Fanari Z, Weiss SA, Zhang W, Sonnad SS, Weintraub WS Eur J Cardiovasc Med 2014 Sep;3(1):382-389 PMID: 25411635 Abstract OBJECTIVE: Comparing outcomes of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with drug eluting stent (DES) and Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) in patients with multivessel Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) using data from randomized controlled trials (RCT). BACKGROUND: PCI
Newborn screening for severe combined immunodeficiency in 11 screening programs in the United States
Kwan A, Abraham RS, Currier R, Brower A, Andruszewski K, Abbott JK, Baker M, Ballow M, Bartoshesky LE, Bonilla FA, Brokopp C, Brooks E, Caggana M, Celestin J, Church JA, Comeau AM, Connelly JA, Cowan MJ, Cunningham-Rundles C, Dasu T, Dave N, De La Morena MT, Duffner U, Fong CT, Forbes L, Freedenberg D, Gelfand
Physician orders for life-sustaining treatment and emergency medicine: ethical considerations, legal issues, and emerging trends
Jesus JE, Geiderman JM, Venkat A, Limehouse WE, Derse AR, Larkin GL, Henrichs CW, Ann Emerg Med 2014 Aug;64(2):140-4 PMID: 24743101 Abstract Since its original development in Oregon in 1993, Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) is quickly growing in popularity and prevalence as a method of communicating the end-of-life care preferences for the seriously
Organ donation and the emergency department: ethically appropriate and legally supported
Jesus JE, Michael GE J Emerg Med 2014 Aug;47(2):209-12 PMID: 24881894 Abstract
Changing trends in surgical research: an analysis of 30 years of collaborative practices
Goldsack JC, Sonnad SS JAMA Surg 2014 Aug;149(8):873-4 PMID: 24942159 Abstract
Let’s chat: bedside reporting in the ED
Pearce IS, McCarry N Nursing 2014 Aug;44(8):15-7 PMID: 25025245 Abstract
Thyroid cancer: current diagnosis, management, and prognostication
Witt RL Otolaryngol. Clin. North Am. 2014 Aug;47(4):xv-xvi PMID: 25041962 Abstract
A prospective study of maternal, fetal and neonatal deaths in low- and middle-income countries
Saleem S, McClure EM, Goudar SS, Patel A, Esamai F, Garces A, Chomba E, Althabe F, Moore J, Kodkany B, Pasha O, Belizan J, Mayansyan A, Derman RJ, Hibberd PL, Liechty EA, Krebs NF, Hambidge KM, Buekens P, Carlo WA, Wright LL, Koso-Thomas M, Jobe AH, Goldenberg RL, Bull. World Health Organ. 2014 Aug;92(8):605-12 PMID:
Failure mode and effects analysis applied to the maintenance and repair of anesthetic equipment in an austere medical environment
Rosen MA, Lee BH, Sampson JB, Koka R, Chima AM, Ogbuagu OU, Marx MK, Kamara TB, Koroma M, Jackson EV Int J Qual Health Care 2014 Aug;26(4):404-10 PMID: 24836514 Abstract OBJECTIVE: Medical technology designed for Western settings frequently does not function adequately or as intended when placed in an austere clinical environment because of issues
Study measures cost effectiveness of cancer screening reminders
To encourage patients to get colorectal cancer screenings, the cost of reminder mailings may be less expensive, but the personal touch of a reminder from a nurse navigator is more effective, according to research at Christiana Care Health System.