2025
Single-session middle meningeal artery embolization and surgical evacuation for chronic subdural hematoma
Koo A, Stogniy S, Elsamadicy A, Menon S, Renedo D, Reeves B, Sujijantarat N, Hebert R, de Havenon A, Sheth K, Matouk C. Single-session middle meningeal artery embolization and surgical evacuation for chronic subdural hematoma. Journal Of NeuroInterventional Surgery 2025, jnis-2025-023372. PMID: 40157744, DOI: 10.1136/jnis-2025-023372.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMiddle meningeal artery embolizationChronic subdural hematomaAnesthesia sessionArtery embolizationReoperation rateSubdural hematomaRates of access site complicationsManagement of chronic subdural hematomaBurr hole surgeryAccess site complicationsShorter length of stayLength of stayTotal anesthesia timeSurgical evacuationRetrospective reviewEvacuation surgeryBaseline demographicsRadiographic characteristicsProcedure timeSite complicationsCombined cohortIn-HospitalPrimary outcomeAnesthesia timeComplicationsEP6.29 Changing Surgeons Does Not Affect Rates of Emergency Department Visits, Adverse Events, or Conversion to Total Hip Arthroplasty in Patients Undergoing Revision Hip Arthroscopy
Gillinov S, Jonnalagadda A, Girardi K, Sabzevari S, Moran J, Lee M, Mahatme R, Grauer J, Jimenez A. EP6.29 Changing Surgeons Does Not Affect Rates of Emergency Department Visits, Adverse Events, or Conversion to Total Hip Arthroplasty in Patients Undergoing Revision Hip Arthroscopy. Journal Of Hip Preservation Surgery 2025, 12: i99-i99. PMCID: PMC11954066, DOI: 10.1093/jhps/hnaf011.318.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConversion to THARevision hip arthroscopySwitching surgeonsAdverse eventsHip arthroscopyRevision surgeryTotal hip arthroplastyED visitsEmergency departmentInternational Classification of Diseases (ICD)-10 diagnosisNational administrative claims databasePrimary hip arthroscopyRate of patientsIndex hip arthroscopyAdministrative claims databaseCommercial health insuranceHistory of depressionRevision arthroscopyBaseline demographicsPrimary surgeonFactors associated with greater likelihoodPredictive factorsLabral tearsRates of emergency department visitsEmergency department visits
2024
Higher Rates of Delay in Starting Advanced Inflammatory Bowel Disease Therapies Linked to Insurance Delays, Intravenous Infusions, and Lack of Pharmacy Support
Gottesman S, Xiao K, Nguyen H, Hernandez E, Saweris E, Jagannathan P, Jafri F, Davis J, Tong K, Tang Z, Gaidos J, Feagins L. Higher Rates of Delay in Starting Advanced Inflammatory Bowel Disease Therapies Linked to Insurance Delays, Intravenous Infusions, and Lack of Pharmacy Support. Clinical And Translational Gastroenterology 2024, 16: e00808. PMID: 39718220, PMCID: PMC11932631, DOI: 10.14309/ctg.0000000000000808.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced therapiesRisk factorsMulticenter studyMulticenter study of patientsInflammatory bowel disease therapyStudy of patientsAdult inflammatory bowel diseasePatient-related factorsIntravenous drug deliverySmall molecule therapiesLogistic regression analysisInflammatory bowel diseaseBaseline demographicsDisease activityIntravenous infusionMolecule therapiesDisease characteristicsGastroenterology practiceTherapyBowel diseaseInsurance denialPatientsDoseIntravenous inductionCare teamMachine Learning-Based Prediction of Death and Hospitalization in Patients With Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators
Rosman L, Lampert R, Wang K, Gehi A, Dziura J, Salmoirago-Blotcher E, Brandt C, Sears S, Burg M. Machine Learning-Based Prediction of Death and Hospitalization in Patients With Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2024, 85: 42-55. PMID: 39570241, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2024.09.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImplantable cardioverter-defibrillatorYear of device implantationAll-Cause MortalityCardiac resynchronization therapyDeath/HF hospitalizationValidation cohortHeart failureDevice implantationTime of ICD implantationArea under the receiver-operating characteristic curveMedian Follow-UpReceiver-operating characteristic curvePredicting all-cause mortalityImplantable cardioverter-defibrillator patientsVeterans Health AdministrationPersonalized risk estimatesImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorResynchronization therapyBaseline demographicsICD implantationTraining cohortTrajectories of individual patientsProspective studyComposite outcomeContinuum of riskMyocardial infarction with nonobstructive coronary arteries: a single-center retrospective study by sex and race
Hsueh C, Esin G, Breen T, Gitto M, Katz M, Gulati M, Capers Q, Reynolds H, Volgman A, Wenger N, Altin S. Myocardial infarction with nonobstructive coronary arteries: a single-center retrospective study by sex and race. Coronary Artery Disease 2024, 35: 684-691. PMID: 38989611, DOI: 10.1097/mca.0000000000001402.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRate of nonfatal MINonobstructive coronary arteriesMyocardial infarctionCerebrovascular accidentBlack patientsNonfatal MISecondary outcomesSingle-center retrospective studyCoronary arteryRate of cerebrovascular accidentsIncreased risk of readmissionAssociated with decreased oddsNonfatal cerebrovascular accidentAssociated with increased oddsAcute myocardial infarctionMINOCA patientsPatient-level dataRepeat angiographyCoronary angiographyRisk of readmissionBaseline demographicsRetrospective studyMINOCAFemale sexAngiographic review
2023
Consecutive Inpatient Hematology Consultation Service Utilization across 11 Years in the Medical Intensive Care Unit
Allen C, Streiff M, Naik R, Knauert M, Goshua G. Consecutive Inpatient Hematology Consultation Service Utilization across 11 Years in the Medical Intensive Care Unit. Blood 2023, 142: 2323. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-184891.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedical intensive care unitIntensive care unitHematology consultationCare unitHematology consultMICU admissionLymphoproliferative disordersHematologic malignanciesMalignant hematologyService utilizationConsecutive patients 18 yearsHospital discharge statusPatients 18 yearsCritical care managementRetrospective observational studySingle academic centerPlasma cell dyscrasiaQuality improvement metricsDay of consultationHigh clinical volumeService needsDescriptive statisticsExpedient careICU consultationBaseline demographicsCharacteristics and outcomes for participants with congenital ichthyosis who responded to treatment with the topical isotretinoin formulation TMB-001: results from the Phase IIb CONTROL study
Bunick C, Teng J, Guenthner S, Marathe K, Kempers S, Eads K, Castelo-Soccio L, Mendelsohn A, Raiz J, Murrell D. Characteristics and outcomes for participants with congenital ichthyosis who responded to treatment with the topical isotretinoin formulation TMB-001: results from the Phase IIb CONTROL study. Clinical And Experimental Dermatology 2023, 48: 765-769. PMID: 36928932, DOI: 10.1093/ced/llad105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBSA involvementCongenital ichthyosisHigher DLQIIgA responsesTreatment successControl studyDermatology Life Quality Index scoresBody surface area involvementDose-limiting adverse effectGlobal assessmentLife Quality Index scoresInvestigator's Global AssessmentSurface area involvementProportion of participantsRating Scale scoresSystemic retinoid treatmentYears of ageQuality Index scoresCharacteristics of participantsIgA respondersBaseline demographicsEfficacy endpointMedian ageArea involvementScale scoreCost Consequence Analysis of ADMET 2
Mah E, Lanctôt K, Chen Q, Shade D, Scherer R, Vieira D, Coulibaly H, Rosenberg P, Lerner A, Padala P, Brawman-Mintzer O, van Dyck C, Porsteinsson A, Mintzer J, Herrmann N. Cost Consequence Analysis of ADMET 2. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2023, 31: s101. DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2022.12.147.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCost-consequence analysisHealth utilityPlacebo groupMethylphenidate treatmentEuroQol-five dimensions-five levelsAlzheimer's diseaseHealth statesCommon neuropsychiatric symptomsHealth utility scoresQuality of lifeBinary logistic regressionApathy treatmentBaseline demographicsDifferent time pointsPreference-based measuresMethylphenidate groupNeuropsychiatric symptomsClinical trialsEQ-5DSignificant apathyPatientsUtility scoresBetter health stateLogistic regressionMethylphenidate
2022
Herbal supplement use among reproductive-aged women in an academic infertility practice
Friedman J, Sheeder J, Lazorwitz A, Polotsky A. Herbal supplement use among reproductive-aged women in an academic infertility practice. F&S Reports 2022, 4: 104-111. PMID: 36959959, PMCID: PMC10028423, DOI: 10.1016/j.xfre.2022.12.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcademic infertility practiceSupplement-drug interactionsSupplement useHerbal medicineInfertility practiceInteraction checkerInfertility treatmentInfertility therapyHerbal supplementsGeneral health care providersDirect medical supervisionReproductive-aged patientsHerbal supplement useReproductive-aged womenThird of womenHealth care providersCross-sectional survey studyBaseline demographicsPatient demographicsMedian ageEarly pregnancyMedication interactionsHerbal medicationsSupplement interactionsGeneral health195. Reducing Time to Optimal Antimicrobial Therapy (OAT) for Bloodstream Infections (BSI) due to Gram Positive Cocci (GPC) in Chains Using Rapid Diagnostics Paired with Antimicrobial Stewardship (ASP) Efforts
K J, McSweeney T, McManus D, Davis M, Merwede J, Peaper D, Topal J. 195. Reducing Time to Optimal Antimicrobial Therapy (OAT) for Bloodstream Infections (BSI) due to Gram Positive Cocci (GPC) in Chains Using Rapid Diagnostics Paired with Antimicrobial Stewardship (ASP) Efforts. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2022, 9: ofac492.273. PMCID: PMC9752006, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofac492.273.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOptimal antimicrobial therapyLength of stayGram-positive cocciBloodstream infectionsASP recommendationsHigher Charlson comorbidity indexMedian LOSCharlson Comorbidity IndexPost-implementation cohortPre-implementation cohortPrimary study endpointRetrospective chart reviewRapid diagnosticsPositive Gram stainYears of ageAntimicrobial stewardship effortsASP interventionsComorbidity indexPrimary endpointBaseline demographicsChart reviewSecondary outcomesStudy endpointPolymicrobial infectionsAntimicrobial therapyClinical and neuroimaging risk factors associated with the development of intracerebral hemorrhage while taking direct oral anticoagulants
Das A, Gökçal E, Regenhardt R, Warren A, Biffi A, Goldstein J, Kimberly W, Viswanathan A, Schwamm L, Rosand J, Greenberg S, Gurol M. Clinical and neuroimaging risk factors associated with the development of intracerebral hemorrhage while taking direct oral anticoagulants. Journal Of Neurology 2022, 269: 6589-6596. PMID: 35997817, PMCID: PMC10947801, DOI: 10.1007/s00415-022-11333-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCortical superficial siderosisPrior ischemic strokeDOAC usersCerebral microbleedsWhite matter hyperintensitiesIschemic strokeSevere white matter hyperintensitiesOral anticoagulant usageDirect oral anticoagulantsSingle referral centerHigh hemorrhagic riskCoronary artery diseaseAge-matched controlsMultivariable regression modelsDOAC therapyICH cohortPrior strokeOral anticoagulantsSuperficial siderosisBaseline demographicsReferral centerSmoking historyArtery diseaseConclusionsRisk factorsHemorrhage riskSuper‐response to guselkumab treatment in patients with moderate‐to‐severe psoriasis: age, body weight, baseline Psoriasis Area and Severity Index, and baseline Investigator's Global Assessment scores predict complete skin clearance
Reich K, Gordon K, Strober B, Langley R, Miller M, Yang Y, Shen Y, You Y, Zhu Y, Foley P, Blauvelt A. Super‐response to guselkumab treatment in patients with moderate‐to‐severe psoriasis: age, body weight, baseline Psoriasis Area and Severity Index, and baseline Investigator's Global Assessment scores predict complete skin clearance. Journal Of The European Academy Of Dermatology And Venereology 2022, 36: 2393-2400. PMID: 35920762, DOI: 10.1111/jdv.18474.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlobal assessment scoreInvestigator's Global Assessment scoreSevere psoriasisGuselkumab treatmentChronic immune-mediated inflammatory skin diseaseBody weightImmune-mediated inflammatory skin diseaseAssessment scoresStepwise logistic regression analysisBaseline Psoriasis AreaComplete skin clearanceEarly clinical responseLess obese patientsVOYAGE 2 studiesBaseline body weightSubset of patientsInflammatory skin diseaseLogistic regression analysisHuman monoclonal antibodyPASI 100PASI 75Skin clearanceBaseline characteristicsBaseline demographicsClinical responseA genomic meta-analysis of clinical variables and their association with intrinsic molecular subsets in systemic sclerosis
Franks JM, Toledo DM, Martyanov V, Wang Y, Huang S, Wood TA, Spino C, Chung L, Denton C, Derrett-Smith E, Gordon JK, Spiera R, Domsic R, Hinchcliff M, Khanna D, Whitfield ML. A genomic meta-analysis of clinical variables and their association with intrinsic molecular subsets in systemic sclerosis. Rheumatology 2022, 62: 19-28. PMID: 35751592, PMCID: PMC9788818, DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keac344.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMolecular subsetsIntrinsic subsetInflammatory subsetBaseline demographicsSSc patientsWhite/Caucasian patientsBaseline clinical demographicsAverage disease durationRodnan skin scoreAfrican American/BlackASSET trialUnique gene expression signatureDisease durationGene expression signaturesClinical demographicsParticipant seraSkin scoreSystemic sclerosisValidation cohortClinical variablesCaucasian patientsSpecific therapyAmerican/BlackSkin biopsiesDisease pathogenesisEffect of Obesity on Risk of Hospitalization, Surgery, and Serious Infection in Biologic-Treated Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: A CA-IBD Cohort Study
Gu P, Luo J, Kim J, Paul P, Limketkai B, Sauk J, Park S, Parekh N, Zheng K, Rudrapatna V, Syal G, Ha C, McGovern D, Melmed G, Fleshner P, Eisenstein S, Ramamoorthy S, Dulai P, Boland B, Grunvald E, Mahadevan U, Ohno-Machado L, Sandborn W, Singh S. Effect of Obesity on Risk of Hospitalization, Surgery, and Serious Infection in Biologic-Treated Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: A CA-IBD Cohort Study. The American Journal Of Gastroenterology 2022, 117: 1639-1647. PMID: 35973139, DOI: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000001855.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInflammatory bowel diseaseBiologic-treated patientsRisk of hospitalizationBody mass indexNormal body mass indexSerious infectionsBiologic agentsBowel diseaseCox proportional hazards analysisWorld Health Organization classificationEffect of obesityProportional hazards analysisElectronic health recordsCause hospitalizationVisceral obesityAdult patientsBaseline demographicsBiologic initiationBiologic therapyCohort studyEndoscopic outcomesMass indexOrganization classificationTreatment characteristicsStratified analysisFunctional Trajectories and Resilience Among Adults With Advanced Lung Cancer
Presley CJ, Arrato NA, Shields PG, Carbone DP, Wong ML, Benedict J, Reisinger SA, Han L, Gill TM, Allore H, Andersen BL, Janse S. Functional Trajectories and Resilience Among Adults With Advanced Lung Cancer. JTO Clinical And Research Reports 2022, 3: 100334. PMID: 35719868, PMCID: PMC9198463, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtocrr.2022.100334.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdvanced NSCLCFunctional disabilityLung cancerBaseline Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance statusEastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance statusSevere disabilityPatient Health Questionnaire-9Adenocarcinoma histological subtypeDistinct functional trajectoriesAdvanced lung cancerProspective cohort studyRisk stratification toolFunctional trajectoriesLatent class trajectory modelingLung cancer treatmentWorse dyspneaBrain metastasesBaseline demographicsCohort studyFormer smokersPerformance statusBone metastasesEuroQol-5DStratification toolHistological subtypes
2021
Pregnancy Outcomes among Women with Class III Obesity with Pre-diabetic Early Hemoglobin A1C
Dillon J, Mitchell CJ, Ellett T, Siegel A, Denoble AE, Dotters-Katz SK. Pregnancy Outcomes among Women with Class III Obesity with Pre-diabetic Early Hemoglobin A1C. American Journal Of Perinatology 2021, 39: 238-242. PMID: 34891200, DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1739358.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGestational diabetes mellitusClass III obesityBody mass indexPre-diabetic rangeGestational diabetesA1C 5.7Normal A1CPrimary outcomeGestational ageDevelopment of GDMClass III obese womenDelivery body mass indexNon-anomalous singleton pregnanciesMaternal body mass indexLow-A1C groupFetal growth restrictionInduction of laborHigh-risk populationA1c groupMedian A1CPregnancy complicationsBaseline demographicsCesarean deliveryMultiple gestationsObese womenThe rural Uganda non-communicable disease (RUNCD) study: prevalence and risk factors of self-reported NCDs from a cross sectional survey
Siddharthan T, Kalyesubula R, Morgan B, Ermer T, Rabin TL, Kayongo A, Munana R, Anton N, Kast K, Schaeffner E, Kirenga B, Knauf F. The rural Uganda non-communicable disease (RUNCD) study: prevalence and risk factors of self-reported NCDs from a cross sectional survey. BMC Public Health 2021, 21: 2036. PMID: 34743687, PMCID: PMC8572568, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-12123-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-reported hypertensionSelf-reported chronic diseasesNon-communicable Disease studyChronic disease informationRural Ugandan districtSelf-reported diseasesDiagnosis of diabetesCross-sectional surveyMiddle-income settingsBaseline demographicsMale sexKidney diseasePatient cohortResultsA totalHealth districtRisk factorsChronic diseasesDisease cohortHypertensionLower oddsNCD prevalenceAverage ageSectional surveyHealth statusDiseasePregnancy outcomes among women with class III obesity with normal early glucola
Ellett T, Mitchell CJ, Dillon J, Siegel A, Denoble AE, Dotters-Katz S. Pregnancy outcomes among women with class III obesity with normal early glucola. The Journal Of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine 2021, 35: 5834-5839. PMID: 33818267, DOI: 10.1080/14767058.2021.1895741.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexRate of GDMGlucose challenge testGestational diabetesObese womenPrimary outcomeGestational ageChallenge testDelivery body mass indexNon-anomalous singleton pregnanciesMaternal body mass indexOral glucose challenge testClass 3 obesityDevelopment of GDMClass III obesityGestational diabetes mellitusFetal growth restrictionInduction of laborNeonatal birthweightPregnancy complicationsBaseline demographicsCesarean deliveryMultiple gestationsPregnancy outcomesRetrospective cohortA Simple Physical Therapy Algorithm Is Successful in Decreasing Skilled Nursing Facility Length of Stay and Increasing Cost Savings After Hip Fracture With No Increase in Adverse Events
Adrados M, Wang K, Deng Y, Bozzo J, Messina T, Stevens A, Moore A, Morris J, O’Connor M. A Simple Physical Therapy Algorithm Is Successful in Decreasing Skilled Nursing Facility Length of Stay and Increasing Cost Savings After Hip Fracture With No Increase in Adverse Events. Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation 2021, 12: 2151459321998615. PMID: 33815865, PMCID: PMC7995299, DOI: 10.1177/2151459321998615.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSkilled nursing facilitiesHip fracture patientsFracture patientsHip fractureAmbulatory independenceSingle skilled nursing facilitySkilled nursing facility lengthsPost-operative hip fracture patientsHip fracture programDays of dischargeGeriatric hip fracturesHip fracture surgerySimilar baseline demographicsShort-term outcomesLength of staySignificant differencesSimple physical therapyValue of healthcareParticipants' dischargeParticipants PatientsBaseline demographicsED visitsHospital dischargeAdverse eventsFracture surgery
2020
Goal-Directed Fluid Therapy and Postoperative Outcomes in an Enhanced Recovery Program for Colorectal Surgery: A Propensity Score-Matched Multicenter Study
Zorrilla-Vaca A, Mena G, Ripolles-Melchor J, Abad-Motos A, Aldecoa C, Lorente J, Ramirez-Rodriguez J, Grant M. Goal-Directed Fluid Therapy and Postoperative Outcomes in an Enhanced Recovery Program for Colorectal Surgery: A Propensity Score-Matched Multicenter Study. The American Surgeon 2020, 87: 1189-1195. PMID: 33342254, DOI: 10.1177/0003134820973365.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGoal-directed fluid therapyEnhanced recovery programmeAcute kidney injurySurgical site infectionColorectal surgeryPostoperative outcomesFluid therapyPostoperative acute kidney injuryPropensity score-matched analysisComparable baseline demographicsMajor postoperative outcomesAdequate tissue perfusionRates of morbidityHospital stayKidney injuryBaseline demographicsCohort studyConventional careERAS programAnastomotic dehiscenceMajor surgerySite infectionPulmonary edemaMulticenter studyTherapy patients
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