Publications by authors named "Theresa Kluthe"
Purpose: To assess OSA prevalence, comorbidities, and the influence of sleep stages and body positions on respiratory events distribution in toddlers aged 12-24 months.
Methods: A single center retrospective study that included toddlers aged 12-24 months old who underwent overnight PSG. OSA severity was categorized by obstructive apnea-hypopnea index (OAHI) as mild (1-4.
Patterns of inpatient antibiotic utilization by race and ethnicity at US children's hospitals.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
November 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates how race and ethnicity influence antibiotic usage among hospitalized children, utilizing data from over 846,000 inpatient visits in 2022 across the Pediatric Health Information System.
- Findings indicate that Non-Hispanic Black children were less likely to receive antibiotics compared to Non-Hispanic White children, while Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander children had a higher likelihood of receiving them.
- The authors suggest that hospitals should re-evaluate their policies regarding antibiotic prescriptions to address these disparities, and further research is needed to better understand the factors contributing to these variations in treatment.
The Fontan procedure is used to palliate complex forms of congenital heart disease. This results in adverse hepatic sequelae now known as Fontan-associated liver disease (FALD). Conventional laboratory measures of liver disease do not correlate well with FALD severity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused a global pandemic that dramatically altered infection control procedures in long-term care facilities. Mental health decline among residents of geriatric facilities during the pandemic has been described (Ferro Uriguen et al., 2022).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Emergency department (ED) based influenza vaccine (IV) programs have been successful in adults; however, little is known about pediatric ED IV programs in terms of prevalence, feasibility, or successful implementation.
Aims: To describe the reach and effectiveness of IV practices in pediatric EDs, and identify IV facilitators and barriers.
Methods: We assessed, via cross-sectional survey of pediatric ED physicians, number of EDs offering IV to children, vaccines administered annually, and perceived facilitators/barriers to vaccination.
COVID-19 vaccine (CV) acceptance rates remain suboptimal in children. Emergency departments (EDs) represent a unique opportunity to improve vaccination rates, particularly in underserved children. Little is known about the presence or reach of CV programs in US EDs.
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