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Translating Interventions that Target Criminogenic Risk Factors for use in Community Based Mental Health Settings.

This study explored facilitators and barriers associated with engaging criminogenic interventions in community mental health service settings. Focus groups and guided large group discussions were conducted with 46 consumers, providers and…

Admission to the Intensive Care Unit is Associated With Changes in the Oral Mycobiome.

A prospective exploratory study was conducted to characterize the oral mycobiome at baseline and determine whether changes occur after admission to the intensive care unit (ICU). We found that ICU admission is associated with alterations in the oral…

Low thigh muscle mass is associated with coronary artery stenosis among

BACKGROUND: HIV-infected individuals are at increased risk for both sarcopenia and cardiovascular disease. Whether an association between low muscle mass and subclinical coronary artery disease (CAD) exists, and if it is modified by HIV serostatus,…

Tags: *Computed Tomography Angiography, *Tomography, 2018, Aged, Atherosclerotic, Body Composition, Brown Todd T, Budoff Matthew J, Chi-Square Distribution, Coronary Angiography/*methods, Coronary Artery Disease/*diagnostic imaging/epidemiology/pathology, Coronary artery stenosis, Coronary atherosclerosis, Coronary Stenosis/*diagnostic imaging/epidemiology/pathology, Coronary Vessels/*diagnostic imaging/pathology, Cross-Sectional Studies, Guallar Eliseo, HIV Infections/diagnosis/*epidemiology, HIV-Infection, Humans, Jacobson Lisa P, Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography, Koletar Susan L, Korada Sai Krishna C, Male, Margolick Joseph B, Michos Erin D, Middle Aged, Multivariate Analysis, Muscle, Muscle mass, Odds Ratio, Palella Frank J Jr, Plaque, Post Wendy S, Predictive Value of Tests, Prevalence, Prospective Studies, Risk Factors, Sarcopenia, Sarcopenia/*diagnostic imaging/epidemiology/physiopathology, Saxena Ankita, Skeletal/*diagnostic imaging/physiopathology, Thigh, Tibuakuu Martin, United States/epidemiology, Witt Mallory D, X-Ray Computed, Zhao Di

Nonresponses and treatment failures with conventional empiric regimens in patients with community-acquired pneumonia.

Although most patients with suspected CAP respond to empiric therapy,a small number of patients do not respond in the expected fashion. Age and underlying comorbid conditions have a strong influence on the course of illness. Less common causes of…

Tags: 2004, Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use, Bacterial, Community-Acquired Infections/drug therapy/mortality, Diagnostic Errors, Drug Resistance, Humans, Infectious disease clinics of North America, Pneumonia/diagnosis/*drug therapy/mortality, Risk Factors, Tan James S, Treatment Failure

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)…

Liver disease in the morbidly obese: a review of 1000 consecutive patients undergoing weight loss surgery.

BACKGROUND: Liver disease among the morbidly obese is increasingly prevalent, contributing to significant morbidity. Obesity-related liver pathologies including nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) have become a leading cause for liver transplant.…

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:…

Predictors of nonattendance at the first newborn health supervision visit.

Failure to attend the first newborn health supervision visit is an important problem for the Continuity Care Clinic of Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron, Ohio. The goal of this study was to use objective data from the neonatal record to…

Emergency department patients who leave before treatment is complete

Emergency department (ED) patients who leave before treatment is complete (LBTC) represent medicolegal risk and lost revenue. We sought to examine LBTC return visits characteristics and potential revenue effects for a large healthcare system.

Tags: 2021, Choice Behavior, Emergency Service – Statistics and Numerical Data, Emergency Treatment, Patient Admission – Statistics and Numerical Data, Risk Factors, Treatment Refusal – Statistics and Numerical Data

Recognition of depression by internal medicine residents.

We studied the ability of internal medicine residents to recognize depressive symptoms in a population of lower socio-economic primary care patients. Four hundred twenty patients completed the short form of the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI).…

Lipids, atherosclerosis, and the postmenopausal woman: a clinical perspective.

Tags: 1994, Arteriosclerosis, Estrogens – Pharmacodynamics, Female, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Lipoproteins – Physiology, Obstetrics & Gynecology Clinics of North America, Postmenopause, Risk Factors, Shewmon D A, Women's Health

Lipids, atherosclerosis, and the postmenopausal woman. A clinical perspective.

Gynecologists are often responsible for the primary care of postmenopausal women. In this role, they become responsible for the assessment and subsequent management issues surrounding the prevention of atherosclerotic disease. The effects of estrogen…

Tags: *Arteriosclerosis/etiology/prevention & control, *Estrogen Replacement Therapy, *Postmenopause/physiology, 1994, Estrogens/*pharmacology, Female, Humans, Lipids/physiology, Lipoproteins/drug effects/*physiology, Obstetrics and gynecology clinics of North America, Risk Factors, Shewmon D A

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…

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…

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…

Adjacent segment degeneration after lumbar spinal fusion: risk factors and implications for clinical practice.

Tags: 2011, Humans, Intervertebral Disc Degeneration/*surgery, Lumbar Vertebrae/*surgery, Risk Factors, Schoenfeld Andrew J, Spinal Fusion, The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society

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…

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…

SGLT-2 inhibitors and GLP-1 agonists: First-line therapy for diabetes with established cardiovascular disease.

There is a growing body of evidence that diabetes represents a significant and largely modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). It is known to markedly increase the risk of CVD-with CVD accounting for 2 of every 3 deaths in …

Safety and efficacy of transcatheter aortic valve replacement for native aortic valve regurgitation: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to analyze the available literature on using transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) for native aortic regurgitation (AR). BACKGROUND: Surgical aortic valve replacement is the gold standard therapy…

Evaluation of indicated non-cosmetic panniculectomy at time of gynecologic surgery.

OBJECTIVE: To report postoperative outcomes among patients undergoing indicated non-cosmetic panniculectomy at the time of gynecologic surgery. METHODS: Medical charts were retrospectively reviewed for patients who underwent panniculectomy coupled…

Tags: *Abdominoplasty/adverse effects, *Gynecologic Surgical Procedures/adverse effects, 2017, 80 and over, Abdominal/*surgery, Abdominoplasty – Adverse Effects, Adipose Tissue – Surgery, Adult, Aged, Body Mass Index, Female, Female – Complications, Female – Surgery, Female/complications/*surgery, Genital Diseases, Gynecologic – Adverse Effects, Gynecologic surgery, Hopkins Michael P, Humans, Infection, International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Middle Age, Middle Aged, Obesity, Obesity – Complications, Obesity – Surgery, Obesity/complications/*surgery, Panniculectomy, Patibandla Jay R, Rasmussen Ryan W, Retrospective Design, Retrospective Studies, Risk Factors, Subcutaneous Fat, Surgery, Surgical Wound Infection – Etiology, Surgical Wound Infection/*etiology, Wound complication, Wound Healing

Screen Exposure During Daily Routines and a Young Child's Risk for Having Social-Emotional Delay.

This cross-sectional study assessed associations between social-emotional development in young children and their number of daily routines involving an electronic screen. We hypothesized children with poor social-emotional development have a…

Outcomes in pharyngoplasty: a 10-year experience.

Objective: The outcomes of 61 patients who underwent a pharyngoplasty for velopharyngeal insufficiency were reviewed to determine potential risk factors for reoperation.Design: This was a retrospective chart review of 61 consecutive patients over…

Outcomes in pharyngoplasty: a 10-year experience.

OBJECTIVE: The outcomes of 61 patients who underwent a pharyngoplasty for velopharyngeal insufficiency were reviewed to determine potential risk factors for reoperation. DESIGN: This was a retrospective chart review of 61 consecutive patients over…

Bilateral axillary pustules.

Tags: 2008, Adult, Anti-Bacterial Agents/administration & dosage, Axilla/*microbiology, Brodell Robert T, Community-Acquired Infections, Female, Folliculitis/drug therapy/*microbiology, Humans, Methicillin Resistance, Mupirocin/administration & dosage, Ointments, Plotner Alisha N, Risk Factors, Staphylococcal Skin Infections/diagnosis/*drug therapy/prevention & control, Staphylococcus aureus/drug effects, The Journal of family practice

Evaluation of extended antibiotic prophylaxis in patients undergoing indicated non-cosmetic panniculectomy at the time of gynecologic surgery.

BACKGROUND: Panniculectomy at time of gynecologic surgery is used to improve visualization and prevent major complications in morbidly obese patients. We examine the role of extended antibiotic prophylaxis in prevention of surgical site infections…

Angular cheilitis, part 1: local etiologies.

Angular cheilitis (AC) is a common condition characterized by erythema, moist maceration, ulceration, and crusting at the corners of the mouth. This article focuses on the common local factors that act alone and in combination to produce AC. These…

Tags: 2011, Allergic Contact/complications, Brodell Robert T, Cheilitis/*etiology/microbiology, Cutis, Dermatitis, Helms Stephen E, Humans, Infection/complications, Park Kelly K, Risk Factors

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…

Reversal of antiplatelet therapy in traumatic intracranial hemorrhage: Does timing matter?

Reversal of antiplatelet therapy with platelet transfusion in traumatic intracranial hemorrhage remains controversial. Several studies have examined this topic but few have investigated whether the timing of transfusion affects outcomes. Patients…

Elder abuse: dermatologic clues and critical solutions.

Elder abuse affects approximately 2% to 10% of older Americans. Unfortunately, it is often unrecognized and certainly underreported. Dermatologists have a unique role in the detection and reporting of elder abuse. An analysis of risk factors,…

Chylous ascites as a complication of left sided robot-assisted laparoscopic partial nephrectomy.

OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to present a case series of the sparsely reported complication of chylous ascites (CA) after left sided robot-assisted laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (RALPN), identify possible risk factors for the development of…

Tags: 2016, Adult, Archivio italiano di urologia, andrologia : organo ufficiale [di] Societa italiana di ecografia urologica e nefrologica, Body Mass Index, Chylous Ascites/*etiology/therapy, Humans, Laparoscopy/*adverse effects/methods, Male, Middle Aged, Nephrectomy/*adverse effects/methods, Pahouja Gaurav, Patel Kalpit, Postoperative Complications/pathology, Retrospective Studies, Ricchiuti Daniel J, Risk Factors, Robotic Surgical Procedures/adverse effects/*methods

The utility of hair cortisol concentrations in the prediction of PTSD symptoms following traumatic physical injury.

RATIONALE: Although cortisol alterations have been associated with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and PTSD symptoms (PTSS), the direction of association is mixed. Cortisol which is measured in blood, saliva, or urine is subject to transient…

Ischemic colitis revisited: a prospective study identifying hypercoagulability as a risk factor.

BACKGROUND: Although causes for ischemic colitis have been identified, many cases are deemed idiopathic. Some reports suggest an association between ischemic colitis and coagulation disorders. Our purpose was to explore the relationship of ischemic…

Outcomes with drug-coated balloons in small-vessel coronary artery disease.

BACKGROUND: Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of small-vessel coronary artery disease (SVD) is associated with increased risk of restenosis. The use of drug-coated balloons (DCBs) in SVD has received limited study. OBJECTIVES: To assess the…

Tags: 2019, Abbott JD, Aged, Angioplasty Balloon Coronary/adverse effects/instrumentation/mortality, Brilakis ES, Cardiac Catheters, Cardiovascular Agents/administration & dosage/adverse effects, Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions, Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital, Coated Materials Biocompatible, Coronary Artery Disease/diagnostic imaging/mortality/therapy, Coronary Restenosis/epidemiology, Department of Internal Medicine, drug-coated balloons, drug-eluting balloons, Drug-Eluting Stents, Female, Humans, journalArticle, June2020SubmittedList, Kalra A, Kohl LP, Male, Megaly M, Middle Aged, NEOMED College of Medicine, Observational Studies as Topic, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Rezq A, Risk Assessment, Risk Factors, Rofael M, Saad M, Shishehbor M, small-vessel disease coronary disease, Soukas P, Treatment Outcome

Prevalence of strangulation in survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence.

OBJECTIVES: Both sexual assault (SA) survivors and domestic violence (DV) survivors are populations at risk of strangulation injury. Our goal was to identify the prevalence of strangulation in patients who are survivors of SA and DV, identify…

Awake aortic aneurysm repair in patients with severe pulmonary disease.

BACKGROUND: We report the use of retroperitoneal aortic aneurysm repair utilizing exclusive regional anesthesia (no intubation or inhalation anesthetic) in high pulmonary risk patients. METHODS: Six patients were retrospectively reviewed. Pulmonary…

Tags: *Consciousness, 1999, Abdominal/*surgery, Administration, Aged, Albuterol/administration & dosage/therapeutic use, American journal of surgery, Anesthesia, Aortic Aneurysm, Blood Loss, Bronchodilator Agents/administration & dosage/therapeutic use, Critical Care, Epidural, Forced Expiratory Volume/physiology, General, Hirko M K, Home Care Services, Hospitalization, Humans, Hypnotics and Sedatives/administration & dosage, Iliac Aneurysm/*surgery, Inhalation, Intravenous, Koler A J, Labat G C, Length of Stay, Lung Diseases/*complications/drug therapy/therapy, McGregor W E, Oxygen Inhalation Therapy, Perni V, Retroperitoneal Space, Retrospective Studies, Risk Factors, Rubin J R, Safety, Steroids/administration & dosage/therapeutic use, Surgical, Theophylline/administration & dosage/therapeutic use, Time Factors, Vital Capacity/physiology

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