Vanessa Toomey

Prevalence and Characteristics of Mental Health Interventions Following Pediatric Hospitalization

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: As survival after pediatric critical illness improves, attention has shifted to post-intensive care syndrome and the long-term mental health of pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) survivors, who have high rates of posttraumatic stress, anxiety, and dep...

High-Value Care in Pediatric Critical Care: Intravenous to Enteral Gastrointestinal Medications

Advancing pediatric critical care medicine includes identifying and reducing health care costs while maintaining—and even enhancing—the delivery of high-value care. Gastrointestinal (GI) prophylaxis (PPX) is commonly prescribed for children in the pediatric intensive care unit (P...

Postoperative Interventions and Cost Associated With Disposition After Tonsil and Adenoidectomy

OBJECTIVE To evaluate postoperative disposition and resource use among patients admitted to the inpatient unit or pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) following tonsillectomy, adenoidectomy, and tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy (T/A). PATIENTS AND METHODS This retrospective cohort stu...