Late Presentation and Missed Opportunities for HIV Diagnosis in Guatemala
Meléndez J, Reinhardt SW, O’Halloran J, Spec A, Alonzo Cordon A, Powderly WG, Mejia Villatoro C. Late Presentation and Missed Opportunities for HIV Diagnosis in Guatemala. AIDS And Behavior 2018, 23: 920-928. PMID: 30426264, PMCID: PMC7397713, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-018-2331-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLate presentersHIV diagnosisLarge tertiary referral centerEarly HIV diagnosisRetrospective cohort studyProportion of patientsTertiary referral centerTraditional healthcare settingsMissed opportunityCohort studyReferral centerLate presentationOutpatient careHealthcare settingsPatientsDiagnosisYear rateHigh rateCareRural dwellersMorbidityHIVMortalityProportionAIDSEffect of Race on Outcomes Following Early Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography or Standard Emergency Department Evaluation for Acute Chest Pain.
Reinhardt SW, Babatunde A, Novak E, Brown DL. Effect of Race on Outcomes Following Early Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography or Standard Emergency Department Evaluation for Acute Chest Pain. Ethnicity & Disease 2018, 28: 517-524. PMID: 30405295, PMCID: PMC6200301, DOI: 10.18865/ed.28.4.517.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute coronary syndromeEmergency department evaluationChest painMedian LOSDepartment evaluationCaucasian patientsDownstream testingMyocardial ischemia/infarctionRadiation exposureDirect ED dischargeStandard ED evaluationAcute chest painRecurrent chest painLength of stayCumulative radiation exposureIschemia/infarctionGreater radiation exposureStandard evaluationEarly CCTAIndex visitCoronary syndromeED dischargeED evaluationED visitsHospital admission