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Janet M. Shapiro
Researcher at Columbia University
Publications - 10
Citations - 183
Janet M. Shapiro is an academic researcher from Columbia University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Intensive care unit & Clinical death. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 10 publications receiving 162 citations. Previous affiliations of Janet M. Shapiro include Mount Sinai St. Luke's and Mount Sinai Roosevelt.
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Simulation-Based Training for Nurses in Sterile Techniques During Central Vein Catheterization
Louis N. Gerolemou,Amelita Fidellaga,Keith Rose,Scott E. Cooper,Majella Venturanza,Adnan Aqeel,Qifa Han,James Jones,Janet M. Shapiro,Hassan Khouli +9 more
TL;DR: Simulation-based training of critical care nurses in sterile technique is an important component in the strategy to reduce the occurrence of catheter-related bloodstream infections and promote patient safety.
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Utilization of CT Pulmonary Angiography in Suspected Pulmonary Embolism in a Major Urban Emergency Department.
TL;DR: Is CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA) overutilized in suspected pulmonary embolism (PE), and can CTPA be used to evaluate right ventricular dilatation (RVD)?
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Efficacy of deep venous thrombosis prophylaxis in the medical intensive care unit.
Hassan Khouli,Janet M. Shapiro,Vinh Philip Pham,Asghar Arfaei,Olanrewaju Esan,Raymonde Jean,Peter Homel +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, a prospective cohort study of 141 consecutive adult patients anticipated to remain in the medical intensive care unit for >48 hours was conducted, and the incidence of deep venous thrombosis was found to be 7.9% per person year (95% confidence interval, 4.8-12.8).
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Management of Respiratory Failure in Status Asthmaticus
TL;DR: In the management of patients with status asthmaticus, the challenge to the pulmonary/critical care clinician is to provide optimal pharmacological and ventilatory support and avoid the adverse consequences of dynamic hyperinflation.
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Myopathy in Status Asthmaticus: Relation to Neuromuscular Blockade and Corticosteroid Administration
TL;DR: Patients in whom myopathy developed required mechanical ventilation for longer periods than patients intubated for status asthmaticus without myopathy, and 33 of the 35 patients received neuromuscular blocking agents.