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Proton pump inhibitors impact on post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis.

Tags: 2015, 80 and over, Abdelfatah Mohamed M, Acute Disease, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Case-Control Studies, Cholangiopancreatography, Department of Internal Medicine, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmacy Practice, El Zoghbi Maysaa, Endoscopic Retrograde/*adverse effects, Female, Gallegos Patrick, Humans, Kandil Hossam, Male, Middle Aged, Nayfe Rabih, NEOMED College of Medicine, NEOMED College of Pharmacy, Pancreas, Pancreatitis/etiology/*prevention & control, Proton Pump Inhibitors/*therapeutic use, Retrospective Studies, Shill Martin, Treatment Outcome, Young Adult

Factors Predicting Recurrence of Clostridium difficile Infection (CDI) in Hospitalized Patients: Retrospective Study of More Than 2000 Patients.

BACKGROUND: Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) has increased in incidence and severity worldwide, causing direct costs estimated to range from US $3.2 billion to $4.8 billion. The aim of this study was to investigate and identify factors that…

The After Discharge Care Management of Low Income Frail Elderly (AD-LIFE) Randomized Trial: Theoretical Framework and Study Design.

Interdisciplinary care management is advocated for optimal care of patients with many types of chronic illnesses; however, few models exist that have been tested using randomized trials. The purpose of this report is to describe the theoretical basis…

Revision total joint arthroplasty: the epidemiology of 63,140 cases in New York State.

Recent evidence suggests a substantial rise in the number of revision total joint arthroplasty (TJA) procedures performed. The New York State SPARCS inpatient database was utilized to identify revision total shoulder, knee, and hip arthroplasty…

Incidental findings in the cervical spine at CT for trauma evaluation.

OBJECTIVE: CT is the standard of care for assessment of traumatic injuries. Because of the detail depicted with this technique, findings incidental to the injury are easily detected. We sought to determine the frequency and types of incidental…

Shear-wave elastography of the breast: value of a quality measure and comparison with strain elastography.

PURPOSE: To determine whether addition of quality measure (QM) of shear-wave (SW) velocity (Vs) estimation can increase SW elastography sensitivity for breast cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS: With written informed consent, this institutional review…

Thrombopoietic status of patients on haemodialysis.

Thrombocytopenia is a potential dialysis-related treatment complication. Developments in bio-compatible dialyser membranes have decreased the occurrence of thrombocytopenia. We investigated whether thrombopoiesis is impaired in haemodialysis patients…

Gender differences in the association between antidepressant use and restless legs syndrome.

Contradictory results have been reported for the association between antidepressant use and Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS). Our aim was to clarify the relationship and examine possible gender differences. We interviewed 1,693 veterans receiving primary…

Effectiveness of a group exercise program in a long-term care facility: a randomized pilot trial.

Objective:The purpose of this pilot was to determine whether a strength and flexibility program in frail long-term care facility (LTC) residents would result in improved function.Design:A prospective, randomized, controlled, semicrossover trial was…

Intramedullary fixation of unstable distal radius fractures. A method of fixation allowing early motion.

During a four-year period, we have treated unstable fractures of the distal radius with closed anatomic reduction and insertion of a Rush intramedullary rod through a small dorsoradial wrist incision, followed by early controlled range of motion. In…

Geriatric Disaster Preparedness.

INTRODUCTION: The elderly population has proven to be vulnerable in times of a disaster. Many have chronic medical problems for which they depend on medications or medical equipment. Some older adults are dependent on caregivers for managing their…

Outcomes of non-STEMI patients transported by emergency medical services vs private vehicle.

BACKGROUND: Non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarctions (NSTEMIs) are more common but less studied than ST-segment elevation myocardial infarctions (STEMIs) treated by emergency medical services (EMS). OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to…

Tags: *Electrocardiography, 2016, 80 and over, Adult, Age Distribution, Aged, Baughman Kristin, Bhalla Mary Colleen, Comparative Studies, Demography, Department of Family & Community Medicine, Dials Sarah, Electrocardiography, Emergency Medical Services – Methods, Emergency Medical Services – Statistics and Numerical Data, Emergency Medical Services/methods/*statistics & numerical data, Evaluation Research, Female, Frey Jennifer, Hospital Mortality, Human, Humans, Length of Stay – Statistics and Numerical Data, Length of Stay/statistics & numerical data, Male, Medical Records – Statistics and Numerical Data, Medical Records/statistics & numerical data, Middle Age, Middle Aged, Multicenter Studies, Myocardial Infarction – Diagnosis, Myocardial Infarction – Mortality, Myocardial Infarction – Therapy, Myocardial Infarction/diagnosis/*mortality/therapy, NEOMED College of Medicine, Ohio, Ohio/epidemiology, Outcome Assessment – Statistics and Numerical Data, Outcome Assessment (Health Care)/*statistics & numerical data, Retrospective Design, Retrospective Studies, Severity of Illness Index, Severity of Illness Indices, The American journal of emergency medicine, Time Factors, Transportation of Patients – Methods, Transportation of Patients – Statistics and Numerical Data, Transportation of Patients/*methods/*statistics & numerical data, Trauma Centers – Statistics and Numerical Data, Trauma Centers/statistics & numerical data, Validation Studies

Simple Triage Algorithm and Rapid Treatment and Sort, Assess, Lifesaving, Interventions, Treatment, and Transportation mass casualty triage methods for sensitivity, specificity, and predictive values.

OBJECTIVE: Two common mass casualty triage algorithms are Simple Triage Algorithm and Rapid Treatment (START) and Sort, Assess, Lifesaving, Interventions, Treatment, and Transportation (SALT). We sought to determine the START and SALT efficacy in…

Evaluation of ED patient and visitor understanding of living wills and do-not-resuscitate orders.

Weakness and fatigue in older ED patients in the United States.

BACKGROUND: The objectives of this study are to estimate the prevalence of weakness and fatigue visits in older emergency department (ED) patients, to compare demographics and resource use in these patients with those without these complaints, and to…

Evaluation of a screening interview for restless legs syndrome.

OBJECTIVES: We evaluated a fully structured interview for restless legs syndrome (RLS) for potential use in primary care settings and in epidemiological research. METHODS: Seventy-four veterans were recruited at Veterans Affairs outpatient clinics.…

Evaluation of the patient with seizures: an evidence based approach.

Statistics tell us that as many as 1 in 20 members of the population will suffer a seizure at some point in their lifetime, a figure which becomes even more likely if one lives to the age of 80. Thus, a careful evidence based approach to the patient…

Willingness and Ability of Older Adults in the Emergency Department to Provide Clinical Information Using a Tablet Computer.

OBJECTIVES: To estimate the proportion of older adults in the emergency department (ED) who are willing and able to use a tablet computer to answer questions. DESIGN: Prospective, ED-based cross-sectional study. SETTING: Two U.S. academic EDs.…

Tags: *aged, *Attitude to Computers, *Computers, *Data Collection, *Elderly, *emergency department, *Emergency Service, 2016, 80 and over, Academic Medical Centers, Academic Medical Centers – North Carolina, Aged, Brahmandam Sruti, Braz Valerie A, Computers, Confidence Intervals, Convenience Sample, Cross Sectional Studies, CROSS-sectional method, Cross-Sectional Studies, Descriptive Statistics, Emergency Care – In Old Age, Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Service, Female, Handheld, Holland Wesley C, Hospital, HOSPITAL emergency services, Human, Humans, Hunold Katherine M, Jones Christopher W, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, LONGITUDINAL method, Male, Mangipudi Sowmya A, Mass Screening/*instrumentation, MEDICAL cooperation, Medlin Richard P, Multicenter Studies, New Jersey, North Carolina, OLD age, Patient Attitudes – Evaluation – In Old Age, PATIENTS' attitudes, Platts-Mills Timothy F, Portable – Utilization – In Old Age, PORTABLE computers, Prospective Studies, Research, SCALE analysis (Psychology), Scales, STATISTICAL sampling, Summated Rating Scaling, Surveys and Questionnaires, United States, User-Computer Interface

Alterations in gene array patterns in dendritic cells from aged humans.

Dendritic cells (DCs) are major antigen-presenting cells that play a key role in initiating and regulating innate and adaptive immune responses. DCs are critical mediators of tolerance and immunity. The functional properties of DCs decline with age.…

Long-term results of percutaneous lumbar decompression for LSS: two-year outcomes.

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this report was to evaluate the long-term effectiveness and safety of mild lumbar decompression for the treatment of neurogenic claudication associated with lumbar spinal stenosis. This technique uses a percutaneous dorsal…

A novel method for treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis in high-risk surgical candidates: pilot study experience with percutaneous remodeling of ligamentum flavum and lamina.

OBJECT: treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) in chronically ill or debilitated patients is challenging. The percutaneous remodeling of ligamentum flavum and lamina (PRLL) technique is a novel method for decompression of the hypertrophic…

Tags: 2011, 80 and over, Adult, Aged, Anesthesia, Articular – Surgery, Chopko Bohdan Wolodymyr, Comorbidity, Conscious Sedation, Decompression, Disability Evaluation, Equipment Design, Female, Fluoroscopy, Follow-Up Studies, Human, Humans, Journal of neurosurgery. Spine, Ligaments, Ligamentum Flavum/*surgery, Local, Lumbar Vertebrae – Surgery, Lumbar Vertebrae/*surgery, Male, Middle Age, Middle Aged, Minimally Invasive Procedures – Equipment and Supplies, Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures/*instrumentation, Pain Measurement, Pilot Projects, Pilot Studies, Postoperative Complications – Diagnosis, Postoperative Complications – Prevention and Control, Postoperative Complications/diagnosis/*prevention & control, Prospective Studies, Risk Factors, Spinal Stenosis – Surgery, Spinal Stenosis/*surgery, Surgical – Equipment and Supplies, Surgical/*instrumentation

Revisiting classification of pain from bone metastases as mild, moderate, or severe based on correlation with function and quality of life.

PURPOSE: The objective of our study was to determine the optimal cut points for classification of pain scores as mild, moderate, and severe based on interference with function and quality of life (QOL). METHODS: We evaluated 822 patients who…

Tags: *Quality of Life, *Severity of Illness Index, 2016, 80 and over, Adolescence, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Babington Scott, Bone metastases, Bone Neoplasms, Bone Neoplasms – Complications, Bone Neoplasms/*complications/secondary, Brief pain inventory, Brundage Michael, Chow Edward, Demas William F, Ding Keyue, Female, Functional interference, Funding Source, Hartsell William F, Hoskin Peter, Human, Humans, Male, Meyer Ralph M, Middle Age, Middle Aged, Nabid Abdenour, Ong Francisca, Pain – Classification, Pain – Etiology, Pain Measurement – Methods, Pain Measurement/*methods, Pain severity, Pain/*classification/etiology, Parulekar Wendy R, Quality of Life, Questionnaires, Re-irradiation, Roos Daniel, Severity of Illness Indices, Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, Survival, van der Linden Yvette M, van Tienhoven Geertjan, Wilson Carolyn F, Wong Rebecca K S, Wu Jackson S Y, Young Adult, Zhu Liting

Impact of reirradiation of painful osseous metastases on quality of life and function: a secondary analysis of the NCIC CTG SC.20 randomized trial.

PURPOSE: We previously demonstrated that 48% of patients with pain at sites of previously irradiated bone metastases benefit from reirradiation. It is unknown whether alleviating pain also improves patient perception of quality of life (QOL).…

Aging matters: strategies for optimal care of the elderly. Myalgia in the elderly: arthritis...or something else?

Tags: 2005, 80 and over, Aged, Cleveland M, Consultant (00107069), Female, Polymyalgia Rheumatica – Diagnosis – In Old Age

Using established predictors of post-traumatic stress to explain variations in recovery outcomes among orthopedic patients.

The present studies examine whether information contained in medical records can be used to predict outcomes following two orthopedic procedures: repair of hip fracture and total knee replacement. Study 1 reports the acute, in-hospital recovery data…

Tags: *Recovery of Function, 2015, 80 and over, activity, Adult, adults, Aged, Arthroplasty, Clinical Assessment Tools, Coefficient Alpha, Comorbidity, Contrera Kevin, Cremeans-Smith Julie K, Delahanty Douglas L, Department of Family & Community Medicine, Depression, Descriptive Statistics, disability, Disabled, distress, Female, Funding Source, Greene Kenneth, Health Care, Hip Fractures – Surgery, Hip/*psychology, Human, Humans, Journal of health psychology, Knee, Knee/*psychology, Male, Middle Age, Middle Aged, Miller Eric T, NEOMED College of Medicine, Ohio, Orthopedic Surgery, outcomes, P-Value, Pain, Pain Measurement, Pfefferle Kiel, Post-Traumatic – Risk Factors, Post-Traumatic/*etiology, Prospective Studies, Record Review, recovery, Regression, Regression Analysis, Replacement, Risk Assessment, Scales, Speering Leann, Stress Disorders, T-Tests, Treatment Outcomes, Walking

Physiological Indices of Stress Prior to and Following Total Knee Arthroplasty Predict the Occurrence of Severe Post-Operative Pain.

OBJECTIVE: The severe pain and disability associated with osteoarthritis often motivate individuals to undergo arthroplastic surgery. However, a significant number of surgical patients continue to experience pain following surgery. Prior research has…

Tags: *Cardiovascular, *Cortisol, *Epinephrine, *Post-operative Pain, *Severity of Illness Index, *Stress, *Surgery, 2016, 80 and over, Aged, Arthroplasty, Catecholamines – Urine, Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale, Cohort Studies, Cremeans-Smith Julie K, Data Analysis Software, Delahanty Douglas L, Descriptive Statistics, Effect Size, Female, Greene Kenneth, Human, Humans, Hydrocortisone – Urine, Knee, Knee/*adverse effects/psychology, Male, Middle Age, Middle Aged, Nonexperimental Studies, Ohio, Pain, Pain Measurement/methods, Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.), Physiological, Postoperative Pain – Risk Factors, Postoperative/*diagnosis/etiology/*psychology, Predictive Value of Tests, Prospective Studies, Psychological/complications/*diagnosis/*psychology, Regression, Replacement, Scales, Stress, Summated Rating Scaling, Treatment Outcome

Trauma history as a resilience factor for patients recovering from total knee replacement surgery.

Research concerning the impact of trauma history on individuals' ability to cope with subsequent events is mixed. While many studies find that trauma history increases vulnerability for conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder and chronic…

Tags: 2015, 80 and over, Aged, Arthroplasty, Bivariate Statistics, Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale, Clinical Assessment Tools, Coefficient Alpha, Convalescence, CORRELATION (Statistics), Cremeans-Smith Julie K, Delahanty Douglas L, Descriptive Statistics, Effect Size, EFFECT sizes (Statistics), Female, Functional Status, Funding Source, Greene Kenneth, Hardiness, Human, Impact of Events Scale, Knee – Psychosocial Factors, Knee – Rehabilitation, Life Change Events, LIFE skills, Male, Middle Age, Ohio, Pain Measurement, Post-Traumatic, POST-traumatic stress disorder, Psychological, Psychological Tests, Psychology & Health, recovery, Rehabilitation, Replacement, RESEARCH funding, RESILIENCE (Personality trait), Risk Factors, Scales, Statistics, Stress, STRESS (Psychology), Stress Disorders, T-test (Statistics), T-Tests, total knee replacement, TOTAL knee replacement – Psychological aspects, trauma, TREATMENT effectiveness, Treatment Outcomes, WOUNDS & injuries

Two-portal endoscopic carpal tunnel release: an outcome analysis of 333 hands.

Outcome data were collected on 239 patients who underwent endoscopic release of the transverse carpal ligament. The procedure was performed on 333 hands in 239 patients. All patients had failed to respond to nonoperative management for carpal tunnel…

Tags: 1998, 80 and over, Adult, Aged, Annals of plastic surgery, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome/physiopathology/*surgery, Davies B W, Endoscopy/*methods, Female, Fritz A M, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Pennington G A, Treatment Outcome

Scalp Angiosarcoma Remission with Bevacizumab and Radiotherapy without Surgery: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Angiosarcoma (AS) is a rare and aggressive vascular neoplasm with very poor prognosis. Patients with extensive cutaneous AS who are not surgical candidates have very limited options since there is no standard treatment. Treatment options include…

Gastric epithelial polyps. A 10-year study.

We have reviewed the 10-year experience of a community teaching hospital with gastric epithelial polyps and have analyzed 121 polyps removed from 35 patients. Hyperplastic polyps constituted nearly 75% of the polyps examined; fundic gland polyps…

Tags: 1989, 80 and over, Adult, Aged, Deppisch L M, Female, Humans, Journal of clinical gastroenterology, Male, Middle Aged, Polyps/*pathology/surgery, Retrospective Studies, Rona V T, Sex Factors, Stomach Neoplasms/*pathology/surgery

Effect of Precompression on the Power Doppler Assessment of Breast Lesion Vascularity.

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effect of precompression on power Doppler visualization of blood flow in breast masses. METHODS: This Institutional Review Board-approved and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act-compliant study evaluated 30…

Predictors of mortality for nursing home-acquired pneumonia: a systematic review.

BACKGROUND: Current risk stratification tools, primarily used for CAP, are suboptimal in predicting nursing home acquired pneumonia (NHAP) outcome and mortality. We conducted a systematic review to evaluate current evidence on the usefulness of…

Survey of cadaveric donors to a body donation program: 1978-1993.

Body donation files from the Department of Anatomy at Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine were reviewed from the 569 donors used in our program from 1978-1993. The data were entered into a computerized database to evaluate the…

Hand hygiene and face touching in family medicine offices: a Cincinnati Area Research and Improvement Group (CARInG) network study.

BACKGROUND: Family medicine offices may play an important role in the transmission of common illnesses such as upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs). There has, however, been little study of whether physicians teach patients about URTI…

Phase I/II prospective trial of autologous platelet tissue graft in gynecologic surgery.

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To perform the original phase I/II trial of autologous platelet tissue graft in gynecologic surgery to evaluate toxicity and efficacy on decreasing pain. DESIGN: Prospective nonrandomized trial (Canadian Task Force classification…

Feasibility of the Maylard transverse incision for ovarian cancer cytoreductive surgery.

The vast majority of abdominal incisions used in gynecologic surgery are either transverse or vertical midline. The advantages of a vertical midline incision are considered to be rapid abdominal entry and increased exposure to the abdomen and pelvis.…

Tags: 2007, 80 and over, Aged, Fanning James, Feasibility Studies, Female, Flora Robert F, Gynecologic Surgical Procedures/adverse effects/*methods, Humans, Journal of minimally invasive gynecology, Middle Aged, Ovarian Neoplasms/*surgery, Pruett Allison, Reoperation, Tissue Adhesions/*etiology

The epidemiology of respiratory tract infections.

Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) are the most common, and potentially most severe, of infections treated by health care practitioners. Lower RTIs along with influenza, are the most common cause of death by infection in the United States. Risk…

Clinical characteristics of Chlamydia pneumoniae infection as the sole cause of community-acquired pneumonia.

The clinical characteristics of 26 patients with community-acquired pneumonia due to Chlamydia pneumoniae as the only identified pathogen who required hospitalization were evaluated. Most patients (18) had reinfection based on serological results.…

A multicenter, randomized study comparing the efficacy and safety of intravenous and/or oral levofloxacin versus ceftriaxone and/or cefuroxime axetil in treatment of adults with community-acquired pneumonia.

Five hundred ninety patients were enrolled in a prospective, multicenter, randomized trial comparing the efficacy and safety of 7 to 14 days of levofloxacin treatment with that of ceftriaxone and/or cefuroxime axetil in the management of…

Group A streptococcus necrotizing fasciitis.

Necrotizing fasciitis due to Group A streptococcus has been observed with increasing frequency over the past decade. Appropriate management requires rapid recognition of this life-threatening infection and expeditious antimicrobial therapy as well as…

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