Publications by authors named "Thomas G Murphy"
Objectives: The authors sought to measure and compare practice preference variation in neonatal respiratory care within and between neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) using the Neonatology Survey of Interdisciplinary Groups in Healthcare Tool (NSIGHT).
Study Design: Eleven NICUs completed the NSIGHT between 2019 and 2021. Net preference was measured by mean response; agreement was ranked by standard distribution of response values.
Objective: To assess the feasibility of using an ordinary digital video camera to measure heart rate and detect oxygen desaturations in healthy infants.
Study Design: Heart rate and oxygen saturation were measured with a video camera by detecting small color changes in 28 infants' foreheads and compared with standard pulse oximetry measures. Multivariable regression examined the relationship between infant characteristics and heart-rate measurement precision.
Recurrent abdominal pain of childhood affects up to 15% of school-age children, who face significant psychosocial consequences, including school absence. Because assessment of recurrent abdominal pain is frequently made at the school nurse level, a questionnaire was sent to 425 school nurses to evaluate perceptions about recurrent abdominal pain. Among the responses, 47.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Children with chronic abdominal pain of nonorganic origin, termed functional abdominal pain (FAP), experience school absences and social withdrawal and report impaired physical ability. The aim of this study was to assess patients' and parents' perceptions of health-related quality of life (QoL) for children with FAP.
Methods: Between October 2002 and November 2003, 209 children (including 125 girls; age: 11.