Overview

My research focuses on the care of acutely injured and ill children presenting to the emergency department.

One of the goals of our research program is to better understand infectious diseases emergencies. This includes 1) characterizing the risk of serious bacterial infections in young infants with fever, to optimize the medical management of these vulnerable patients, and 2) understanding the natural course and complications of common viruses such as SARS-CoV-2.

The second goal of our research program is to improve the care of children who either present to the emergency department with a painful condition or undergo painful procedures in the emergency department.

Publications

Features Associated With Radiographic Pneumonia in Children with SARS-CoV-2
Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
DOI: 10.1093/jpids/piae015
2024

National Survey on the Emergency Department Management of Febrile Infants 29 to 60 Days Old with an Abnormal Urinalysis
Pediatric Emergency Care
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000003069
2024

No Association between SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Quality of Life 6- and 12-Months After Infection
Academic Pediatrics
DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2024.07.003
2024

Intranasal midazolam for procedural distress in children in the emergency department: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine
DOI: 10.1007/s43678-024-00731-2
2024

Presentations and Outcomes Among Infants #90 Days With and Without SARS-CoV-2
Pediatrics
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2023-064949
2024

Inhaled nitrous oxide for painful procedures in children and youth: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine
DOI: 10.1007/s43678-023-00507-0
2023

Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Infection on the Association Between Laboratory Tests and Severe Outcomes Among Hospitalized Children
Open Forum Infectious Diseases
DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofad485
2023

Comparison of Symptoms Associated with SARS-CoV-2 Variants among Children in Canada
JAMA Network Open
DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.2328
2023

Post-COVID-19 Condition in Children 6 and 12 Months after Infection
JAMA Network Open
DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.49613
2023

Optimal Dose of Intranasal Dexmedetomidine for Laceration Repair in Children: A Phase II Dose-Ranging Study
Annals of Emergency Medicine
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2023.01.023
2023

Test characteristics of ultrasound for the diagnosis of peritonsillar abscess: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Academic Emergency Medicine
Kim, D.J. and Burton, J.E. and Hammad, A. and Sabhaney, V. and Freder, J. and Bone, J.N. and Ahn, J.S.
DOI: 10.1111/acem.14660
2023

Outcomes of SARS-CoV-2–Positive Youths Tested in Emergency Departments The Global PERN–COVID-19 Study
JAMA Network Open
DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.42322
2022

Improving research personnel's hand hygiene adherence in the pediatric acute care setting during the COVID-19 pandemic: a quality improvement initiative
Pediatric Quality and Safety
Dissanayake, A. and MacLellan, A. and Doan, Q. and Sabhaney, V. and Virk, P.
DOI: 10.1097/pq9.0000000000000609
2022

Post-COVID-19 Conditions Among Children 90 Days After SARS-CoV-2 Infection
JAMA Network Open
Funk, A.L. and Kuppermann, N. and Florin, T.A. and Tancredi, D.J. and Xie, J. and Kim, K. and Finkelstein, Y. and Neuman, M.I. and Salvadori, M.I. and Yock-Corrales, A. and Breslin, K.A. and Ambroggio, L. and Chaudhari, P.P. and Bergmann, K.R. and Gardiner, M.A. and Nebhrajani, J.R. and Campos, C. and Ahmad, F.A. and Sartori, L.F. and Navanandan, N. and Kannikeswaran, N. and Caperell, K. and Morris, C.R. and Mintegi, S. and Gangoiti, I. and Sabhaney, V.J. and Plint, A.C. and Klassen, T.P. and Avva, U.R. and Shah, N.P. and Dixon, A.C. and Lunoe, M.M. and Becker, S.M. and Rogers, A.J. and Pavlicich, V. and Dalziel, S.R. and Payne, D.C. and Malley, R. and Borland, M.L. and Morrison, A.K. and Bhatt, M. and Rino, P.B. and Beneyto Ferre, I. and Eckerle, M. and Kam, A.J. and Chong, S.-L. and Palumbo, L. and Kwok, M.Y. and Cherry, J.C. and Poonai, N. and Wassem, M. and Simon, N.-J. and Freedman, S.B.
DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.23253
2022

Anxiolysis for laceration repair in children: a survey of pediatric emergency providers in Canada
Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine
Kumar, K. and Ali, S. and Sabhaney, V. and Trottier, E. and Drendel, A. and Bhatt, M. and Boisvert, L. and Poonai, N.
DOI: 10.1007/s43678-021-00210-y
2022

The intranasal dexmedetomidine plus ketamine for procedural sedation in children, adaptive randomized controlled non-inferiority multicenter trial (Ketodex): a statistical analysis plan.
Trials
Heath A and Rios JD and Pullenayegum E and Pechlivanoglou P and Offringa M and Yaskina M and Watts R and Rimmer S and Klassen TP and Coriolano K and Poonai N and PERC-KIDSCAN Ketodex Study Group
DOI: 10.1186/s13063-020-04946-3
PubMed: 33407719
01/2021

Prevalence of Bacterial Meningitis among Febrile Infants Aged 29-60 Days with Positive Urinalysis Results: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
JAMA Network Open
Burstein, B. and Sabhaney, V. and Bone, J.N. and Doan, Q. and Mansouri, F.F. and Meckler, G.D.
DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.4544
2021

The physical examination is unreliable in determining the location of the distal fibular physis
American Journal of Emergency Medicine
Dion, V. and Sabhaney, V. and Ahn, J.S. and Erdelyi, S. and Kim, D.J.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2021.07.040
2021

A two-centre survey of caregiver perspectives on opioid use for children's acute pain management
Paediatrics and Child Health (Canada)
Jun, E. and Ali, S. and Yaskina, M. and Dong, K. and Rajagopal, M. and Drendel, A.L. and Fowler, M. and Poonai, N. and Freedman, S.B. and Osmanlliu, E. and Auclair, M.-C. and Plint, A. and Doan, Q. and Sabhaney, V. and Zemek, R. and Emerton, R.
DOI: 10.1093/pch/pxz162
2021

Adaptive randomised controlled non-inferiority multicentre trial (the Ketodex Trial) on intranasal dexmedetomidine plus ketamine for procedural sedation in children: study protocol.
BMJ open
Poonai N and Coriolano K and Klassen T and Heath A and Yaskina M and Beer D and Sawyer S and Bhatt M and Kam A and Doan Q and Sabhaney V and Offringa M and Pechlivanoglou P and Hickes S and KidsCAN PERC iPCT-SPOR (Innovative Paediatric Clinical Trials – Strategy for Patient Oriented Research) Ketodex Study Team
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-041319
PubMed: 33303457
12/2020

Predicting severe pneumonia in the emergency department: a global study of the Pediatric Emergency Research Networks (PERN)-study protocol.
BMJ open
Florin TA and Tancredi DJ and Ambroggio L and Babl FE and Dalziel SR and Eckerle M and Mintegi S and Neuman M and Plint AC and Kuppermann N and Pediatric Emergency Research Networks (PERN) Pneumonia Investigators
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-041093
PubMed: 33268423
12/2020

Improving the diagnostic accuracy of appendicitis using a multidisciplinary pathway
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Dhatt, S. and Sabhaney, V. and Bray, H. and Skarsgard, E.D.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2020.01.040
2020

Intranasal dexmedetomidine for procedural distress in children: A systematic review
Pediatrics
Poonai, N. and Spohn, J. and Vandermeer, B. and Ali, S. and Bhatt, M. and Hendrikx, S. and Trottier, E.D. and Sabhaney, V. and Shah, A. and Joubert, G. and Hartling, L.
DOI: 10.1542/PEDS.2019-1623
2020

117 Intranasal dexmedetomidine for procedural distress in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Paediatrics & Child Health
Poonai N and Spohn J and Hendrikx S and Doyon-Trottier E and Sabhaney V and Ali S and Shah A
05/2019

Accuracy of the Weight-for-age Index in Identifying Obese Children in the Emergency Setting
Journal of Research in Obesity
Reetika Tripathi and Quynh Doan and Vikram Sabhaney and Kathy Boutis
DOI: 10.5171/2014.558641
05/2014

Bone fractures in children: Is there an association with obesity?
Journal of Pediatrics
Sabhaney, V. and Boutis, K. and Yang, G. and Barra, L. and Tripathi, R. and Tran, T.T. and Doan, Q.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2014.04.006
2014

Commentaries on 'Procalcitonin to initiate or discontinue antibiotics in acute respiratory tract infections' with a response from the review authors
Evidence-Based Child Health
Sabhaney, V. and Enarson, P. and Irwin, A.D. and Carrol, E.D. and Schuetz, P. and Briel, M. and Bucher, H.C. and Mueller, B.
DOI: 10.1002/ebch.1928
2013

Child health update. Management of dog bites in children.
Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien
Sabhaney V and Goldman RD
PubMed: 23064918
10/2012

La prise en charge des morsures de chien chez les enfants.
Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien
Sabhaney V and Goldman RD
10/2012

Management of dog bites in children,La prise en charge des morsures de chien chez les enfants
Canadian Family Physician
Sabhaney, V. and Goldman, R.D.
2012

The role of physician assistants in a pediatric emergency department: A center review and survey
Pediatric Emergency Care
Doan, Q. and Sabhaney, V. and Kissoon, N. and Johnson, D. and Sheps, S. and Singer, J.
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e3182627ce5
2012

Assessment of Ondansetron-Associated Hypokalemia in Pediatric Oncology Patients
ISRN Oncology
Elsa Fiedrich and Vikram Sabhaney and Justin Lui and Maury Pinsk
DOI: 10.5402/2012/798239
2012

A systematic review: The role and impact of the physician assistant in the emergency department
EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia
Doan, Q. and Sabhaney, V. and Kissoon, N. and Sheps, S. and Singer, J.
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-6723.2010.01368.x
2011

Reperfusion hemorrhage is a marker for the severity of tissue injury in patients with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction
Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
Kumar, A. and Sabhaney, V. and Poeschko, S. and Schulz-Menger, J. and Dietz, R. and Friedrich, M.G.
DOI: 10.1186/1532-429X-12-S1-M2
2010

Research

Current Projects
Procedural Sedation RCT: prospective RCT of Propofol + Ketamine (Ketofol) vs Propofol + Fentanyl (Fentofol) for reduction of long-bone fractures. Recruiting any long bone fracture age 3-17 requiring procedural sedation for reduction.

Grants

2011 - 2012 "Effect of Body Mass Index on the Risk of Fractures in Children" $3,850.00 from BC Children's Hospital Research Institute iACT

2011 "Effect of Body Mass Index on the Risk of Fractures in Children" $1,000 from BCCH Emergency Department

Honours & Awards

2008 Emergency Physicians Society of Edmonton Booker Award, University of Alberta – recipient for highest performance during emergency medicine rotation.

2013 Child and Family Research Institute Trainee Research Award – recipient for outstanding achievement by a clinical subspecialty resident or fellow.

2011-2012 BC Children’s Hospital PEM Fellowship Teacher of the Year Award

Research Group Members

Ishita Agarwal, START Trainee
Rozhan Ali, START TRAINEE
Parsa Alizadeh, START Trainee
Daniel Almasizadeh, START Trainee
Inaya Bhimani
Isobel Casey, START Trainee, BC-PDR Research Assistant
Lily Chen, START Trainee
Rachelle Chung, START Program Coordinator
Alessia De Blasio, START Trainee
Nandini Kaushal
Tina Lee
Megan Lee, START Trainee
Hannah Locco, START Trainee
Mido Luo
Jesse Luyan, START TRAINEE
Saina Nemati
Greg Nikas, START Trainee
Eniola Owonifaari, START Trainee
Rameen Siddiqui, START Trainee
Rhea Sidhu, START Trainee
Kishor Sivanesan, Clinical Research Coordinator
Palak Tank, START Trainee
Erica Won, START Trainee
Susan Zhang, START Trainee