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| Heather T KeenanSummaryAffiliation: University of Utah Country: USA Publications
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Race matters in the prosecution of perpetrators of inflicted traumatic brain injuryHeather T Keenan
Division of Critical Care, Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Pediatrics 121:1174-80. 2008..The goal was to examine the case flow of child physical abuse prosecutions through the judicial system and to examine determinants of charges and sentencing decisions...
Child outcomes and family characteristics 1 year after severe inflicted or noninflicted traumatic brain injuryHeather T Keenan
Department of Pediatrics, Intermountain Injury Research Control Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Pediatrics 117:317-24. 2006..To assess outcomes 1 year after severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) among young children and to compare outcomes between children with inflicted versus noninflicted injuries...- Longitudinal follow-up of families and young children with traumatic brain injuryHeather T Keenan
Department of Pediatrics, Intermountain Injury Control Research Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Pediatrics 117:1291-7. 2006..To examine the stability of functional outcomes 2 years after injury among children who sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI) before 2 years of age and to examine the characteristics of the families caring for these children... 
Epidemiology and outcomes of pediatric traumatic brain injuryHeather T Keenan
Division of Critical Care, Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84158 0189, USA
Dev Neurosci 28:256-63. 2006..Each of these factors needs to be taken into account when designing rehabilitation strategies and assessing factors related to outcome...- A case-control study to evaluate Utah's shaken baby prevention programHeather T Keenan
Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah 84158, USA
Acad Pediatr 10:389-94. 2010..This project's goal was to evaluate whether an educational video delivered on the postpartum ward decreased AHT occurrence... - Comparison of mothers' and counselors' perceptions of predelivery counseling for extremely premature infantsHeather T Keenan
Department of Social Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Pediatrics 116:104-11. 2005.... - Neurodevelopmental consequences of early traumatic brain injury in 3-year-old childrenHeather T Keenan
Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Pediatrics 119:e616-23. 2007..The purpose of this work was to determine cognitive and adaptive behavioral outcomes of children with traumatic brain injury acquired before age 2 years and to compare outcomes between inflicted versus noninflicted brain injury... - Practical aspects of conducting a prospective statewide incidence study: the incidence of serious inflicted traumatic brain injury in North CarolinaHeather T Keenan
Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Am J Prev Med 34:S120-5. 2008..Incorporation of inflicted TBI into an existing surveillance system, such as a trauma database, may be a feasible solution to many of the problems encountered... - Early head injury and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: retrospective cohort studyHeather T Keenan
Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84158, USA
BMJ 337:a1984. 2008..To explore the hypothesis that medically attended head injury in young children may be causal in the later development of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder... - A population-based comparison of clinical and outcome characteristics of young children with serious inflicted and noninflicted traumatic brain injuryHeather T Keenan
Department of Social Medicine, Injury Prevention Research Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7240, USA
Pediatrics 114:633-9. 2004..The objective of this study was to compare inflicted and noninflicted TBI in terms of presenting complaints, clinical features, and hospital outcomes... - Increased incidence of inflicted traumatic brain injury in children after a natural disasterHeather T Keenan
Department of Social Medicine, University of North Carolina Injury Prevention Research Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599 7240, USA
Am J Prev Med 26:189-93. 2004..We hypothesized that a large-scale natural disaster (North Carolina's Hurricane Floyd) would increase the incidence of inflicted traumatic brain injury (TBI) in young children... - Resolution of intimate partner violence and child behavior problems after investigation for suspected child maltreatmentKristine A Campbell
University of Utah, Department of Pediatrics, IntermountainInjury Control and Research Center, 295 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84158, USA
JAMA Pediatr 167:236-42. 2013..12-3.18), respectively. CONCLUSIONS Resolution of IPV after a child protective services investigation for suspected child maltreatment is associated with meaningful, sustained reductions in clinically significant child behavior problems... - A population-based study of inflicted traumatic brain injury in young childrenHeather T Keenan
Department of Social Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7240, USA
JAMA 290:621-6. 2003..Physical abuse is a leading cause of serious head injury and death in children aged 2 years or younger. The incidence of inflicted traumatic brain injury (TBI) in US children is unknown... - Parent ratings of behavioral functioning after traumatic brain injury in very young childrenCrista E Wetherington
The Clinical Center for the Study of Development and Learning, CB 7255, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599 7255, USA
J Pediatr Psychol 35:662-71. 2010..The behavioral ratings of preschoolers who sustained traumatic brain injury (TBI) prior to the age of 2 years and a typically developing group were compared; predictors of behavioral functioning were examined... - Frequency of intracranial pressure monitoring in infants and young toddlers with traumatic brain injuryHeather T Keenan
Intermountain Injury Control Research Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Pediatr Crit Care Med 6:537-41. 2005..As most infants with traumatic brain injury survive, high-quality studies with neurodevelopmental measures as the primary outcome are urgently needed to document best practice in this subpopulation... - Longitudinal experiences of children remaining at home after a first-time investigation for suspected maltreatmentKristine A Campbell
Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84158, USA
J Pediatr 161:340-7. 2012..To describe longitudinal change in risk for children remaining at home following a first-time investigation for suspected maltreatment... - Variation in intracranial pressure monitoring and outcomes in pediatric traumatic brain injuryTellen D Bennett
Pediatric Critical Care, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT 84158 1289, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 166:641-7. 2012..To describe between-hospital and patient-level variation in intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring and to evaluate ICP monitoring in association with hospital features and outcome in children with traumatic brain injury (TBI)... - All-terrain vehicle legislation for children: a comparison of a state with and a state without a helmet lawHeather T Keenan
Department of Social Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599 7240, USA
Pediatrics 113:e330-4. 2004..ATV injuries have increased significantly in both children and adults most years since 1997... - Outcome and resource utilization of infants born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome in the Intermountain WestShaji C Menon
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Am J Cardiol 110:720-7. 2012..In conclusion, although hospital-based studies of HLHS have shown significantly improved survival after surgical palliation, population-based studies have shown that HLHS continues to have a high mortality and high resource utilization... - Household, family, and child risk factors after an investigation for suspected child maltreatment: a missed opportunity for preventionKristine A Campbell
Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84158, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 164:943-9. 2010..To determine whether a Child Protection Services investigation for suspected child maltreatment is associated with subsequent improvements in household, caregiver, and child risk factors... - Driver seat belt use indicates decreased risk for child passengers in a motor vehicle crashCody S Olsen
Intermountain Injury Control Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah School of Medicine, PO Box 581289, Salt Lake City, UT 84158 1289, USA
Accid Anal Prev 42:771-7. 2010..We examined the association between driver restraint use and child emergency department (ED) evaluation following a motor vehicle crash (MVC)... - Prediction of child abuse risk from emergency department useElisabeth Guenther
Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, University of Utah Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT 84158, USA
J Pediatr 154:272-7. 2009..To examine whether pre-abuse rates and patterns of emergency department (ED) visits between children with supported child abuse and age-matched control subjects are useful markers for abuse risk... - Can poison control data be used for pharmaceutical poisoning surveillance?Christopher A Naun
The Intermountain Injury Control Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
J Am Med Inform Assoc 18:225-31. 2011..To determine the association between the frequencies of pharmaceutical exposures reported to a poison control center (PCC) and those seen in the emergency department (ED)... - Comparison of severity of illness scores to physician clinical judgment for potential use in pediatric critical care triageJill S Sweney
Primary Children s Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Disaster Med Public Health Prep 6:126-30. 2012.... - Regional variation in ICU care for pediatric patients with asthmaSusan L Bratton
University of Utah School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
J Pediatr 147:355-61. 2005..To determine adherence to guidelines for severe asthma care and evaluate regional variability in practice among pediatric intensive care units (PICU)... - Social factors associated with prolonged hospitalization among diabetic childrenHeather T Keenan
Departments of Pediatrics and Social Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Pediatrics 109:40-4. 2002..To determine social factors associated with increased risk of hospital admission from diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) or diabetic coma as well as risk of prolonged hospital stay... - Epidemiology and prevention of childhood injuriesM Denise Dowd
Department of Pediatrics, Children's Mercy Hospital, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, MO, USA
Crit Care Med 30:S385-92. 2002..Critical care providers can actively engage in both prevention efforts and improved acute care of the severely injured child... - Lower hospital mortality and complications after pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplantationSusan L Bratton
University of Utah School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care Medicine, USA
Crit Care Med 36:923-7. 2008..To assess protective and risk factors for mortality among pediatric patients during initial care after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) and to evaluate changes in hospital mortality... - The population prevalence of children receiving invasive home ventilation in UtahMelissa Gowans
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Utah, USA
Pediatr Pulmonol 42:231-6. 2007..The prevalence of children requiring HMV differed very little between 1996 and 2004. Moreover, the diagnoses for which children received this therapy remained constant... - Judicial outcomes of child abuse homicideHilary A Hewes
Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, 295 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84158, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 165:918-21. 2011..To determine whether convictions and sentencing differ between child abuse homicide cases and adult homicide cases and to identify characteristics of the victim, suspect, or crime that influence conviction and sentencing results... - Pediatric intensive care unit mortality and the oncology patient: has survival really changed?Heather T Keenan
Pediatr Crit Care Med 6:610-1. 2005 - Scoring systems, mortality, and problems to face: pediatric critical care trialsSusan L Bratton
Pediatr Crit Care Med 6:84-5. 2005 - So hypotension is common: but what are the best treatment goals for kids with severe traumatic brain injury?Susan L Bratton
Crit Care Med 33:2711-2. 2005 - Evaluating the epidemiology of inflicted traumatic brain injury in infants of U.S. military familiesMargaret A K Ryan
Department of Defense Center for Deployment Health Research, Naval Health Research Center, San Diego, California 92106, USA
Am J Prev Med 34:S143-7. 2008..Data available regarding military families in the U.S. may complement other national surveillance efforts...
Research Grants
- Outcomes of Traumatic Brain InjuryHeather Keenan; Fiscal Year: 2007..In addition to publications, data from this mentored research will be used to develop additional, independent research awards. ..
- Perceptions of Social Risk in Medical Child Abuse EvaluationHeather T Keenan; Fiscal Year: 2010..This project will address whether physician bias influences the evaluation or diagnosis of physical child abuse. ..