Kexin Guo

An international multicenter analysis of the outcome of pediatric first variceal hemorrhage

Background & Aims: Management of portal hypertension in children including primary prophylaxis of variceal bleeding is controversial due to limited understanding of mortality risk after first variceal hemorrhage (1VH). This international multicenter study was designed to advance...

Delayed Sternal Closure After Pediatric Heart Transplant

Delayed sternal closure (DSC) is frequently used after pediatric heart transplantation when immediate closure may compromise hemodynamics or respiratory mechanics. However, limited data describe the timing, safety, infection risk, and physiologic effects of DSC in this population...

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Viral Respiratory Testing in Children With Abnormal Urinalysis

OBJECTIVE Respiratory viral panels (RVP) are common, expensive tests that often do not change treatment, especially in children with suspected urinary tract infections. In children with abnormal urinalysis (UA) results, we hypothesize that RVP overuse existed before the COVID-19...