Systematic Review of Sex-specific High Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin I and T Thresholds.

Purpose: High-sensitivity cardiac troponin I (hs-cTnI) and T (hs-cTnT) have been demonstrated to have lower sex-specific 99th percentiles in healthy females. However, these sex-specific thresholds are not widely adopted in clinical practice which could lead to underdiagnosis of acute myocardial infarction in females. We conducted a systematic review to explore sex-specific 99th percentiles for hs-cTnI and hs-cTnT from healthy reference populations.

Burn and Trauma Burden and Screening for Interpersonal Violence During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Introduction: Nationwide shelter-in-place (SIP) orders during the pandemic have had long-lasting effects, including increased rates of domestic violence and interpersonal violence. Screening for violence varies by institution, which tool is used, and when. Given increases in burn and trauma admissions over the course of the pandemic, we sought to examine trends at our institution during this time period to better guide care and anticipate system-level effects.

Seasonal mapping of NICU temperature.

Purpose: To create a thermal map of ambient air, radiant, and evaporative temperatures and humidity throughout the NICU nursery by season across a calendar year.

Subjects: Each cubicle of the 32-bed NICU, distributed across 5 rooms, in a level III nursery was measured.

Methods: Temperatures were recorded at a consistent time on one day during January, April, July, and October.

NICU procedures are getting sweeter: development of a sucrose protocol for neonatal procedural pain.

Neonates in the neonatal intensive care nursery experience multiple, painful, tissue-damaging procedures daily. Pain among neonates is often underestimated and untreated, producing untoward consequences. A literature review established strong evidence supporting the use of sucrose as an analgesic for minor procedural pain among neonates.

Seasonal mapping of NICU temperature.

Purpose: To create a thermal map of ambient air, radiant, and evaporative temperatures and humidity throughout the NICU nursery by season across a calendar year.

Subjects: Each cubicle of the 32-bed NICU, distributed across 5 rooms, in a level III nursery was measured.

Methods: Temperatures were recorded at a consistent time on one day during January, April, July, and October.