) in Patients with Chronic Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP). Submitted the 44th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, Chicago, IL, May 30-June 3, 2008
Pullarkat V, Bussel J, Kuter D, Tarantino M, Sunkara U, Gernsheimer T, George J, Aledort L, Guo M, Berger D. Long-term Treatment of Romiplostim (AMG 531, Nplate) in Patients with Chronic Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP). Submitted the 44th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, Chicago, IL, May 30-June 3, 2008
Tarantino, MD, Bussel JB, Saleh M, Stone N, Arning M. Oral eltrombopag helps chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) patients to undergo procedures without bleeding or additional treatment to raise platelet counts. Submitted to the 13th Congress of the European Hematology Association. Copenhagen, Denmark, June 11, 2008.
de Alarcón Pedro, Castellanos Mauricio E., Baez Fulgencio L., Gamboa Yessica, Pena Armando, Alabi Soad, Fineman-Luna Sandra, MetzgerMonika. AHOPCA LH-2004 High Risk, A Stanford V Modified Regimen For The Therapy of High Risk Hodgkin Lymphoma In Central America. Presented SIOP 2008
Castellanos E, Valverde P, Antillon F, Garrido C, de Alarcón P, Metzger M. Coexistence of Hodgin Lymphoma and Tuberculosis in Guatemala. Presented at SIOP 2008
Castellanos E, Valverde P, Antillon F, Garrido C, Metzger M, de Alarcón P. Prevalence of EBV Positive Hodgkin Lymphoma Tumors In Pediatric Patients in Guatemala. Presented SIOP 2008
P A de Alarcón, M.D., A Pena, M.D., S Alabi, M.D., L F Baez, M.D., M M Bonilla, M.D., and J C Barrantes, M.D..AHOPCA LH 1999 A Therapeutic Regimen For The Treatment of Children with Hodgkin Lymphoma (HL) In Central America (CA) To be presented at ASPHO 2009
de Alarcón AHOPCA LH 1999 a Therapeutic Regimen for the Treatment of Children with Hodgkin Lymphoma (LH) in Central America (CA), A report from the Asociacion De Hemato-Oncologia Pediatrica De Centro America, Submitted ASPHO 2009.
Metzger Monika, Baez` Fulgencio, Ortiz Roberta, de Alarcón Pedro, Castellanos Mauricio. A Response-Based ABVD Regimen with Radiotherapy for pediatric Low and Intermediate Risk Hodgkin Lymphoma in Guatemala and Nicaragua. A Report from AHOPCA Submitted to SIOP 2009.
Deshpande G, VanIttersum W, Buchanan D. The effect of simulator-based experiential learning (sbel) on Resident Knowledge base, and confidence level, over 3-months period-a pilot study. Abstract accepted for Poster presentation at the 47th annual Research in Medical Education (RIME) Conference conducted by Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), San Antonio, TX. November 3, 2008.
Vegunta RK, Gray B, Wallace LJ, Mongkolrattanothai K, Mankin P, Stanfill AB, Pearl RH. A prospective study of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization in children scheduled for elective surgery. AAP Section on Surgery National Conference, Boston, 14 October 2008.
Mongkolrattanothai K, Mankin P, Gray B. Isolated cardiac mucormycosis: An unexpected autopsy finding. A case report and review of the literature.
Mongkolrattanothai K, Pfaller S, Hillborn ED, Gray B. Simultaneous Detection of Histoplasma and Mycobacterium intracellulare in an Immunocompetent Child with Pulmonary Nodular Lesions.
Cromwell C, Tarantino M, Aledort LM. Winrho: Safety and Efficacy during Pregnancy. Blood, Nov 2008;112:4543.
Cooper N, Tarantino MD. Safety of alternative treatments for ITP: Meta-Analysis. Submitted to the XXII biannual meeting of the International Society of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Boston, MA, July 2009
Torres A, Henricks C. Risk reduction during emergent IV medication administration. A failure modes and effects analysis. Poster presentation, Institute for Healthcare Improvement, 20th Annual National Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care. Nashville, TN. December 10, 2008
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