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Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Department of Pediatrics

Emergency Medicine Publications

Below are recent publications by faculty members in the Division of Emergency Medicine in the Department of Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
  1. Ramgopal S, Belanger T, Lorenz D, Lipsett SC, Neuman MI, Liebovitz D, Florin TA  Preferences for Management of Pediatric Pneumonia: A Clinician Survey of Artificially Generated Patient Cases.  Pediatr Emerg Care  2025 Jan 01;41(1):41-49. doi:10.1097/PEC.0000000000003231
  2. Ramgopal S, Rosenman M, Zhang L, Cotter J, Sartori LF, Lipshaw MJ, Banks AR, Schroeder AR, Lales G, Alexander K  et al.  Alternative antibiotic selections during the 2022 amoxicillin shortage in the US.  J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc  2024 Dec 12;. pii:piae122
  3. Geanacopoulos AT, Rudloff JR, Ramgopal S, Neuman MI, Monuteaux MC, Lipsett SC, Florin TA  Testing and Treatment Thresholds for Pediatric Pneumonia in the Emergency Department.  Hosp Pediatr  2024 Dec 01;14(12):992-1000. doi:10.1542/hpeds.2024-007848
  4. Berger RP, Pierce MC  Does Routine Screening for Child Abuse Decrease Subsequent Abuse? One Big Step Forward, Two Small Steps Back.  Ann Emerg Med  2024 Dec;84(6):639-641. doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2024.07.001
  5. Ramgopal S, Lorenz D, Neveu M, Krauss J, Papan C, Tenenbaum T, Esposito S, Florin TA  The Association of the MeMed BV Test With Radiographic Pneumonia in Children.  Hosp Pediatr  2024 Nov 01;14(11):881-889. doi:10.1542/hpeds.2024-007880
  6. Shapiro DJ, Hall M, Neuman MI, Hersh AL, Cotter JM, Cogen JD, Brogan TV, Ambroggio L, Blaschke AJ, Lipsett SC  et al.  Outpatient Antibiotic Use and Treatment Failure Among Children With Pneumonia.  JAMA Netw Open  2024 Oct 01;7(10):e2441821. pii:e2441821
  7. Ramgopal S, Neveu M, Lorenz D, Benedetti J, Lavey J, Florin TA  External Validation of Two Clinical Prediction Models for Pediatric Pneumonia.  Acad Pediatr  2024 Aug 17;25(1):102564. doi:10.1016/j.acap.2024.08.009
  8. Hoffmann JA, Carter CP, Olsen CS, Ashby D, Bouvay KL, Duffy SJ, Chamberlain JM, Chaudhary SS, Glomb NW, Grupp-Phelan J  et al.  Pediatric mental health emergency department visits from 2017 to 2022: A multicenter study.  Acad Emerg Med  2024 Aug;31(8):739-754. doi:10.1111/acem.14910
  9. Florin TA, Lorenz D, Ramgopal S, Burns R, Rainwater D, Benedetti J, Ruddy RM, Gerber JS, Kuppermann N  Feasibility and reliability of telemedicine examinations for respiratory distress in children: A pilot study.  J Telemed Telecare  2024 Aug;30(7):1149-1154. doi:10.1177/1357633X221125833
  10. VanBuren JM, Banks RK, Kuppermann N, Gerber JS, Ruddy RM, Casper TC, Florin TA,   Evaluating the Desirability of Outcome Ranking (DOOR) and Response Adjusted for Duration of Antibiotic Risk (RADAR) for Clinical Trials of Antibiotics in Pediatric Pneumonia.  Am J Epidemiol  2024 Jul 24;. pii:kwae237
  11. Raut A, Pierce MC  Cranial Imaging in the Youngest Infants: Worth the Risk.  Pediatrics  2024 Jun 01;153(6). pii:e2023065511
  12. Ramgopal S, Cotter JM, Navanandan N, Ambroggio L, Michelson KA, Florin TA  Radiographic uncertainty and outcomes of children with lower respiratory tract infections.  Pediatr Pulmonol  2024 Jun;59(6):1798-1802. doi:10.1002/ppul.26943
  13. Field MR, Ambroggio L, Lorenz D, Shah SS, Ruddy RM, Florin TA  Time to Clinical Stability in Children With Community-Acquired Pneumonia.  Pediatrics  2024 May 01;153(5). pii:e2023063480
  14. Hoffmann JA, Corboy JB, Liu L, Cieslak K, Pergjika A, Patel TR, Bardach NS, Alpern ER  Use of Electronic Health Record-Based Measures to Assess Quality of Care for Pediatric Agitation.  Hosp Pediatr  2024 May 01;14(5):319-327. doi:10.1542/hpeds.2023-007532
  15. Florin TA, Freedman SB, Xie J, Funk AL, Tancredi DJ, Kim K, Neuman MI, Yock-Corrales A, Bergmann KR, Breslin KA  et al.  Features Associated With Radiographic Pneumonia in Children with SARS-CoV-2.  J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc  2024 Apr 24;13(4):257-259. doi:10.1093/jpids/piae015
  16. Szymczak JE, Hayes AA, Labellarte P, Zighelboim J, Toor A, Becker AB, Gerber JS, Kuppermann N, Florin TA  Parent and Clinician Views on Not Using Antibiotics for Mild Community-Acquired Pneumonia.  Pediatrics  2024 Jan 01;153(2). pii:e2023063782
  17. Florin TA, Ramilo O, Banks RK, Schnadower D, Quayle KS, Powell EC, Pickett ML, Nigrovic LE, Mistry R, Leetch AN  et al.  Radiographic pneumonia in young febrile infants presenting to the emergency department: secondary analysis of a prospective cohort study.  Emerg Med J  2023 Dec 22;41(1):13-19. doi:10.1136/emermed-2023-213089
  18. Rees CA, Kuppermann N, Florin TA  Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Children.  Pediatr Emerg Care  2023 Dec 01;39(12):968-976. doi:10.1097/PEC.0000000000003070
  19. Hoffmann JA, Carter CP, Olsen CS, Chaudhari PP, Chaudhary S, Duffy S, Glomb N, Goyal MK, Grupp-Phelan J, Haasz M  et al.  Pediatric Firearm Injury Emergency Department Visits From 2017 to 2022: A Multicenter Study.  Pediatrics  2023 Dec 01;152(6). pii:e2023063129
  20. Sheehan K, Bartell TR, Doobay-Persaud AA, Adler MD, Mangold KA  Where in the world: Mapping medical student learning using the Social and Structural Determinants of Health Curriculum Assessment Tool (SSDH CAT).  Med Educ Online  2023 Dec;28(1):2178979. pii:2178979
  21. Trainor JL, Glaser NS, Tzimenatos L, Stoner MJ, Brown KM, McManemy JK, Schunk JE, Quayle KS, Nigrovic LE, Rewers A  et al.  Clinical and Laboratory Predictors of Dehydration Severity in Children With Diabetic Ketoacidosis.  Ann Emerg Med  2023 Aug;82(2):167-178. doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2023.01.001
  22. Hoffmann JA, Pergjika A, Liu L, Janssen AC, Walkup JT, Johnson JK, Alpern ER, Corboy JB  Standardizing and Improving Care for Pediatric Agitation Management in the Emergency Department.  Pediatrics  2023 Jul 01;152(1). pii:e2022059586
  23. Ramgopal S, Cotter JM, Navanandan N, Shah SS, Ruddy RM, Ambroggio L, Florin TA  Viral Detection Is Associated With Severe Disease in Children With Suspected Community-Acquired Pneumonia.  Pediatr Emerg Care  2023 Jul 01;39(7):465-469. doi:10.1097/PEC.0000000000002982
  24. Everson TM, Kaczor K, Makoroff K, Meyers G, Rosado N, Charleston E, Bertocci G, Young A, Flores J, Lehnig K  et al.  Epigenetic differences in stress response gene FKBP5 among children with abusive vs accidental injuries.  Pediatr Res  2023 Jul;94(1):193-199. doi:10.1038/s41390-022-02441-w
  25. Mangold KA, Williams AL, Ngongo W, Liveris M, Caruso Brown AE, Adler MD, Campbell M  Expert Consensus Guidelines for Assessing Students on the Social Determinants of Health.  Teach Learn Med  2023;35(3):256-264. doi:10.1080/10401334.2022.2045490
  26. Navanandan N, Thompson T, Pyle L, Florin TA  Defining Treatment Response for Clinical Trials of Pediatric Acute Asthma.  J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract  2023 May;11(5):1450-1458.e1. doi:10.1016/j.jaip.2022.12.033
  27. Ramgopal S, Ambroggio L, Lorenz D, Shah SS, Ruddy RM, Florin TA  Incorporation of biomarkers into a prediction model for paediatric radiographic pneumonia.  ERJ Open Res  2023 Mar;9(2). pii:00339-2022
  28. Ramgopal S, Cotter JM, Navanandan N, Ambroggio L, Florin TA  Disease severity of community-acquired pneumonia among children with medical complexity.  Pediatr Pulmonol  2023 Mar;58(3):967-970. doi:10.1002/ppul.26269
  29. Florin TA, Melnikow J, Gosdin M, Ciuffetelli R, Benedetti J, Ballard D, Gausche-Hill M, Kronman MP, Martin LA, Mistry RD  et al.  Developing Consensus on Clinical Outcomes for Children with Mild Pneumonia: A Delphi Study.  J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc  2023 Feb 27;12(2):83-88. doi:10.1093/jpids/piac123
  30. Hoffmann JA, Attridge MM, Carroll MS, Simon NE, Beck AF, Alpern ER  Association of Youth Suicides and County-Level Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas in the US.  JAMA Pediatr  2023 Jan 01;177(1):71-80. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.4419
  31. Ramgopal S, Sanchez-Pinto LN, Horvat CM, Carroll MS, Luo Y, Florin TA  Artificial intelligence-based clinical decision support in pediatrics.  Pediatr Res  2023 Jan;93(2):334-341. doi:10.1038/s41390-022-02226-1

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