Zubrow MT, Urie J, Jurkovitz C, Jiang X, Bowen JR, DiSabatino A, Weintraub W J Hosp Med 2014 Jan;9(1):19-22 PMID: 24288353 Abstract BACKGROUND: Because of concerns for propagating clots into pulmonary emboli by the placement of pneumatic compression boots (PCBs), the standard of care at our institution was to perform a duplex Doppler ultrasound with
Preconception maternal nutrition: a multi-site randomized controlled trial
Hambidge KM, Krebs NF, Westcott JE, Garces A, Goudar SS, Kodkany BS, Pasha O, Tshefu A, Bose CL, Figueroa L, Goldenberg RL, Derman RJ, Friedman JE, Frank DN, McClure EM, Stolka K, Das A, Koso-Thomas M, Sundberg S, BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2014;14:111 PMID: 24650219 Abstract BACKGROUND: Research directed to optimizing maternal nutrition commencing prior to
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Complementary and Alternative Medicine use in women during pregnancy: do their healthcare providers know?
Strouss L, Mackley A, Guillen U, Paul DA, Locke R BMC Complement Altern Med 2014;14:85 PMID: 24592860 Abstract BACKGROUND: The National Institutes of Health reported in 2007 that approximately 38% of United States adults have used at least one type of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM). There are no studies available that assess general CAM
Using the AUDIT-PC to predict alcohol withdrawal in hospitalized patients
Pecoraro A, Ewen E, Horton T, Mooney R, Kolm P, McGraw P, Woody G J Gen Intern Med 2014 Jan;29(1):34-40 PMID: 23959745 Abstract BACKGROUND: Alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS) occurs when alcohol-dependent individuals abruptly reduce or stop drinking. Hospitalized alcohol-dependent patients are at risk. Hospitals need a validated screening tool to assess withdrawal risk, but no
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Applications of justification and optimization in medical imaging: examples of clinical guidance for computed tomography use in emergency medicine
Sierzenski PR, Linton OW, Amis ES, Courtney DM, Larson PA, Mahesh M, Novelline RA, Frush DP, Mettler FA, Timins JK, Tenforde TS, Boice JD, Brink JA, Bushberg JT, Schauer DA Ann Emerg Med 2014 Jan;63(1):25-32 PMID: 24134958 Abstract Availability, reliability, and technical improvements have led to continued expansion of computed tomography (CT) imaging. During a
Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes among Women with Prior Spontaneous or Induced Abortions
Makhlouf MA, Clifton RG, Roberts JM, Myatt L, Hauth JC, Leveno KJ, Varner MW, Thorp JM, Mercer BM, Peaceman AM, Ramin SM, Iams JD, Sciscione A, Tolosa JE, Sorokin Y, Am J Perinatol 2013 Dec; PMID: 24347257 Abstract Objective The aim of the article is to determine whether prior spontaneous abortion (SAB) or induced abortion (IAB),
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Interactive questioning in critical care during handovers: a transcript analysis of communication behaviours by physicians, nurses and nurse practitioners
Rayo MF, Mount-Campbell AF, O’Brien JM, White SE, Butz A, Evans K, Patterson ES BMJ Qual Saf 2014 Jun;23(6):483-9 PMID: 24336577 Abstract OBJECTIVE: Although there is a growing recognition of the importance of active communication behaviours from the incoming clinician receiving a patient handover, there are currently no agreed-upon measures to objectively describe those behaviours.
Health status and quality of life in patients with stable coronary artery disease and chronic kidney disease treated with optimal medical therapy or percutaneous coronary intervention (post hoc findings from the COURAGE trial)
Sedlis SP, Jurkovitz CT, Hartigan PM, Kolm P, Goldfarb DS, Lorin JD, Dada M, Maron DJ, Spertus JA, Mancini GB, Teo KK, Boden WE, Weintraub WS, Am. J. Cardiol. 2013 Dec;112(11):1703-8 PMID: 24011740 Abstract Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an important clinical co-morbidity that increases the risk of death and myocardial infarction in patients with
Thyroid function in late preterm infants in relation to mode of delivery and respiratory support
Behme RM, Mackley AB, Bartoshesky L, Paul DA J. Pediatr. Endocrinol. Metab. 2013 Nov;:1-6 PMID: 24259241 Abstract Abstract The relationship between thyroid function, mode of delivery, and illness in infants 34-36 weeks’ gestation has not been well studied. We hypothesized that infants born by cesarean delivery and those with increased illness would have a reduction
Transfusing neonates based on platelet count vs. platelet mass: A randomized feasibility-pilot study
Zisk JL, Mackley A, Clearly G, Chang E, Christensen RD, Paul DA Platelets 2013 Nov; PMID: 24224920 Abstract Abstract The objective of this study was to obtain pilot data on which to judge the feasibility and sample size needed for a future comparative-effectiveness trial of platelet transfusions in the NICU. We conducted a limited-scope pilot