2025 Journal Article Barriers and enablers in nurses implementing light sedation in intubated and ventilated children: A qualitative exploratory descriptive studyQayum, Abdul, Long, Debbie, Harnischfeger, Jane, Cree, Michele, Waak, Michaela and Plummer, Karin (2025). Barriers and enablers in nurses implementing light sedation in intubated and ventilated children: A qualitative exploratory descriptive study. Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, 89 104047, 104047-89. doi: 10.1016/j.iccn.2025.104047 |
2025 Journal Article Corrigendum to “The Paediatric AirWay Suction (PAWS) appropriateness guide for endotracheal suction interventions” [Aust Crit Care 35 (2022) 651–660]Schults, Jessica, Charles, Karina, Long, Debbie, Brown, Georgia, Copnell, Beverley, Dargaville, Peter, Davies, Kylie, Erikson, Simon, Forrest, Kate, Harnischfeger, Jane, Irwin, Adam, Kendrick, Tina, Lake, Anna, Ntoumenopoulos, George, Waak, Michaela, Woodard, Mark, Tume, Lyvonne, Cooke, Marie, Mitchell, Marion, Hall, Lisa and Ullman, Amanda (2025). Corrigendum to “The Paediatric AirWay Suction (PAWS) appropriateness guide for endotracheal suction interventions” [Aust Crit Care 35 (2022) 651–660]. Australian Critical Care, 38 (4) 101224, 1-1. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2025.101224 |
2025 Journal Article The Spectrum and Burden of COVID-19-Associated Neurologic Disease in Australian Children 2020-2023DuBray, Kara, Phan, Katherine, Anglemyer, Andrew, Burell, Rebecca, Blyth, Christopher C., Carr, Jeremy, Clark, Julia E., Crawford, Nigel W., Francis, Joshua, Marshall, Helen, McMullan, Brendan J., Waak, Michaela, Dale, Russell C., Jones, Cheryl A., Carey, Emma, Macartney, Kristine, Wood, Nicholas and Britton, Philip N. (2025). The Spectrum and Burden of COVID-19-Associated Neurologic Disease in Australian Children 2020-2023. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 44 (9) 10.1097/INF.0000000000004830, 882-888. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000004830 |
2024 Conference Publication ‘Baby Liberation’–developing And Implementing An Individualised, Developmentally Supportive-care Bundle To Critically Unwell Infants In An Australian Paediatric Intensive Care UnitMcalinden, Bronagh, Natasha, P., Harnischfeger, J., Waak, M. and Campbell, M. (2024). ‘Baby Liberation’–developing And Implementing An Individualised, Developmentally Supportive-care Bundle To Critically Unwell Infants In An Australian Paediatric Intensive Care Unit. 12th World Congress on Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care, Cancun, Mexico, 1-5 June 2024. Philadelphia, PA United States: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. doi: 10.1097/01.pcc.0001085144.54286.af |
2024 Journal Article Severe Pediatric Neurological Manifestations With SARS-CoV-2 or MIS-C Hospitalization and New MorbidityFrancoeur, Conall, Alcamo, Alicia M., Robertson, Courtney L., Wainwright, Mark S., Roa, Juan D., Lovett, Marlina E., Stulce, Casey, Yacoub, Mais, Potera, Renee M., Zivick, Elizabeth, Holloway, Adrian, Nagpal, Ashish, Wellnitz, Kari, Even, Katelyn M., Brunow de Carvalho, Werther, Rodriguez, Isadora S., Schwartz, Stephanie P., Walker, Tracie C., Campos-Miño, Santiago, Dervan, Leslie A., Geneslaw, Andrew S., Sewell, Taylor B., Pryce, Patrice, Silver, Wendy G., Lin, Jieru E., Vargas, Wendy S., Topjian, Alexis, McGuire, Jennifer L., Domínguez Rojas, Jesus Angel ... Global Consortium Study of Neurologic Dysfunction in COVID-19 (GCS-NeuroCOVID) Investigators (2024). Severe Pediatric Neurological Manifestations With SARS-CoV-2 or MIS-C Hospitalization and New Morbidity. JAMA Network Open, 7 (6) e2414122, e2414122. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.14122 |
2024 Journal Article A growth chart of brain function from infancy to adolescence based on EEGIyer, Kartik K., Roberts, James A., Waak, Michaela, Vogrin, Simon J., Kevat, Ajay, Chawla, Jasneek, Haataja, Leena M., Lauronen, Leena, Vanhatalo, Sampsa and Stevenson, Nathan J. (2024). A growth chart of brain function from infancy to adolescence based on EEG. eBioMedicine, 102 105061, 1-16. doi: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2024.105061 |
2024 Journal Article ‘Baby Liberation’ – developing and implementing an individualised, developmentally-supportive care bundle to critically unwell infants in an Australian Paediatric Intensive Care UnitMcAlinden, Bronagh, Pool, Natasha, Harnischfeger, Jane, Waak, Michaela and Campbell, Miranda (2024). ‘Baby Liberation’ – developing and implementing an individualised, developmentally-supportive care bundle to critically unwell infants in an Australian Paediatric Intensive Care Unit. Early Human Development, 190 105944, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2024.105944 |
2024 Journal Article Establishing a paediatric critical care core quality measure set using a multistakeholder, consensus-driven processSchults, Jessica A., Charles, Karina R., Millar, Johnny, Rickard, Claire M., Chopra, Vineet, Lake, Anna, Gibbons, Kristen, Long, Debbie, Rahiman, Sarfaraz, Hutching, Katrina, Winderlich, Jacinta, Spotswood, Naomi E., Johansen, Amy, Secombe, Paul, Pizimolas, Georgina A., Tu, Quyen, Waak, Michaela, Allen, Meredith, McMullan, Brendan and Hall, Lisa (2024). Establishing a paediatric critical care core quality measure set using a multistakeholder, consensus-driven process. Critical Care and Resuscitation, 26 (2), 71-79. doi: 10.1016/j.ccrj.2024.01.002 |
2024 Journal Article Core outcome measurement set for research and clinical practice in post-COVID-19 condition (long COVID) in children and young people: an international Delphi consensus study “PC-COS Children”Seylanova, Nina, Chernyavskaya, Anastasia, Degtyareva, Natalia, Mursalova, Aigun, Ajam, Ali, Xiao, Lin, Aktulaeva, Khazhar, Roshchin, Philipp, Bobkova, Polina, Aiyegbusi, Olalekan Lee, Anbu, Anbarasu Theodore, Apfelbacher, Christian, Asadi-Pooya, Ali Akbar, Ashkenazi-Hoffnung, Liat, Brackel, Caroline, Buonsenso, Danilo, de Groote, Wouter, Diaz, Janet V., Dona, Daniele, Galvin, Audrey Dunn, Genuneit, Jon, Goss, Helen, Hughes, Sarah E., Jones, Christina J., Kuppalli, Krutika, Malone, Laura A., McFarland, Sammie, Needham, Dale M., Nekliudov, Nikita ... Comberiati, Pasquale (2024). Core outcome measurement set for research and clinical practice in post-COVID-19 condition (long COVID) in children and young people: an international Delphi consensus study “PC-COS Children”. European Respiratory Journal, 63 (3) 2301761, 2301761-3. doi: 10.1183/13993003.01761-2023 |
2024 Journal Article Tenecteplase in pediatric stroke: ready or notWilson, Jenny L., Waak, Michaela, Barry, Megan, Jordan, Lori C. and Sun, Lisa R. (2024). Tenecteplase in pediatric stroke: ready or not. Pediatric Neurology, 151, 17-20. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2023.11.003 |
2024 Conference Publication Current perspectives, knowledge, and practices of long-term follow-up care after PICU discharge in Australia and New ZealandAnthony, Lori, Slater, Anthony, Stocker, Christian, Croston, Elizabeth, Erickson, Simon, Delzoppo, Carmel, Gibbons, Kristen, Masterson, Kate, Namachivayam, Siva, Festa, Marino, Lister, Paula, Egan, Jonathan, Millar, Johnny, Schlapbach, Luregn, Sherring, Claire, Butt, Warwick, Gilchrist, Michelle, Quadir, Ashfaque, Waak, Michaela, Ferguson, Alexandra, Dow, Belinda and Long, Deb (2024). Current perspectives, knowledge, and practices of long-term follow-up care after PICU discharge in Australia and New Zealand. Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society/Australian College of Critical Care Nursing Intensive Care Annual Scientific meeting, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 10-12 April 2024. Philadelphia, PA United States: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2024.07.057 |
2023 Journal Article Implementing paediatric appropriate use criteria for endotracheal suction to reduce complications in mechanically ventilated children with respiratory infectionsSchults, Jessica A., Charles, Karina R., Harnischfeger, Jane, Ware, Robert S., Royle, Ruth H., Byrnes, Joshua M., Long, Debbie A., Ullman, Amanda J., Raman, Sainath, Waak, Michaela, Lake, Anna, Cooke, Marie, Irwin, Adam, Tume, Lyvonne and Hall, Lisa (2023). Implementing paediatric appropriate use criteria for endotracheal suction to reduce complications in mechanically ventilated children with respiratory infections. Australian Critical Care, 37 (1), 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2023.09.008 |
2023 Journal Article CSF neopterin and quinolinic acid are biomarkers of neuroinflammation and neurotoxicity in FIRES and other infection‐triggered encephalopathy syndromesDale, Russell C., Thomas, Terrence, Patel, Shrujna, Han, Velda X., Kothur, Kavitha, Troedson, Christopher, Gupta, Sachin, Gill, Deepak, Malone, Stephen, Waak, Michaela, Calvert, Sophie, Subramanian, Gopinath, Andrews, P. Ian, Kandula, Tejaswi, Menezes, Manoj P., Ardern‐Holmes, Simone, Mohammad, Shekeeb, Bandodkar, Sushil and Yan, Jingya (2023). CSF neopterin and quinolinic acid are biomarkers of neuroinflammation and neurotoxicity in FIRES and other infection‐triggered encephalopathy syndromes. Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, 10 (8), 1417-1432. doi: 10.1002/acn3.51832 |
2023 Conference Publication Optimization of time series features to estimate brain age in children from electroencephalographyIyer, Kartik K., Roberts, James A., Waak, Michaela, Kevat, Ajay, Chawla, Jasneek, Lauronen, Leena, Vanhatalo, Sampsa and Stevenson, Nathan J. (2023). Optimization of time series features to estimate brain age in children from electroencephalography. 2023 45th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC), Sydney, NSW Australia, 24-27 July 2023. Piscataway, NJ United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/EMBC40787.2023.10340663 |
2023 Journal Article Tenecteplase in acute stroke: what about the children?Sun, Lisa R., Wilson, Jenny L., Waak, Michaela, Kiskaddon, Amy, Goldenberg, Neil A., Jordan, Lori C. and Barry, Megan (2023). Tenecteplase in acute stroke: what about the children?. Stroke, 54 (7), 1950-1953. doi: 10.1161/strokeaha.123.042951 |
2023 Journal Article Consensus-Based Evaluation of Outcome Measures in Pediatric Stroke Care: A ToolkitFeldman, Samantha J., Beslow, Lauren A., Felling, Ryan J., Malone, Laura A., Waak, Michaela, Fraser, Stuart, Bakeer, Nihal, Lee, Jo Ellen M., Sherman, Victoria, Howard, Melissa M., Cavanaugh, Beth Anne, Westmacott, Robyn and Jordan, Lori C. (2023). Consensus-Based Evaluation of Outcome Measures in Pediatric Stroke Care: A Toolkit. Pediatric Neurology, 141, 118-132. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2023.01.009 |
2023 Journal Article Continuous electroencephalography in the intensive care unit: A critical review and position statement from an Australian and New Zealand perspectiveWaak, Michaela, Laing, Joshua, Nagarajan, Lakshmi, Lawn, Nicholas and Simon Harvey, A. (2023). Continuous electroencephalography in the intensive care unit: A critical review and position statement from an Australian and New Zealand perspective. Critical Care and Resuscitation, 25 (1), 9-19. doi: 10.1016/j.ccrj.2023.04.004 |
2022 Journal Article Brain-directed care: why neuroscience principles direct PICU management beyond the ABCsLong, Debbie A., Waak, Michaela, Doherty, Nicola N. and Dow, Belinda L. (2022). Brain-directed care: why neuroscience principles direct PICU management beyond the ABCs. Children, 9 (12) 1938, 1-17. doi: 10.3390/children9121938 |
2022 Journal Article Pediatric Stroke and Cardiac Disease: Challenges in Recognition and ManagementMayne, Elizabeth W., Mailo, Janette A., Pabst, Lisa, Pulcine, Elizabeth, Harrar, Dana B., Waak, Michaela, Rafay, Mubeen F., Hassanein, Sahar M. A., Amlie-Lefond, Catherine and Jordan, Lori C. (2022). Pediatric Stroke and Cardiac Disease: Challenges in Recognition and Management. Seminars in Pediatric Neurology, 43 100992, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.spen.2022.100992 |
2022 Journal Article Closing the gap in pediatric hemorrhagic stroke: a systematic reviewChowdhury, Samyami S., See, Alfred P., Eriksson, Lars P., Boulouis, Gregoire, Lehman, Laura L., Hararr, Dana B., Zabih, Veda, Dlamini, Nomazulu, Fox, Christine and Waak, Michaela (2022). Closing the gap in pediatric hemorrhagic stroke: a systematic review. Seminars in Pediatric Neurology, 43 101001, 1-17. doi: 10.1016/j.spen.2022.101001 |