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Michael J. Somers
Researcher at Boston Children's Hospital
Publications - 234
Citations - 9696
Michael J. Somers is an academic researcher from Boston Children's Hospital. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Panthera. The author has an hindex of 44, co-authored 217 publications receiving 8083 citations. Previous affiliations of Michael J. Somers include Walter Sisulu University & Stellenbosch University.
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Exposure to an Aeroallergen as a Possible Precipitating Factor in Respiratory Arrest in Young Patients with Asthma
Mark T. O'Hollaren,John W. Yunginger,Kenneth P. Offord,Michael J. Somers,Edward J. O'Connell,David J. Ballard,Martin I. Sachs +6 more
TL;DR: Exposure to the aeroallergen A. alternata is a risk factor for respiratory arrest in children and young adults with asthma and is found to be associated with an increase of approximately 200-fold in the risk of respiratory arrest.
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Fluid Overload and Mortality in Children Receiving Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy: The Prospective Pediatric Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy Registry
Scott M. Sutherland,Michael Zappitelli,Steven R. Alexander,Annabelle N. Chua,Patrick D. Brophy,Timothy E. Bunchman,Richard Hackbarth,Michael J. Somers,Michelle A. Baum,Jordan M. Symons,Francisco X. Flores,Mark R. Benfield,David J. Askenazi,Deepa H. Chand,James D. Fortenberry,John D. Mahan,Kevin D. McBryde,Douglas L. Blowey,Stuart L. Goldstein +18 more
TL;DR: Critically ill children who develop greater fluid overload before initiation ofCRRT experience higher mortality than those with less fluid overload, and further goal-directed research is required to accurately define optimal fluid overload thresholds for initiation of CRRT.
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A Single-Gene Cause in 29.5% of Cases of Steroid-Resistant Nephrotic Syndrome
Carolin E. Sadowski,Svjetlana Lovric,Shazia Ashraf,Werner L. Pabst,Heon Yung Gee,Stefan Kohl,Susanne Engelmann,Virginia Vega-Warner,Humphrey Fang,Jan Halbritter,Michael J. Somers,Weizhen Tan,Shirlee Shril,Inés Fessi,Richard P. Lifton,Detlef Bockenhauer,Sherif M. El-Desoky,Jameela A. Kari,Martin Zenker,Markus J. Kemper,Dominik N Mueller,Hanan M. Fathy,Neveen A. Soliman,Friedhelm Hildebrandt,Friedhelm Hildebrandt +24 more
TL;DR: The study results should facilitate molecular genetic diagnostics of SRNS, etiologic classification for therapeutic studies, generation of genotype-phenotype correlations, and the identification of individuals in whom a targeted treatment for SRNS may be available.
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Pediatric patients with multi-organ dysfunction syndrome receiving continuous renal replacement therapy
Stuart L. Goldstein,Michael J. Somers,Michelle A. Baum,Jordan M. Symons,Patrick D. Brophy,Douglas L. Blowey,Timothy E. Bunchman,Cheryl Baker,Theresa Mottes,Nancy McAfee,Joni Barnett,Gloria Morrison,Kristine Rogers,James D. Fortenberry +13 more
TL;DR: An increased emphasis should be placed on early initiation of CRRT and inotropic agent use over fluid administration to maintain acceptable blood pressure after initial resuscitative efforts, it is suggested.
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KDOQI US Commentary on the 2012 KDIGO Clinical Practice Guideline for Glomerulonephritis
Laurence H. Beck,Andrew S. Bomback,Michael J. Choi,Lawrence B. Holzman,Carol A. Langford,Laura H. Mariani,Michael J. Somers,Howard Trachtman,Meryl Waldman +8 more
TL;DR: This commentary, developed by a panel of clinical experts convened by the National Kidney Foundation, attempts to put the KDIGO guideline for glomerulonephritis into the context of the US health care system and supports the vast majority of the recommendations.