Publications by authors named "Sunil Kamath"
Introduction: We test the effects of positive affect and its arousal subscale components of calm, wellbeing, and vigor on asthma control and symptom severity in adolescents with moderate to severe asthma. Additionally, we test whether positive affect (and its arousal components) moderate how stress impacts asthma control and symptom severity.
Methods: Adolescents with asthma (N = 66, ages 12-17) completed brief surveys 4 times a day for 7 days reporting on their positive affect, stress, and asthma symptom severity and conducted a morning peak expiratory flow assessment each day.
Background: Asthma, the most common chronic disease of childhood, can affect a child's physical and mental health and social and emotional development.
Objective: The aim of this study was to identify factors associated with emergency department (ED) return visits for asthma exacerbations within 14 days of an initial visit.
Methods: This was a retrospective review from Cerner Real-World Data for patients aged from 5 to 18 years and seen at an ED for an asthma exacerbation and discharged home at the index ED visit.
Background: Symptoms of pulmonary injury following lung irradiation may not manifest clinically in childhood. We performed comprehensive pulmonary evaluation of patients who had received lung irradiation for treatment of cancer.
Materials And Methods: Patients underwent a focused history and physical examination, computed tomography of the chest, pulmonary function test, and cardiopulmonary exercise stress test (CPET).
Background: There is limited data on pulmonary function test (PFT) abnormalities in children treated with modern irradiation techniques. PFT abnormalities have not been correlated with the dose and volume of irradiation.
Methods: A retrospective chart review of PFTs and clinical outcomes in children who received radiation therapy (RT) at Children's Hospital Los Angeles between 1999 and 2009 was performed.
Background: Abnormalities in pulmonary function tests (PFT) and clinical symptoms have been reported in up to one third of patients with Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) treated with irradiation. The purpose of this study is to describe the prevalence of pulmonary complications in HL patients treated using contemporary protocols.
Procedures: Eligible patients at Children's Hospital Los Angeles from 1999 to 2009 were identified from the radiation oncology database.
Purpose: To identify the incidence and the risk factors for pulmonary toxicity in children treated for cancer with contemporary lung irradiation.
Methods And Materials: We analyzed clinical features, radiographic findings, pulmonary function tests, and dosimetric parameters of children receiving irradiation to the lung fields over a 10-year period.
Results: We identified 109 patients (75 male patients).