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Elizabeth Cummings

University of Tasmania
Verified email at utas.edu.au
Cited by 2268

Prevalence and source of pain in pediatric inpatients

EA Cummings, GJ Reid, GA Finley, PJ McGrath… - Pain, 1996 - Elsevier
Our knowledge of the prevalence and sources of pain within hospital is limited. The present
study is an epidemiological investigation of pain in a pediatric hospital. All children who …

Fetal and neonatal outcomes of diabetic pregnancies

J Yang, EA Cummings, C O'connell… - Obstetrics & …, 2006 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: To estimate whether the incidences of adverse fetal and neonatal outcomes in
infants of mothers with preexisting types 1 and 2 diabetes 1) differ from infants of nondiabetic …

Population-based study of incidence and risk factors for cerebral edema in pediatric diabetic ketoacidosis

SE Lawrence, EA Cummings, I Gaboury… - The Journal of …, 2005 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: To determine incidence, outcomes, and risk factors for pediatric cerebral
edema with diabetic ketoacidosis (CEDKA) in Canada. STUDY DESIGN: This was a case-control …

Advanced vertebral fracture among newly diagnosed children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: results of the Canadian Steroid‐Associated Osteoporosis in the …

…, R Grant, N Alos, EA Cummings… - Journal of Bone and …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Vertebral compression is a serious complication of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia
(ALL). The prevalence and pattern of vertebral fractures, as well as their relationship to BMD …

Hospitalized children continue to report undertreated and preventable pain

…, MA Latimer, PJ McGrath, EA Cummings… - Pain Research and …, 2014 - hindawi.com
BACKGROUND: Published reports of substantial rates of moderate to severe pediatric
inpatient pain tend to overlook lower-intensity pain that may be clinically significant.OBJECTIVE: …

Metformin as an adjunct therapy in adolescents with type 1 diabetes and insulin resistance: a randomized controlled trial

J Hamilton, E Cummings, V Zdravkovic… - Diabetes …, 2003 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE—To evaluate whether, in adolescents with type 1 diabetes, the addition of
metformin to insulin and standard diabetes management results in 1) higher insulin sensitivity …

Recent trends in hospitalization for diabetic ketoacidosis in Ontario children

JR Curtis, T To, S Muirhead, E Cummings… - Diabetes …, 2002 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE—To investigate trends and geographic variation in diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)
hospitalization rates among children in Ontario from 1991 to 1999. RESEARCH DESIGN …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness and safety of long-term treatment with sulfonylureas in patients with neonatal diabetes due to KCNJ11 mutations: an international cohort study

…, G Chiari, B Couch, R Coutant, E Cummings… - The lancet Diabetes & …, 2018 - thelancet.com
Background KCNJ11 mutations cause permanent neonatal diabetes through pancreatic
ATP-sensitive potassium channel activation. 90% of patients successfully transfer from insulin to …

Disaster preparedness among health professionals and support staff: what is effective? An integrative literature review

…, KN Walker, SL Elmer, EA Cummings - Prehospital and disaster …, 2017 - cambridge.org
IntroductionIt is important that health professionals and support staff are prepared for
disasters to safeguard themselves and the community during disasters. There has been a …

High incidence of vertebral fractures in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia 12 months after the initiation of therapy

…, T Ramsay, J Halton, EA Cummings… - Journal of clinical …, 2012 - ascopubs.org
Purpose Vertebral fractures due to osteoporosis are a potential complication of childhood
acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). To date, the incidence of vertebral fractures during ALL …