Ebenezer Amankwah

Optometry and Visual Science

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Recent pediatric oncology research spans diverse areas, reflecting the importance of understanding disease mechanisms and improving treatment strategies across various domains. Key findings include studies on pediculonics like porphyrin and fibroblast-stimulated monocytes, which are non-surgical treatments gaining prominence for preventing ovarian cancer in children. Research highlights their impact on miRNA-based ovarian cancer risk assessment. Endometrial cancer factors influencing recurrent relapses further elucidate management challenges. Guidelines from the National Institute of Caregivers have emphasized blood prescribers and X Xiao procedures as effective interventions for managing hypertension in pediatric patients. Surgical site infections are a significant global concern, particularly in pediatric care. Investigations reveal how trauma affects surgical site infections, emphasizing safe device placement techniques like electrical repulsion through cardiomyagation. Molecular mechanisms linking lncRNAs to lung cancer outcomes are crucial, showing the interplay between genetics and treatment success. Glioma and anemia studies underscore their importance in early child health trajectories, highlighting potential for early detection and management. Hypertension guidelines from NICE emphasize blood prescribers and X Xiao procedures, while neurological disorders may benefit from ERCP techniques improving late hypertension screening. Gastrointestinal research examines dietary influences on ERCP devices, crucial for safe placement. Stem cell studies in oncology guide offer insights into kidney disease-related anemia, emphasizing bone marrow transplant comparison trials. Recent meta-analyses and systematic reviews integrate clinical trials with genetic insights to advance child health understanding. Innovations like near-infrared spectroscopy in hemodynamic monitoring offer new tools for assessing blood flow, essential for research on surgical site infections. Global collaborations between educators and researchers aim to bridge the gap in pediatric care, enhancing patient outcomes.

Research Themes

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Common Genetic Variation In Cellular Transport Genes and Epithelial Ovarian Cancer (EOC) Risk(2015)

Global ovarian cancer health disparities(2012)

Development of a New Risk Score for Hospital-Associated Venous Thromboembolism in Noncritically Ill Children: Findings from a Large Single-Institutional Case-Control Study(2014)

Updated guidance for efficacy and safety outcomes for clinical trials in venous thromboembolism in children: communication from the ISTH SSC Subcommittee on Pediatric and Neonatal Thrombosis and Hemostasis(2023)

Development of a new risk score for hospital-associated venous thromboembolism in critically-ill children not undergoing cardiothoracic surgery(2015)

Pulmonary embolism and in situ pulmonary artery thrombosis in paediatrics(2017)

A New Risk Assessment Model for Hospital-Acquired Venous Thromboembolism in Critically Ill Children: A Report From the Children’s Hospital-Acquired Thrombosis Consortium(2021)

Predictors of postthrombotic syndrome in pediatric thrombosis: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of the literature(2020)

Hospital-Acquired Venous Thromboembolism and Invasive Mechanical Ventilation: A Report From the Children’s Hospital Acquired Thrombosis Consortium(2023)

Risk factors for hospital acquired venous thromboembolism in congenital heart disease patients: A report from the children's hospital acquired thrombosis (CHAT) consortium(2022)

A New Risk Assessment Model for Hospital-Acquired Venous Thromboembolism in Critically Ill Children: A Report From the Children's Hospital-Acquired Thrombosis Consortium.(2022)

Primary Dendritic Cells Phagocytose<i>Cryptococcus neoformans</i>via Mannose Receptors and Fcγ Receptor II for Presentation to T Lymphocytes(2002)

Why many visible minority women in Canada do not participate in cervical cancer screening(2009)

Risk factors for hospital-sssociated venous thromboembolism in the neonatal intensive care unit(2014)

Plasma fibrinolysis, inflammatory markers, and postthrombotic syndrome: preliminary findings from the Kids-DOTT Biobank(2021)

Risk factors for hospital-associated venous thromboembolism in critically ill children following cardiothoracic surgery or therapeutic cardiac catheterisation(2017)

Risk of venous thromboembolism in pediatric hospitalized patients undergoing noncardiac surgery: A report from the Children's Hospital‐Acquired Thrombosis consortium(2022)

In Children with Provoked Venous Thromboembolism, Increasing Plasma Coagulability during the First 3 Months Postdiagnosis is Prognostic of Recurrence(2020)

A Large-Scale Analysis of Genetic Variants within Putative miRNA Binding Sites in Prostate Cancer(2015)

miR-21, miR-221 and miR-222 expression and prostate cancer recurrence among obese and non-obese cases(2013)

Predictors of Post-Thrombotic Syndrome (PTS) in Pediatric Thrombosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Literature(2018)

Measuring the Validity and Reliability of the Vascular Access Complication Staging and Treatment Instrument in a Pediatric Population(2021)

Evaluation of venous thromboembolism risk factors reveals subtype heterogenicity in children with central venous catheters: a multicenter study from the Children’s Hospital Acquired Thrombosis consortium(2023)

Instituting a New Central Line Policy to Decrease Central Line-associated Blood Stream Infection Rates During Induction Therapy in Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Patients(2020)

Monocyte Surface-Bound IL-15 Can Function as an Activating Receptor and Participate in Reverse Signaling(2004)

Lipopolysaccharide-Stimulated or Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor-Stimulated Monocytes Rapidly Express Biologically Active IL-15 on Their Cell Surface Independent of New Protein Synthesis(2001)

Association between body mass index at diagnosis and pediatric leukemia mortality and relapse: a systematic review and meta-analysis(2015)

A Review of DNA Methylation and microRNA Expression in Recurrent Pediatric Acute Leukemia(2016)

Hispanic Ethnicity and the Risk of Pediatric Leukemia Relapse(2017)

Assessment of Weight Bias Among Pediatric Nurses and Clinical Support Staff Toward Obese Patients and Their Caregivers(2016)

SNP-SNP Interaction Network in Angiogenesis Genes Associated with Prostate Cancer Aggressiveness(2013)

Variation in<i>HNF1B</i>and Obesity May Influence Prostate Cancer Risk in African American Men: A Pilot Study(2013)

Outcomes in highly sensitized pediatric heart transplant patients using current management strategies(2014)

Survival analysis for pediatric heart transplant patients using a novel machine learning algorithm: A UNOS analysis(2023)

Conversion from calcineurin inhibitors to <scp>mTOR</scp> inhibitors as primary immunosuppressive drugs in pediatric heart transplantation(2017)

Risk Factors for Survival After Heart Transplantation in Children and Young Adults: A 22-Year Study of 179 Transplants(2018)

Enoxaparin Thromboprophylaxis in Children Hospitalized for COVID-19: A Phase 2 Trial(2022)

Outpatient management of intussusception: a systematic review and meta-analysis(2018)

Body Mass Index at Pediatric Leukemia Diagnosis and the Risks of Relapse and Mortality: Findings from a Single Institution and Meta-analysis(2018)

Six Candidate miRNAs Associated With Early Relapse in Pediatric B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia(2020)

Epithelial‐Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) Gene Variants and Epithelial Ovarian Cancer (EOC) Risk(2015)

Endometrial cancer and a family history of cancer(2013)

Hormonal and Reproductive Risk Factors for Sporadic Microsatellite Stable and Unstable Endometrial Tumors(2013)

Influence of gene expression on survival of clear cell renal cell carcinoma(2020)

Heliox for Pediatric Critical Asthma: A Multicenter, Retrospective, Registry-Based Descriptive Study(2021)

Heliox Prescribing Trends for Pediatric Critical Asthma(2022)

Volatile anesthetic agents for life‐threatening pediatric asthma: A multicenter retrospective cohort study and narrative review(2021)

The effect of financial inclusion on urban population in Ghana(2023)

Enhancing recovery after minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum(2017)

Characteristics of hypertensive Canadians not receiving drug therapy(2008)

Why Some Adult Canadians Do Not Have Blood Pressure Measured(2007)

Allograft versus autograft for pediatric posterior cervical and occipito-cervical fusion: a systematic review of factors affecting fusion rates(2015)

The importance of small for gestational age in the risk assessment of infants with critical congenital heart disease(2013)

Impact of prenatal haemodynamic and functional abnormalities in Ebstein’s anomaly on survival(2014)

Recurrent Thromboembolism in Pediatric Congenital Heart Disease: Cumulative Incidence and Prognostic Factors(2024)

Arterial thromboembolism, antithrombotic therapy, and risk of recurrent thromboembolism in children with CHD undergoing cardiac surgery(2025)

Risks of incident venous thromboembolism, recurrent thromboembolism, and use of antithrombotic therapies among children with congenital heart disease undergoing cardiac surgery: a global multicenter analysis of real-world data(2025)

Safety and Chemopreventive Effect of Polyphenon E in Preventing Early and Metastatic Progression of Prostate Cancer in TRAMP Mice(2014)

Incidentally found brain tumors in the pediatric population: a case series and proposed treatment algorithm(2018)

A phase I study of irinotecan and temozolomide with bevacizumab in children with recurrent/refractory central nervous system tumors(2022)

Reduction in CSF shunt infection over a 10-year period associated with the application of concentrated topical antibiotic powder directly to surgical wounds prior to closure(2015)

Interleukin polymorphisms associated with overall survival, disease‐free survival, and recurrence in non‐small cell lung cancer patients(2015)

TNFRSF10B polymorphisms and haplotypes associated with increased risk of death in non-small cell lung cancer(2013)

Systematic transcriptomic analysis of childhood medulloblastoma identifies N6-methyladenosine-dependent lncRNA signatures associated with molecular subtype, immune cell infiltration, and prognosis(2024)

Gene Variants in Angiogenesis and Lymphangiogenesis and Cutaneous Melanoma Progression(2013)

Urological Outcome of the Xiao Procedure in Children with Myelomeningocele and Lipomyelomeningocele Undergoing Spinal Cord Detethering(2016)

Lack of efficacy of an intradural somatic-to-autonomic nerve anastomosis (Xiao procedure) for bladder control in children with myelomeningocele and lipomyelomeningocele: results of a prospective, randomized, double-blind study(2016)

Percutaneous ultrasound-guided vs. intraoperative rectus sheath block for pediatric umbilical hernia repair: A randomized clinical trial(2017)

Laparoscopic-guided versus transincisional rectus sheath block for pediatric single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy: A randomized controlled trial(2020)

Gemcitabine/nab‐paclitaxel for pediatric relapsed/refractory sarcomas(2018)

Promoting the Utilization of Science in Healthcare (PUSH) Project(2017)

Targeted Education and Trends in Pediatric Nurses Perceptions of Barriers, Facilitators, Confidence, and Attitudes Toward Research and Evidence-Based Practice Over Time(2019)

Complications associated with bacitracin powder in surgical wounds(2015)

Predictors of Favorable Growth Patterns During the Obesity Epidemic Among US School Children(2015)

Association between cumulative exposure to adverse childhood experiences and childhood obesity(2020)

Risk factors for pediatric cerebral sinovenous thrombosis: A case-control study with case validation(2020)

Cohorts and consortia conference: a summary report (Banff, Canada, June 17–19, 2009)(2011)

Eighteen years of paediatric extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and ventricular assist devices: insight regarding late outcomes(2018)

Repeat computed tomography scans after pediatric trauma: results of an institutional effort to minimize radiation exposure(2015)

Comparison of Caregiver and Provider Food Insecurity Screening Preferences Within a Health System(2023)

Oxygen requirement as a screening tool for the detection of late pulmonary hypertension in extremely low birth weight infants(2015)

Comparison of Tolerance and Complication Rates Between Early and Delayed Feeding After Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Placement in Children(2019)

Safety and Efficacy of Bedside Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Placement in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit(2018)

Effectiveness and Complication Rate of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Placement in Pediatric Oncology Patients(2021)

Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tubes May Be Associated With Preservation of Lung Function in Patients With Cystic Fibrosis(2018)

Impact of Coronavirus-2019 On Pediatric and Adult Heart Transplantation Waitlist Activity and Mortality in The United States: A Descriptive Approach(2021)

Pediatric ERCP in the Setting of Acute Pancreatitis(2023)

Assessing Preseason Baseline Cognitive Functioning in High School Student Athletes: A “Hybrid” Approach(2022)

SWI/SNF gene variants and glioma risk and outcome(2012)

Helicopter Transport From the Scene of Injury(2017)

Admission patterns in pediatric trauma patients with isolated injuries(2015)

Polymorphisms in Stromal Genes and Susceptibility to Serous Epithelial Ovarian Cancer: A Report from the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium(2011)

Comparison of melphalan‐ And busulfan‐based myeloablative conditioning in children undergoing allogeneic transplantation for acute myeloid leukemia or myelodysplasia(2020)

Impact of Coronavirus-2019 on Pediatric and Adult Heart Transplantation Waitlist Activity and Mortality in the United States: A Descriptive Approach(2021)

Correlation between Cosyntropin Stimulation Study and Disease Severity in Children with Fluid- and Catecholamine-Refractory Shock in the Pediatric and Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit(2017)

Use of Near-Infrared Spectroscopy to Monitor Lower Extremity Perfusion in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Cardiac Catheterization(2019)

Enhancing Collaboration between Clinician-Researchers and Methodologists in Clinical Research(2020)

Comparison of general endotracheal anesthesia versus sedation without endotracheal intubation during initial <scp>percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy</scp> insertion for infants: A retrospective cohort study(2022)

Defining the Healthy Infant Metabolome: Liquid Chromatography Tandem-Mass Spectrometry Analysis of Dried Blood Spot Extracts from the Prospective Research on Early Determinants of Illness and Children’s Health Trajectories Birth Cohort Study(2021)

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