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Elizabeth Thompson

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatrics, Critical Care Medicine
300 W. Morgan Street, Ste 800, Durham, NC 27701

Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations


Assistant Professor of Pediatrics · 2024 - Present Pediatrics, Critical Care Medicine, Pediatrics
Member in the Duke Clinical Research Institute · 2024 - Present Duke Clinical Research Institute, Institutes and Centers

Recent Scholarly Works


Evaluating the Association of Extubation Readiness Testing Performance Variables With Reintubation After Pediatric Cardiac Surgery.

Journal article Respir Care · August 17, 2026 BACKGROUND: Patient performance on extubation readiness tests (ERTs) informs the decision to extubate after cardiac surgery. ERT pass criteria at our center include age-based breathing frequencies and weight-adjusted tidal volumes (VT). Evidence validating ... Full text Link to item Cite

A scoping review of the evidence supporting antiarrhythmic use after paediatric cardiac surgery.

Journal article Cardiol Young · July 3, 2026 BACKGROUND: Arrhythmias after paediatric cardiac surgery occur frequently and contribute to postoperative morbidity and mortality. There is limited literature assessing the safety and efficacy of common antiarrhythmics administered in this population. METH ... Full text Link to item Cite

Postextubation Arterial Blood Gas to Predict Reintubation in Children With Congenital Heart Disease.

Journal article Respir Care · July 2026 BACKGROUND: Children with cardiac disease frequently receive mechanical ventilation. Drawing an arterial blood gas (ABG) 1-2 h postextubation is common practice. Limited data exist evaluating the utility of ABGs in this context. We hypothesized that postex ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


INNOVATE (Integrated National Network for Obstetric and Pediatric AdVAncement in Therapeutic Education)

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPreceptor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2026 - 2031

Real-world Data Enables Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Drug Dosing in Critically Ill Children

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development · 2025 - 2029

CPCCRN

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development · 2021 - 2027

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Education


Georgetown University, School of Medicine · 2016 M.D.