Catherine K Allan

Summary

Affiliation: Children's Hospital
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Simulation-based training delivered directly to the pediatric cardiac intensive care unit engenders preparedness, comfort, and decreased anxiety among multidisciplinary resuscitation teams
    Catherine K Allan
    Department of Cardiology, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, Mass 02115, USA
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 140:646-52. 2010
  2. ncbi Intensive care of the adult patient with congenital heart disease
    Catherine K Allan
    Children s Hospital Boston, Division of Cardiac Intensive Care, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
    Prog Cardiovasc Dis 53:274-80. 2011
  3. ncbi Indication for initiation of mechanical circulatory support impacts survival of infants with shunted single-ventricle circulation supported with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
    Catherine K Allan
    Department of Cardiology, Children s Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass 02115, USA
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 133:660-7. 2007
  4. ncbi The relationship between inflammatory activation and clinical outcome after infant cardiopulmonary bypass
    Catherine K Allan
    Department of Cardiology, Children s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Anesth Analg 111:1244-51. 2010
  5. ncbi Outcomes and risk factors for mortality in premature neonates with critical congenital heart disease
    Henry H Cheng
    Department of Cardiology, Children s Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
    Pediatr Cardiol 32:1139-46. 2011
  6. ncbi Management and outcomes in pediatric patients presenting with acute fulminant myocarditis
    Sarah A Teele
    Department of Cardiology, Children s Hospital Boston, Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    J Pediatr 158:638-643.e1. 2011
  7. ncbi Preoperative extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to cardiac surgery in children with congenital heart disease
    Victor Bautista-Hernandez
    Department of Cardiac Surgery, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
    Ann Thorac Surg 88:1306-11. 2009
  8. ncbi Birth before 39 weeks' gestation is associated with worse outcomes in neonates with heart disease
    John M Costello
    Department of Cardiology, Children s Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
    Pediatrics 126:277-84. 2010
  9. ncbi Causes of death after congenital heart surgery
    Marsha Ma
    Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    Ann Thorac Surg 83:1438-45. 2007
  10. ncbi Emergent use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation during pediatric cardiac catheterization
    Catherine K Allan
    Department of Cardiology, Children's Hospital, Boston and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
    Pediatr Crit Care Med 7:212-9. 2006

Detail Information

Publications11

  1. ncbi Simulation-based training delivered directly to the pediatric cardiac intensive care unit engenders preparedness, comfort, and decreased anxiety among multidisciplinary resuscitation teams
    Catherine K Allan
    Department of Cardiology, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, Mass 02115, USA
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 140:646-52. 2010
    ..We sought to determine whether participation improved caregiver comfort and confidence levels regarding future resuscitation events...
  2. ncbi Intensive care of the adult patient with congenital heart disease
    Catherine K Allan
    Children s Hospital Boston, Division of Cardiac Intensive Care, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
    Prog Cardiovasc Dis 53:274-80. 2011
    ....
  3. ncbi Indication for initiation of mechanical circulatory support impacts survival of infants with shunted single-ventricle circulation supported with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
    Catherine K Allan
    Department of Cardiology, Children s Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass 02115, USA
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 133:660-7. 2007
    ..We sought to evaluate outcomes and identify predictors of survival for patients with shunted single-ventricle physiology who require extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support...
  4. ncbi The relationship between inflammatory activation and clinical outcome after infant cardiopulmonary bypass
    Catherine K Allan
    Department of Cardiology, Children s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Anesth Analg 111:1244-51. 2010
    ..Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) induces a systemic inflammatory response. The magnitude and consequences in infants remain unclear. We assessed the relationship between inflammatory state and clinical outcomes in infants undergoing CPB...
  5. ncbi Outcomes and risk factors for mortality in premature neonates with critical congenital heart disease
    Henry H Cheng
    Department of Cardiology, Children s Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
    Pediatr Cardiol 32:1139-46. 2011
    ..Patients with lower Apgar scores who receive preintervention mechanical ventilation and undergo more complex procedures are at greatest risk...
  6. ncbi Management and outcomes in pediatric patients presenting with acute fulminant myocarditis
    Sarah A Teele
    Department of Cardiology, Children s Hospital Boston, Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    J Pediatr 158:638-643.e1. 2011
    ..To investigate factors associated with mechanical circulatory support and survival in patients with acute fulminant myocarditis (AFM)...
  7. ncbi Preoperative extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to cardiac surgery in children with congenital heart disease
    Victor Bautista-Hernandez
    Department of Cardiac Surgery, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
    Ann Thorac Surg 88:1306-11. 2009
    ..The goal of this study is to report our institutional experience with ECMO used to provide preoperative stabilization after acute cardiac or respiratory failure in patients with congenital heart disease before cardiac surgery...
  8. ncbi Birth before 39 weeks' gestation is associated with worse outcomes in neonates with heart disease
    John M Costello
    Department of Cardiology, Children s Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
    Pediatrics 126:277-84. 2010
    ..We sought to determine if a similar association exists between gestational age at delivery and adverse outcomes in neonates with critical congenital heart disease, with particular interest in those born at 37 to 38 weeks' gestation...
  9. ncbi Causes of death after congenital heart surgery
    Marsha Ma
    Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    Ann Thorac Surg 83:1438-45. 2007
    ..There has been little research about the causes of death after congenital heart surgery...
  10. ncbi Emergent use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation during pediatric cardiac catheterization
    Catherine K Allan
    Department of Cardiology, Children's Hospital, Boston and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
    Pediatr Crit Care Med 7:212-9. 2006
    ..CONCLUSIONS: ECMO is a technically feasible and highly successful tool in the resuscitation of pediatric patients following critical events in the cardiac catheterization laboratory...
  11. ncbi Initial experience with fenoldopam after cardiac surgery in neonates with an insufficient response to conventional diuretics
    John M Costello
    Division of Cardiac Intensive Care, Department of Cardiology, Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
    Pediatr Crit Care Med 7:28-33. 2006
    ..This study is limited by its retrospective design and the possibility that urine output improved spontaneously during the treatment period. A randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial will be required to confirm these findings...