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Wedoff M, Brinton DL, Maldonado L, Andrews AL, Simpson AN, Basco WT Jr. Persistent Opioid Use Following Pediatric Nonfatal Firearm Injury. Acad Pediatr. 2024 Jul;24(5):783-790. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2024.02.005. Epub 2024 Mar 2. PubMed PMID: 38437979.
McCauley JL, Ward RC, Taber DJ, Basco WT, Gebregziabher M, Reitman C, Moran WP, Cina RA, Lockett MA, Ball SJ. Surgical prescription opioid trajectories among state Medicaid enrollees. J Opioid Manag. 2023 Nov-Dec;19(6):465-488. doi: 10.5055/jom.0832. PubMed PMID: 38189189.
Sivaraj LB, Truong K, Basco WT Jr. Racial/Ethnic Patterns in Opioid Dispensing among Medicaid-Funded Young Children. Healthcare (Basel). 2023 Jul 1;11(13). doi: 10.3390/healthcare11131910. PubMed PMID: 37444744; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10341251.
Desai AD, Tolpadi A, Parast L, Esporas M, Britto MT, Gidengil C, Wilson K, Bardach NS, Basco WT, Brittan MS, Johnson DP, Wood KE, Yung S, Dawley E, Fiore D, Gregoire L, Hodo LN, Leggett B, Piazza K, Sartori LF, Weber DE, Mangione-Smith R. Improving the Quality of Written Discharge Instructions: A Multisite Collaborative Project. Pediatrics. 2023 May 1;151(5). doi: 10.1542/peds.2022-059452. PubMed PMID: 37078242; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC12166476.
Basco WT Jr, Bundy DG, Garner SS, Ebeling M, Simpson KN. Annual Prevalence of Opioid Receipt by South Carolina Medicaid-Enrolled Children and Adolescents: 2000-2020. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Apr 28;20(9). doi: 10.3390/ijerph20095681. PubMed PMID: 37174201; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10178489.
Sivaraj LBM, Basco WT Jr, Heavner SF, Lopes SS, Rolke LJ, Shi L, Truong K. Outpatient Opioid Dispensing Patterns for SC Medicaid Children 1-36 Months Old. Matern Child Health J. 2023 Jun;27(6):1043-1050. doi: 10.1007/s10995-023-03621-8. Epub 2023 Mar 20. PubMed PMID: 36939951.
Leyenaar JK, Tolpadi A, Parast L, Esporas M, Britto MT, Gidengil C, Wilson KM, Bardach NS, Basco WT, Brittan MS, Williams DJ, Wood KE, Yung S, Dawley E, Elliott A, Manges KA, Plemmons G, Rice T, Wiener B, Mangione-Smith R. Collaborative to Increase Lethal Means Counseling for Caregivers of Youth With Suicidality. Pediatrics. 2022 Dec 1;150(6). doi: 10.1542/peds.2021-055271. PubMed PMID: 36321386; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10578326.
Reitman CA, Ward R, Taber DJ, Moran WP, McCauley J, Basco WT Jr, Gebregziabher M, Lockett M, Ball SJ. Opioid Use Patterns in a Statewide Adult Medicaid Population Undergoing Elective Lumbar Spine Surgery. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2023 Feb 1;48(3):203-212. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000004503. Epub 2022 Oct 4. PubMed PMID: 36206371; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9825641.
Lockett MA, Ward RC, McCauley JL, Taber DJ, Gebregziabher M, Cina RA, Basco WT Jr, Mauldin PD, Ball SJ. New chronic opioid use in Medicaid patients following cholecystectomy. Surg Open Sci. 2022 Jul;9:101-108. doi: 10.1016/j.sopen.2022.05.009. eCollection 2022 Jul. PubMed PMID: 35755164; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9218552.
Cina RA, Ward RC, Basco WT, Taber DJ, Gebregziabher M, McCauley JL, Lockett MA, Moran WP, Mauldin PD, Ball SJ. Incidence and patterns of persistent opioid use in children following appendectomy. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Dec;57(12):912-919. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2022.04.019. Epub 2022 May 2. PubMed PMID: 35688690.
Ward R, Taber D, Gonzales H, Gebregziabher M, Basco W, McCauley J, Mauldin P, Ball S. Risk factors and trajectories of opioid use following total knee replacement. Knee Surg Relat Res. 2022 Apr 5;34(1):18. doi: 10.1186/s43019-022-00148-0. PubMed PMID: 35382897; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8981598.
Parast L, Burkhart Q, Bardach NS, Thombley R, Basco WT Jr, Barabell G, Williams DJ, Mitchel E, Machado E Jr, Raghavan P, Tolpadi A, Mangione-Smith R. Development and Testing of an Emergency Department Quality Measure for Pediatric Suicidal Ideation and Self-Harm. Acad Pediatr. 2022 Apr;22(3S):S92-S99. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2021.03.005. PubMed PMID: 35339249; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8969171.
Lopes SS, Shi L, Sivaraj LB, Truong K, Rolke L, Heavner SF, Basco WT Jr,. Dispensed Opioid Prescription Patterns, by Racial/Ethnic Groups, Among South Carolina Medicaid-Funded Children Experiencing Limb Fracture Injuries. Acad Pediatr. 2022 May-Jun;22(4):631-639. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2022.02.021. Epub 2022 Mar 4. PubMed PMID: 35257927.
Basco WT Jr, McCauley JL, Zhang J, Marsden JE, Simpson KN, Heidari K, Mauldin PD, Ball SJ. High-risk opioid analgesic dispensing to adolescents 12-18 years old in South Carolina: 2010-2017. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2022 Mar;31(3):353-360. doi: 10.1002/pds.5389. Epub 2021 Dec 9. PubMed PMID: 34859532.
Boggs E, Luttrell H, Basco W, Brittan M, Jerardi K, Kessenich J, Kondos V, O'Toole J, Solomon J, Tarchichi T, Jenkins A. Identifying and Supporting the Needs of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Residents Interested in Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship. J Hosp Med. 2021 Aug 18;. doi: 10.12788/jhm.3658. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34424184.
Connell SK, Burkhart Q, Tolpadi A, Parast L, Gidengil CA, Yung S, Basco WT, Williams D, Britto MT, Brittan M, Wood KE, Bardach N, McGalliard J, Mangione-Smith R, Pediatric Research in Inpatient Settings (PRIS) Network. Quality of Care for Youth Hospitalized for Suicidal Ideation and Self-Harm. Acad Pediatr. 2021 Sep-Oct;21(7):1179-1186. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2021.05.019. Epub 2021 May 28. PubMed PMID: 34058402; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8448557.
Lukenbill T, San Giovanni CB, Simpson A, Chew M, Basco W, Roberts J. Assessing anthropometric and laboratory outcomes of a paediatric telehealth weight management program. J Telemed Telecare. 2023 Jun;29(5):399-405. doi: 10.1177/1357633X20986022. Epub 2021 Feb 9. PubMed PMID: 33563063.
Basco WT Jr, McCauley JL, Zhang J, Mauldin PD, Simpson KN, Heidari K, Marsden JE, Ball SJ. Trends in Dispensed Opioid Analgesic Prescriptions to Children in South Carolina: 2010-2017. Pediatrics. 2021 Mar;147(3). doi: 10.1542/peds.2020-0649. Epub 2021 Feb 1. PubMed PMID: 33526605; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7924141.
Basco WT Jr, Ward RC, Taber DJ, Simpson KN, Gebregziabher M, Cina RA, McCauley JL, Lockett MA, Moran WP, Mauldin PD, Ball SJ. Patterns of dispensed opioids after tonsillectomy in children and adolescents in South Carolina, United States, 2010-2017. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2021 Apr;143:110636. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2021.110636. Epub 2021 Jan 27. PubMed PMID: 33548590.
San Giovanni CB, Ebeling M, Davis RA, Wagner CS, Basco WT Jr. Sensitivity of Clinical Pediatric Obesity Diagnosis Documented in Electronic Health Records. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2020 Dec;59(14):1274-1281. doi: 10.1177/0009922820941640. Epub 2020 Jul 24. PubMed PMID: 32703004.
Phang KG, Roberts JR, Ebeling M, Garner SS, Basco WT Jr. Opioids or Steroids for Pneumonia or Sinusitis. Pediatrics. 2020 Aug;146(2). doi: 10.1542/peds.2019-3690. Epub 2020 Jul 2. PubMed PMID: 32616629; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7397734.
MacGeorge CA, Williams DC, Vajta N, Morella K, Thacker PG, Russell S, Basco WT Jr, Bundy DG. Understanding the Constipation Conundrum: Predictors of Obtaining an Abdominal Radiograph During the Emergency Department Evaluation of Pediatric Constipation. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2019 Oct;35(10):680-683. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000001206. PubMed PMID: 28632576.
Basco WT, Zhang J, Mauldin P, Simpson K. High Risk Opioid Prescribing and Dispensing to Children 0-18 Years Old. In: McPhaul MJ, editor. Southern Regional Meeting 2019. Southern Regional Meeting 2019; 2019 February 21; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Hoboken, NJ: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd; c2019.
Basco WT Jr. Comparing the Care of Pediatric Hospitalists With That of General Pediatricians: Is It a Question With Waning Relevance?. JAMA Netw Open. 2018 Dec 7;1(8):e185686. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.5686. PubMed PMID: 30646273.
Williams DC, Russell WS, Andrews AL, Simpson KN, Basco WT Jr, Teufel RJ 2nd. Management of Pediatric Isolated Skull Fractures: A Decision Tree and Cost Analysis on Emergency Department Disposition Strategies. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2018 Jun;34(6):403-408. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000001324. PubMed PMID: 29189590.
MacGeorge CA, Simpson KN, Basco WT Jr, Bundy DG. Constipation-Related Emergency Department Use, and Associated Office Visits and Payments Among Commercially Insured Children. Acad Pediatr. 2018 Nov-Dec;18(8):952-956. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2018.04.004. Epub 2018 Apr 16. PubMed PMID: 29673883; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6322666.
Williams DC, Selassie AW, Russell WS, Borg KT, Basco WT Jr. Risk Factors for Admission and Prolonged Length of Stay in Pediatric Isolated Skull Fractures. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2017 Dec;33(12):e146-e151. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000001329. PubMed PMID: 29194222.
Basco WT Jr, Roberts JR, Ebeling M, Garner SS, Hulsey TC, Simpson K. Indications for Use of Combination Acetaminophen/Opioid Drugs in Infants <6 Months Old. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2018 Jun;57(6):741-744. doi: 10.1177/0009922817730349. Epub 2017 Sep 11. PubMed PMID: 28891326; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5858976.
SanGiovanni C, McElligott J, Morella K, Basco W Jr. Underdiagnosis and Lower Rates of Office Visits for Overweight/Obese Pediatric Patients in Rural Compared with Urban Areas. South Med J. 2017 Jul;110(7):480-485. doi: 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000000672. PubMed PMID: 28679018.
Odulana A, Basco WT, Bishu KG, Egede LE. Dietary and Physical Activity Counseling Trends in U.S. Children, 2002-2011. Am J Prev Med. 2017 Jul;53(1):9-16. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2017.01.039. Epub 2017 Mar 29. PubMed PMID: 28365089.
MacGeorge C, McElligott J, Basco JW, Carter E, Morella K, Roberts JR. Evaluating Caregiver Perceptions of Safety and Efficacy of Over-the-Counter Cough and Cold Medications. Journal of the South Carolina Medical Association (1975). 2016 December; 112(4):256-61.
Basco WT Jr, Garner SS, Ebeling M, Hulsey TC, Simpson K. Potential Acetaminophen and Opioid Overdoses in Young Children Prescribed Combination Acetaminophen/Opioid Preparations. Pediatr Qual Saf. 2016 Nov;1(2):e007. doi: 10.1097/pq9.0000000000000007. eCollection 2016 Nov. PubMed PMID: 29862380; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5965365.
Basco WT Jr, Garner SS, Ebeling M, Freeland KD, Hulsey TC, Simpson K. Evaluating the Potential Severity of Look-Alike, Sound-Alike Drug Substitution Errors in Children. Acad Pediatr. 2016 Mar;16(2):183-91. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2015.06.014. Epub 2015 Sep 26. PubMed PMID: 26946271; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4852303.
COMMITTEE ON PEDIATRIC WORKFORCE, Marcin JP, Rimsza ME, Moskowitz WB. The Use of Telemedicine to Address Access and Physician Workforce Shortages. Pediatrics. 2015 Jul;136(1):202-9. doi: 10.1542/peds.2015-1253. PubMed PMID: 26122802.
Basco WT Jr, Ebeling M, Garner SS, Hulsey TC, Simpson K. Opioid Prescribing and Potential Overdose Errors Among Children 0 to 36 Months Old. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2015 Jul;54(8):738-44. doi: 10.1177/0009922815586050. Epub 2015 May 13. PubMed PMID: 25971461; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4474749.
Roberts JR, Basco WT Jr, Hulsey TC, Ebeling MD, O'Brien E, Alberg AJ. Prevalence of Parental Smoking and Predictors of Cessation: A Study in the South Carolina Pediatric Practice Research Network. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2015 Aug;54(9):847-52. doi: 10.1177/0009922814563270. Epub 2014 Dec 16. PubMed PMID: 25520365; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4469622.
Andrews AL, Kazley AS, Basco WT Jr, Teufel RJ 2nd. Lower rates of EMR use in rural hospitals represent a previously unexplored child health disparity. Hosp Pediatr. 2014 Jul;4(4):211-6. doi: 10.1542/hpeds.2013-0115. PubMed PMID: 24986989.
McElligott JT, Lemay JR, O'Brien ES, Roland VA, Basco WT Jr, Roberts JR. Practice patterns and guideline adherence in the management of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2014 Sep;53(10):960-6. doi: 10.1177/0009922814540985. Epub 2014 Jun 30. PubMed PMID: 24982441.
Wu CL, Andrews AL, Teufel RJ 2nd, Basco WT Jr. Demographic predictors of leukotriene antagonist monotherapy among children with persistent asthma. J Pediatr. 2014 Apr;164(4):827-831.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2013.11.029. Epub 2013 Dec 25. PubMed PMID: 24370344.
Andrews AL, Simpson AN, Basco WT Jr, Teufel RJ 2nd. Asthma medication ratio predicts emergency department visits and hospitalizations in children with asthma. Medicare Medicaid Res Rev. 2013;3(4). doi: 10.5600/mmrr.003.04.a05. eCollection 2013. PubMed PMID: 24834366; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4011648.
Committee on pediatric workforce. Enhancing pediatric workforce diversity and providing culturally effective pediatric care: implications for practice, education, and policy making. Pediatrics. 2013 Oct;132(4):e1105-16. doi: 10.1542/peds.2013-2268. Epub 2013 Sep 30. Review. PubMed PMID: 24081998.
Andrews AL, Teufel RJ 2nd, Basco WT Jr. Initiating inhaled steroid treatment for children with asthma in the emergency room: current reported prescribing rates and frequently cited barriers. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2013 Sep;29(9):957-62. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e3182a219d0. PubMed PMID: 23974712.
Basco WT, Rimsza ME, Committee on Pediatric Workforce, American Academy of Pediatrics. Pediatrician workforce policy statement. Pediatrics. 2013 Aug;132(2):390-7. doi: 10.1542/peds.2013-1517. Epub 2013 Jul 29. PubMed PMID: 23897908.
Committee on Pediatric Workforce. Scope of practice issues in the delivery of pediatric health care. Pediatrics. 2013 Jun;131(6):1211-6. doi: 10.1542/peds.2013-0943. Epub 2013 May 27. PubMed PMID: 23713109.
Teufel RJ 2nd, Kazley AS, Andrews AL, Ebeling MD, Basco WT Jr. Electronic medical record adoption in hospitals that care for children. Acad Pediatr. 2013 May-Jun;13(3):259-63. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2013.01.010. Epub 2013 Feb 4. PubMed PMID: 23680343.
Teufel RJ 2nd, Kazley AS, Ebeling MD, Basco WT Jr. Hospital electronic medical record use and cost of inpatient pediatric care. Acad Pediatr. 2012 Sep-Oct;12(5):429-35. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2012.06.004. Epub 2012 Jul 21. PubMed PMID: 22819201.
McElligott JT, Roberts JR, Varadi EA, O'Brien ES, Freeland KD, Basco WT Jr. Variation in fruit juice consumption among infants and toddlers: associations with WIC participation. South Med J. 2012 Jul;105(7):364-9. doi: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e31825c0252. PubMed PMID: 22766665.
Andrews AL, Teufel RJ 2nd, Basco WT Jr, Simpson KN. A cost-effectiveness analysis of inhaled corticosteroid delivery for children with asthma in the emergency department. J Pediatr. 2012 Nov;161(5):903-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2012.05.015. Epub 2012 Jun 18. PubMed PMID: 22717219.
Andrews AL, Teufel RJ 2nd, Basco WT Jr. Low rates of controller medication initiation and outpatient follow-up after emergency department visits for asthma. J Pediatr. 2012 Feb;160(2):325-30. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.07.037. Epub 2011 Aug 31. PubMed PMID: 21885062.
Lintzenich A, Teufel RJ 2nd, Basco WT Jr. Under-utilization of controller medications and poor follow-up rates among hospitalized asthma patients. Hosp Pediatr. 2011 Jul 1;1(1):8-14. doi: 10.1542/hpeds.2011-0002. PubMed PMID: 24510924.
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