2024
USPSTF Colorectal Cancer Screening Recommendation and Uptake for Individuals Aged 45 to 49 Years
Siddique S, Wang R, Yasin F, Gaddy J, Zhang L, Gross C, Ma X. USPSTF Colorectal Cancer Screening Recommendation and Uptake for Individuals Aged 45 to 49 Years. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2436358. PMID: 39361285, PMCID: PMC11450516, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.36358.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUS Preventive Services Task ForceUS Preventive Services Task Force recommendationsColorectal cancer screening uptakeAverage-risk individualsScreening uptakeHigher socioeconomic statusSocioeconomic statusScreening recommendationsColorectal cancerColorectal cancer screening recommendationsPreventive Services Task ForceCohort studyCancer screening recommendationsScreening uptake ratesInterrupted time series analysisLow socioeconomic statusPrivate insurance beneficiariesScreening ratesSocioeconomic disparitiesRetrospective cohort studyMain OutcomesPotential disparitiesEvaluate changesClaims dataAbsolute change
2020
COVID-19 and the coming epidemic in US immigration detention centres
Meyer JP, Franco-Paredes C, Parmar P, Yasin F, Gartland M. COVID-19 and the coming epidemic in US immigration detention centres. The Lancet Infectious Diseases 2020, 20: 646-648. PMID: 32304631, PMCID: PMC7159863, DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(20)30295-4.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2013
Comparison of 21-Gauge and 22-Gauge Aspiration Needle in Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration Results of the American College of Chest Physicians Quality Improvement Registry, Education, and Evaluation Registry
Yarmus LB, Akulian J, Lechtzin N, Yasin F, Kamdar B, Ernst A, Ost DE, Ray C, Greenhill SR, Jimenez CA, Filner J, Feller-Kopman D, on behalf of the American College of Chest Physicians Quality Improvement Registry E. Comparison of 21-Gauge and 22-Gauge Aspiration Needle in Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration Results of the American College of Chest Physicians Quality Improvement Registry, Education, and Evaluation Registry. CHEST Journal 2013, 143: 1036-1043. PMID: 23632441, PMCID: PMC4694078, DOI: 10.1378/chest.12-1205.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspirationG needle groupRapid onsite cytologic evaluationQuality improvement registryDiagnostic yieldNeedle groupG needleHierarchical logistic regressionSample adequacyCytologic evaluationAmerican CollegeNeedle passesMultivariate hierarchical logistic regressionUltrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspirationLogistic regressionTransbronchial needle aspirationEBUS-TBNA specimensPatient demographicsEndobronchial ultrasoundInclusion criteriaNeedle aspirationInvasive proceduresAspiration resultsSmall studyDiagnostic benefit