PALISI Approved Survey: Neuroprognostication Practices in Pediatric Critical Care

Dear Members of PALISI,

We are conducting a cross-sectional study (University at Buffalo IRB #STUDY00010355) to map the current landscape of neuroprognostication in pediatric neurocritical care. As a collaborative effort between pediatric critical care and child neurology, this study aims to understand and compare how different specialties weigh clinical data and neurodiagnostics when generating a prognosis for children with severe acute brain injury.

We are inviting currently practicing pediatric critical care physicians and current pediatric critical care fellows who practice in the United States to participate through PALISI, as well as child neurology senior residents/fellows and attendings through the Child Neurology Society.

The study involves a one-time, anonymous electronic survey via REDCap consisting of three clinical vignettes and questions regarding your practice. It will take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete.

Link: https://redcap.buffalo.edu/redcap/surveys/?s=NJ8WYFEP9XYFEME4

Participation is entirely voluntary, and no personal identifiers (such as names, emails, or IP addresses) will be collected. While there is no direct benefit to participating, your expertise will be instrumental in helping the medical community better understand how prognosis is determined, which may help identify areas for educational improvement and standardization of care.

The survey is open until June 5, 2026. Thank you for your time and contribution to this research.

Sincerely,

Sandhya Joshi, MD Pediatric Critical Care Fellow, PGY-7 University at Buffalo

Maria Wang, MD Child Neurology Resident, PGY-4 University at Buffalo

and on behalf of Jacob Anderson, MD (Pediatric Critical Care/Neurocritical Care, University at Buffalo) and Osman Farooq, MD (Child Neurology/Epilepsy, University at Buffalo)