Research Overview

Dr. Rettig’s academic interest is in the field of respiratory physiology. She is focused on projects, which result in better understanding of respiratory support and therefore more efficient and effective use of this technology at the bedside. Working in the Arnold lab, she has used electrical impedance tomography (EIT) to better understand regional distribution of ventilation and pulmonary compliance. Other projects include the use of large data analytics to develop models of computer aided mechanical ventilation and decision support at the bedside. The overall goal is to provide better patient care and ultimately build protocols and evidence-based guidelines, which will benefit the field as a whole.

In addition to this primary research focus, Dr. Rettig has also undertaken QI projects, including revising the respiratory care protocols for the hospital. She has a strong passion for education and has designed and launched an on-line interactive curriculum for the Pulmonary Medicine Faculty, which focuses on the use of non-invasive ventilation outside of the ICU setting. Dr. Rettig has helped develop the Pediatric Core Curriculum content with the American Thoracic Society and has created the Pediatric Critical Care Fellows transport curriculum.

Research Background

Dr. Jordan S. Rettig obtained her MD from the University Of Connecticut School Of Medicine. She subsequently completed a residency in Pediatrics (Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia) followed by a fellowship in Pediatric Critical Care (Boston Children's Hospital) and a fellowship in Pediatric Cardiovascular Intensive Care Medicine (Boston Children's Hospital). She is currently an Associate in Pediatric Critical Care at Boston Children's Hospital and an Instructor in Anaesthesia at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Rettig is the Associate Medical Director for Neonatal and Pediatrics at Boston MedFlight. Dr. Rettig serves as a PCCM representative on the Education Committee for the American Thoracic Society and is also the Vice Chair of the Massachusetts State Board of Respiratory Care. She has been recognized by the fellowship and residency programs for outstanding teaching and has recently taken on the role of supervising the Critical Care Medicine International Observership Program.

Selected Publications

  1. Rettig JS, Smallwood CD, Walsh BK, Rimensberger PC, Bachman TE, Bollen CW, Duval EL, Gebistorf F, Markhorst DG, Tinnevelt M, Todd M, Zurakowski D, Arnold JH. High Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation in Pediatric Acute Lung Injury: A Multicenter International Experience. Critical Care Medicine. In press. 
  2. Gómez-Laberge C, Rettig JS, Smallwood CD, Boyd TK, JH, Wolf GK. Interaction of dependent and non-dependent regions of the acutely injured lung during a stepwise recruitment manoeuvre  Physiological Measurement. Physiol Meas. 2013 Feb;34(2):163-77
  3. Wolf GK, Gómez-Laberge C, Rettig JS, Vargas SO, Prabhu SP, Smallwood CD, Vitali SH, Zurakowski D, Arnold JH. Mechanical Ventilation Guided by Electrical Impedance Tomography in Experimental Acute Lung Injury. Critical Care Medicine. 2013 May;41(5):1296-304

Education

Medical School

University of Connecticut School of Medicine
2006 Storrs CT

Residency

Pediatrics Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
2009 Philadelphia PA

Fellowship

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Boston Children's Hospital
2012 Boston MA

Fellowship

Pediatric Cardiovascular Intensive Care Boston Children's Hospital
2013 Boston MA

Publications

  1. Critical Care Transport of Patients With COVID-19. J Intensive Care Med. 2021 Jun; 36(6):704-710. View Abstract
  2. ATS Core Curriculum 2020. Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine. ATS Sch. 2020 Dec 30; 1(4):456-475. View Abstract
  3. The Therapeutic Window for Oxygen. Respir Care. 2020 03; 65(3):400-401. View Abstract
  4. Distribution of Ventilation Measured by Electrical Impedance Tomography in Critically Ill Children. Respir Care. 2020 May; 65(5):590-595. View Abstract
  5. American Thoracic Society 2019 Pediatric Core Curriculum. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2019 12; 54(12):1880-1894. View Abstract
  6. Weighing in on Ventilator Strategies. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2018 Dec; 19(12):1179-1180. View Abstract
  7. Dexmedetomidine in the PICU: Can We Get More for Less? Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2017 09; 18(9):893-894. View Abstract
  8. ATS Core Curriculum 2017: Part II. Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2017 08; 14(Suppl_2):S165-S181. View Abstract
  9. Daily Goals Formulation and Enhanced Visualization of Mechanical Ventilation Variance Improves Mechanical Ventilation Score. Respir Care. 2017 Mar; 62(3):268-278. View Abstract
  10. 949: DEVELOPMENT OF HEART, RESPIRATORY RATE, AND OXYGEN SATURATION PERCENTILE CURVES IN CHILDREN. Crit Care Med. 2016 Dec; 44(12 Suppl 1):313. View Abstract
  11. 955: A MACHINE-LEARNING ALGORITHM FOR OXYGENATION RESPONSE PREDICTION IN MECHANICALLY VENTILATED CHILDREN. Crit Care Med. 2016 Dec; 44(12 Suppl 1):315. View Abstract
  12. Pediatric Chronic Home Invasive Ventilation. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2016 07; 13(7):1170-2. View Abstract
  13. Categorization in Mechanically Ventilated Pediatric Subjects: A Proposed Method to Improve Quality. Respir Care. 2016 Sep; 61(9):1168-78. View Abstract
  14. ATS Core Curriculum 2016: Part III. Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2016 06; 13(6):955-66. View Abstract
  15. Mechanical Ventilation during Acute Brain-Injury in Children. Paediatr Respir Rev. 2016 Sep; 20:17-23. View Abstract
  16. Waiting to Exhale: Optimizing Noninvasive Synchrony in COPD? Respir Care. 2016 Jan; 61(1):122-4. View Abstract
  17. High-Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation in Pediatric Acute Lung Injury: A Multicenter International Experience. Crit Care Med. 2015 Dec; 43(12):2660-7. View Abstract
  18. Implementation of an inhaled nitric oxide protocol: a paradox or the perfect pair? Respir Care. 2015 May; 60(5):760-1. View Abstract
  19. Mechanical ventilation guided by electrical impedance tomography in experimental acute lung injury. Crit Care Med. 2013 May; 41(5):1296-304. View Abstract
  20. Interaction of dependent and non-dependent regions of the acutely injured lung during a stepwise recruitment manoeuvre. Physiol Meas. 2013 Feb; 34(2):163-77. View Abstract
  21. Comparison of 2 lung recruitment strategies in children with acute lung injury. Respir Care. 2013 Aug; 58(8):1280-90. View Abstract
  22. High-frequency oscillatory ventilation: learning which way to turn the dials. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2012 Mar; 13(2):242-4. View Abstract
  23. Inhaled nitric oxide only leads to a transient improvement of oxygenation in patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2011 Aug; 46(8):733-5. View Abstract
  24. Predictors of loss to follow-up in young patients with minor trauma after screening and written intervention for alcohol in an urban emergency department. J Stud Alcohol Drugs. 2007 Jan; 68(1):133-40. View Abstract
  25. Gender differences in the performance of a computerized version of the alcohol use disorders identification test in subcritically injured patients who are admitted to the emergency department. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2004 Nov; 28(11):1693-701. View Abstract
  26. Decreased proopiomelanocortin mRNA in lymphocytes of chronic alcoholics after intravenous human corticotropin releasing factor injection. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2003 Nov; 27(11):1693-700. View Abstract
  27. Alcohol withdrawal severity is decreased by symptom-orientated adjusted bolus therapy in the ICU. Intensive Care Med. 2003 Dec; 29(12):2230-2238. View Abstract

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