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Angelica DesPain, MD

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Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine)
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Department: Pediatrics
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2f University of Chicago , 2010.
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Selected Publications

1ee Peter R Farrell, Angelica W DesPain, Peter Farmer, Leslie M Farrell, Bryan Greenfield, Michael E Rogers, Lindsey Hornung, Esther Kim, Ryan Pearman, Beemnet Neway, Tyler Thompson, James E Heubi, Sona Sehgal, Rana Amoury, Maisam Abu-El-Haija: Faster discharge with lactated ringers than normal saline in first 72h of acute pancreatitis: A multicenter randomized trial. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 78(2): 360-368, Feb 2024.

e7 KEN5 News: Heat Wave Safety. \{KEN5 News} July 2023 Notes: http://mms.tveyes.com/PlaybackPortal.aspx?SavedEditID=50ee2fe3-3585-4642-8412-ff923110a8ce.

fa Ren D, DesPain AW: Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine (SGEM) #384: Take Me Out Tonight, I Don’t Want to Perforate My Appendix. Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine Dec 2022.

f3 DesPain AW, Pearman R, Hamdy RF: Impact of CSF meningitis/encephalitis panel on resource use for febrile well-appearing infants. Hosp Pediatr 12(11): 1002-1012, Nov 2022.

fc Farrell PR, DesPain AW, Farmer P: A Randomized Clinical Control Trial Comparing Lactated Ringers and Normal Saline in Pediatric Acute Pancreatitis. J Pediatr 1(5): 207, June 2022.

128 Farrell PR, DesPain AW, Farmer R: A Randomized Clinical Control Trial Comparing Lactated Ringers and Normal Saline in Pediatric Acute Pancreatitis. Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Denver, CO April 2022 Notes: Poster.

e7 DesPain AW, Gutman CK, Cruz AT: Research environment and resources to support pediatric emergency medicine fellow research. AEM Educ Train 5(3): e10585, 2021.

136 DesPain AW, Pearman R, Hamdy R,: Impact of CSF meningitis/encephalitis panel on hospitalization and antibiotic use for febrile infants 60 days and younger. Academic Pediatric Association Trainee Session, Virtual July 2020 Notes: poster.

82 DesPain AW, Pearman R, Hamdy R,: Impact of CSF meningitis/encephalitis panel on a9 hospitalization and antibiotic use for febrile infants 60 days and younger. Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Virtual May 2020 Notes: poster.

14d DesPain AW, Pearman R, Hamdy R,: Impact of CSF meningitis/encephalitis panel on hospitalization and antibiotic use for febrile infants 60 days and younger. American Federation for Medical Research Regional Meeting in Washington D.C. April 2020 Notes: poster.

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