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| Florence T BourgeoisSummaryAffiliation: Harvard University Country: USA Publications
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Pediatric versus adult drug trials for conditions with high pediatric disease burdenFlorence T Bourgeois
Division of Emergency Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Pediatrics 130:285-92. 2012..Our objective was to measure the prevalence of pediatric studies among clinical drug trials and compare trial characteristics and quality indicators between pediatric and adult drug trials...
Comparative effectiveness research: an empirical study of trials registered in ClinicalTrials.govFlorence T Bourgeois
Division of Emergency Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
PLoS ONE 7:e28820. 2012..Defining the current prevalence and characteristics of comparative effectiveness (CE) research will enable future assessments of the impact of this program...
Relative impact of influenza and respiratory syncytial virus in young childrenFlorence T Bourgeois
Division of Emergency Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
Pediatrics 124:e1072-80. 2009..We measured the relative impact of influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections in young children in terms of emergency department (ED) visits, clinical care requirements, and overall resource use...
Pediatric adverse drug events in the outpatient setting: an 11-year national analysisFlorence T Bourgeois
Children s Hospital Boston, Division of Emergency Medicine, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Pediatrics 124:e744-50. 2009..We estimated the national incidence of pediatric ADEs requiring medical treatment, described the pediatric population seeking care for ADEs, and characterized the events in terms of patient symptoms and medications implicated...
Outcome reporting among drug trials registered in ClinicalTrials.govFlorence T Bourgeois
Division of Emergency Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
Ann Intern Med 153:158-66. 2010..Clinical trial registries are in widespread use to promote transparency around trials and their results...
Evaluation of influenza prevention in the workplace using a personally controlled health record: randomized controlled trialFlorence T Bourgeois
Division of Emergency Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
J Med Internet Res 10:e5. 2008..Health promotion programs using PCHRs can potentially be used in a variety of settings and target a large range of health issues...
The value of patient self-report for disease surveillanceFlorence T Bourgeois
Division of Emergency Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
J Am Med Inform Assoc 14:765-71. 2007..To determine the accuracy of self-reported information from patients and families for use in a disease surveillance system...
Emergency care for children in pediatric and general emergency departmentsFlorence T Bourgeois
Division of Emergency Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Pediatr Emerg Care 23:94-102. 2007..We examine the pediatric emergency department (ED) population and their clinical course in pediatric versus general EDs and identify potential factors contributing to differences in performance metrics between the 2 ED settings...
Influenza and other respiratory virus-related emergency department visits among young childrenFlorence T Bourgeois
Division of Emergency Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
Pediatrics 118:e1-8. 2006..This study provides city- and statewide population estimates of the burden of illness attributable to respiratory viruses for children receiving emergency department-based care for respiratory infections during the winter months...
Validation of syndromic surveillance for respiratory infectionsFlorence T Bourgeois
Division of Emergency Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Ann Emerg Med 47:265.e1. 2006..This study measures the value of respiratory data currently used in syndromic surveillance systems to detect respiratory infections by comparing it against criterion standard viral testing within a pediatric population...
Adverse drug events in the outpatient setting: an 11-year national analysisFlorence T Bourgeois
Division of Emergency Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, MA 02115, USA
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 19:901-10. 2010..Population level estimates of outpatient ADEs are limited. Our objective was to provide national estimates and characterizations of outpatient ADEs and determine risk factors associated with these events...
Lumbar puncture ordering and results in the pediatric population: a promising data source for surveillance systemsAmir Kimia
Division of Emergency Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Acad Emerg Med 13:767-73. 2006..When normal patterns of laboratory test orders and results are modeled, aberrations can be detected. Because many test orders are available electronically well before results, atypical patterns of test ordering may signal outbreaks...
Factors associated with the use of cervical spine computed tomography imaging in pediatric trauma patientsRebekah Mannix
Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, MA, USA
Acad Emerg Med 18:905-11. 2011....
"Left without being seen": a national profile of children who leave the emergency department before evaluationFlorence T Bourgeois
Division of Emergency Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Ann Emerg Med 52:599-605. 2008....
Neuroimaging for pediatric head trauma: do patient and hospital characteristics influence who gets imaged?Rebekah Mannix
Department of Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, MA, USA
Acad Emerg Med 17:694-700. 2010..The objective was to identify patient, provider, and hospital characteristics associated with the use of neuroimaging in the evaluation of head trauma in children...
Retropharyngeal cellulitis in a 5-week-old infantFlorence T Bourgeois
Department of Medicine, Children s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
Pediatrics 109:E51. 2002..We report the case of a 5-week-old infant who had sudden irritability and was found to have retropharyngeal cellulitis caused by group B Streptococcus...
Association of race/ethnicity with emergency department wait timesCatherine A James
Division of Emergency Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, and Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Pediatrics 115:e310-5. 2005..To determine whether wait times for children treated in emergency departments (EDs) nationally are associated with patient race/ethnicity...
Adult patient visits to children's hospital emergency departmentsFlorence T Bourgeois
Department of Medicine Division of Emergency Medicine, Children s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
Pediatrics 111:1268-72. 2003..In recent years visits by adults to CHEDs appear to have increased...
