Publications

 

Hymel KP. Reducing "missed" cases of pediatric abusive head trauma: From index case to clinical trial. In: Innovative Methods in Child Maltreatment Research and Practice, Shenk CE (Editor); Child Maltreatment Solutions Network. Springer, Cham 2023;137-155.

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-33739-0_7

 

Hymel KP, Makoroff KL, Laskey AL, Conaway MR, and Blackman JA. Mechanisms, clinical presentations, injuries and outcomes from inflicted vs. noninflicted head trauma during infancy: Results of a prospective, multicentered comparative study. Pediatrics 2007;119(5):922-929.
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2006-3111

Hymel KP, Stoiko MA, Herman BE, Combs A, Harper NS, Lowen D, Deye KP, Homa K, and Blackman JA. Head injury depth as an indicator of causes and mechanisms. Pediatrics 2010;125:712-720.
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2009-2133

Hymel KP, Willson DF, Boos SC, et al. Derivation of a clinical prediction rule for pediatric abusive head trauma. Pediatr Crit Care Med 2013;14:210-220.
DOI:10.1097/PCC.0b013e3182712b09

Hymel KP, Armijo-Garcia V, Foster R, et al. Validation of a clinical prediction rule for pediatric abusive head trauma. Pediatrics 2014;134:e1537-1544.
DOI:10.1542/peds.2014-1329

Hymel KP, Herman BE, Narang SK, et al. Potential Impact of a Validated Screening Tool for Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma. J Pediatr 2015;167:1375-1381.e1371.
DOI:10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.09.018

Cohrs A, Agbese E, Leslie DL, Hymel KP. A cost analysis of a validated screening tool for pediatric abusive head trauma. J Child Fam Studies 2018;27:750-755.
DOI 10.1007/s10826-017-0925-z

Hymel KP, Laskey AL, Crowell KR, et al. Racial/Ethnic disparities and bias in the evaluation and reporting of abusive head trauma. J Pediatr 2018;198:137-143.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.01.048

Hymel KP, Ming Wang, Vernon M. Chinchilli, Wouter A. Karst, Douglas F. Willson, Mark S. Dias, Bruce E. Herman, Christopher L.Carroll, Suzanne B. Haney, Reena Isaac. Estimating the probability of abusive head trauma after abuse evaluation.Child Abuse & Neglect, 2019;88:266-274.
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2018.11.015

Hymel KP, Lee G, Boos SC, Karst WA, Sirotnak A, Haney SB, Laskey AL, and Wang M. Estimating the relevance of historical red flags in the diagnosis of abusive head trauma. J Pediatr 2020;218:178-183.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2019.11.010

Hymel KP, Fingarson AK, Pierce MC, Kaczor K, Makoroff KL, and Wang M. External validation of the PediBIRN screening tool for abusive head trauma in pediatric emergency department settings. Pediatr Emerg Care 2022;38:269-272.
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000002670

Hymel KP, Armijo-Garcia V, Musick M, Marinello M, Herman BE, Weeks K, Haney SB, Frazier TN, Carroll CL, Kissoon NN, Isaac R, Foster R, Campbell KA, Tieves KS, Livingston N, Bucher A, Woosley MC, Escamilla-Padilla D, Jaimon N, Kustka L, Wang M, Chinchilli VM, Dias MS, and Noll J. A cluster randomized trial to reduce missed abusive head trauma in pediatric intensive care settings. J Pediatr 2021;236:260-268,e3.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2021.03.055

Boos SC, Wang M, Karst WA, and Hymel KP. Traumatic head injury and the diagnosis of abuse: A cluster analysis. Pediatrics 2022;149:e2021051742.
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2021-051742

Hymel KP, Karst W, Marinello M, Herman BE, Frazier TN, Carroll CL, Armijo-Garcia V, Musick M, Weeks K, Haney SB, Pashai A, Wang M. Screening for pediatric abusive head trauma: Are three variables enough?Child Abuse & Neglect,2022:125:105518.
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2022.105518

 

Hymel KP, Boos SC, Armijo-Garcia V, Musick M, Weeks K, Haney SB, Marinello M, Herman BE, Frazier TN, Carroll CL, Even K, and Wang M. An analysis of physicians' diagnostic reasoning regarding pediatric abusive head trauma. Child Abuse & Neglect, 2022;129:105666.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2022.105666

 

Even KM, Hymel KP, Armijo-Garcia V, Musick M, Weeks K, Haney SB,Marinello M, Herman BE, Frazier TN, Carroll CL, Liang M, and Wang M. The association of subcortical brain injury and abusive head trauma. Child Abuse & Neglect 2022:134;105917. 

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2022.105917

 

Isaac R, Greeley C, Marinello M, Herman BE, Frazier TN, Carroll CL, Armijo-Garcia V, Musick M, Weeks K, Haney SB, Wang M, and Hymel KP. Skeletal survey yields in low vs. high risk pediatric patients with skull fractures. Child Abuse & Neglect 2023;139:106130.

DOI: https:doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106130

 

Sokoloff M, Feldman KW, Levin AV, Rockter A, Armijo-Garcia V, Musick M, Weeks K, Haney SB, Marinello M, Herman BE, Frazier TN, Carroll TL, Hymel KP. Retinal hemorrhage variation in inertial versus contact head injuries. Child Abuse & Neglect 2024;149:106606.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106606

 

Kent P. Hymel , Christopher L. Carroll , Terra N. Frazier, Kerri Weeks, Bruce E. Herman, Mark Marinello, Yiming Chen, Ming Wang, Stephen C. Boos. Validation of the PediBIRN-7 clinical prediction rule for pediatric abusive head trauma. Child Abuse & Neglect 2024;152:106799.

DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2024.106799

 

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