Lara Shekerdemian

Hospital outcomes for pediatric heart transplant recipients undergoing tracheostomy: A multi-institutional analysis.

Joseph A Spinner, Susan W Denfield, Kriti Puri, Shaine A Morris, John M Costello, Brady S Moffett, Yunfei Wang, Lara S Shekerdemian, Hari P Tunuguntla, Jack F Price, Jeffrey S Heinle, Iki Adachi, William J Dreyer, Antonio G Cabrera

Journal article  |  2021  |  Pediatr Transplant

Tracheostomy is associated with increased mortality and resource utilization in children with CHD. However, the prevalence and hos..

Perioperative Procalcitonin in Predicting Infection in Children Undergoing Surgical Procedures.

Aarti Bavare, Brian Rissmiller, Sridevi Devaraj, Danielle Guffey, Deepthi Rajapakshe, Howard Weiner, Christopher Caldarone, Lara Shekerdemian

Journal article  |  2021  |  J Surg Res

BACKGROUND: Procalcitonin (PCT) is a biomarker of bacterial infections with more sensitivity and specificity than commonly used in..

Characteristics and Outcomes of Children With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Infection Admitted to US and Canadian Pediatric Intensive Care Units.

Lara S Shekerdemian, Nabihah R Mahmood, Katie K Wolfe, Becky J Riggs, Catherine E Ross, Christine A McKiernan, Sabrina M Heidemann, Lawrence C Kleinman, Anita I Sen, Mark W Hall, Margaret A Priestley, John K McGuire, Konstantinos Boukas, Matthew P Sharron, Jeffrey P Burns, undefined International COVID-19 PICU Collaborative

Journal article  |  2020  |  JAMA Pediatr

Importance: The recent and ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has taken an unprecedented toll on adults critical..

An Analysis of Hospital Mortality After Cardiac Operations in Children With Down Syndrome.

Gurpreet S Dhillon, Nancy S Ghanayem, Christopher R Broda, Seema R Lalani, Carlos M Mery, Lara S Shekerdemian, Steven J Staffa, Shaine A Morris

Journal article  |  2020  |  Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg

Children with Down syndrome (DS) have lower mortality compared to nonsyndromic (NS) children after atrioventricular septal defect ..

Epidemiology and Outcomes of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure in Children.

Javier J Lasa, Michael Gaies, Lauren Bush, Wenying Zhang, Mousumi Banerjee, Jeffrey A Alten, Ryan J Butts, Antonio G Cabrera, Paul A Checchia, Justin Elhoff, Angela Lorts, Joseph W Rossano, Kurt Schumacher, Lara S Shekerdemian, Jack F Price

Journal article  |  2020  |  Circ Heart Fail

BACKGROUND: Acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) is a highly morbid condition among adults. Little is known about outcomes in ..

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Mortality in High-Risk Populations: An Analysis of the Pediatric Health Information System Database.

Ryan D Coleman, Jordana Goldman, Brady Moffett, Danielle Guffey, Laura Loftis, James Thomas, Lara S Shekerdemian

Journal article  |  2020  |  ASAIO J

The number of children receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has increased substantially, and includes a growing po..

The Bayley-III scale may underestimate neurodevelopmental disability after cardiac surgery in infants.

Andrew B Goldstone, Michael Baiocchi, David Wypij, Christian Stopp, Dean B Andropoulos, Joseph Atallah, Andrew M Atz, John Beca, Mary T Donofrio, Kim Duncan, Nancy S Ghanayem, Caren S Goldberg, Hedwig Hövels-Gürich, Fukiko Ichida, Jeffrey P Jacobs, Robert Justo, Beatrice Latal, Jennifer S Li, William T Mahle, Patrick S McQuillen, et al.

Journal article  |  2020  |  Eur J Cardiothorac Surg

OBJECTIVES: Neurodevelopmental disability is the most common complication among congenital heart surgery survivors. The Bayley sca..

Impact of feeding mode on neurodevelopmental outcome in infants and children with congenital heart disease.

Line Marie Holst, Faridis Serrano, Lara Shekerdemian, Hanne Berg Ravn, Danielle Guffey, Nancy S Ghanayem, Sonia Monteiro

Journal article  |  2019  |  Congenit Heart Dis

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the impact of feeding mode on neurodevelopmental outcomes in children with congenital heart defects. DES..

Another Outcome Lost to the Benefits of Levosimendan?

Peta MA Alexander, Ayse Akcan-Arikan, Lara S Shekerdemian

Journal article  |  2019  |  Pediatr Crit Care Med

Changes in Anesthetic and Postoperative Sedation-Analgesia Practice Associated With Early Extubation Following Infant Cardiac Surgery: Experience From the Pediatric Heart Network Collaborative Learning Study.

Venu Amula, David F Vener, Charles G Pribble, Lori Riegger, Elizabeth C Wilson, Lara S Shekerdemian, Zhining Ou, Angela P Presson, Madolin K Witte, Susan C Nicolson

Journal article  |  2019  |  Pediatr Crit Care Med

OBJECTIVES: The Pediatric Heart Network sponsored the multicenter Collaborative Learning Study that implemented a clinical practic..