Publications by authors named "Padmavati Eksambe"
Introduction: Patients presenting to the pediatric emergency department (ED) often undergo unnecessary testing that leads to prolonged ED visits. Lower ED length of stay has been linked to improved patient experience and may reduce ED overcrowding, a costly burden on a health system.
Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study involving patient records over the period of 6 months at an urban tertiary children's hospital who presented with seizures.
Background: Early hospital discharge is an important quality improvement (QI) measure that has not been well studied in pediatric neurology. The objective of our study was to implement strategies to improve hospital discharge times for patients admitted to the pediatric neurology service.
Methods: This was a pilot QI study of hospital discharge before noon (DBN) in pediatric neurology patients admitted to a tertiary care children's hospital.
Background: There is limited data available on the safety of therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) for paediatric neuro-immunological disorders (PNID). In this study, we report our data on safety and feasibility of TPE for these disorders.
Methods: Retrospective chart review was performed to include all patient who received TPE for four major PNID conditions: autoimmune encephalitis (AIE), acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM), Neuromyelitis optic spectrum disorder (NMOSD) and transverse myelitis (TM).