Selected Publications

Mehta SD, Tweedy E, Ruiz VM, Shi HL, Morgan RW, Sutton RM, Nishisaki A, Tsui FR.: Machine Learning-Based Prediction of Critical Deterioration in the PICU. Critical Care Explorations 8(4), April 2026.

Hunter RB, Thammasitboon S, Rahman S, Kakarla S, Petersen P, Kumar S, Rappold T, Mehta S.: Feasibility of a Large Language Model Chatbot to Support Parental Understanding in the PICU. Critical Care Explorations 8(4), April 2026.

Magee, Paula; Yehya, Nadir; Mehta, Sanjiv: NEIGHBORHOOD FACTORS AND THE ASSOCIATION WITH WARD-TO-PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT TRANSFERS. Critical Care Medicine. Society of Critical Care Medicine and Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. 54(3S), March 2026 Notes: DOI: 10.1097/01.ccm.0001186988.82720.a8.

Hunter RB, Kakarla S, Rahman S, Kumar S, Mehta S: AI chatbots in the PICU: parental enthusiasm contrasts with socioeconomic usage disparities. Inform Health Soc Care 51(1): 62-70, January 2026 Notes: Epub 2025 Nov 24.

Mehta SD, Galligan M, Race J, Haines GR, Lutts MK, Bonafide CP, Sutton RM: Emergency Transfers Are Associated With Increased Financial Charges. Hosp Pediatr 16(1): e24-e30, January 2026.

Balcarcel DR, Keim G, Mehta SD, Kirschen MP, Topjian AA, Himes BE, Yehya N.: Heterogeneity of Treatment Effect for Therapeutic Hypothermia in Children Post-Cardiac Arrest. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 2026 Notes: Accepted, not yet published.

Mehta SD, Cifra CL, Rickey LM, Muthu N, Hames N, Marks K, Marshall T, Perry M, Sawicki JG, Lockwood J, Kaur A, Rasooly IR.: Variation in In-Hospital Emergency Transfer Rates Across Pediatric Hospitals. Hospital Pediatrics 2026 Notes: Accepted Not yet Published.

Rasooly IR, Wu K, Galligan MM, Congdon M, Costello A, Fatemi Y, Gidengil C, Grubenhoff JA, Hoar H, Jefferies CT, Kaur A, Krause J, Mahajan P, Duffy E, Mehta SD, Sawicki JG, Marshall T, Michelson K, Nawab U, Olson APJ, Perry M, Shafer G, Shaw KN, Singh H, Walsh K, Cifra CL. : Priorities for Improving Pediatric Diagnosis: Findings From a Modified Delphi Study. BMJ Quality & Safety 2026 Notes: Accepted not yet published.

Belfer SJ, Beslow LA, Vaz A, Shekdar K, Pollock A, Mehta S, Resendiz K, Raffini L, Cahill AM, Catapano J, Kundishora AJ: Delayed Bilateral Internal Carotid Artery Occlusion in a Pediatric Patient Following Traumatic Injury: Insights on Management and Interventional Approach. J Child Neurol December 2025 Notes: Online ahead of print.

Lockwood JM, Bajaj L, Mehta SD: Do Emergency Transfers Reflect Hospital Quality? Preventable Harm and the Next 100 000 Lives. Hosp Pediatr 15(11): e540-4542, November 2025.