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Recent Publications

  • Dionisopoulos, Z., Sabhaney, V., D’Arienzo, D., Fung, A., Dent, A., Cunningham, J., Bone, J. N., Meckler, G. D., & Burstein, B. (2026). Prevalence of invasive bacterial infections among febrile infants aged 60 to 90 days: A systematic review and meta-analysis. JAMA Pediatrics. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2026.1815
  • Sabhaney, V., Gilley, M., Freire, G., Berthelot, S., Shayan, Y., Principi, T., Gripp, K., Gardner, K., Schonfeld, D., Neto, G., Shah, A., Thompson, G. C., Long, E., & Meckler, G. (2026). Evaluating the quality of Canadian pediatric sepsis clinical practice guidelines. Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine, 28, 186–197. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43678-025-01084-0
  • Swed Tobia, R., Daya, T., Desai, N., Gilley, M., Baird, R., Poonai, N., & Sabhaney, V. (2026). Practice-change pathway to reduce procedural distress during intussusception reduction: A quality improvement initiative. Pediatric Emergency Care, 42(2), 139–145. https://doi.org/10.1097/PEC.0000000000003529
  • Sage, A. P., Alahmadi, M., Sabhaney, V., & Moe, J. (2025). Presentation of pediatric cannabis ingestion in the emergency department. British Columbia Medical Journal, 67(9), 318–323. https://bcmj.org/articles/presentation-pediatric-cannabis-ingestion-emergency-department
  • Long, E., Williams, A., George, S., Hearps, S., Yock-Corrales, A., Pavlicich, V., Krishnamurthy, K., Seymour-Hanna, Y., Raman, R., Choudhary, B., Kusuma, W., Ribaya, V., Mudithakumara, N., Lertamornkitti, N., David, A., Mohamed, S., Heye, T. B., Maleta, J. N., Appiah, J. A., ... Babl, F. E. (2025). Protocol for a multi-country retrospective observational paediatric sepsis epidemiological study (SENTINEL International). BMJ Open, 15, e101332. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-101332
  • Nelson, H., Kayda, I., Watson, N., Kinshella, M. W., Cochrane, J., Desai, N., Dittrick, M., Hoang, L., Hawkes, M. T., Meckler, G., Sabhaney, V., Gubbay, J. B., Imperial, M., Srigley, J. A., Li, L., & Goldfarb, D. M. (2025). Combined oropharyngeal nasal (ON) swabs for the molecular detection of respiratory pathogens including M. pneumoniae in symptomatic children. Microbiology Spectrum, 13, e02181-25. https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.02181-25 
  • Freire, G., Sabhaney, V., Kam, A., Burstein, B., Reddy, D., Webster, R. J., Winston, K., Emsley, J., Gravel, J., Porter, R., Zemek, R., Mater, A., Salvadori, M. I., Berthelot, S., Beer, D., Poonai, N., Moffatt, A., Wright, B., McLean, L. J., & Freedman, S. B. (2025). Racial disparities in children tested for SARS-CoV-2 at pediatric emergency departments: A prospective cohort study. Paediatrics & Child Health, 30(8), 710–722. https://doi.org/10.1093/pch/pxaf058
  • Dun-Dery, F., Xie, J., Winston, K., Burstein, B., Sabhaney, V., Emsley, J., Gravel, J., Kam, A., Beer, D., Zemek, R., Mater, A., Porter, R., Freire, G., Poonai, N., Berthelot, S., Moffatt, A., Dixon, A., Reddy, D., Salvadori, M., & Freedman, S. B. (2025). Evaluation of a pediatric post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 index score. Frontiers in Pediatrics, 13, 1628826. https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2025.1628826
  • Lakkadghatwala, R., Wilson, A., Sabhaney, V., Gottlieb, M., Shen, Y., Pawliuk, C., Ahn, J. S., & Kim, D. J. (2025). Ultrasound guidance compared to anatomic landmark approach for thoracentesis: A systematic review and meta-analysis. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 97, 159–164. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2025.07.049
  • Poonai, N., Arthur-Hayward, V., Ali, S., Sabhaney, V., Doan, Q., Trottier, E., Gravel, J., Tran, N. A., Bhatt, M., Eltorki, M., Thull-Freedman, J., Leung, J., Beer, D., Jiang, A., Poolacherla, R., & Heath, A. (2025). Anxiolysis for laceration repair in children: Study protocol for an open-label multicenter adaptive trial (ALICE). PLOS ONE, 20(6), e0324515. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0324515
  • Dun-Dery, F., Xie, J., Zemek, R., Winston, K., Burstein, B., Sabhaney, V., Emsley, J., Gravel, J., Kam, A., Mater, A., Beer, D., Porter, R., Freire, G., Poonai, N., Moffatt, A., Berthelot, S., Salvadori, M. I., Reddy, D., Wright, B., & Freedman, S. B. (2025). Pediatric SARS-CoV-2 infection and development of anxiety and depression. Frontiers in Pediatrics, 13, 1524617. https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2025.1524617
  • Sumner, M., Tarr, G. A. M., Xie, J., Mater, A., Winston, K., Gravel, J., Poonai, N., Burstein, B., Berthelot, S., Zemek, R., Porter, R., Wright, B., Kam, A., Emsley, J., Sabhaney, V., Beer, D., Freire, G., Moffatt, A., & Freedman, S. B. (2025). Social behaviors associated with SARS-CoV-2 test positivity among children evaluated in Canadian emergency departments, 2020 to 2022: A cross-sectional survey study. Academic Pediatrics, 25(1), 102571. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acap.2024.08.016
  • Dun-Dery, F., Xie, J., Winston, K., Burstein, B., Emsley, J., Sabhaney, V., Gravel, J., Zemek, R., Kam, A., Mater, A., Beer, D., Freire, G., Poonai, N., Berthelot, S., Porter, R., Moffatt, A., Salvadori, M., Dixon, A., & Freedman, S. B. (2025). No association between SARS-CoV-2 infection and quality of life 6- and 12-months after infection. Academic Pediatrics, 25(1), 102536. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acap.2024.07.003
  • Mitevska, E., Mickiewicz, B., Boisvert, L., Bon, C., Carciumaru, R., Cook, R., Crawford, T., Dietz, J., Doyle, M., Hui, A. Y., Stillwell, K., Trajtman, A., Beer, D., Bhatt, M., Craig, W., Fitzpatrick, E., Gravel, J., Kam, A., Mater, A., Moffat, A., Poonai, N., Sabhaney, V., & Thompson, G. C. (2024). Research capacity and limitations in Canadian paediatric emergency departments: An observational study on biomarker discovery. Paediatrics & Child Health, 30(1), 23–29. https://doi.org/10.1093/pch/pxae023
  • Wang, J. Y., Speechley, K., Anderson, K. K., Gainham, G., Ali, S., Trottier, E. D., Sabhaney, V., Heath, A., Sich, C., Forbes, A., & Poonai, N. (2024). Intranasal midazolam for procedural distress in children in the emergency department: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine, 26(9), 658–670. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43678-024-00731-2
  • Burstein, B., Sabhaney, V., Florin, T. A., Xie, J., Kuppermann, N., & Freedman, S. B. (2024). Presentations and outcomes among infants ≤90 days with and without SARS-CoV-2. Pediatrics, 153(4), e2023064949. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2023-064949
  • Florin, T. A., Freedman, S. B., Xie, J., Funk, A. L., Tancredi, D. J., Kim, K., Neuman, M. I., Yock-Corrales, A., Bergmann, K. R., Breslin, K. A., Finkelstein, Y., Ahmad, F. A., Avva, U. R., Lunoe, M. M., Chaudhari, P. P., Shah, N. P., Plint, A. C., Sabhaney, V. J., Sethuraman, U., Gardiner, M. A., Sartori, L. F., Wright, B., Navanandan, N., Mintegi, S., Gangoiti, I., Borland, M. L., Chong, S. L., Kwok, M. Y., Eckerle, M., Poonai, N., Romero, C. M. A., Waseem, M., Nebhrajani, J. R., Bhatt, M., Caperell, K., Campos, C., Becker, S. M., Morris, C. R., Rogers, A. J., Kam, A. J., Pavlicich, V., Palumbo, L., Dalziel, S. R., Morrison, A. K., Rino, P. B., Cherry, J. C., Salvadori, M. I., Ambroggio, L., Klassen, T. P., Payne, D. C., Malley, R., Simon, N. J., & Kuppermann, N. (2024). Features associated with radiographic pneumonia in children with SARS-CoV-2. Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, 13(4), 257–259. https://doi.org/10.1093/jpids/piae015
  • Burstein, B., Florin, T. A., Sabhaney, V., Xie, J., Freedman, S. B., & Kuppermann, N. (2024). Inflammatory markers in febrile young infants with and without SARS-CoV-2 infections. Pediatrics, 153(2), e2023063857. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2023-063857
  • Chapur, J., Meckler, G., Doan, Q., Bone, J. N., Burstein, B., & Sabhaney, V. (2024). National survey on the emergency department management of febrile infants 29 to 60 days old with an abnormal urinalysis. Pediatric Emergency Care, 40(5), 341–346. https://doi.org/10.1097/PEC.0000000000003069
  • Dun-Dery, F., Xie, J., Winston, K., Burstein, B., Gravel, J., Emsley, J., Sabhaney, V., Zemek, R., Berthelot, S., Beer, D., Kam, A., Freire, G., Mater, A., Porter, R., Poonai, N., Moffatt, A., Dixon, A., Salvadori, M. I., & Freedman, S. B. (2023). Post-COVID-19 condition in children 6 and 12 months after infection. JAMA Network Open, 6(12), e2349613. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.49613
  • Xie, J., Kuppermann, N., Florin, T. A., Tancredi, D. J., Funk, A. L., Kim, K., Salvadori, M. I., Yock-Corrales, A., Shah, N. P., Breslin, K. A., Chaudhari, P. P., Bergmann, K. R., Ahmad, F. A., Nebhrajani, J. R., Mintegi, S., Gangoiti, I., Plint, A. C., Avva, U. R., Gardiner, M. A., Malley, R., Finkelstein, Y., Dalziel, S. R., Bhatt, M., Kannikeswaran, N., Caperell, K., Campos, C., Sabhaney, V. J., Chong, S. L., Lunoe, M. M., Rogers, A. J., Becker, S. M., Borland, M. L., Sartori, L. F., Pavlicich, V., Rino, P. B., Morrison, A. K., Neuman, M. I., Poonai, N., Simon, N. E., Kam, A. J., Kwok, M. Y., Morris, C. R., Palumbo, L., Ambroggio, L., Navanandan, N., Eckerle, M., Klassen, T. P., Payne, D. C., Cherry, J. C., Waseem, M., Dixon, A. C., Ferre, I. B., & Freedman, S. B. (2023). Impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection on the association between laboratory tests and severe outcomes among hospitalized children. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 10(10), ofad485. https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofad485
  • Poonai, N., Cohen, D. M., MacDowell, D., Mistry, R. D., Mintegi, S., Craig, S., Roland, D., Miller, M., Shavit, I., Wang, Y., Nager, A., Heyming, T., Burns, R., Trehan, I., Lipshaw, M., Sulton, C., Li, J., Ojo, A., Kelly, S., Thornton, M., Caperell, K., Amoni, I., Abrams, A., Duong, M., Waseem, M., Davis, A., Gravel, J., Doyon Trottier, E., Bar Am, N., Thompson, G., Sabhaney, V., Meckler, G., Jain, R., Ali, S., Bressan, S., Zangardi, T., Villa, G., Giacalone, M., Seiler, M., Sahyoun, C., Romano, F., Bognar, Z., Hajosi-Kalcakosz, S., Amir, L., Hachimi-Idrissi, S., Pucuka, Z., Zviedre, A., Zeltina, E., Phillips, N., Borland, M., O'Brien, S., Marchant, J., Kochar, A., George, S., Pennington, V., Lyttle, M., Browning, J., McLoughlin, A., Hartshorn, S., Urooj, C., Johnston, L., Walton, E., Subrahmanyam Puthucode, D., Peacock, P., Conroy, J., Marañon, R., Garcia, S., Cahís, N., Cámara-Otegui, A., Gomez, A., Carbonero, M., Angelats-Romero, C., Yock-Corrales, A., Hualde, G., Spigariol, F., Donas, A., Gübeli Linné, C., Rocchi, A., Pedrazzini, A., Cozzi, G., Barbi, E., Baggio, L., La Fauci, G., Mauro, A., Steimle, M., Buonsenso, D., Ugalde, I., Nieva, G., Harper, C., Sforzi, I., & Jain, S. (2023). Sedation and analgesia for reduction of pediatric ileocolic intussusception. JAMA Network Open, 6(6), e2317200. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.17200
  • Poonai, N., Creene, C., Dobrowlanski, A., Geda, R., Hartling, L., Ali, S., Bhatt, M., Trottier, E. D., Sabhaney, V., O’Hearn, K., Jain, R., & Osmond, M. H. (2023). Inhaled nitrous oxide for painful procedures in children and youth: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine, 25(6), 508–528. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43678-023-00507-0
  • Sumner, M. W., Xie, J., Zemek, R., Winston, K., Freire, G., Burstein, B., Kam, A., Emsley, J., Gravel, J., Porter, R., Sabhaney, V., Mater, A., Salvadori, M. I., Berthelot, S., Beer, D., Poonai, N., Moffatt, A., Wright, B., & Freedman, S. B. (2023). Comparison of symptoms associated with SARS-CoV-2 variants among children in Canada. JAMA Network Open, 6(3), e232328. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.2328
  • Poonai, N., Sabhaney, V., Ali, S., Stevens, H., Bhatt, M., Trottier, E. D., Brahmbhatt, S., Coriolano, K., Chapman, A., Evans, N., Mace, C., Creene, C., Meulendyks, S., & Heath, A. (2023). Optimal dose of intranasal dexmedetomidine for laceration repair in children: A phase II dose-ranging study. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 82(2), 179–190. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2023.01.023
  • Kim, D. J., Burton, J. E., Hammad, A., Sabhaney, V., Freder, J., Bone, J. N., & Ahn, J. S. (2023). Test characteristics of ultrasound for the diagnosis of peritonsillar abscess: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Academic Emergency Medicine, 30(8), 859–869. https://doi.org/10.1111/acem.14660