First name
Michael
Middle name
J
Last name
Smith

Title

Associations of bedroom PM, CO, temperature, humidity, and noise with sleep: An observational actigraphy study.

Year of Publication

2023

Number of Pages

Date Published

04/2023

ISSN Number

2352-7226

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Climate change and urbanization increasingly cause extreme conditions hazardous to health. The bedroom environment plays a key role for high-quality sleep. Studies objectively assessing multiple descriptors of the bedroom environment as well as sleep are scarce.

METHODS: Particulate matter with a particle size <2.5 µm (PM), temperature, humidity, carbon dioxide (CO), barometric pressure, and noise levels were continuously measured for 14 consecutive days in the bedroom of 62 participants (62.9% female, mean ± SD age: 47.7 ± 13.2 years) who wore a wrist actigraph and completed daily morning surveys and sleep logs.

RESULTS: In a hierarchical mixed effect model that included all environmental variables and adjusted for elapsed sleep time and multiple demographic and behavioral variables, sleep efficiency calculated for consecutive 1-hour periods decreased in a dose-dependent manner with increasing levels of PM, temperature, CO, and noise. Sleep efficiency in the highest exposure quintiles was 3.2% (PM, p < .05), 3.4% (temperature, p < .05), 4.0% (CO, p < .01), and 4.7% (noise, p < .0001) lower compared to the lowest exposure quintiles (all p-values adjusted for multiple testing). Barometric pressure and humidity were not associated with sleep efficiency. Bedroom humidity was associated with subjectively assessed sleepiness and poor sleep quality (both p < .05), but otherwise environmental variables were not statistically significantly associated with actigraphically assessed total sleep time and wake after sleep onset or with subjectively assessed sleep onset latency, sleep quality, and sleepiness. Assessments of bedroom comfort suggest subjective habituation irrespective of exposure levels.

CONCLUSIONS: These findings add to a growing body of evidence highlighting the importance of the bedroom environment-beyond the mattress-for high-quality sleep.

DOI

10.1016/j.sleh.2023.02.010

Alternate Title

Sleep Health

PMID

37076419
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Pediatric research priorities in healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial stewardship.

Year of Publication

2020

Number of Pages

1-4

Date Published

2020 Nov 26

ISSN Number

1559-6834

Abstract

<p><strong>OBJECTIVE: </strong>To develop a pediatric research agenda focused on pediatric healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial stewardship topics that will yield the highest impact on child health.</p>

<p><strong>PARTICIPANTS: </strong>The study included 26 geographically diverse adult and pediatric infectious diseases clinicians with expertise in healthcare-associated infection prevention and/or antimicrobial stewardship (topic identification and ranking of priorities), as well as members of the Division of Healthcare Quality and Promotion at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (topic identification).</p>

<p><strong>METHODS: </strong>Using a modified Delphi approach, expert recommendations were generated through an iterative process for identifying pediatric research priorities in healthcare associated infection prevention and antimicrobial stewardship. The multistep, 7-month process included a literature review, interactive teleconferences, web-based surveys, and 2 in-person meetings.</p>

<p><strong>RESULTS: </strong>A final list of 12 high-priority research topics were generated in the 2 domains. High-priority healthcare-associated infection topics included judicious testing for Clostridioides difficile infection, chlorhexidine (CHG) bathing, measuring and preventing hospital-onset bloodstream infection rates, surgical site infection prevention, surveillance and prevention of multidrug resistant gram-negative rod infections. Antimicrobial stewardship topics included β-lactam allergy de-labeling, judicious use of perioperative antibiotics, intravenous to oral conversion of antimicrobial therapy, developing a patient-level "harm index" for antibiotic exposure, and benchmarking and or peer comparison of antibiotic use for common inpatient conditions.</p>

<p><strong>CONCLUSIONS: </strong>We identified 6 healthcare-associated infection topics and 6 antimicrobial stewardship topics as potentially high-impact targets for pediatric research.</p>

DOI

10.1017/ice.2020.1267

Alternate Title

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol

PMID

33239122
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Epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus infections in patients admitted to freestanding pediatric hospitals, 2009-2016.

Year of Publication

2018

Number of Pages

1-4

Date Published

2018 Oct 29

ISSN Number

1559-6834

Abstract

<p>We observed pediatric S. aureus hospitalizations decreased 36% from 26.3 to 16.8 infections per 1,000 admissions from 2009 to 2016, with methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) decreasing by 52% and methicillin-susceptible S. aureus decreasing by 17%, among 39 pediatric hospitals. Similar decreases were observed for days of therapy of anti-MRSA antibiotics.</p>

DOI

10.1017/ice.2018.259

Alternate Title

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol

PMID

30370879
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Variability in Antibiotic Use Across PICUs.

Year of Publication

2018

Number of Pages

519-27

Date Published

2018 Jun

ISSN Number

1529-7535

Abstract

<p><strong>OBJECTIVES: </strong>To characterize and compare antibiotic prescribing across PICUs to evaluate the degree of variability.</p>

<p><strong>DESIGN: </strong>Retrospective analysis from 2010 through 2014 of the Pediatric Health Information System.</p>

<p><strong>SETTING: </strong>Forty-one freestanding children's hospital.</p>

<p><strong>SUBJECTS: </strong>Children aged 30 days to 18 years admitted to a PICU in children's hospitals contributing data to Pediatric Health Information System.</p>

<p><strong>INTERVENTIONS: </strong>To normalize for potential differences in disease severity and case mix across centers, a subanalysis was performed of children admitted with one of the 20 All Patient Refined-Diagnosis Related Groups and the seven All Patient Refined-Diagnosis Related Groups shared by all PICUs with the highest antibiotic use.</p>

<p><strong>RESULTS: </strong>The study included 3,101,201 hospital discharges from 41 institutions with 386,914 PICU patients. All antibiotic use declined during the study period. The median-adjusted antibiotic use among PICU patients was 1,043 days of therapy/1,000 patient-days (interquartile range, 977-1,147 days of therapy/1,000 patient-days) compared with 893 among non-ICU children (interquartile range, 805-968 days of therapy/1,000 patient-days). For PICU patients, the median adjusted use of broad-spectrum antibiotics was 176 days of therapy/1,000 patient-days (interquartile range, 152-217 days of therapy/1,000 patient-days) and was 302 days of therapy/1,000 patient-days (interquartile range, 220-351 days of therapy/1,000 patient-days) for antimethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus agents, compared with 153 days of therapy/1,000 patient-days (interquartile range, 130-182 days of therapy/1,000 patient-days) and 244 days of therapy/1,000 patient-days (interquartile range, 203-270 days of therapy/1,000 patient-days) for non-ICU children. After adjusting for potential confounders, significant institutional variability existed in antibiotic use in PICU patients, in the 20 All Patient Refined-Diagnosis Related Groups with the highest antibiotic usage and in the seven All Patient Refined-Diagnosis Related Groups shared by all 41 PICUs.</p>

<p><strong>CONCLUSIONS: </strong>The wide variation in antibiotic use observed across children's hospital PICUs suggests inappropriate antibiotic use.</p>

DOI

10.1097/PCC.0000000000001535

Alternate Title

Pediatr Crit Care Med

PMID

29533352
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Trends in Intravenous Antibiotic Duration for Urinary Tract Infections in Young Infants.

Year of Publication

2017

Number of Pages

Date Published

2017 Nov 02

ISSN Number

1098-4275

Abstract

<p><strong>OBJECTIVES: </strong>To assess trends in the duration of intravenous (IV) antibiotics for urinary tract infections (UTIs) in infants ≤60 days old between 2005 and 2015 and determine if the duration of IV antibiotic treatment is associated with readmission.</p>

<p><strong>METHODS: </strong>Retrospective analysis of infants ≤60 days old diagnosed with a UTI who were admitted to a children's hospital and received IV antibiotics. Infants were excluded if they had a previous surgery or comorbidities, bacteremia, or admission to the ICU. Data were analyzed from the Pediatric Health Information System database from 2005 through 2015. The primary outcome was readmission within 30 days for a UTI.</p>

<p><strong>RESULTS: </strong>The proportion of infants ≤60 days old receiving 4 or more days of IV antibiotics (long IV treatment) decreased from 50% in 2005 to 19% in 2015. The proportion of infants ≤60 days old receiving long IV treatment at 46 children's hospitals varied between 3% and 59% and did not correlate with readmission (correlation coefficient 0.13; P = .37). In multivariable analysis, readmission for a UTI was associated with younger age and female sex but not duration of IV antibiotic therapy (adjusted odds ratio for long IV treatment: 0.93 [95% confidence interval 0.52-1.67]).</p>

<p><strong>CONCLUSIONS: </strong>The proportion of infants ≤60 days old receiving long IV treatment decreased substantially from 2005 to 2015 without an increase in hospital readmissions. These findings support the safety of short-course IV antibiotic therapy for appropriately selected neonates.</p>

DOI

10.1542/peds.2017-1021

Alternate Title

Pediatrics

PMID

29097611
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Accuracy of Administrative Data for Antimicrobial Administration in Hospitalized Children.

Year of Publication

2017

Number of Pages

Date Published

2017 Aug 18

ISSN Number

2048-7207

Abstract

<p>Administrative data are often used as a proxy for medication-administration record (MAR) data. Multicenter MAR data were compared retrospectively with administrative data from January 2010 through June 2013 from the Pediatric Health Information Systems database. We found that administrative data were more concordant with bill-upon-administration than bill-upon-dispense data.</p>

DOI

10.1093/jpids/pix064

Alternate Title

J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc

PMID

28992185
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Inpatient Antimicrobial Stewardship in Pediatrics: A Systematic Review.

Year of Publication

2015

Number of Pages

e127-35

Date Published

2015 Dec

ISSN Number

2048-7207

Abstract

<p><strong>BACKGROUND: </strong>The clinical and economic outcomes associated with pediatric antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) and other supplemental antimicrobial stewardship (AS) interventions have not been well described or reviewed.</p>

<p><strong>METHODS: </strong>We performed a systematic review using PubMed to identify studies with any of the following terms in the title or abstract: "antimicrobial stewardship," "antimicrobial control," "antibiotic control," or "antibiotic stewardship." Studies were further limited to inpatient studies in the United States that contained the terms: "child," "children," "pediatric*" ("*" includes all terms with the same stem), "paediatric,*" "newborn," "infant," or "neonat,*" in the title or abstract. Clinical and economic outcomes from each relevant study were summarized.</p>

<p><strong>RESULTS: </strong>Nine original studies reported outcomes related to formal pediatric ASPs. An additional 8 studies focused on specific AS interventions; 3 on management of community-acquired pneumonia, 2 on vancomycin-specific initiatives, and 1 each on clinical support, antibiotic restriction, and antibiotic rotation. Reported outcomes include decreases in antimicrobial utilization (11 studies), prescribing errors (3 studies), and drug costs (3 studies). Five studies assessed the potential adverse effects of AS interventions on patient safety and found none. Data to support an association between pediatric AS interventions and antimicrobial resistance are limited.</p>

<p><strong>CONCLUSIONS: </strong>A small number of pediatric studies evaluating ASPs or other AS strategies have been published. These studies demonstrate reductions in antimicrobial utilization, cost, and prescribing errors with no apparent negative impact on patient safety. Although the studies are promising, the current evidence base is limited. Additional studies focusing on the appropriateness and outcomes of antimicrobial prescribing practices as well as more formalized economic evaluations are needed.</p>

DOI

10.1093/jpids/piu141

Alternate Title

J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc

PMID

26582880
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Employee designation and health care worker support of an influenza vaccine mandate at a large pediatric tertiary care hospital.

Year of Publication

2011

Number of Pages

1762-9

Date Published

2011 Feb 17

ISSN Number

1873-2518

Abstract

<p><strong>AIM: </strong>Determine predictors of support of a mandatory seasonal influenza vaccine program among health care workers (HCWs).</p>

<p><strong>SCOPE: </strong>Cross-sectional anonymous survey of 2443 (out of 8093) randomly selected clinical and non-clinical HCWs at a large pediatric network after implementation of a mandatory vaccination program in 2009-10.</p>

<p><strong>RESULTS: </strong>1388 HCWs (58.2%) completed the survey and 75.2% of respondents reported agreeing with the new mandatory policy. Most respondents (72%) believed that the policy was coercive but &gt;90% agreed that the policy was important for protecting patients and staff and was part of professional ethical responsibility. When we adjusted for attitudes and beliefs regarding influenza and the mandate, there was no significant difference between clinical and nonclinical staff in their support of the mandate (OR 1.08, 95% C.I. 0.94, 1.26).</p>

<p><strong>CONCLUSIONS: </strong>Attitudes and beliefs regarding influenza and the mandate may transcend professional role. Targeted outreach activities can capitalize on beliefs regarding patient protection and ethical responsibility.</p>

DOI

10.1016/j.vaccine.2010.12.115

Alternate Title

Vaccine

PMID

21216318
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