Selected Publications

Kelly JM, Sartori LF, Gala P, Hawkins B, Lee BE, Corso S, Green RS, Scarfone R, Lavelle JM, Ku BC.: A Quality Improvement Initiative to Decrease Intravenous Antibiotic Use in Febrile Young Infants. Hosp Pediatr 16: 1-11, Jan 2026.

Todd R, Kelly J, Penney C, Chen A, Sartori LF: Lumbar punctures in febrile infants: a longitudinal view of procedural success in a changing clinical landscape. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Education Day, Philadelphia PA January 2026.

Sartori LF, Wastjold B, Wu K, Quzack L, Ilene JS, Varpio L: What does "the mean" mean?: Exploring practice variation and uncertainty in clinical care. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Education Day, Philadelphia PA January 2026.

Florin TA, Reeder R, Ambroggio L, Ruddy RM, Shah SS, Cator A, Lipshaw MJ, Capraro GA, Sartori LF, Cheng AY, Tzimenatos L, Walsh PS, Morris CR, Rees CA, McLaren SH, Lubell TR, Larsen CD, Moher J, Klein EJ, Hooli S, Kuppermann N; Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) PedCAPS Investigators.: Derivation and validation of the Pediatric Community-Acquired Pneumonia Severity (PedCAPS) score: A prospective cohort study. J Hosp Med Nov 2025.

Berner E, Clark S, Sartori LF, Avery R, Chen A, Hemberger J, Corwin D : Ocular Point-of-Care Ultrasound and Nonmydriatic Fundus Photography for Evaluation of Papilledema in the Pediatric Emergency Department. American Academy of Pediatrics Annual Meeting, Denver CO September 2025.

Melissa Demock MS, Emily Berner MD, Olivia Fedio BS, Frances K. Wood MS, CCLS,Erika Skesavage MS, CCLS, Jane Lavelle, MD, Laura Sartori MD, MPH, MSTR: The VR Triad: Exploring Perspectives from Patients, Caregivers, and Child Life Specialists in the CHOP Emergency Department. CHOP SUMMR Program Research Day July 2025.

Todd R, Kelly J, Chen A, Sartori LF : Factors Associated with Successful Infant Lumbar Punctures: A Patient-Centered Analysis to Inform Procedural Improvement. CHOP SUMMR Student Research Day Jul 2025.

Berner E, Clark S, Sartori LF,, Avery R, Chen,A, Hemberger J, Corwin D : Ocular Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) and Nonmydriatic Fundus Photography (NFP) for Evaluation of Papilledema in the Pediatric Emergency Department: A Pilot Study to Assess Feasibility, Accuracy and Opportunities to Improve Patient Care CHOP Research Day and Scientific Symposium May 2025.

Jessica Kelly, MD, Laura F. Sartori, MD, MPH MSTR, Payal Gala, MD, Bobbie Hawkins, MS, CRNP, Brian Lee, MD, Salvatore Corso, BS, MBA, Rebecca Green, MD, Richard Scarfone, MD, Jane Lavelle, MD, Brandon Ku, MD : Decreasing Intravenous Antibiotic Use in Febrile Young Infants CHOP Quality and Safety Day, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia PA May 2025.

Emily Berner, MD, Brooke Bauman, MBA, PMP, Frances K. Wood, MS, CCLS, Erika Skesavage, MS, CCLS, Julia Fuchs, BSN, RN, CPEN, Kylie Trone, BSN, RN, CPEN, CCLS, Laura Wolford, PA-C, Alex Kratchman, MSHI, BSN, RN, Eric F. Newby, BA, Jane Lavelle, MD, Laura F. Sartori, MD, MPH, MSTR : Virtual Reality in the Emergency Department. CHOP Quality and Safety Day, Philadelphia PA May 2025.