Gitte Y. Larsen
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Gitte Y. Larsen, MD, MPH

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Primary Location

Primary Children's Hospital

Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
100 N Mario Capecchi Drive
Salt Lake City , UT 84113
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Dr. Larsen is a Professor, Division of Pediatric Critical Care at the University of Utah; Patient Safety Officer at Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital (PCH), co-chair of PCH Medication Safety Team, and Edward B. Clark Endowed Chair II for Pediatric Patient Safety.

Dr. Larsen has local and national recognition for her patient safety work since 2001 and is a member in good standing with the American Academy of Pediatrics and Society of Critical Care Medicine. She has published articles focused on patient adverse events, medication safety, safety culture, and early septic shock recognition and treatment. Her team was recognized by the Institute of Safe Medication Practices and by the Pediatric Pharmacy Advocacy Group for projects improving medication safety and was an invited speaker for the American Academy of Pediatrics 2011 and 2013 National Conference on medication safety. Dr. Larsen began the Primary Children’s Hospital pediatric septic shock recognition program in 2007 and has published articles on the benefits of early septic shock recognition and treatment since then, including one of the first pediatric emergency department-based projects (Pediatrics).

She represents PCH at a national level working with the Children’s Hospital Association (CHA) programs for the following:

  1. Improving Pediatric Sepsis Outcome (IPSO) since 2016 as a member of the steering committee and co-lead of the interventions group
  2. CHA Solutions for Patient Safety Hospital Acquired Condition prevention and culture change
  3. the Child Health Patient Safety Organization focused on reducing patient harm events

Dr. Larsen has participated in CDC-sponsored collaboratives focused on ventilator-associated conditions, acute flaccid myelitis, and plague antibiotic prophylaxis and treatment. In addition, Dr. Larsen has a full time pediatric critical care practice.

Specialties

Board Certification

National Board of Medical Examiners
American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics)
American Board of Pediatrics (Sub: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine)

Dr. Larsen is a Professor, Division of Pediatric Critical Care at the University of Utah; Patient Safety Officer at Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital (PCH), co-chair of PCH Medication Safety Team, and Edward B. Clark Endowed Chair II for Pediatric Patient Safety.

Dr. Larsen has local and national recognition for her patient safety work since 2001 and is a member in good standing with the American Academy of Pediatrics and Society of Critical Care Medicine. She has published articles focused on patient adverse events, medication safety, safety culture, and early septic shock recognition and treatment. Her team was recognized by the Institute of Safe Medication Practices and by the Pediatric Pharmacy Advocacy Group for projects improving medication safety and was an invited speaker for the American Academy of Pediatrics 2011 and 2013 National Conference on medication safety. Dr. Larsen began the Primary Children’s Hospital pediatric septic shock recognition program in 2007 and has published articles on the benefits of early septic shock recognition and treatment since then, including one of the first pediatric emergency department-based projects (Pediatrics).

She represents PCH at a national level working with the Children’s Hospital Association (CHA) programs for the following:

  1. Improving Pediatric Sepsis Outcome (IPSO) since 2016 as a member of the steering committee and co-lead of the interventions group
  2. CHA Solutions for Patient Safety Hospital Acquired Condition prevention and culture change
  3. the Child Health Patient Safety Organization focused on reducing patient harm events

Dr. Larsen has participated in CDC-sponsored collaboratives focused on ventilator-associated conditions, acute flaccid myelitis, and plague antibiotic prophylaxis and treatment. In addition, Dr. Larsen has a full time pediatric critical care practice.

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Pediatrics -Professor (Clinical)
Academic Divisions Critical Care
Board Certification
National Board of Medical Examiners
American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics)
American Board of Pediatrics (Sub: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine)

Education history

Undergraduate Chemistry - Mills College B.A.
Professional Medical Medicine - University of Washington M.D.
Internship Pediatrics - University of Utah School of Medicine Intern
Residency Pediatrics - University of Utah School of Medicine Resident
Fellowship Pediatric Critical Care - University of Utah School of Medicine Fellow
Graduate Training Public Health - Oregon Health Sciences University Master's
Graduate Training Public Health - University of Utah M.P.H.

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Paul R, Niedner M, Riggs R, Richardson T, DeSouza HG, Auletta JJ, Balamuth F, Campbell D, Depinet H, Hueschen L, Huskins WC, Kandil SB, Larsen G, Mack EH, Priebe GP, Rutman LE, Schafer M, Scott H, Silver P, Stalets EL, Wathen BA, Macias CG, Brilli RJ, IPSO COLLABORATIVE INVESTIGATOR (2023). Bundled Care to Reduce Sepsis Mortality: The Improving Pediatric Sepsis Outcomes (IPSO) Collaborative. Pediatrics, 152(2),
  2. Woods-Hill CZ, Koontz DW, Colantuoni EA, Xiao S, Xie A, Miller MR, Milstone AM, Bright STAR Authorship Grou (2023). Sustainability of the Bright STAR Diagnostic Stewardship Program to Reduce Blood Culture Rates Among Critically Ill Children. JAMA pediatrics, 177(11), 1234-1237.
  3. Xiao S, Woods-Hill CZ, Koontz D, Thurm C, Richardson T, Milstone AM, Colantuoni E, Bright STAR Authorship Grou (2023). Comparison of Administrative Database-Derived and Hospital-Derived Data for Monitoring Blood Culture Use in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, 12(7), 436-442.
  4. Woods-Hill CZ, Colantuoni EA, Koontz DW, Voskertchian A, Xie A, Thurm C, Miller MR, Fackler JC, Milstone AM, Bright STAR Authorship Group, Agulnik A, Albert JE, Auth MJ, Bradley E, Clayton JA, Coffin SE, Dallefeld S, Ezetendu CP, Fainberg NA, Flaherty BF, Foster CB, Hauger SB, Hong SJ, Hysmith ND, Kirby AL, Kociolek LK, Larsen GY, Lin JC, Linam WM, Newland JG, Nolt D, Priebe GP, Sandora TJ, Schwenk HT, Smith CM, Steffen KM, Tadphale SD, Toltzis P, Wolf J, Zerr D (2022). Association of Diagnostic Stewardship for Blood Cultures in Critically Ill Children With Culture Rates, Antibiotic Use, and Patient Outcomes: Results of the Bright STAR Collaborative. JAMA pediatrics, 176(7), 690-698.
  5. Flaherty BF, Hummel K, Vijayarajah S, White BR, Outsen S, Larsen G (2022). Improving Knowledge of Active Safety and QI Projects Amongst Practitioners in a Pediatric ICU. Pediatric quality & safety, 7(3), e569.
  6. Schafer M, Gruhler De Souza H, Paul R, Riggs R, Richardson T, Conlon P, Duffy S, Foster LZ, Gunderson J, Hall D, Hatcher L, Hess LM, Kirkpatrick L, Kunar J, Lockwood J, Lowerre T, McFadden V, Raghavan A, Rizzi J, Stephen R, Stokes S, Workman JK, Kandil S (2022). Characteristics and Outcomes of Sepsis Presenting in Inpatient Pediatric Settings. Hospital pediatrics, 12(12), 1048-1059.
  7. Depinet H, Macias CG, Balamuth F, Lane RD, Luria J, Melendez E, Myers SR, Patel B, Richardson T, Zaniletti I, Paul R, American Academy of Pediatrics Pediatric Septic Shock Collaborative (PSSC) Investigator (2022). Pediatric Septic Shock Collaborative Improves Emergency Department Sepsis Care in Children. Pediatrics, 149(3),
  8. Larsen GY, Brilli R, Macias CG, Niedner M, Auletta JJ, Balamuth F, Campbell D, Depinet H, Frizzola M, Hueschen L, Lowerre T, Mack E, Paul R, Razzaqi F, Schafer M, Scott HF, Silver P, Wathen B, Lukasiewicz G, Stuart J, Riggs R, Richardson T, Ward L, Huskins WC, IMPROVING PEDIATRIC SEPSIS OUTCOMES COLLABORATIVE INVESTIGATOR (2021). Development of a Quality Improvement Learning Collaborative to Improve Pediatric Sepsis Outcomes. Pediatrics, 147(1),
  9. Scott HF, Brilli RJ, Paul R, Macias CG, Niedner M, Depinet H, Richardson T, Riggs R, Gruhler H, Larsen GY, Huskins WC, Balamuth F, Improving Pediatric Sepsis Outcomes (IPSO) Collaborative Investigators (2020). Evaluating Pediatric Sepsis Definitions Designed for Electronic Health Record Extraction and Multicenter Quality Improvement. Critical care medicine, 48(10), e916-e926.
  10. Hummel K, Presson AP, Millar MM, Larsen G, Kadish H, Olson L (2020). An Assessment of Clinical and System Drivers of Family Satisfaction in the PICU. Pediatric critical care medicine, 21(10), e888-e897.
  11. Lane RD, Olson J, Reeder R, Miller B, Workman JK, Thorell EA, Larsen G (2020). Antibiotic Timing in Pediatric Septic Shock. Hospital pediatrics, 10(4), 311-317.
  12. Hummel K, Presson AP, Millar MM, Larsen G, Kadish H, Olson L (2020). An Assessment of Clinical and System Drivers of Family Satisfaction in the PICU. Pediatric critical care medicine, 21(10), e888-e897.
  13. Karandikar MV, Coffin SE, Priebe GP, Sandora TJ, Logan LK, Larsen GY, Toltzis P, Gray JE, Klompas M, Sammons JS, Harper MB, Horan K, Lakoma M, Cocoros NM, Lee G (2019). Variability in antimicrobial use in pediatric ventilator-associated events. Infection control and hospital epidemiology, 40(1), 32-39.
  14. Miescier MJ, Lane RD, Sheng X, Larsen G (2019). Association Between Initial Emergency Department Lactate and Use of Vasoactive Medication in Children With Septic Shock. Pediatric emergency care, 35(7), 455-460.
  15. Aljabari S, Balch A, Larsen GY, Fluchel M, Workman J (2019). Severe Sepsis-Associated Morbidity and Mortality among Critically Ill Children with Cancer. Journal of pediatric intensive care, 8(3), 122-129.
  16. Henderson MB, Schunk JE, Henderson JL, Larsen GY, Wilkes J, Bratton S (2018). An Assessment of Asthma Therapy in the Pediatric ICU. Hospital pediatrics, 8(6), 361-367.
  17. Cocoros NM, Priebe GP, Logan LK, Coffin S, Larsen G, Toltzis P, Sandora TJ, Harper M, Sammons JS, Gray JE, Goldmann D, Horan K, Burton M, Checchia PA, Lakoma M, Sims S, Klompas M, Lee G (2017). A Pediatric Approach to Ventilator-Associated Events Surveillance. Infection control and hospital epidemiology, 38(3), 327-333.
  18. Hirshberg EL, Lanspa MJ, Wilson EL, Sward KA, Jephson A, Larsen GY, Morris A (2017). A Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Bedside Computer Clinical Decision Support Protocol for Hyperglycemia Is Feasible, Safe and Offers Advantages. Diabetes technology & therapeutics, 19(3), 188-193.
  19. Cocoros NM, Priebe G, Gray JE, Toltzis P, Larsen GY, Logan LK, Coffin S, Sammons JS, Deakins K, Horan K, Lakoma M, Young J, Burton M, Klompas M, Lee G (2017). Factors Associated With Pediatric Ventilator-Associated Conditions in Six U.S. Hospitals: A Nested Case-Control Study. Pediatric critical care medicine, 18(11), e536-e545.
  20. Ames SG, Workman JK, Olson JA, Korgenski EK, Masotti S, Knackstedt ED, Bratton SL, Larsen G (2017). Infectious Etiologies and Patient Outcomes in Pediatric Septic Shock. Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, 6(1), 80-86.
  21. Paul R, Melendez E, Wathen B, Larsen G, Chapman L, Wheeler DS, Wakefield T, Macias C (2017). A Quality Improvement Collaborative for Pediatric Sepsis: Lessons Learned. Pediatric quality & safety, 3(1), e051.
  22. Cocoros NM, Kleinman K, Priebe GP, Gray JE, Logan LK, Larsen G, Sammons J, Toltzis P, Miroshnik I, Horan K, Burton M, Sims S, Harper M, Coffin S, Sandora TJ, Hocevar SN, Checchia PA, Klompas M, Lee GM, Pediatric Ventilator-Associated Conditions Study Team (2016). Ventilator-Associated Events in Neonates and Children--A New Paradigm. Critical care medicine, 44(1), 14-22.
  23. Lane RD, Funai T, Reeder R, Larsen G (2016). High Reliability Pediatric Septic Shock Quality Improvement Initiative and Decreasing Mortality. Pediatrics, 138(4),
  24. Workman JK, Ames SG, Reeder RW, Korgenski EK, Masotti SM, Bratton SL, Larsen G (2016). Treatment of Pediatric Septic Shock With the Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines and PICU Patient Outcomes. Pediatric critical care medicine, 17(10), e451-e458.
  25. Larsen GY, Schober M, Fabio A, Wisniewski SR, Grant MJ, Shafi N, Bennett TD, Hirtz D, Bell M (2016). Structure, Process, and Culture Differences of Pediatric Trauma Centers Participating in an International Comparative Effectiveness Study of Children with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. Neurocritical care, 24(3), 353-60.

Review

  1. Burgunder L, Heyrend C, Olson J, Stidham C, Lane RD, Workman JK, Larsen G (2022). Medication and Fluid Management of Pediatric Sepsis and Septic Shock. Paediatric drugs, 24(3), 193-205.
  2. Workman JK, Chambers A, Miller C, Larsen GY, Lane R (2021). Best practices in pediatric sepsis: building and sustaining an evidence-based pediatric sepsis quality improvement program. Hospital practice (1995), 49(sup1), 413-421.

Editorial

  1. Workman JK, Larsen G (2017). The Most Vulnerable SPROUTs: Severe Sepsis in the Pediatric Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Population. Pediatric critical care medicine, 18(12), 1179-1180.
  2. Workman JK, Larsen G (2017). Searching for a Pediatric Severe Sepsis Phenotype: Are We There Yet?. Pediatric critical care medicine, 18(1), 82-83.
  3. Larsen G, Schunk J (2015). To Err One's Dirty Laundry. Pediatric critical care medicine, 16(5), 488-9.
  4. Larsen G, Stockwell (2014). Taking aim at harm-adverse event detection in a South African PICU*. Pediatric critical care medicine, 15(5), 499-500.