Publications by authors named "A Strang"

Objective: To characterize long-term feeding outcomes in infants who underwent tracheostomy prior to their first birthday.

Study Design: Retrospective review of feeding outcomes at initial hospital discharge and age 5 in a cohort of infants who underwent tracheostomy at a children's hospital over a 16-year period.

Results: 145 infants met inclusion criteria.

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Remimazolam besylate is a novel, rapid-onset, ultra-short-acting benzodiazepine with an advantageous cardio-respiratory safety profile. To date, there have been few published reports of remimazolam-induced anaphylaxis, none of which are documented in patients with mast cell disease. We describe the case of a 77-year-old male with oncologic mastocytosis who developed anaphylaxis following remimazolam administration.

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Objective: To characterize sleep quality and sleep disruptions among youth hospitalized outside of the intensive care unit (ICU).

Patients And Methods: Participants were eligible for the survey-based study if they were 8-17 years old, English-speaking, hospitalized for ≥3 days outside of the ICU, and developmentally able to understand surveys. Survey administration included a sleep diary, the Epworth Sleepiness Scale for Children and Adolescents (ESS-CHAD), and a study-specific Inpatient Sleep Disruptors Questionnaire.

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Sleep apnea in children is a major health problem affecting one to five percent of children (in the US). If not treated in a timely manner, it can also lead to other physical and mental health issues. Pediatric sleep apnea has different clinical causes and characteristics than adults.

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Cancer-related pain is one of the most common and incapacitating symptoms for cancer patients. Cancer pain can be caused by diagnostic or therapeutic procedures, side effects and toxicity from therapy, or the cancer itself. Uncontrolled cancer-related pain is associated with inadequate quality of life and reduced functional status.

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