T B Newman

Summary

Affiliation: University of California
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Effects and costs of requiring child-restraint systems for young children traveling on commercial airplanes
    Thomas B Newman
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, 94143, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 157:969-74. 2003
  2. ncbi Frequency of neonatal bilirubin testing and hyperbilirubinemia in a large health maintenance organization
    T B Newman
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143, USA
    Pediatrics 104:1198-203. 1999
  3. ncbi Less aggressive treatment of neonatal jaundice and reports of kernicterus: lessons about practice guidelines
    T B Newman
    Department of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, USA
    Pediatrics 105:242-5. 2000
  4. ncbi Prediction and prevention of extreme neonatal hyperbilirubinemia in a mature health maintenance organization
    T B Newman
    Department of Epidemiology, UCSF Box 0560, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 154:1140-7. 2000
  5. ncbi Combining clinical risk factors with serum bilirubin levels to predict hyperbilirubinemia in newborns
    Thomas B Newman
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 159:113-9. 2005
  6. ncbi The power of stories over statistics
    Thomas B Newman
    University of California, San Francisco, UCSF Box 0560, San Francisco, CA 94143-0560, USA
    BMJ 327:1424-7. 2003
  7. ncbi Infants with bilirubin levels of 30 mg/dL or more in a large managed care organization
    Thomas B Newman
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco 94143, USA
    Pediatrics 111:1303-11. 2003
  8. ncbi Outcomes among newborns with total serum bilirubin levels of 25 mg per deciliter or more
    Thomas B Newman
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
    N Engl J Med 354:1889-900. 2006
  9. 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
  10. ncbi Nontransplant surgical interventions in progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis
    Adam Rahn Davis
    Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
    J Pediatr Surg 44:821-7. 2009

Detail Information

Publications50

  1. ncbi Effects and costs of requiring child-restraint systems for young children traveling on commercial airplanes
    Thomas B Newman
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, 94143, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 157:969-74. 2003
    ..The US Federal Aviation Administration is planning a new regulation requiring children younger than 2 years to ride in approved child-restraint seats on airplanes...
  2. ncbi Frequency of neonatal bilirubin testing and hyperbilirubinemia in a large health maintenance organization
    T B Newman
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143, USA
    Pediatrics 104:1198-203. 1999
    ..To determine the frequency and interhospital variation of bilirubin testing and identified hyperbilirubinemia in a large health maintenance organization...
  3. ncbi Less aggressive treatment of neonatal jaundice and reports of kernicterus: lessons about practice guidelines
    T B Newman
    Department of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, USA
    Pediatrics 105:242-5. 2000
    ..In the short run a period of readjustment may be required, however, as clinicians become accustomed to guidelines written to be followed, rather than bent...
  4. ncbi Prediction and prevention of extreme neonatal hyperbilirubinemia in a mature health maintenance organization
    T B Newman
    Department of Epidemiology, UCSF Box 0560, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 154:1140-7. 2000
    ..To investigate biological and health services predictors of extreme neonatal hyperbilirubinemia in a health maintenance organization...
  5. ncbi Combining clinical risk factors with serum bilirubin levels to predict hyperbilirubinemia in newborns
    Thomas B Newman
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 159:113-9. 2005
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  6. ncbi The power of stories over statistics
    Thomas B Newman
    University of California, San Francisco, UCSF Box 0560, San Francisco, CA 94143-0560, USA
    BMJ 327:1424-7. 2003
  7. ncbi Infants with bilirubin levels of 30 mg/dL or more in a large managed care organization
    Thomas B Newman
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco 94143, USA
    Pediatrics 111:1303-11. 2003
    ..To describe the incidence, etiology, treatment, and outcome of newborns with total serum bilirubin (TSB) levels >or=30 mg/dL (513 micro mol/L)...
  8. ncbi Outcomes among newborns with total serum bilirubin levels of 25 mg per deciliter or more
    Thomas B Newman
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
    N Engl J Med 354:1889-900. 2006
    ..CONCLUSIONS: When treated with phototherapy or exchange transfusion, total serum bilirubin levels in the range included in this study were not associated with adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes in infants born at or near term...
  9. 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...
  10. ncbi Nontransplant surgical interventions in progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis
    Adam Rahn Davis
    Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
    J Pediatr Surg 44:821-7. 2009
    ..In the last 20 years, the use of nontransplant surgery to treat PFIC has become the standard of care. There are various surgical techniques that have been performed. There are no reviews evaluating the outcome of these operations...
  11. ncbi First-day newborn weight loss predicts in-hospital weight nadir for breastfeeding infants
    Valerie J Flaherman
    Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, 94143 0503, USA
    Breastfeed Med 5:165-8. 2010
    ..The objective of the present study was to evaluate the relationship between weight loss at <24 hours and subsequent in-hospital weight loss > or =10%...
  12. 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...
  13. ncbi Prevalence and characteristics of type 2 diabetes mellitus in 9-18 year-old children with diabetic ketoacidosis
    Anil Sapru
    Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
    J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 18:865-72. 2005
    ..To estimate the prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) in 9-18 year-old children with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and to describe the presenting biochemical characteristics and response to standardized DKA treatment...
  14. ncbi After-school program to reduce obesity in minority children: a pilot study
    Kristine A Madsen
    University of California, Department of Pediatrics, San Francisco, CA 94118, USA
    J Child Health Care 13:333-46. 2009
    ..These findings suggest community-based programs could effectively address obesity. A randomized trial of the SCORES program is warranted to rigorously examine this type of after-school program's impact on child health...
  15. ncbi Cerebral palsy in a term population: risk factors and neuroimaging findings
    Yvonne W Wu
    Department of Neurology, University of California, 350 Parnassus Ave, Suite 609, San Francisco, California 94143 0137, USA
    Pediatrics 118:690-7. 2006
    ..The purpose of this work was to study risk factors and neuroimaging characteristics of cerebral palsy in term and near-term infants...
  16. ncbi Feasibility of a dance videogame to promote weight loss among overweight children and adolescents
    Kristine A Madsen
    Department of Pediatrics, University of California-San Francisco, 3333 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94118, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 161:105-7. 2007
  17. ncbi Interpreting complete blood counts soon after birth in newborns at risk for sepsis
    Thomas B Newman
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, Box 0560, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
    Pediatrics 126:903-9. 2010
    ..A complete blood count (CBC) with white blood cell differential is commonly ordered to evaluate newborns at risk for sepsis...
  18. ncbi Taking a stand against nuclear proliferation: the pediatrician's role
    Thomas B Newman
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, Box 0560, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
    Pediatrics 121:e1430-3. 2008
    ..For the children of the world, our goal must be a nuclear weapons convention (similar to the chemical and biological weapons conventions) that would prohibit these weapons globally...
  19. 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...
  20. 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...
  21. ncbi Perinatal stroke in children with motor impairment: a population-based study
    Yvonne W Wu
    Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco 94143 0136, USA
    Pediatrics 114:612-9. 2004
    ..Most previous studies lack an appropriate control group and include only infants with symptoms in the newborn period. We set out to determine prenatal and perinatal risk factors for PAS...
  22. ncbi Urine testing and urinary tract infections in febrile infants seen in office settings: the Pediatric Research in Office Settings' Febrile Infant Study
    Thomas B Newman
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, Campus Box 0560, San Francisco, CA 94143 0560, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 156:44-54. 2002
    ..To determine the predictors and results of urine testing of young febrile infants seen in office settings...
  23. ncbi Chorioamnionitis and cerebral palsy in term and near-term infants
    Yvonne W Wu
    Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco 94143, USA
    JAMA 290:2677-84. 2003
    ..Half of all cases of cerebral palsy (CP) occur in term infants, for whom risk factors have not been clearly defined. Recent studies suggest a possible role of chorioamnionitis...
  24. ncbi Jaundice noted in the first 24 hours after birth in a managed care organization
    Thomas B Newman
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, The University of California, San Francisco, Campus Box 0560, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 156:1244-50. 2002
    ..To investigate the significance of jaundice noted in the first 24 hours after birth in a community setting...
  25. ncbi Impact of pulse oximetry and oxygen therapy on length of stay in bronchiolitis hospitalizations
    Alan R Schroeder
    Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Francisco, 94143 0503, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 158:527-30. 2004
    ..However, there is little consensus on an acceptable lower limit of oxygenation. No previous studies have examined how the use of pulse oximetry and supplemental oxygen therapy affects length of stay...
  26. ncbi Management and outcomes of care of fever in early infancy
    Robert H Pantell
    Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco 94143 0503, USA
    JAMA 291:1203-12. 2004
    ..To date, the practice patterns of office-based pediatricians in treating febrile infants and the clinical outcomes resulting from their care have not been systematically studied...
  27. ncbi Predicting significant hyperbilirubinaemia using birth weight
    V J Flaherman
    Division of General Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
    Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 93:F307-9. 2008
    ..A recent study proposed a risk factor scoring system for prediction of hyperbilirubinaemia that assigned increased risk to infants of higher birth weight...
  28. ncbi Choice of urine collection methods for the diagnosis of urinary tract infection in young, febrile infants
    Alan R Schroeder
    Departments of Pediatrics and Epidemiology, University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 159:915-22. 2005
    ..Although both urine cultures and urinalyses are more accurate in catheterized specimens, the magnitude of difference is small but should be factored into clinical decision making...
  29. ncbi Use of commercial record linkage software and vital statistics to identify patient deaths
    T B Newman
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco 94143, USA
    J Am Med Inform Assoc 4:233-7. 1997
    ..Hospital data can be accurately linked with state and national vital statistics using commercial record linkage software...
  30. ncbi Neonatal jaundice and urinary tract infections
    M J Maisels
    Pediatrics 112:1213-4; author reply 1213-4. 2003
  31. ncbi Five-year neurodevelopmental outcome of neonatal dehydration
    Gabriel J Escobar
    Division of Research, Perinatal Research Unit, Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, Oakland, CA 94612, USA
    J Pediatr 151:127-33, 133.e1. 2007
    ..To determine the long-term outcome of neonatal dehydration...
  32. ncbi Phototherapy use in jaundiced newborns in a large managed care organization: do clinicians adhere to the guideline?
    Lee R Atkinson
    Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, California 94304, USA
    Pediatrics 111:e555-61. 2003
    ..The purpose of this study was to examine adherence to the guideline in a large managed care organization...
  33. ncbi Effect of predischarge bilirubin screening on subsequent hyperbilirubinemia
    M Jeffrey Maisels
    Pediatrics 118:1796; author reply 1976-7. 2006
  34. ncbi Surveillance of severe neonatal hyperbilirubinemia: a view from south of the border
    M Jeffrey Maisels
    Department of Pediatrics, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Mich 48073, USA
    CMAJ 175:599. 2006
  35. ncbi Pulse oximetry in bronchiolitis patients
    Alan R Schroeder
    Pediatrics 112:1463. 2003
  36. ncbi Hyperbilirubinemia benchmarking
    Thomas B Newman
    Pediatrics 114:323. 2004
  37. ncbi How to avoid kernicterus
    Thomas B Newman
    J Pediatr 142:212-3; author reply 214-5. 2003
  38. ncbi 33 272 infants, 7-year follow-up: total serum bilirubin, transfusions reexamined
    Thomas B Newman
    Pediatrics 110:1032. 2002
  39. ncbi Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia and risk of autism spectrum disorders
    Lisa A Croen
    Kaiser Permanente, Division of Research, 2000 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94612, USA
    Pediatrics 115:e135-8. 2005
    ..To investigate the association between neonatal hyperbilirubinemia and autism spectrum disorders (ASD)...
  40. ncbi Rehospitalization for neonatal dehydration: a nested case-control study
    Gabriel J Escobar
    Division of Research, Perinatal Research Unit, Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, Oakland, CA 94611, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 156:155-61. 2002
    ..To determine the incidence of neonatal dehydration leading to rehospitalization, whether clinical and health services data could predict its occurrence, and the outcome of dehydrated infants...
  41. ncbi Kernicterus: epidemiological strategies for its prevention through systems-based approaches
    Vinod K Bhutani
    Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA
    J Perinatol 24:650-62. 2004
    ..At a recent NIHCD-sponsored conference, key questions were raised about kernicterus and the need for additional strategies for its prevention. These questions and an approach to their answers form the basis of this report...
  42. ncbi Magnetic resonance imaging and kernicterus
    Thomas B Newman
    Pediatrics 109:555. 2002
  43. ncbi Evidence insufficient to recommend melanoma surveillance following phototherapy for jaundice
    Thomas B Newman
    Arch Dermatol 143:1216; author reply 1216-7. 2007
  44. ncbi Much pain, little gain from voiding cystourethrograms after urinary tract infection
    Thomas B Newman
    Pediatrics 118:2251; author reply 2251-2. 2006
  45. ncbi Conventional vs. atypical antipsychotic medications
    Sei J Lee
    N Engl J Med 354:972-4; author reply 972-4. 2006
  46. ncbi Evidence does not support American Academy of Pediatrics recommendation for routine imaging after a first urinary tract infection
    Thomas B Newman
    Pediatrics 116:1613-4. 2005
  47. ncbi Tips for learners of evidence-based medicine: 5. The effect of spectrum of disease on the performance of diagnostic tests
    Victor M Montori
    Knowledge and Encounter Research Unit, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minn, USA
    CMAJ 173:385-90. 2005
  48. ncbi If it's not worth doing, it's not worth doing well
    Thomas B Newman
    Pediatrics 115:196; author reply 196-7. 2005
  49. ncbi Richardson score predicts short-term adverse respiratory outcomes in newborns >/=34 weeks gestation
    Gabriel J Escobar
    Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, Division of Research, Perinatal Research Unit, Oakland, California, USA
    J Pediatr 145:754-60. 2004
    ..To develop a model to predict which newborns >/=34 weeks gestation with respiratory distress will die or will require prolonged (>3 days) assisted ventilation...
  50. ncbi Kernicterus, the Daubert decision, and evidence-based medicine
    M Jeffrey Maisels
    Pediatrics 119:1038; author reply 1038-9. 2007