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Is mortality due to primary malignant brain and other central nervous system tumors decreasing?

Primary malignant brain and other central nervous system tumors (BT) are a rare cancer that causes morbidity and mortality disproportionate to their incidence. This study presents the most up-to-date mortality data for malignant BT in the United…

Primate spondyloarthropathy.

Spondyloarthropathy is a common occurrence in Old World primates, with only limited presence in New World monkeys. Clearly distinguished from rheumatoid arthritis, this erosive arthritis afflicts 20% of great apes, baboons, and rhesus macaques and…

Tags: *Primate Diseases/classification/epidemiology, 2005, Animal, Animals, Current rheumatology reports, Disease Models, Incidence, Primates, Rothschild Bruce M, Spondylarthropathies/classification/epidemiology/*veterinary

Alcohol, drugs, and urban violence in a small city trauma center.

Substance abuse and urban trauma go hand in hand. But research focuses on large cities served by major academic medical centers. Do small cities face the same problems? Two hundred thirty-three urban trauma inpatients from a metro area of 250,000…

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…

The associations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels, vitamin D binding protein gene polymorphisms, and race with risk of incident fracture-related hospitalization: Twenty-year follow-up in a bi-ethnic cohort (the ARIC Study).

BACKGROUND: Deficient levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] have been associated with increased fracture risk. Racial differences in fracture risk may be related to differences in bioavailable vitamin D due to single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)…

Bacterial Pneumonia in Older Adults.

Community-acquired pneumonia is common in the elderly person; its presentation in this population is often confounded by multiple comorbid illnesses, including those that result in confusion. Although severity-of-illness scoring systems might aid…

Altered mental status in older emergency department patients.

This article reviews the significance of altered mental status in older emergency department patients. Specific diagnoses are discussed, including delirium, stupor and coma, and dementia, with a focus on delirium. Finally, an approach to all older…

Tags: 2006, Aged, Emergency medicine clinics of North America, Emergency Service, Hospital/*statistics & numerical data, Humans, Incidence, Mental Disorders/diagnosis/*epidemiology, Mental Status Schedule, United States/epidemiology, Wilber Scott T

High Body Mass Index in Infancy May Predict Severe Obesity in Early Childhood.

OBJECTIVE: To characterize growth trajectories of children who develop severe obesity by age 6 years and identify clinical thresholds for detection of high-risk children before the onset of obesity. STUDY DESIGN: Two lean (body mass index [BMI] 5th…

Tags: *BMI percentile, *Body Mass Index, *infant growth, *obese, *weight for length, 2017, Age Factors, Bansal Danesh, Bliss Sherri, Body Mass Index, Bolling Christopher, Case Control Studies, Case-Control Studies, Child, Comparative Studies, Crimmins Nancy A, Daniels Stephen R, Evaluation Research, Female, Human, Humans, Incidence, Infant, Klein Jillian, Logistic Models, Logistic Regression, Male, Morbid – Diagnosis, Morbid – Epidemiology, Morbid/*diagnosis/*epidemiology, Multicenter Studies, Newborn, Obesity, Obesity – Diagnosis, Obesity – Epidemiology, Obesity/diagnosis/epidemiology, Predictive Value of Tests, Preschool, Reference Values, Reproducibility of Results, Risk Assessment, Scales, Sex Factors, Smego Allison, Suh Christina, The Journal of pediatrics, Validation Studies, Weight Gain, Woo Jessica G

Characterization of combat-related spinal injuries sustained by a US Army Brigade Combat Team during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: The United States is presently engaged in the largest scale armed conflict since Vietnam. Despite recent investigations into the scope of injuries sustained by soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan, little information is available…

Tags: *Iraq War, 2003-2011, 2012, Adolescent, Adult, Belmont Philip J Jr, Female, Goodman Gens P, Humans, Incidence, Male, Middle Aged, Military Personnel/statistics & numerical data, Schoenfeld Andrew J, Spinal Injuries/*epidemiology, The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society, United States/epidemiology, Young Adult

Epidemiology of cervical spine fractures in the US military.

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: The epidemiology of cervical spine fractures and associated spinal cord injury (SCI) has not previously been estimated within the American population. PURPOSE: To determine the incidence of cervical spine fractures and associated…

A computer model for the study of breast cancer.

A computer model was designed as a relational database to assess breast cancer screening in a cohort of women where the growth and development of breast cancer originates with the first malignant cell. The concepts of thresholds for growth, axillary…

Tags: *Computer Simulation, 2003, Breast Neoplasms/epidemiology/mortality/*pathology, Carter Kimbroe J, Castro Frank, Computers in biology and medicine, Erickson Barbara, Female, Humans, Incidence, Kessler Edward, Life Expectancy, Lymphatic Metastasis, Neoplasm Metastasis, SEER Program, Software, United States/epidemiology

Putting chemical and environmental sensitivities in perspective.

Chemical sensitivity has been recognized for an extended period. Over the last 30 years or more, there has been a growing number of chemicals to which humans are being exposed. Some people have become sensitive to one or more of these chemicals and…

Tags: 1998, Allergens/immunology, Cellular/immunology, Environmental Exposure, Environmental Illness/*diagnosis/immunology/physiopathology/therapy, Food Hypersensitivity/diagnosis, Humans, Hypersensitivity, Hypersensitivity/diagnosis/therapy, Immediate/immunology, Immunity, Incidence, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity/*diagnosis/immunology/physiopathology/therapy, Otolaryngologic clinics of North America, Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases/diagnosis/immunology/therapy, Physical Examination, Vojdani A, Waickman F J

Response error in self-reported current smoking frequency by black and white established smokers.

As compared with white smokers, black smokers, although they report using fewer cigarettes per day, are at higher risk for most smoking-related diseases. Among black smokers serum cotinine levels are also higher in proportion to cigarettes per day;…

Tags: *African Americans, *European Continental Ancestry Group, 1996, Adult, Analysis of Variance, Annals of epidemiology, Bias, Clark P I, Cotinine/*analysis, Female, Gautam S P, Gerson L W, Hlaing W M, Humans, Incidence, Male, Reproducibility of Results, Smoking/*epidemiology/ethnology, Surveys and Questionnaires

Incidence and epidemiology of spinal cord injury within a closed American population: the United States military (2000-2009).

STUDY DESIGN: Cohort study. OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to characterize the incidence of spinal cord injury (SCI) within the population of the United States military from 2000-2009. This investigation also sought to define potential…

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…

Panniculectomy at the time of gynecologic surgery in morbidly obese patients.

OBJECTIVE: Our goal was to demonstrate that panniculectomy performed at the time of gynecologic surgery aids in reducing the operative time and exposure and does not increase the wound infection rate in morbidly obese patients. STUDY DESIGN: A…

Incidence and epidemiology of cervical radiculopathy in the United States military: 2000 to 2009.

STUDY DESIGN: Epidemiological review of a prospectively collected military database. OBJECTIVE: This investigation sought to determine the incidence of cervical radiculopathy and risk factors for its development within the population of the United…

Characterization of the incidence and risk factors for the development of lumbar radiculopathy.

STUDY DESIGN: Epidemiological study of a prospectively collected database. OBJECTIVES: This investigation sought to evaluate the incidence of symptomatic lumbar radiculopathy, and identify risk factors for its development, among individuals serving…

Timing and type of surgical treatment of Clostridium difficile-associated disease: a practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma.

BACKGROUND: Clostridium difficile infection is the leading cause of nosocomial diarrhea in the United States; however, few patients will develop fulminant C. difficile-associated disease (CDAD), necessitating an urgent operative intervention.…

Tags: *Clostridium difficile, *Practice Guidelines as Topic, *Societies, *Traumatology, 2014, Bosarge Patrick, Clostridium difficile, Clostridium Infections – Epidemiology, Clostridium Infections – Microbiology, Clostridium Infections – Surgery, Clostridium Infections/epidemiology/microbiology/*surgery, Cross Infection – Epidemiology, Cross Infection – Microbiology, Cross Infection – Surgery, Cross Infection/epidemiology/microbiology/*surgery, Dorion Heath, Duane Therese M, Enniss Toby, Ferrada Paula, Haut Elliott R, Human, Humans, Incidence, Johnson Emily, Martin Niels D, Medical, Medical Organizations, Meta Analysis, Operative Time, Praba-Egge Anita, Practice Guidelines, Rushing Amy, Sultan Shahnaz, Survival – Trends, Survival Rate/trends, systematic review, The journal of trauma and acute care surgery, Time Factors, Traumatology, United States, United States/epidemiology, Velopulos Catherine G

Brain metastasis in bone and soft tissue cancers: a review of incidence, interventions, and outcomes.

Bone and soft tissue malignancies account for a small portion of brain metastases. In this review, we characterize their incidence, treatments, and prognosis. Most of the data in the literature is based on case reports and small case series. Less…

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…

Vascular complications associated with transcatheter aortic valve replacement.

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is now an accepted pathway for aortic valve replacement for patients who are at prohibitive, severe and intermediate risk for traditional aortic valve surgery. However, with this rising uptrend and…

Effect of Immunosuppressive Therapy on the Occurrence of Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome in Renal Transplant Recipients.

BACKGROUND Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS), a rare thrombotic microangiopathy, is characterized by hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and acute renal failure. Caused by genetic mutations in the alternative complement cascade, aHUS often…

Burden of community-acquired pneumonia in North American adults.

To determine the burden of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) affecting adults in North America, a comprehensive literature review was conducted to examine the incidence, morbidity and mortality, etiology, antibiotic resistance, and economic impact…

Tags: 2010, Adult, Bacterial – Economics, Bacterial – Epidemiology, Bacterial – Microbiology, Bacterial – Mortality, Bacterial – Prevention and Control, Bacterial/economics/*epidemiology/microbiology/prevention & control, Community-Acquired Infections – Economics, Community-Acquired Infections – Epidemiology, Community-Acquired Infections – Microbiology, Community-Acquired Infections – Prevention and Control, Community-Acquired Infections/economics/epidemiology/microbiology/prevention & control, Cost of Illness, Department of Internal Medicine, Economic Aspects of Illness, File Thomas M Jr, Health Care Costs, Health Status Indicators, Hospitalization – Economics, Hospitalization – Statistics and Numerical Data, Hospitalization/economics/statistics & numerical data, Human, Humans, Incidence, Length of Stay – Statistics and Numerical Data, Length of Stay/statistics & numerical data, Marrie Thomas J, NEOMED College of Medicine, North America, North America/epidemiology, Pneumococcal Vaccine, Pneumococcal Vaccines, Pneumococcal/economics/epidemiology/mortality/prevention & control, Pneumonia, Postgraduate medicine, Risk Factors, Streptococcus, Streptococcus pneumoniae

Adherence to Endotracheal Tube Depth Guidelines and Incidence of Malposition in Infants and Children.

BACKGROUND: Adherence to guidelines for endotracheal tube (ETT) insertion depth may not be sufficient to prevent malposition or harm to the patient. To obtain an estimate of ETT malpositioning, we evaluated initial postintubation chest radiographs…

Tags: 2018, Bigham Michael T, Chi Square Test, Chi-Square Distribution, Child, Confidence Intervals, Data Analysis Software, Descriptive Statistics, Female, Guideline Adherence, Guideline Adherence/*statistics & numerical data, Hospitals, Human, Humans, Incidence, Infant, Inpatients, Intensive Care Units, Intratracheal – Standards – United States, Intratracheal/adverse effects/standards/*statistics & numerical data, Intubation, Male, McNinch Neil L, Medical Errors/*statistics & numerical data, NRP, Odds Ratio, Ohio, P-Value, PALS, Pediatric – Ohio, Pediatrics, Practice Guidelines, Preschool, Prough Donald S, Radiography, Radiography/*statistics & numerical data, Random Allocation, Respiratory care, Retrospective Design, ROC Curve, Thoracic, Trachea/diagnostic imaging, tracheal tube malposition, United States, Volsko Teresa A

Caffeine Awareness in Children: Insights from a Pilot Study.

STUDY OBJECTIVES: Caffeine, a commonly consumed psychoactive substance, can have significant effects on sleep. Caffeine intake among children is increasing, mainly in the form of sodas. However, adolescent caffeine consumers may lack knowledge about…

Infectious complications in diabetic patients.

Infective Endocarditis Trends and Outcomes.

Tags: 2017, Bacterial – Diagnosis, Bacterial – Epidemiology, Bacterial – Etiology, Bacterial – Mortality, Bacterial – Trends, California, Department of Internal Medicine, Endocarditis, Hospital Medicine Alert, Incidence, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, NEOMED College of Medicine, New York, Staphylococcus aureus, Watkins Richard R

The Zoster Vaccine Rapidly Loses Effectiveness in Adults Over 60.

The article reports that the Herpes Zoster (HZ) vaccine has decreased its effectiveness in adults that are above 60 years of age. Topics discussed include decline in beneficial effect of the HZ vaccine; determination of an optimal re-dosing strategy…

Encephalitis from Chikungunya Virus: An Increasingly Recognized Syndrome.

The article focuses on the retrospective cohort study of the outbreak of the chikungunya virus (CHIKV) which causes the encephalitis and the central nervous system (CNS) involvement after a large CHIKV outbreak that occurred on Reunion Island between…

Tags: 2016, Age Factors, Aged, Chikungunya Fever – Complications, Chikungunya Virus, Department of Internal Medicine, Encephalitis – Epidemiology – France, Encephalitis – Etiology, Encephalitis – Risk Factors, France, Incidence, Infant, Infectious Disease Alert, NEOMED College of Medicine, Watkins Richard R

Importance of Culture for Group A Strep Pharyngitis after a Negative Rapid Test.

Hospital outcomes and disposition of trauma patients who are intubated because of combativeness.

BACKGROUND:: The purpose of this study was to determine whether trauma patients who are intubated because of combativeness, and not because of medical necessity, have more complications resulting in longer lengths of stay. METHODS:: Data were…

Aeroallergen sensitization in healthy children: racial and socioeconomic correlates.

Objective: Allergic sensitization is very prevalent and often precedes the development of allergic disease. This study examined the association of race with allergic sensitization among healthy children with no family history of atopy.Study Design:…

Wii have a problem: a review of self-reported Wii related injuries.

PURPOSE: The increasing popularity of the Wii video game console has been associated with a number of gameplay related traumas. We sought to investigate if there were any identifiable injury patterns associated with Wii use. METHODS: Utilising a…

Tags: 2009, Chase D, Coughlin L, Incidence, Informatics in Primary Care, Self Report, Sparks D, Sports, Video Games, Virtual Reality, Wounds and Injuries – Etiology

The Incidence of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome in Simultaneous Surgical Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Dupuytren Contracture.

BACKGROUND: To determine the incidence of complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) in the concurrent surgical treatment of Dupuytren contracture (DC) and carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) through a thorough review of evidence available in the literature.…

Tags: *carpal tunnel, *CRPS, *Dupuytren contracture, 2018, Buller Mitchell, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome/complications/*surgery, Complex Regional Pain Syndromes/*etiology, Dupuytren Contracture/complications/*surgery, Fasciotomy, Hand (New York, N.Y.), Humans, Incidence, Kasdan Morton, Postoperative Complications/*etiology, Schulz Steven, Wilhelmi Bradon J

Contributions of symptomatic osteoarthritis and physical function to incident cardiovascular disease.

BACKGROUND: Osteoarthritis (OA) is associated with worsening physical function and a high prevalence of comorbid health conditions. In particular, cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk is higher in individuals with OA than the general population.…

Relation of concomitant heart failure to outcomes in patients hospitalized with influenza.

Influenza is a major public health challenge. Patients hospitalized with influenza who also have heart failure (HF) may be at risk for worse outcomes compared with patients without HF. There is a lack of large studies examining this issue. We …

Effect of influenza on outcomes in patients with heart failure.

OBJECTIVES: This study sought to determine whether influenza infection increases morbidity and mortality in patients hospitalized with heart failure (HF). BACKGROUND: Patients with HF may be at increased risk of morbidity and mortality from…

Mechanical Thrombectomy for Patients with In-Hospital Ischemic Stroke: A Case-Control Study.

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Patients with in-hospital acute ischemic stroke (AIS) have, in general, worse outcomes compared to those presenting from the community, partly attributed to the numerous contraindications to intravenous thrombolysis. We aimed …

Incidence of sudden cardiac arrest and death in young athletes and military members: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

OBJECTIVES: The goals of this review are to evaluate the quality of the evidence on the incidence of sudden cardiac arrest and death (SCA/D) in athletes and military members; and to estimate annual incidence of SCA/D. DATA SOURCES: MEDLINE, Embase, …

Tags: 2021, Athletes, Department of Family & Community Medicine, Incidence, Journal Of Athletic Training, journalArticle, June 2021 List, Koshiaris C, Lear A, Leone V, military, Mullen C, NEOMED College of Medicine, NEOMED Student Publications, Nunan D, Patel N, Simonson M, sudden cardiac arrest, sudden cardiac death

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