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Lee H, Bennett M, Crockett M, Crowe R, Gwiazdowski S, Keller H, et al.
Pediatrics . 2018 Jun; 142(1). PMID: 29899043
Background: There is unexplained variation in length of stay (LOS) across NICUs, suggesting that there may be practices that can optimize LOS. Methods: Three groups of NICUs in the California...
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Sethi S, Zand L, De Vriese A, Specks U, Vrana J, Kanwar S, et al.
Nephrol Dial Transplant . 2017 Apr; 32(suppl_1):i139-i145. PMID: 28391334
Background: Complement activation plays an important role in the pathophysiology of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV), although it remains unclear which pathway is activated. Whether pauci-immune necrotizing crescentic glomerulonephritis...
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Ainsworth A, Wood A, Kurtin P, Burnett T
Int J Gynaecol Obstet . 2016 Sep; 135(3):331. PMID: 27609742
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Safadi S, Saad A, Quint P, Sethi S, Leung N, Kurtin P, et al.
Nephrol Dial Transplant . 2015 Mar; 30(7):1151-5. PMID: 25796445
Background: Immunoglobulin (Ig)-related amyloidosis is the most common type of systemic amyloidosis in the developed countries and involves the kidney in most cases. Clinical remission can be achieved with chemotherapy...
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Lee H, Powers R, Bennett M, Finer N, Halamek L, Nisbet C, et al.
Pediatrics . 2014 Oct; 134(5):e1378-86. PMID: 25332503
Background: There is little evidence to compare the effectiveness of large collaborative quality improvement versus individual local projects. Methods: This was a prospective pre-post intervention study of neonatal resuscitation practice,...
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Royal V, Quint P, LeBlanc M, LeBlanc R, Duncanson G, Perrizo R, et al.
J Am Soc Nephrol . 2014 Sep; 26(4):784-90. PMID: 25194005
Monoclonal Ig deposition disease (MIDD) is a rare complication of monoclonal gammopathy characterized by deposition of monoclonal Ig light chains and/or heavy chains along the glomerular and tubular basement membranes....
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Roumy A, de Leval L, Niclauss L, Schaefer S, Kurtin P, Dogan A, et al.
Ann Thorac Surg . 2013 Apr; 95(5):1782-4. PMID: 23608260
An unusual case of localized amyloid light-chain (AL) amyloidosis and extramedullary plasmacytoma of the mitral valve is described. The worsening of a mitral regurgitation led to investigations and surgery. The...
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Kurtin P, Stucky E
Pediatr Clin North Am . 2009 Aug; 56(4):893-904. PMID: 19660633
Providing practitioners with locally developed, consensus-driven, evidence-based clinical pathways can improve the quality of care by (1) incorporating national guidelines and recommendations into routine care practices, increasing the use of...
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Schulman J, Wirtschafter D, Kurtin P
Pediatr Clin North Am . 2009 Aug; 56(4):865-92. PMID: 19660632
This two-part article provides a general guide to thinking about data-driven clinical performance evaluation and describes two statewide improvement networks anchored in such comparisons. Part 1 examines key ideas for...
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Curley M, Schwalenstocker E, Deshpande J, Ganser C, Bertoch D, Brandon J, et al.
Pediatr Clin North Am . 2006 Nov; 53(6):1231-51. PMID: 17126693
In December 2004, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement launched a campaign to save 100,000 lives by implementing evidence-based interventions in six areas, five of which are relevant to children. Working...