2024
Opioid Prescribing Trends Following Lumbar Discectomy.
Rancu A, Gouzoulis M, Winter A, Katsnelson B, Ansah-Twum J, Grauer J. Opioid Prescribing Trends Following Lumbar Discectomy. Journal Of The American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2024 PMID: 39706160, DOI: 10.5435/jaaos-d-24-00908.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMorphine Milligram EquivalentsOpioid prescriptionsLumbar diskectomyElixhauser Comorbidity IndexComorbidity indexPrescribing patternsAssociated with prescribing opioidsPrescribed morphine milligram equivalentsDiagnosis of chronic painMedian morphine milligram equivalentsSame-day diagnosisProportion of patientsOpioid prescribing trendsPatterns of opioidsPrescribing patterns of opioidsDiagnosis of neoplasmsAssociated with lower ageMultivariate regression analysisMilligram equivalentsPrescribed opioidsLumbar discectomySpine proceduresChronic painFemale sexPrescribing trends
2021
Multicomponent Strategy with Decentralized Molecular Testing for Tuberculosis
Cattamanchi A, Reza T, Nalugwa T, Adams K, Nantale M, Oyuku D, Nabwire S, Babirye D, Turyahabwe S, Tucker A, Sohn H, Ferguson O, Thompson R, Shete P, Handley M, Ackerman S, Joloba M, Moore D, Davis J, Dowdy D, Fielding K, Katamba A. Multicomponent Strategy with Decentralized Molecular Testing for Tuberculosis. New England Journal Of Medicine 2021, 385: 2441-2450. PMID: 34936740, PMCID: PMC9212879, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa2105470.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSame-day treatmentSame-day diagnosisHealth centersMolecular testingTuberculosis testingHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionDiagnostic strategiesImmunodeficiency virus infectionCommunity health centersCluster-randomized trialTreatment of tuberculosisSecondary outcomesMore patientsPrimary outcomePrompt diagnosisRoutine careEligible adultsIntervention groupIntervention periodHigh burdenVirus infectionIntervention centersControl groupPatientsTuberculosis
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