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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…

The therapeutic efficacy of intensive medical therapy in ameliorating high-density lipoprotein dysfunction in subjects with type two diabetes.

BACKGROUND: To determine whether 12 months of intensive medical therapy (IMT) improves HDL functionality parameters in subjects with type II diabetes (T2D). METHODS: Retrospective, randomized, and controlled 12-month IMT intervention trial that…

Delayed intracranial hemorrhage in elderly anticoagulated patients sustaining a minor fall.

BACKGROUND: Falls are a common cause of hospitalization, morbidity, and mortality among the elderly in the United States. Evidence-based imaging recommendations for evaluation of delayed intracranial hemorrhage (DICH) are not generally agreed upon.…

Cardiac arrest is a predictor of difficult tracheal intubation independent of operator experience in hospitalized patients.

BACKGROUND: Placement of advanced airways has been associated with worsened neurologic outcome in survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. These findings have been attributed to factors such as inexperienced operators, prolonged intubation times…

Impact of Tranexamic Acid in Total Knee and Total Hip Replacement.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the net clinical benefit of tranexamic acid use in patients undergoing total knee or total hip replacement. METHODS: This is a retrospective study of patients undergoing total knee or total hip replacement. The primary outcome…

Tags: 2017, Aged, Antifibrinolytic Agents/adverse effects/therapeutic use, Arthroplasty, Blood Transfusion, Blood Transfusion/statistics & numerical data, Boyle Jaclyn A, Case-Control Studies, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Descriptive Statistics, Female, Hemoglobins – Analysis, Hemoglobins/metabolism, Hip, Hip/*methods, Human, Humans, Journal of pharmacy practice, Knee, Knee/*methods, Length of Stay – Evaluation, Length of Stay/statistics & numerical data, Male, NEOMED College of Pharmacy, Outcome Assessment, Replacement, Retrospective Design, Retrospective Studies, Soric Mate M, total hip replacement, total knee replacement, tranexamic acid, Tranexamic Acid – Administration and Dosage, Tranexamic Acid/adverse effects/*therapeutic use, Venous Thromboembolism – Risk Factors, Venous Thromboembolism/epidemiology

Complications and Perioperative Management of Patients Undergoing Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair.

Endovascular treatments have become increasingly common for patients with a variety of thoracic aortic pathologies. Although considered less invasive than traditional open surgical approaches, they are nonetheless complex procedures. Patients undergo…

Prolonged Clostridium difficile Infection May Be Associated With Vitamin D Deficiency.

BACKGROUND: Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is one of the leading causes of hospital-acquired infections, creating a financial burden for the U.S. healthcare system. Reports suggest that vitamin D-deficient CDI patients incur higher…

Tags: *adult, *gastroenterology, *immunonutrition, *life cycle, *nutrition, *research and diseases, *sepsis, *vitamins, 2016, 80 and over, Aged, Clostridium Infections – Etiology, Clostridium Infections – Mortality, Clostridium Infections – Physiopathology, Clostridium Infections/*etiology/mortality/physiopathology, Department of Internal Medicine, Diarrhea – Microbiology, Diarrhea – Physiopathology, Diarrhea/microbiology/physiopathology, Female, Haller Nairmeen A, Humans, Iatrogenic Disease – Epidemiology, Iatrogenic Disease/epidemiology, JPEN. Journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition, Lee Rebecca, Length of Stay, Male, Middle Age, Middle Aged, NEOMED College of Medicine, Nutritional Status, Psychological Tests, Recurrence, Retrospective Design, Retrospective Studies, Sepsis – Epidemiology, Sepsis/epidemiology, Severity of Illness Index, Severity of Illness Indices, Vitamin D, Vitamin D – Blood, Vitamin D Deficiency – Blood, Vitamin D Deficiency – Complications, Vitamin D Deficiency/blood/*complications, Vitamin D/analogs & derivatives/blood, Watkins Richard R, Wong Ken Koon

An examination of premature mortality among decedents with serious mental illness and those in the general population.

OBJECTIVES: The primary aim of this retrospective study of death records was to determine whether there were significant differences in years of potential life lost (YPLL) between decedents with serious and persistent mental illness at a community…

Focal Liver Lesions: Computer-aided Diagnosis by Using Contrast-enhanced US Cine Recordings.

Purpose To assess the performance of computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) systems and to determine the dominant ultrasonographic (US) features when classifying benign versus malignant focal liver lesions (FLLs) by using contrast material-enhanced US cine…

Tags: 2018, Barr Richard G, Computer-Assisted/*methods, Contrast Media/*therapeutic use, Eghtedari Mohammad, Humans, Image Interpretation, Kono Yuko, Kummel Andrew C, Liver Neoplasms/*diagnostic imaging, Mattrey Robert F, Oh Young Taik, Radiology, Retrospective Studies, Robbin Michelle L, ROC Curve, Ta Casey N, Ultrasonography/*methods

Duplex Doppler sonography of the carotid artery: velocity measurements in an artery with contralateral stenosis.

To determine if a significant contralateral stenosis affects interpretation tables of the ipsilateral internal carotid artery's degree of stenosis in duplex Doppler ultrasound, the records of 307 patients with carotid duplex ultrasound studies with…

Sonoelastography of Breast Lymphoma.

Breast lymphomas only account for approximately 0.15% of malignant breast carcinomas. Half of these are primary lymphomas, and the other half are metastatic to the breast. Ultrasound elastography has been proven to aid in the diagnosis of breast…

Cutaneous abscesses in children: epidemiology in the era of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a pediatric emergency department.

OBJECTIVE: Skin and soft tissue infections are a major public health issue. Previous literature suggests a recurrence rate of 4% in children. The purpose of this study was to examine the epidemiology, body location, and history of previous infections…

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

Evaluation of factors associated with achieving glycemic control in a pharmacist-managed diabetes clinic.

The aim of this study was to identify factors that are associated with patients achieving goal A1c after 6 months in a pharmacist-managed diabetes clinic. This study is a descriptive, retrospective chart review of patients with type 2 diabetes…

Tags: 2014, Ambulatory Care, Ambulatory Care/organization & administration, American journal of therapeutics, Blood Glucose – Drug Effects, Blood Glucose/drug effects, Boros Melanie L, Department of Internal Medicine, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Diabetes Mellitus, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Frazee Lawrence A, Glycated Hemoglobin A/metabolism, Glycosylated – Metabolism, Hemoglobin A, Human, Humans, Hypoglycemic Agents – Administration and Dosage, Hypoglycemic Agents – Therapeutic Use, Hypoglycemic Agents/administration & dosage/*therapeutic use, Insulin – Administration and Dosage, Insulin – Therapeutic Use, Insulin/administration & dosage/therapeutic use, Kostoff Matthew D, Male, Middle Age, Middle Aged, Moorman John M, NEOMED College of Medicine, NEOMED College of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Services/*organization & administration, Pharmacists – Administration, Pharmacists/*organization & administration, Pharmacy Service – Administration, Prospective Studies, Retrospective Design, Retrospective Studies, Social Work – Statistics and Numerical Data, Social Work/statistics & numerical data, Treatment Outcome, Treatment Outcomes, Type 2 – Drug Therapy, Type 2/*drug therapy

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the hospitalized patient: impact of system-based variables on outcomes in cardiac arrest.

BACKGROUND: A better understanding of the factors affecting the outcome of inpatient cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is crucial in making key clinical decisions. We aim to study the impact of various patient-related and hospital-related variables…

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…

Long-Term Evaluation of Eyebrow Soft Tissue Expansion in Thyroid Eye Disease.

PURPOSE: To evaluate the long-term transformation of lateral eyebrow soft tissue in a group of patients with known thyroid eye disease. METHODS: A retrospective review of all patients with a known diagnosis of thyroid eye disease with clinical photos…

Tags: 2016, Eyebrows/*diagnostic imaging, Eyelids/*surgery, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Goldberg Robert A, Graves Ophthalmopathy/diagnosis/*surgery, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Moore Grant H, Ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery, Retrospective Studies, Rootman Dan B, Time Factors, Tissue Expansion/*methods, Yeganeh Amir

A Review of Treatment for Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema: Paradigms for Clinical Practice.

OBJECTIVES: Breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL) represents a major complication of breast cancer treatment, impacting the quality of life for breast cancer survivors that develop it. The purpose of this review is to evaluate the literature…

Lumbar spine fractures within a complete American cohort: epidemiology and risk factors among military service members.

STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective database review. OBJECTIVE: To describe the incidence of, and risk factors for, lumbar spine fractures within the population of the US military. SUMMARYOF BACKGROUND DATA: Fractures of the lumbar region are an important…

The effect of race on outcomes of surgical or nonsurgical treatment of patients in the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT).

STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective review of the data collected prospectively through the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT). OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect that race or ethnicity had on outcomes after spine surgery in the 3 arms of SPORT.…

Gynecomastia: an outcome analysis.

BACKGROUND: Gynecomastia refers to the presence of femalelike mammary glands in a male. This disorder can lead to significant psychologic stress and self-consciousness. This study consists of a chart review of 174 patients treated surgically between…

Tags: 2004, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Annals of plastic surgery, Child, Gynecomastia/*surgery, Humans, Lehman James A Jr, Male, Middle Aged, Parker Michael G, Pedersen John C, Retrospective Studies, Tantri M Devi Prasad, Treatment Outcome, Wagner Douglas S, Wiesman Irvin M

The influence of obesity and volume of resection on success in reduction mammaplasty: an outcomes study.

BACKGROUND: Indications for breast reduction surgery include neck pain, back pain, shoulder pain, and an intertriginous rash. Previous studies have established that bilateral breast reduction surgery is highly effective in relieving these symptoms.…

Tags: *Mammaplasty/methods, 2005, Adult, Alfonso David R, Back Pain/epidemiology, Body Mass Index, Comorbidity, Exanthema/epidemiology, Female, Humans, Insurance Coverage, Middle Aged, Neck Pain/epidemiology, Obesity/*epidemiology, Plastic and reconstructive surgery, Retrospective Studies, Shoulder Pain/epidemiology, Treatment Outcome, Wagner Douglas S

Screening for nephropathy and antiangiotensin use among diabetic patients in an academic community medical center.

The American Diabetes Association recommends routine screening for albuminuria to detect early nephropathy in all patients with diabetes mellitus. If nephropathy is identified, treatment with an antiangiotensin agent decreases progression and…

Spermatic cord torsion with preserved testis perfusion: initial anatomical observations.

PURPOSE: Despite the high sensitivity and specificity of scrotal ultrasonography, there continue to be reports of missed torsion. These "false-negative" scans are attributed to technical factors and intermittent torsions. We hypothesize that patients…

Tags: *Ultrasonography, 2004, Adolescent, Bentley Dennis F, Child, Doppler, Humans, Male, McMahon Daniel R, Nasrallah Phillip F, Regional Blood Flow, Retrospective Studies, Ricchiuti Daniel J, Spermatic Cord Torsion/*diagnostic imaging, Spermatic Cord/anatomy & histology/diagnostic imaging, Testis/*blood supply, The Journal of urology

Microdecompression and uninstrumented single-level fusion for spinal canal stenosis with degenerative spondylolisthesis.

STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective review was completed on 21 patients who had a "least invasive" (one or two level) microdecompression and uninstrumented single-segment lumbar fusion for spinal canal stenosis with degenerative spondylolisthesis.…

Tags: 1998, Decompression, Dermatologic Surgical Procedures, Dissection, Follow-Up Studies, Hospital Costs, Humans, Length of Stay/economics, Lumbar Vertebrae/pathology, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, McCulloch J A, Retrospective Studies, Spinal Cord Compression/diagnosis/pathology/*surgery, Spinal Fusion/economics/*methods, Spinal Stenosis/diagnosis/pathology/*surgery, Spine, Spondylolisthesis/diagnosis/pathology/*surgery, Surgical/economics/*methods, Treatment Outcome

Parotid gland metastasis from renal cell carcinoma.

OBJECTIVE: To discuss the diagnosis and management of metastatic renal cell carcinoma presenting as a parotid mass by studying such cases. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective review. METHODS: Identification of 24 previously reported cases of renal cell…

Tags: 2002, 80 and over, Aged, Biopsy, Carcinoma, Diagnosis, Differential, Female, Hlivko Thomas J, Humans, Kidney Neoplasms/*pathology, Needle, Park Youn W, Parotid Neoplasms/pathology/*secondary, Renal Cell/pathology/*secondary, Retrospective Studies, The Laryngoscope

Uninstrumented posterolateral lumbar fusion for single level isolated disc resorption and/or degenerative disc disease.

The limited soft-tissue envelope technique for an uninstrumented single-level posterolateral lumbar fusion has been studied in a group of 23 patients. It resulted in a solid fusion in 21 of 23 (91%) patients. Overall, 18 of 23 (78%) patients had a…

Tags: 1999, Adult, Aged, Bone Resorption/diagnosis/*surgery, Female, Humans, Intervertebral Disc/diagnostic imaging/pathology/*surgery, Journal of spinal disorders, Lumbar Vertebrae/diagnostic imaging/pathology/*surgery, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, McCulloch J A, Medical Illustration, Middle Aged, Radiography, Retrospective Studies, Spinal Diseases/diagnosis/*surgery, Spinal Fusion/*methods, Treatment Outcome

Defects of pars interarticularis in athletes: a protocol for nonoperative treatment.

The purpose of this study was to report the results of a specific treatment protocol for athletes with spondylolysis or spondylolisthesis of the lumbar spine. A retrospective study with recent follow-up was performed on 82 patients treated with…

An outcomes analysis and satisfaction survey of 199 consecutive abdominoplasties.

Abdominoplasty is a popular body-contouring procedure. In this study the authors review retrospectively 199 abdominoplasty patients during a 15-year period to identify factors that affect overall outcome. Patients included 190 women and 9 men. The…

Reduction mammaplasty: an outcome analysis.

Reduction mammaplasty is usually performed to relieve painful symptoms and physical signs of macromastia. Justification for reduction mammaplasty should be based on the probability of relieving these clinical signs and symptoms. This retrospective…

Tags: *Mammaplasty/adverse effects, 1995, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Annals of plastic surgery, Dabbah A, Fat Necrosis/etiology, Female, Humans, Lehman J A Jr, Middle Aged, Parker M G, Retrospective Studies, Tantri D, Treatment Outcome, Wagner D S

Sole Dependence on Urine Testing Strips and the Ability to Identify Clinically Significant Disease: Challenging the Current Paradigm for Heme Detection in General Clinical Situations.

BACKGROUND: The ability of health care professionals to provide patient care is potentially compromised when predicated on untested, although longstanding, perspectives. One such example is urinalysis testing, which has been currently simplified to…

Can aggressive treatment of diabetic foot infections reduce the need for above-ankle amputation?

We retrospectively evaluated the charts of 112 patients with diabetic foot infection to determine if early aggressive surgical intervention improves outcome. All patients were classified into two groups on the basis of the timing of surgical…

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a community hospital: experience with 600 laparoscopic cholecystectomies.

We reviewed 600 patients who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) in a teaching community hospital from May 1990 to August 1992. The safety, efficacy, morbidity, and mortality of LC, as performed by one surgeon or under his direct supervision,…

Tags: 1994, Cholecystectomy, Cholecystectomy/statistics & numerical data, Community, Female, Hospitals, Humans, Intraoperative Complications/epidemiology, Journal of laparoendoscopic surgery, Laparoscopic/mortality/*statistics & numerical data, Male, Middle Aged, Postoperative Complications/epidemiology, Retrospective Studies, Silverman R S, Teaching, Williams G B

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…

The prevalence of thromboembolic events among women with extended bed rest prescribed as part of the treatment for premature labor or preterm premature rupture of membranes.

OBJECTIVE: This study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of thromboembolic events among women with extended bed rest prescribed as part of the treatment of premature labor or preterm premature rupture of membranes. STUDY DESIGN: A…

Lack of Association Between Dexamethasone and Long-Term Survival After Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Surgery.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association between the use of intraoperative dexamethasone with an increase in recurrence-free survival (RFS) and overall survival (OS) after non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) surgery. DESIGN: This was a propensity…

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…

Epidemiology and clinical outcomes of patients with Fusobacterium bacteraemia.

This 10-year retrospective study assessed the epidemiology and outcomes of patients with Fusobacterium bacteraemia (FB) at a tertiary-care hospital in the

Tags: *Hospital Mortality, 2013, 80 and over, Adult, Aged, Bacteremia – Mortality, Bacteremia – Physiopathology, Bacteremia/*mortality/physiopathology, Bonilla H F, Creatinine – Blood, Creatinine/blood, Epidemiology and infection, Female, Fusobacterium Infections – Mortality, Fusobacterium Infections – Physiopathology, Fusobacterium Infections/*mortality/physiopathology, Goldberg E A, Hewit M, Hospital Mortality, Hospitals, Human, Humans, Intensive Care Units – Statistics and Numerical Data, Intensive Care Units/statistics & numerical data, Length of Stay – Statistics and Numerical Data, Length of Stay/statistics & numerical data, Male, Middle Age, Middle Aged, Retrospective Design, Retrospective Studies, Risk Factors, Special – Statistics and Numerical Data, Tertiary Care Centers/*statistics & numerical data, Treatment Outcome, Treatment Outcomes, United States, United States/epidemiology, Venkat-Ramani T

Inhaled corticosteroid use in asthmatic children receiving Ohio Medicaid: trend analysis, 1997-2001.

BACKGROUND: In 1997, national guidelines emphasized that inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) are key therapy for individuals with all classes of persistent asthma, including children. OBJECTIVE: To examine the effect of these guidelines via time-trend…

Tags: 2008, Administration, Adolescent, Adrenal Cortex Hormones/administration & dosage/*therapeutic use, African Americans/statistics & numerical data, Ambulatory Care/statistics & numerical data, Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology, Asthma/diagnosis/*drug therapy/ethnology, Bean Judy A, Child, Cross-Sectional Studies, Drug Utilization/statistics & numerical data/trends, Emergency Service, European Continental Ancestry Group/statistics & numerical data, Female, Heaton Pamela C, Hospital/statistics & numerical data, Hospitalization/statistics & numerical data, Humans, Infant, Inhalation, Male, Medicaid/*statistics & numerical data, Moomaw Charles J, Newborn, Ohio, Preschool, Regression Analysis, Retrospective Studies, Ruddy Richard M, Sex Factors, Stevenson Michelle D, United States

Repair of distal biceps brachii tendon ruptures.

This study consisted of 26 male patients with distal biceps tendon ruptures, 2 of whom had bilateral injuries, making the total number of ruptures 28. The average age at injury was 45 years. The treatment groups were the following: 3 were treated…

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