Publications by authors named "Tara van Veen"
Background: Small bowel obstruction (SBO) is responsible for 350,000 U.S. hospitalizations and costs ~ $2.
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- Mobile health (mHealth) has the potential to improve healthcare decision-making in underserved communities, and a study was conducted to assess the readiness of these populations to use such technology.
- A survey of 560 low-acuity patients revealed that 96% had cellular internet access, with many willing to use mHealth tools for medical guidance, although access to traditional healthcare services varied by factors like age and gender.
- Most participants indicated they would opt for outpatient care over emergency department visits if an mHealth tool assessed their issue as low risk, highlighting a significant openness to mHealth for medical triage in the community.
Background: Preoperative pain predicts persistent pain after spine fusion, yet little is understood about the nature of that pain, related symptoms, and how these symptoms relate to postoperative pain outcomes. This prospective study examined children's baseline pain and symptom profiles and the association between a high symptom profile and postoperative outcomes.
Methods: Seventy children (aged 10-17 years) scheduled for correction of idiopathic scoliosis completed pain and symptom surveys during their preoperative visit (ie, pain intensity [0-10 numeric rating scores], a pediatric version of the 2011 fibromyalgia survey criteria [including pain locations and symptom severity scale], neuropathic pain symptoms [painDETECT], and Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement System measures of fatigue, depression, function, pain interference, and pain catastrophizing).
Background And Objectives: There are limited data on pediatric emergency tracheal intubation on inpatient units and in the emergency department by anesthesiologists. This retrospective cohort study was designed to describe the frequency of difficult intubation and adverse events associated with emergency tracheal intubation performed by pediatric anesthesiologists in a large children's hospital.
Methods: All emergency tracheal intubation on inpatient units and the emergency department performed by pediatric anesthesiologists over a 7-year period in children <18 years were identified by querying our perioperative clinical information system.