Publications by authors named "Bradley Depaoli"
To evaluate the time of onset of dysphagia in a cohort of head and neck cancer patients treated with radiation or chemoradiation. Retrospective chart review of adult patients. 237 patients met inclusion criteria for the study.
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- The study investigated delays in insurance preauthorization for radiation therapy and aimed to reduce the mean time for clinical treatment plan (CTP) completion and the number of delayed/denied cases by 50%.
- A root cause analysis and quality improvement methods led to optimized CTP templates and workflows, significantly improving the efficiency of the preauthorization process.
- Results showed substantial improvements, with the mean CTP completion time decreasing from 16 to 4 days and the percentage of delayed/denied cases reducing from 32% to 8%. *
Kidney Support in Children using an Ultrafiltration Device: A Multicenter, Retrospective Study.
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol
October 2019
Background And Objectives: Provision of kidney replacement therapy (KRT) to manage kidney injury and volume overload in critically ill neonates and small children is technically challenging. The use of machines designed for adult-sized patients, necessitates large catheters, a high extracorporeal volume relative to patient size, and need for blood priming. The Aquadex FlexFlow System (CHF Solutions Inc.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The British Thoracic Society (BTS) guideline for pediatric community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) outlines severity criteria to guide clinical decision-making. Our objective was to examine the predictive performance of the criteria on the need for hospitalization (NFH) and disposition.
Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study of children 3 months-18 years of age diagnosed with CAP in an urban, pediatric emergency department (ED) in the United States from September 2014 to August 2015.
Background: The Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS)-Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) guideline for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) recommends intensive care unit (ICU) admission or continuous monitoring for children meeting severity criteria. Our objective was to validate these criteria.
Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study of children aged 3 months-18 years diagnosed with CAP in a pediatric emergency department (ED) from September 2014 through August 2015.