Matt O’Connell

Pediatric Cardiac ICU Pharmacist at Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital. Views are my own and not medical advice.

[Kerri LaRovere MD, MMSc @KerriLarovere]

Intracranial Pressure Before and After Hypertonic Saline or Mannitol in 1,000 Children With Severe TBI https://t.co/Q9xwjsYjbl via @JAMANetworkOpen part of @JAMANetwork @Pat_Kochanek @PDavidAdelson Dr. Michael Bell ADAPT investigators #PedsICU
⚡️HTS associated with improved ICP

[Matt O’Connell @mattpharmd]

@FeeneyTate Can I hang out but not do bmt things? 😅

[PICOLO_Network @picolo_network]

Q - Can parents experience mental health problems after their child's stay in #PICU?

A - Yes! Here are some facts:

1) PTSD is present in 10-42%

2) Subclinical PTSD in 18-62%

3) Anxiety in 23-31%

4) Depression in 5-17%

https://t.co/m1a4Y04mGX
#PedsICU

[Philip Spinella, MD @PhilSpinellaMD]

Context-Responsive Anticoagulation Reduces Complications in Pediatric Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation https://t.co/Dg8X91TC1o

Thoughtful anticoagulation that incorporates functional measures of hemostasis might make a difference.

[Conall Francoeur @Con_All]

PICU survivors (pts + families) have important physical & psychosocial morbidity post DC. Excellent work from L. Ducharme-Crevier, @PontGenevieve @baruchtoledano et al from @ChuSteJustine in @PedCritCareMed #PedsICU #NeuroPICU #PICSp https://t.co/64LNQDcw9p

[Cliff Reid @cliffreid]

Nice when what we’ve said for years is now backed up by research

A nurse team leader in cardiac arrest improves CPR/Defib quality and cognitively offloads the physician

(also nice study name!)

https://t.co/jPLZd4uRqF

[GrepMed @grepmeded]

😢

[Matt O’Connell @mattpharmd]

@SarahBisesiRx You don’t need me, you got this 😬

[Matt O’Connell @mattpharmd]

Annnddddd we’re back

[Matt O’Connell @mattpharmd]

Removed my work email from my phone - this is so wierd

[Kelly “MIGS Lady” Wright MD @MigsRunner]

I was today years old when I learned this

[Matt O’Connell @mattpharmd]

@littlecheee @ChickfilA Congrats!!!! (Also, love that Chick-Fil-A responded 😂)

[Matt O’Connell @mattpharmd]

@littlecheee you’d label an order as “Emma will do Vanco” and I would comment “go Emma go!” 😂

[Matt O’Connell @mattpharmd]

@littlecheee 😭 me too!! But they weren’t all sassy, sometimes I was just cheering you on 😂

[Matt O’Connell @mattpharmd]

@littlecheee Can I interest you in some congenital heart diseases 😅

[Andrea Sikora @AndreaSikora]

My favorite pharmacist job description:

(1/4) I walk into the work room to ask my favorite resident about the meropenem order he put in.

He slams his fist against the table: "How do you always know?!" He shouts.

Everyone in the room jumps. Usually, he is so easygoing.

[Matt O’Connell @mattpharmd]

Peds Heme/Onc Attending: we’re going to give him ifosfamide and then he can get to LEGO Land.

Me: Tolegoland? There’s no way that’s a real drug name.

Not my finest moment of residency.

[Mark Lewis, MD, FASCO @marklewismd]

How oncology drugs get their names

[PIPSQC @PIPSQC]

Medication Errors During Simulated Paediatric Resuscitations
https://t.co/iSk9MV4siv
#simhealth @picudoc13 @ipssorg @welcometosimone #tweetiatrician #tweetiatricians #pedsicu @OPENPediatrics @WFPICCS @AnneLyren @michelesaysana @NLashutka @DanHyman2 @chris_bonafide @patrickwbrady

[SIDP @SIDPharm]

Poster #131: Duration of Therapy for the Treatment of Gram-Negative Bloodstream Infections. Presented by @SIDPharm member Stephanie Shulder, Matthew O' Connell and @kellypillz. Congrats! #IDWeek2019