Michael W Kuzniewicz

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Affiliation: University of California
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Variation in ICU risk-adjusted mortality: impact of methods of assessment and potential confounders
    Michael W Kuzniewicz
    Institute for Health Policy Studies, Neonatology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143 0748, USA
    Chest 133:1319-27. 2008
  2. ncbi Interaction of hemolysis and hyperbilirubinemia on neurodevelopmental outcomes in the collaborative perinatal project
    Michael Kuzniewicz
    University of California, 533 Parnassus Ave, UC Hall U585 F, Box 0748, San Francisco, CA 94143 0748, USA
    Pediatrics 123:1045-50. 2009
  3. ncbi Impact of universal bilirubin screening on severe hyperbilirubinemia and phototherapy use
    Michael W Kuzniewicz
    Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143 0748, USA
    Pediatrics 124:1031-9. 2009
  4. ncbi Numbers needed to treat with phototherapy according to American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines
    Thomas B Newman
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, UCSF Box 0560, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
    Pediatrics 123:1352-9. 2009
  5. ncbi Relationship between discharge practices and intensive care unit in-hospital mortality performance: evidence of a discharge bias
    Eduard E Vasilevskis
    Philip R Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies and Division of General Internal Medicine, University of California San Francisco, CA, USA
    Med Care 47:803-12. 2009
  6. ncbi Predictors of early postdischarge mortality in critically ill patients: a retrospective cohort study from the California Intensive Care Outcomes project
    Eduard E Vasilevskis
    Philip R Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
    J Crit Care 26:65-75. 2011
  7. ncbi Total serum bilirubin exceeding exchange transfusion thresholds in the setting of universal screening
    Valerie J Flaherman
    Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
    J Pediatr 160:796-800.e1. 2012
  8. ncbi Risk factors for severe hyperbilirubinemia among infants with borderline bilirubin levels: a nested case-control study
    Michael W Kuzniewicz
    Division of Neonatology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
    J Pediatr 153:234-40. 2008
  9. ncbi Black race is not protective against hazardous bilirubin levels
    Andrea C Wickremasinghe
    Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, CA Electronic address
    J Pediatr 162:1068-9. 2013

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Publications9

  1. ncbi Variation in ICU risk-adjusted mortality: impact of methods of assessment and potential confounders
    Michael W Kuzniewicz
    Institute for Health Policy Studies, Neonatology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143 0748, USA
    Chest 133:1319-27. 2008
    ..In this study, we determine whether a substantial variation in ICU mortality performance still exists in modern ICUs, and compare the predictive accuracy, reliability, and data burden of existing ICU risk-adjustment models...
  2. ncbi Interaction of hemolysis and hyperbilirubinemia on neurodevelopmental outcomes in the collaborative perinatal project
    Michael Kuzniewicz
    University of California, 533 Parnassus Ave, UC Hall U585 F, Box 0748, San Francisco, CA 94143 0748, USA
    Pediatrics 123:1045-50. 2009
    ..Our objective was to reanalyze data from the Collaborative Perinatal Project to investigate whether bilirubin is more neurotoxic in newborns with a positive direct antiglobulin test...
  3. ncbi Impact of universal bilirubin screening on severe hyperbilirubinemia and phototherapy use
    Michael W Kuzniewicz
    Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143 0748, USA
    Pediatrics 124:1031-9. 2009
    ..The goal was to assess the impact of universal bilirubin screening on severe hyperbilirubinemia and phototherapy use...
  4. ncbi Numbers needed to treat with phototherapy according to American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines
    Thomas B Newman
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, UCSF Box 0560, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
    Pediatrics 123:1352-9. 2009
    ..Our aims were to estimate the efficacy of hospital phototherapy for neonatal jaundice and the number needed to treat to prevent one infant from reaching the exchange transfusion level...
  5. ncbi Relationship between discharge practices and intensive care unit in-hospital mortality performance: evidence of a discharge bias
    Eduard E Vasilevskis
    Philip R Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies and Division of General Internal Medicine, University of California San Francisco, CA, USA
    Med Care 47:803-12. 2009
    ..This measure does not account for deaths occurring after transfer to another hospital or soon after discharge and therefore, may be biased...
  6. ncbi Predictors of early postdischarge mortality in critically ill patients: a retrospective cohort study from the California Intensive Care Outcomes project
    Eduard E Vasilevskis
    Philip R Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
    J Crit Care 26:65-75. 2011
    ..However, early postdischarge mortality contributes significantly to overall 30-day mortality. Factors associated with early postdischarge mortality are unknown...
  7. ncbi Total serum bilirubin exceeding exchange transfusion thresholds in the setting of universal screening
    Valerie J Flaherman
    Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
    J Pediatr 160:796-800.e1. 2012
    ..To describe the incidence and predictors of total serum bilirubin (TSB) levels that meet or exceed American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) exchange transfusion (ET) thresholds in the setting of universal screening...
  8. ncbi Risk factors for severe hyperbilirubinemia among infants with borderline bilirubin levels: a nested case-control study
    Michael W Kuzniewicz
    Division of Neonatology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
    J Pediatr 153:234-40. 2008
    ..To estimate the effect of phototherapy and other predictors on the risk of total serum bilirubin (TSB) >or= 25 mg/dL in infants with a TSB of 17 to 22.9 mg/dL at age >or= 48 hours...
  9. ncbi Black race is not protective against hazardous bilirubin levels
    Andrea C Wickremasinghe
    Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, CA Electronic address
    J Pediatr 162:1068-9. 2013
    ..We found that although black infants have a lower risk of developing total serum bilirubin levels ≥20 mg/dL than white infants, they appear at greater risk of developing levels ≥30 mg/dL...