Publications by authors named "Ruby Whalen"
Background: The Intensive Care Unit Complexity Assessment and Monitoring to Ensure Optimal Outcomes (ICU CAMEO III) acuity tool measures patient acuity in terms of the complexity of nursing cognitive workload.
Objective: To validate the ICU CAMEO III acuity tool in US children's hospitals.
Methods: Using a convenience sample, 9 sites enrolled children admitted to pediatric intensive care units (ICUs).
Objectives: The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of ICU delirium in children less than 18 years old that underwent cardiac surgery within the last 30 days. The secondary aim of the study was to identify risk factors associated with ICU delirium in postoperative pediatric cardiac surgical patients.
Design: A 1-day, multicenter point-prevalence study of delirium in pediatric postoperative cardiac surgery patients.
Background: Radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT) has proven to be an effective therapy in the pediatric population. However, concerns of inadvertent permanent AV nodal block have resulted in many pediatric programs adopting cryoablation as their primary ablation approach for AVNRT.
Methods: A retrospective analysis of the results of pediatric radiofrequency catheter ablation at a single institution over the most recent 5 years (January 2004 through December 2008) was performed.
Background: Stents implantation in infants has been shown to be feasible, however, there are no published reports examining long-term outcomes. Concerns exist regarding creation of fixed obstructions secondary to the stent if expansion to larger diameters over time is not possible.
Methods: A retrospective analysis of the earliest consecutive series of infants who underwent stent placement at our institution between October 1995 and December 1999.