Susan Donath

Statistical methods used in the estimation of age-specific paediatric reference intervals for laboratory blood tests: A systematic review

Monsurul Hoq, Louise Canterford, Susan Matthews, Gulshan Khanom, Vera Ignjatovic, Paul Monagle, Susan Donath, John Carlin

Journal article  |  2020  |  Clinical Biochemistry

INTRODUCTION: There is an emerging realisation that paediatric reference intervals (RIs) estimated using discrete age-groups may b..

Validation of the HAPPI Kids Continuous Age-Specific Pediatric Reference Intervals.

Monsurul Hoq, Susan Matthews, Vicky Karlaftis, Janet Burgess, Susan Donath, John Carlin, Vera Ignjatovic, Paul Monagle

Journal article  |  2020  |  The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine

INTRODUCTION: To facilitate best possible patient care, reference intervals (RIs) adopted by a laboratory must be appropriate for ..

Solar-powered oxygen, quality improvement and child pneumonia deaths: a large-scale effectiveness study.

Trevor Duke, Francis Pulsan, Doreen Panauwe, Ilomo Hwaihwanje, Martin Sa'avu, Magdalynn Kaupa, Jonah Karubi, Eleanor Neal, Hamish Graham, Rasa Izadnegahdar, Susan Donath

Journal article  |  2020  |  Archives of Disease in Childhood

BACKGROUND: Pneumonia is the largest cause of child deaths in low-income countries. Lack of availability of oxygen in small rural ..

Has subsidized continuous glucose monitoring improved outcomes in pediatric diabetes?

Ella EK Swaney, Julia McCombe, Brenda Coggan, Susan Donath, Michele A O'Connell, Fergus J Cameron

Journal article  |  2020  |  Pediatric Diabetes

INTRODUCTION: In 2017, the Australian Federal Government fully subsidized continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) devices for patients..

Neonatal BCG Vaccination Reduces Interferon-gamma Responsiveness to Heterologous Pathogens in Infants From a Randomized Controlled

Bridget Freyne, Nicole L Messina, Susan Donath, Susie Germano, Rhian Bonnici, Kaya Gardiner, Dan Casalaz, Roy M Robins-Browne, Mihai G Netea, Katie L Flanagan, Toby Kollmann, Nigel Curtis

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Infectious Diseases

BACKGROUND: BCG vaccination has beneficial nonspecific (heterologous) effects that protect against nonmycobacterial infections. We..

Paediatric Reference Intervals: Current Status, Gaps, Challenges and Future Considerations.

Monsurul Hoq, Susan Matthews, Susan Donath, John Carlin, Vera Ignjatovic, Paul Monagle

Journal article  |  2020  |  Clinical Biochemist Reviews

Establishing paediatric reference intervals (RIs) is a challenging task due to difficulties in subject recruitment, collection of ..

The Effect of Patient Observation on Cranial Computed Tomography Rates in Children With Minor Head Trauma

Sonia Singh, Stephen JC Hearps, Meredith L Borland, Stuart R Dalziel, Jocelyn Neutze, Susan Donath, John A Cheek, Amit Kochar, Yuri Gilhotra, Natalie Phillips, Amanda Williams, Mark D Lyttle, Silvia Bressan, Jeffrey S Hoch, Ed Oakley, James F Holmes, Nathan Kuppermann, Franz E Babl

Journal article  |  2020  |  Academic Emergency Medicine

BACKGROUND: Management of children with minor blunt head trauma often includes a period of observation to determine the need for c..

Pediatric ASPECTS predicts outcomes following acute symptomatic neonatal arterial stroke

Mark T Mackay, Nedelina Slavova, Manuela Pastore-Wapp, Sebastian Grunt, Belinda Stojanovski, Susan Donath, Maja Steinlin

Journal article  |  2020  |  Neurology

OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that the Alberta Stroke Program Early Computed Tomography Score (ASPECTS) is useful in determini..

A multicentre, randomised trial of stabilisation with nasal high flow during neonatal endotracheal intubation (the SHINE trial): a study protocol

Kate A Hodgson, Louise S Owen, Camille Omar Kamlin, Calum T Roberts, Susan M Donath, Peter G Davis, Brett James Manley

Journal article  |  2020  |  BMJ Open

INTRODUCTION: Neonatal endotracheal intubation is an essential but potentially destabilising procedure. With an increased focus on..

Performance of Two Head Injury Decision Rules Evaluated on an External Cohort of 18,913 Children

Itai Shavit, Ayelet Rimon, Yehezkel Waisman, Meredith L Borland, Natalie Phillips, Amit Kochar, John A Cheek, Yuri Gilhotra, Jeremy Furyk, Jocelyn Neutze, Stuart R Dalziel, Mark D Lyttle, Sivia Bressan, Susan Donath, Stephen Hearps, Ed Oakley, Louise Crowe, Franz E Babl

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Surgical Research

BACKGROUND: The Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) decision rule demonstrates high sensitivity for identif..