2024
Same-Day Primary Care Referral Versus Usual Care for Patients With Elevated Blood Pressures Seen in a Preoperative Clinic
Butler S, Holt N, Dai F, Quick C, Kravetz J, Perrino A, Schonberger R. Same-Day Primary Care Referral Versus Usual Care for Patients With Elevated Blood Pressures Seen in a Preoperative Clinic. Cureus 2024, 16: e58401. PMID: 38756290, PMCID: PMC11098054, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.58401.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrimary care referralsPrimary care groupsCare referralUsual careCare groupPreoperative clinicQuality improvementCare coordination effortsLong-term health outcomesPrimary care visitsPrimary care appointmentsCohort of US veteransMonths post-interventionSame-day referralElectronic health recordsBlood pressureSurgical care episodesHypertension treatmentProspective QI projectPreoperative evaluation clinicImprove BP controlQI projectCare appointmentsPreoperative clinic visitPrimary care
2023
Systemic Effects of Perineural Glucocorticoids on Fasting Serum Glucose, Potassium, and White Blood Cell Count in Total Hip Arthroplasty
Sharma A, Dai F, Tseng L, Effraim P, Zhou B, Schonberger R, Li J. Systemic Effects of Perineural Glucocorticoids on Fasting Serum Glucose, Potassium, and White Blood Cell Count in Total Hip Arthroplasty. Journal Of Pain Research 2023, 16: 553-561. PMID: 36846205, PMCID: PMC9946012, DOI: 10.2147/jpr.s395336.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWhite blood cell countTotal hip arthroplastyBlood cell countSerum glucosePAI groupSerum potassiumPOD 2Hip arthroplastySystemic effectsCell countTertiary academic medical centerPrimary total hip arthroplastyRetrospective cohort studyPostoperative day 1Immediate postoperative periodLocal anesthetic injectionPeripheral nerve blocksAcademic medical centerPotential systemic effectsElectronic health recordsPreoperative baselineCohort studyPostoperative periodSecondary outcomesPOD 3