Perioperative risk factors for adverse airway events in patients undergoing cleft palate repair

Jackson O, Basta M, Sonnad S, Stricker P, Larossa D, Fiadjoe J Cleft Palate Craniofac. J. 2013 May;50(3):330-6 PMID: 23083121 Abstract Objective :  To establish the incidence of perioperative airway complications in a large series of pediatric patients undergoing palatoplasty and to identify which specific patient, procedural, and provider factors are associated with increased risk

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Multicenter observational study of the development of progressive organ dysfunction and therapeutic interventions in normotensive sepsis patients in the emergency department

Arnold RC, Sherwin R, Shapiro NI, O’Connor JL, Glaspey L, Singh S, Medado P, Trzeciak S, Jones AE, Acad Emerg Med 2013 May;20(5):433-40 PMID: 23672356 Abstract OBJECTIVES: Progressive organ dysfunction is the leading cause of sepsis-associated mortality; however, its incidence and management are incompletely understood. Sepsis patients with moderately impaired perfusion (serum lactate 2.0 to

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Mineralocorticoid deficiency in hemorrhagic shock

Tolstoy NS, Aized M, McMonagle MP, Holena DN, Pascual JL, Sonnad SS, Sims CA J. Surg. Res. 2013 Apr;180(2):232-7 PMID: 22683082 Abstract BACKGROUND: In the critically ill, mineralocorticoid deficiency (MD) is associated with greater disease severity, the development of acute renal insufficiency, and increased mortality. We hypothesized that severely injured trauma patients presenting with hemorrhagic

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Patient-centered outcomes of a value-based insurance design program for patients with diabetes

Elliott DJ, Robinson EJ, Anthony KB, Stillman PL Popul Health Manag 2013 Apr;16(2):99-106 PMID: 23405873 Abstract Value-based insurance design (VBID) initiatives have been associated with modest improvements in adherence based on evaluations of administrative claims data. The objective of this prospective cohort study was to report the patient-centered outcomes of a VBID program that eliminated

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Management of the ptotic or hypertrophic breast in immediate autologous breast reconstruction: a comparison between the wise and vertical reduction patterns for mastectomy

Lin IC, Bergey M, Sonnad SS, Serletti JM, Wu LC Ann Plast Surg 2013 Mar;70(3):264-70 PMID: 23038147 Abstract BACKGROUND: The Wise pattern can be used in mastectomies to address the excess skin in the ptotic or hypertrophic breast; however, limitations include mastectomy flap necrosis (MFN) and poor shape. The vertical pattern can potentially reduce the

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The cancer psychosocial care matrix: a community-derived evaluative tool for designing quality psychosocial cancer care delivery

Forsythe LP, Rowland JH, Padgett L, Blaseg K, Siegel SD, Dingman CM, Gillis TA Psychooncology 2013 Sep;22(9):1953-62 PMID: 23436558 Abstract OBJECTIVE: Although the Institute of Medicine provided a vision for effective psychosocial care for cancer survivors, limited guidance exists regarding the essential components of comprehensive care or progressive steps for implementing each component. This paper

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Exception from informed consent for emergency research: consulting the trauma community

Sims CA, Isserman JA, Holena D, Sundaram LM, Tolstoy N, Greer S, Sonnad S, Pascual J, Reilly P J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2013 Jan;74(1):157-65; discussion 165-6 PMID: 23271091 Abstract BACKGROUND: Research investigating the resuscitation and management of unstable trauma patients is necessary to improve care and save lives. Because informed consent for research is

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Altered thyroid function in severely injured patients

Grill E, Strong M, Sonnad SS, Sarani B, Pascual J, Collins H, Sims CA J. Surg. Res. 2013 Jan;179(1):132-7 PMID: 23043865 Abstract BACKGROUND: Hemorrhagic shock profoundly affects the neuroendocrine profile of trauma patients, and we hypothesized that massive resuscitation would negatively impact thyroid function. METHODS: A prospective, observational study investigating thyroid function in hypotensive trauma

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