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Rebecca Ann Bertrandt MD

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Associate Professor

Institution: Medical College of Wisconsin
Department: Pediatrics
Division: Critical Care

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Leadership Positions

  • Clinical Champion, Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Consortium (PC4) Database

    • Publications (23)

  • Unplanned reinterventions after congenital cardiac surgery and hospital mortality: A report from the Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Consortium (PC4). (Reddy RK, Schumacher KR, Ghanayem NS, Zhang W, Mikesell K, Alten JA, Bailly DK, Bertrandt RA, Blinder JJ, Buckley JR, Chan T, Chanani NK, DeWitt AG, Diddle JW, Gauntt J, Harmon WG, Jacobs JP, Kelly RB, Lin JI, Lion RP, Raymond TT, Riley CM, Schwartz SM, Shin AY, Simsic JM, Sinha A, Smith AH, Tabbutt S, Werho DK, Zaccagni HJ, Costello JM) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2025 Mar 14 PMID: 40090460 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105001994951 03/17/2025    
  • Pleural Drainage, Clinical Characteristics, and Management Strategies in the Perioperative Fontan Patient: A Multicenter Report. (Duran SR, Winder M, Reeder RW, Plummer ST, Sznycer-Taub N, Savoca M, DiMaria MV, Gordon EE, Bhaskar P, Raymond TT, Das A, Tortorich A, Lyman A, Bertrandt RA, Kozyak BW, Frank DU, Greiten LE, Bailly DK, Lay AS) Pediatr Cardiol 2025 Jan 22 PMID: 39838190 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85217227846 01/22/2025    
  • Refractory Chylothorax: Descriptive Analysis and Predictive Model in Children with Postoperative Chylothorax (Frank DU, Kasmai CT, Winder MM, Reeder RW, Bertrandt R, Debroux B, Bhaskar P, Schwartz SP, Lay A, Matiasek M, Raymond TT, Das A, Bautista AN, Puente BN, Tollison AG, Lyman A, Holmes K, Bailly DK) Pediatric Cardiology 2025 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85219659571 01/01/2025    
  • Sustained Performance of Cardiac Arrest Prevention in Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Units. (Mueller D, Bailly DK, Banerjee M, Bertrandt RA, Borasino S, Briceno-Medina M, Chan T, Diddle JW, Domnina Y, Clarke-Myers K, Connelly C, Florez A, Gaies M, Garza J, Ghassemzadeh R, Lane J, McCammond AN, Olive MK, Ortmann L, Prodhan P, Raymond TT, Sasaki J, Scahill C, Schroeder LW, Schumacher KR, Werho DK, Zhang W, Alten J, PC4 CAP Collaborators) JAMA Netw Open 2024 Sep 03;7(9):e2432393 PMID: 39250152 PMCID: PMC11385048 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85203768671 09/09/2024    
  • An evaluation of the outcomes associated with peritoneal catheter use in neonates undergoing cardiac surgery: A multicenter study (Kwiatkowski DM, Alten JA, Mah KE, Selewski DT, Raymond TT, Afonso NS, Blinder JJ, Coghill MT, Cooper DS, Koch JD, Krawczeski CD, Morales DLS, Neumayr TM, Rahman AKMF, Reichle G, Tabbutt S, Webb TN, Borasino S, Zang H, Winlaw D, Bailly D, Goldstein S, Gist K, Brandewie KL, Bhat PN, Diddle JW, Ghbeis M, Prodhan P, Garcia X, Ramer S, Albertson M, Rodriquez Z, Lukacs M, Gaies M, Freytag J, Sammons A, Abraha H, Butcher J, Zanaboni D, Sanchez de Toledo J, Domnina YA, Saenz L, Baust T, Kluck J, Sasaki J, Raees A, O'Neil ER, Lasa JJ, Phillips PA, Hock KM, Valentine K, Tadphale S, Buckley JR, Schroeder L, Clarke S, Zhang W, Smith A, Absi M, Askenazi DJ, Duncan L, Bertrandt RA, Sosa LJ, O'Neal ER, Doman T, Viers S, Smith AH, Bailly D) Jtcvs Open June 2024;19:275-295 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85190899179 06/01/2024    
  • Cardiac Surgery-Associated Acute Kidney Injury in Neonates Undergoing the Norwood Operation: Retrospective Analysis of the Multicenter Neonatal and Pediatric Heart and Renal Outcomes Network Dataset, 2015-2018. (Bertrandt RA, Gist K, Hasson D, Zang H, Reichle G, Krawczeski C, Winlaw D, Bailly D, Goldstein S, Selewski D, Alten J, Neonatal and Pediatric Heart and Renal Outcomes Network (NEPHRON) Investigators) Pediatr Crit Care Med 2024 May 01;25(5):e246-e257 PMID: 38483198 PMCID: PMC11665816 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85192114042 03/14/2024       3 Citations
  • Persistent acute kidney injury and fluid accumulation with outcomes after the Norwood procedure: report from NEPHRON. (Hasson DC, Alten JA, Bertrandt RA, Zang H, Selewski DT, Reichle G, Bailly DK, Krawczeski CD, Winlaw DS, Goldstein SL, Gist KM, Neonatal, Pediatric Heart, Renal Outcomes Network (NEPHRON) Investigators) Pediatr Nephrol 2024 May;39(5):1627-1637 PMID: 38057432 PMCID: PMC11661700 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85178889685 12/07/2023       11 Citations
  • Optimal Fat-Modified Diet Duration for the Treatment of Postoperative Chylothorax in Children. (Winder MM, Schwartz S, Buckley JR, Fogg KL, Matiasek M, Lyman A, Tortorich A, Holmes K, Frank DU, Nasworthy M, Vichayavilas PE, Bertrandt RA, Kasmai C, Kuester JC, Raymond TT, Greiten LE, Reeder RW, Bailly DK) Ann Thorac Surg 2024 Jul;118(1):181-187 PMID: 37308065 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85165000236 06/13/2023       1 Citation
  • Unplanned Extubation During Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care: U.S. Multicenter Registry Study of Prevalence and Outcomes. (Perry T, Klugman D, Schumacher K, Banerjee M, Zhang W, Bertrandt R, Wolovits JS, Murphy LD, Misfeldt AM, Alten J, Cooper DS) Pediatr Crit Care Med 2023 Jul 01;24(7):551-562 PMID: 37070818 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85164249599 04/19/2023       7 Citations
  • Nuclear Cell-Free DNA Predicts Adverse Events After Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery. (Tanem JM, Scott JP, Hoffman GM, Niebler RA, Tomita-Mitchell A, Stamm KD, Liang HL, North PE, Bertrandt RA, Woods RK, Hraska V, Mitchell ME) Ann Thorac Surg 2023 Aug;116(2):349-356 PMID: 36332680 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85150823960 11/05/2022       2 Citations
  • Development of consensus recommendations for the management of post-operative chylothorax in paediatric CHD. (Lion RP, Winder MM, Amirnovin R, Fogg K, Bertrandt R, Bhaskar P, Kasmai C, Holmes KW, Moza R, Vichayavilas P, Gordon EE, Trauth A, Horsley M, Frank DU, Stock A, Adamson G, Lyman A, Raymond T, Diaz I, DeMarco A, Prodhan P, Fundora M, Aljiffry A, Dewitt AG, Kozyak BW, Greiten L, Scahill C, Buckley J, Bailly DK, PC4 Chylothorax Work Group) Cardiol Young 2022 Aug;32(8):1202-1209 PMID: 35792060 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85136909123 07/07/2022       12 Citations
  • Preventing Cardiac Arrest in the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit Through Multicenter Collaboration. (Alten J, Cooper DS, Klugman D, Raymond TT, Wooton S, Garza J, Clarke-Myers K, Anderson J, Pasquali SK, Absi M, Affolter JT, Bailly DK, Bertrandt RA, Borasino S, Dewan M, Domnina Y, Lane J, McCammond AN, Mueller DM, Olive MK, Ortmann L, Prodhan P, Sasaki J, Scahill C, Schroeder LW, Werho DK, Zaccagni H, Zhang W, Banerjee M, Gaies M, PC4 CAP Collaborators) JAMA Pediatr 2022 Oct 01;176(10):1027-1036 PMID: 35788631 PMCID: PMC9257678 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85133967349 07/06/2022       28 Citations
  • Critical Care Unit Organizational and Personnel Factors Impact Cardiac Arrest Prevention and Rescue in the Pediatric Cardiac Population. (Lasa JJ, Banerjee M, Zhang W, Bailly DK, Sasaki J, Bertrandt R, Raymond TT, Olive MK, Smith A, Alten J, Gaies M) Pediatr Crit Care Med 2022 Apr 01;23(4):255-267 PMID: 35020714 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85129780377 01/13/2022       17 Citations
  • Epidemiology of Acute Kidney Injury After Neonatal Cardiac Surgery: A Report From the Multicenter Neonatal and Pediatric Heart and Renal Outcomes Network. (Alten JA, Cooper DS, Blinder JJ, Selewski DT, Tabbutt S, Sasaki J, Gaies MG, Bertrandt RA, Smith AH, Reichle G, Gist KM, Banerjee M, Zhang W, Hock KM, Borasino S, Neonatal and Pediatric Heart and Renal Outcomes Network (NEPHRON) Investigators) Crit Care Med 2021 Oct 01;49(10):e941-e951 PMID: 34166288 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85115962404 06/25/2021       83 Citations
  • Interventions Associated With Treatment of Low Cardiac Output After Stage 1 Norwood Palliation. (Hoffman GM, Niebler RA, Scott JP, Bertrandt RA, Wakeham MK, Thompson NE, Ghanayem NS, Stuth EA, Mitchell ME, Woods RK, Hraska V, Mussatto KA, Tweddell JS) Ann Thorac Surg 2021 May;111(5):1620-1627 PMID: 32652068 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85095846624 07/12/2020       14 Citations
  • Identification of Time-Dependent Risks of Hemodynamic States After Stage 1 Norwood Palliation. (Hoffman GM, Scott JP, Ghanayem NS, Stuth EA, Mitchell ME, Woods RK, Hraska V, Niebler RA, Bertrandt RA, Mussatto KA, Tweddell JS) Ann Thorac Surg 2020 Jan;109(1):155-162 PMID: 31404548 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85075400764 08/14/2019       18 Citations
  • Chest tube removal algorithm is associated with decreased chest tube duration in pediatric cardiac surgical patients. (Bertrandt RA, Saudek DM, Scott JP, Madrzak M, Miranda MB, Ghanayem NS, Woods RK) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2019 Oct;158(4):1209-1217 PMID: 31147165 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85066102029 05/31/2019       10 Citations
  • Reclassifying by highest complexity operation rather than first operation influences mortality after pediatric heart surgery. (Gupta P, Rettiganti M, Shinkawa T, Gossett JM, Brundage N, Jeffries HE, Bertrandt RA) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2018 Nov;156(5):1961-1967.e9 PMID: 30126659 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85051649658 08/22/2018       3 Citations
  • Performance of Pediatric Risk of Mortality Score Among Critically Ill Children With Heart Disease. (Russell RA, Rettiganti M, Brundage N, Jeffries HE, Gupta P) World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg 2017 Jul;8(4):427-434 PMID: 28696880 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85061424837 07/12/2017       10 Citations
  • The state of telemedicine in Wisconsin. (Russell RA, Meyer MT, Scanlon MC, Rice TB) WMJ 2013 Aug;112(4):152-3 PMID: 24734401 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84881626168 04/17/2014       1 Citation
  • Bilateral pulmonary artery banding as rescue intervention in high-risk neonates. (Russell RA, Ghanayem NS, Mitchell ME, Woods RK, Tweddell JS) Ann Thorac Surg 2013 Sep;96(3):885-90 PMID: 23916808 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84883239384 08/07/2013       23 Citations
  • Discrepancies between medication orders and infusion pump programming in a paediatric intensive care unit. (Russell RA, Murkowski K, Scanlon MC) Qual Saf Health Care 2010 Oct;19 Suppl 3:i31-5 PMID: 20959316 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84868139322 10/27/2010       18 Citations
  • Genetic variation in MYLK and lung injury in children and adults with community-acquired pneumonia. (Russell R, Quasney MW, Halligan N, Li SH, Simpson P, Waterer G, Wunderink RG, Dahmer MK) Pediatr Crit Care Med 2010 Nov;11(6):731-6 PMID: 20081554 01/19/2010    
    • Last update: 05/15/2025