2025
Sacral tumors: a comprehensive review of imaging, diagnostic challenges, and tumor mimics
Adin M, Woolf G, Hegde R, Elsamadicy A, Mendel E, Zucconi W, Pucar D, Aygün N. Sacral tumors: a comprehensive review of imaging, diagnostic challenges, and tumor mimics. Skeletal Radiology 2025, 1-26. PMID: 39821683, DOI: 10.1007/s00256-024-04862-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrimary tumorTumor mimicsImaging findingsAssessment of response to treatmentGerm cell tumorsEvaluation of systemic diseasesResponse to treatmentInsufficiency fracturesSacral massSecondary tumorsCell tumorsPretreatment evaluationDiagnostic challengeLymphoproliferative diseaseClinical detailsMalignant tumorsPrimary modalitySystemic diseaseEwing sarcomaTumorNotochordal remnantsDevelopmental entityEpidemiological factorsDiagnosisMetastasis
2024
Navigating parental disagreement: ethical analysis and a proposed approach
Baker A, Mercurio M. Navigating parental disagreement: ethical analysis and a proposed approach. Journal Of Perinatology 2024, 1-6. PMID: 39406939, DOI: 10.1038/s41372-024-02152-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDelivery room careLimits of parental authorityGestational ageClinical detailsPediatric decision-makingPatient's best interestClinical casesResuscitationAttempted resuscitationEthical analysisClinical decisionsEthical principlesRoom careClinical advisersParental authorityPotential optionPregnant parentsDecision-making
2022
A Qualitative Description of Clinician Free-Text Rationales Entered within Accountable Justification Interventions
Brown T, Zelch B, Lee J, Doctor J, Linder J, Sullivan M, Goldstein N, Rowe T, Meeker D, Knight T, Friedberg M, Persell S. A Qualitative Description of Clinician Free-Text Rationales Entered within Accountable Justification Interventions. Applied Clinical Informatics 2022, 13: 820-827. PMID: 36070799, PMCID: PMC9451951, DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1756366.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical content areasClinical appropriatenessClinical decision support alertsPrimary care physiciansDecision support alertsAppropriate clinical decisionsUnique cliniciansOpioid prescribingCare physiciansClinical detailsAccountable justificationCDS alertsPilot interventionClinical decisionClinical casesCliniciansParticular diagnosisOlder adultsInterventionPhysiciansDelphi techniquePolypharmacyPrescribingPatientsSymptomsCOVID-19 Clinical Presentation Among HIV-Infected Persons in China: A Systematic Review
Huang D, Zunong J, Li M, Li D, Gong J, Vermund SH, Hu Y. COVID-19 Clinical Presentation Among HIV-Infected Persons in China: A Systematic Review. Current HIV/AIDS Reports 2022, 19: 167-176. PMID: 35394249, PMCID: PMC8990500, DOI: 10.1007/s11904-022-00606-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntiretroviral therapyCOVID-19 clinical severityCOVID-19 clinical presentationCOVID-19Undetectable viral loadAsymptomatic COVID-19Severe COVID-19Last clinical visitCase series/reportsCase fatality rateCOVID-19 prognosisLate antiretroviral therapyIL-6 resultsSARS-CoV-2COVID-19 diagnosisMedian CD4Gastrointestinal symptomsHIV infectionMedian ageRespiratory distressClinical featuresClinical presentationClinical visitsViral loadClinical details
2021
BCG vaccination to reduce the impact of COVID-19 in healthcare workers: Protocol for a randomised controlled trial (BRACE trial)
Pittet L, Messina N, Gardiner K, Orsini F, Abruzzo V, Bannister S, Bonten M, Campbell J, Croda J, Dalcolmo M, Elia S, Germano S, Goodall C, Gwee A, Jamieson T, Jardim B, Kollmann T, Lacerda M, Lee K, Legge D, Lucas M, Lynn D, McDonald E, Manning L, Munns C, Perrett K, Aymerich C, Richmond P, Shann F, Sudbury E, Villanueva P, Wood N, Lieschke K, Subbarao K, Davidson A, Curtis N, Abreu C, Abruzzo V, Addlem L, Agius S, Barbosa A, Alamrousi A, Santos A, Al-Hindawi Y, Da Silveira S, Cruz L, Anderson J, Anthony C, Pereira A, Almajano F, Arnold A, Arrowsmith B, Azzopardi K, Marti C, Bahaduri T, Bannister S, Barney S, Barrera L, Barriocanal A, Barros D, Barry S, Bartlett A, Muranaka L, Baulman T, Bealing M, Beardsley J, Gutierrez A, Bell J, Benson S, Bennett-Wood V, Bergant N, Barbosa F, Bijllaardt W, Bimboese P, Andrade C, Blake S, Blauwendraat K, Boersma W, Garcia P, Bonnici R, Bonten M, Boon A, Bourke A, Bowes K, Brasil L, Brophy C, Botten R, Buchanan S, Bucholc J, Burns A, Burrell E, Bustos N, Byrne B, Byrne A, Calbo E, Montes J, Camesella B, Campbell J, Cangas A, Carlin J, Roque M, Diogo R, Carvalho E, Casas I, Castro E, Castro R, Catterick H, Escobar R, Chan J, Cheah J, Chern T, Chengodu T, Ciaverella M, Clark S, Espindola M, Cobbledick A, Colaco C, Collopy S, Comella P, Corbett M, Castro G, Costa E, Coya R, Crawford N, Croda J, Cruz A, Curtis N, Cushnahan J, Czajko A, da Silva R, Daitiri B, Dalcolmo M, Dalton K, Dao A, Davidson A, Dawe P, Dawson D, Costa M, De La Cruz K, de Serna A, de Morais Batista F, de Oliveira A, del Rey Morillo R, Desylva M, Dijkstra H, Dixon R, Lopez M, Dominguez J, Doran C, Castellano A, Dos Santos G, Lencina J, Silva D, Douglas M, Dunn R, Dunn A, Dunnill J, Eden G, Edmund H, Eiffler N, Elborough H, Elia S, Elkington O, England M, Ayala W, Esteve M, Evans N, Evans S, Ewe K, Álvarez M, Fahey K, Fairweather J, Faustman D, Silva E, Fernandez M, Fidler G, Filius P, Finn A, Finucane C, Firth S, Fletcher E, Flynn C, Flynn L, Fouracre L, Fowler S, Freitas T, Furtado A, Oliveira M, Santos A, Gonçalves L, Galletta L, Gama L, Gamage D, Ganpat R, García C, Croda M, Gardiner K, Gardiner E, Gell G, Oliveira A, Germano S, Gibbons M, Gibson C, Gifford A, Poderos T, Ginsberg A, Gisolf J, Gladanac B, Glenn P, Godinho V, Santos M, Goikoetxea J, Goldenberg T, Gomes A, Marcos S, Rico C, Goodall C, Gordon V, Greven F, Capella A, Griffith L, Guo C, Campos D, Cuadra M, Gwee A, Hall R, Hall L, Hamilton K, Hannan M, Harbech H, Harding A, Haker N, Harrison R, Hassing R, Rosa T, Haywood Z, Heath C, Henare N, Andrade P, Herrmann S, Hill E, Hilton S, Huijbens D, Hutton H, James J, Jamieson T, Janssen A, Jardim B, Jardim T, Jarvis L, Jenkins N, Jones J, Jones J, Jones K, Jorge L, Vilegas M, Joshi S, Joyce R, Junior J, Kandasamy R, Karunanayake A, Karuppasamy H, Keeble T, Kent J, Kloeg P, Kluytmans J, Knight B, Kollmann T, Korman T, Krastev A, Krieg M, La N, Lacerda M, Lacoma A, Lagunday R, Lalich D, Latkovic E, Latorre I, Leandro P, Lee K, Legge D, Lemmers T, Leurink T, Lieschke K, Lim K, Lockhart G, Bogéa C, Santos K, Marques R, Lucas M, Lynn D, Lynn M, Freitas M, Ma N, Macalister S, Machado C, Ramos M, Machingaifa F, Maia I, Maia B, Malley R, Manning L, Manton S, Carrerero J, Barriocanal A, Alves C, Pereira R, Arruda B, Marins A, Marshall H, Markow A, Martin C, Almeida K, Mather W, Mathers M, Gomes F, Tadokoro M, Mazarakis N, Mazurega K, McAlister S, McAndrews A, McDonald E, McDonald F, McElroy R, McMillan M, McMullan B, McPhate N, Mead L, Meehan A, Meek B, Melo R, Mena G, Mesquita D, Messina N, Mezzetti I, Vieira H, Miller S, Mitchell K, Mitchell M, Mojeed J, Molenaar K, Molina G, Molina B, Montgomery L, Moore C, Moore J, Moorlag S, Morawakage T, Moss J, Moyle W, Mulholland K, Munns C, Nascimento E, Navarrette N, Netea M, Neves J, Newman G, Ngien B, Nguyen J, Nguyen K, Noonan F, Norton W, O’Donnell M, O’Bryan J, O’Connell A, Odoi S, O’Donnell L, Oliveira R, Oliveira M, Oliveira T, Oliveira I, Olivier N, Olivio L, Ong B, Ong J, Ong J, Onysk J, Ooi I, Oppedisano F, Orsini F, Ortika B, Group O, Otsuka A, Overton K, Owens R, Paes R, Palasanthiran P, Jiménez V, Pandine G, Parkin K, Hernandez A, Paternotte N, Paterson D, Souza A, Pelayo L, Pell C, Pelser S, Pereira H, Pereira G, Perez G, Perez C, Porcuna T, Perlen S, Perrett K, Floy A, Pitkin S, Pittet L, Pon R, Calderón I, Post J, Power C, Prado C, Prajitno E, Prat-Aymerich C, Preijers L, Puga M, Queiroz E, Quinn L, Rak A, Figueiredo L, de Arellano E, Ramos P, Oliveira K, Ren J, Reynolds S, Rhodes S, Santos C, Richards C, Richmond P, Richmond H, Souza A, Rocha J, Rodrigues T, Rodrigues L, Rodrigues B, Fernandes I, Rodríguez-Baño J, Roescher N, Rogers S, Rol A, Romme J, Rosell A, Font M, Sallent S, Sacca D, Sampaio V, Sanchez N, Sanchez B, Santos D, Santos T, Sartim A, Sastry A, Sawka A, Schultz N, Seamark C, Seamark D, Septer-Bijleveld E, Serrano R, Shann F, Sharma K, Shave M, Shen L, Sidaway-Lee K, Baena A, Silva R, Silva J, Silva E, Simão M, Singh R, Siqueira M, Chaves M, Sondag T, Sooriyarachchi E, Sousa A, Spry L, Statton S, Steer A, Santos D, Sterling K, Steve L, Stevens L, Stevens N, Stewart C, Stiglmayer L, Stooper L, Studham J, Subbarao K, Sudbury E, Suiker A, Symons L, Taks E, Tan N, Meireles B, Riele M, Oever J, Lima G, Heine R, Angelo J, Thomson H, Toh R, Trindade A, Tripp H, Tristán E, Troeman D, Truelove A, Tsuha D, Uffing M, Val F, Valero O, Valls E, van Ven C, Van Heuvel L, van Veen S, van Waal M, van Leusen J, van Mook L, van Onzenoort H, van Opdorp M, van Rijen M, van Sluis N, Vasconcelos A, Vega N, Velagapudi S, Vennells L, Venton T, Verheij H, Verhoeven P, Ramos C, Silva P, Vidal S, Vieira P, Oliveira M, Ortega R, Villanueva P, Villar R, Vlahos A, Wadia U, Walker M, Wall K, Wallace R, Waring J, Warren R, Warris A, Watts E, Wearing-Smith M, Webber-Rookes D, Wedderburn J, Wee-Hee A, Wesselingh S, Teo J, Whale B, Williams P, Wolters B, Wood N, Xie I, Younes A, Young A, Batista F, Zhou C, Zwart V, Goodchild L. BCG vaccination to reduce the impact of COVID-19 in healthcare workers: Protocol for a randomised controlled trial (BRACE trial). BMJ Open 2021, 11: e052101. PMID: 34711598, PMCID: PMC8557250, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-052101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBCG vaccinationHealthcare workersSARS-CoV-2 infectionCOVID-19Multicentre phase IIISevere COVID-19Episodes of illnessPeer-reviewed open access journalsSARS-CoV-2Respiratory illnessSafety profileClinical detailsWork absenteeismImmune responseBlood samplesVaccinationImmune systemInexpensive interventionSecondary objectiveUnrelated pathogensPhase IIIOff-target effectsImmunological analysisIllnessGovernance approvalSevere Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Reinfection: A Case Series From a 12-Month Longitudinal Occupational Cohort
Mack CD, Tai C, Sikka R, Grad YH, Maragakis LL, Grubaugh ND, Anderson DJ, Ho D, Merson M, Samant RM, Fauver JR, Barrett J, Sims L, DiFiori J. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Reinfection: A Case Series From a 12-Month Longitudinal Occupational Cohort. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2021, 74: 1682-1685. PMID: 34453431, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciab738.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) reinfectionAntibody test resultsReverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction resultsPolymerase chain reaction resultsCase seriesClinical presentationClinical detailsOccupational cohortImmune responseTesting cohortViral dynamicsReinfectionCohortGenomic sequencingPatients
2019
Outcome of C3 glomerulopathy patients: largest single-centre experience from South Asia
Kumar A, Nada R, Ramachandran R, Rawat A, Tiewsoh K, Das R, Rayat C, Gupta K, Vasishta R. Outcome of C3 glomerulopathy patients: largest single-centre experience from South Asia. Journal Of Nephrology 2019, 33: 539-550. PMID: 31820418, DOI: 10.1007/s40620-019-00672-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlternative complement pathwayC3G patientsPost-transplant recurrenceSingle-centre experienceMajority of patientsGenetic profileHistory of infectionComplement factor HLevels of C3C3 nephritic factorBackgroundC3 glomerulopathyPartial remissionC3GG patientsResistant diseaseGenetic workupMonoclonal paraproteinRenal transplantationAutoantibody testingC3 levelsClinical detailsMonoclonal immunoglobulinFollow-upPathogenic variantsHistopathological profile
2018
Safety of Sports for Young Patients With Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators
Saarel EV, Law I, Berul CI, Ackerman MJ, Kanter RJ, Sanatani S, Cohen MI, Berger S, Fischbach PS, Burton DA, Dziura J, Brandt C, Simone L, Li F, Olshansky B, Cannom DS, Lampert RJ. Safety of Sports for Young Patients With Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators. Circulation Arrhythmia And Electrophysiology 2018, 11: e006305. PMID: 30520349, DOI: 10.1161/circep.118.006305.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYounger patientsLead malfunctionEnd pointSafety of sportsVentricular fibrillation stormPrimary end pointSecondary end pointsSerious adverse eventsMedical record reviewSerious adverse sequelaeCongenital heart diseaseOccurrence of deathImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorLong QT syndromeAdverse eventsICD shocksAdverse sequelaeClinical outcomesCommon diagnosisMultinational registryRecord reviewVentricular arrhythmiasICD populationMean ageClinical detailsMediative Fluency and Futility Disputes
Knowlton S, Fins J. Mediative Fluency and Futility Disputes. Perspectives In Biology And Medicine 2018, 60: 373-382. PMID: 29375067, DOI: 10.1353/pbm.2018.0011.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Emergency Department Visits for Postpartum Complications
Brousseau E, Danilack V, Cai F, Matteson K. Emergency Department Visits for Postpartum Complications. Journal Of Women's Health 2017, 27: 253-257. PMID: 28937843, PMCID: PMC5865248, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2016.6309.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency departmentPostpartum complicationsED visitsHospital readmissionPresenting complaintFinal diagnosisPostpartum periodTertiary care women's hospitalCommon final diagnosisCommon presenting complaintHeadache/dizzinessCohort of womenAbdominal painPostpartum visitED settingPostpartum educationBreast problemsClinical detailsWomen's HospitalAdmission ratesPostpartum examinationFirst visitRetrospective analysisLow acuityComplicationsInter-rater reliability of physical abuse determinations in young children with fractures
Buesser KE, Leventhal JM, Gaither JR, Tate V, Cooperman DR, Moles RL, Silva CT, Ehrlich LJ, Sharkey MS. Inter-rater reliability of physical abuse determinations in young children with fractures. Child Abuse & Neglect 2017, 72: 140-146. PMID: 28802910, DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2017.08.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChild abuse pediatriciansModerate agreementPediatric emergency departmentMedical record dataYoung childrenAbusive injuriesEmergency departmentJoint ratingsClinical detailsInter-rater reliabilityPediatric radiologistsClinical scenariosMedical providersPairs of ratersPediatric orthopaedistsLevel of agreementOrthopaedistsRecord dataCliniciansGold standardIndependent ratingsRadiologistsChildrenExtent of agreementPhysicians
2014
Transient angioedema of small bowel secondary to intravenous iodinated contrast medium
Kulkarni KN, Hegde RG, Balani A, Joshi AR. Transient angioedema of small bowel secondary to intravenous iodinated contrast medium. Indian Journal Of Radiology And Imaging 2014, 24: 303-305. PMID: 25114396, PMCID: PMC4126148, DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.137065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSmall bowelIntravenous contrast material injectionBowel wall thickeningFavorable clinical outcomeYear old femaleComputed tomography scanContrast material injectionAggressive clinical monitoringClinical outcomesClinical detailsRisk factorsTomography scanIntravenous administrationSpecific treatmentClinical monitoringContrast materialContrast mediumWall thickeningOld femaleMaterial injectionAngioedemaBowelLong segmentDuodenumIleumRenal cell carcinoma presenting as small bowel obstruction secondary to a metastatic ileal intussusception.
Hegde RG, Gowda HK, Agrawal RD, Yadav VK, Khadse GJ. Renal cell carcinoma presenting as small bowel obstruction secondary to a metastatic ileal intussusception. Journal Of Radiology Case Reports 2014, 8: 25-31. PMID: 24967032, PMCID: PMC4035465, DOI: 10.3941/jrcr.v8i4.1524.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall bowel obstructionRenal cell carcinomaIleal intussusceptionBowel obstructionCell carcinomaRenal cell carcinoma presentingRare clinical presentationManagement of intussusceptionCarcinoma presentingUnderlying neoplasmClinical presentationPathological findingsClinical detailsIntussusceptionAdult populationCarcinomaObstructionPresentingMetastasisNeoplasmsDiagnosis
2013
Emergence of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka 2008–2011
Sandanayaka R, Kahawita I, Gamage A, Siribaddana S, Agampodi S. Emergence of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka 2008–2011. Tropical Medicine And International Health 2013, 19: 140-145. PMID: 24438012, DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12232.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCutaneous leishmaniasisAnnual incidenceMajority of patientsMean annual incidencePolonnaruwa districtDermatology unitClinical detailsGeneral HospitalStudy populationEpidemiology UnitUpper limbLeishmaniasis surveillanceCase incidenceLeishmaniasisPatientsStudy periodIncidenceCommon typeCase distributionLesionsMore malesHospitalPopulationPolonnaruwaSri LankaEsophagobronchial fistulae: Diagnosis by MDCT with oral contrast swallow examination of a benign and a malignant cause
Hegde RG, Kalekar TM, Gajbhiye MI, Bandgar AS, Pawar SS, Khadse GJ. Esophagobronchial fistulae: Diagnosis by MDCT with oral contrast swallow examination of a benign and a malignant cause. Indian Journal Of Radiology And Imaging 2013, 23: 168-172. PMID: 24082484, PMCID: PMC3777329, DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.116562.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2002
The Development of a Telemedical Cancer Center within the Veterans Affairs Health Care System: A Report of Preliminary Clinical Results
Billingsley K, Schwartz D, Lentz S, Vallires E, Montgomery R, Schubach W, Penson D, Yueh B, Chansky H, Zink C, Parayno D, Starkebaum G. The Development of a Telemedical Cancer Center within the Veterans Affairs Health Care System: A Report of Preliminary Clinical Results. Telemedicine Journal And E-Health 2002, 8: 123-130. PMID: 12020412, DOI: 10.1089/15305620252933464.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Affairs Health Care SystemMultidisciplinary cancer careRegional Cancer CentreCancer CenterPreliminary clinical resultsTumor boardClinical resultsHealth care systemCancer careVeterans Integrated Service Network 20Outlying facilitiesCare systemAdditional diagnostic studiesEntire clinical spectrumEarly clinical resultsMultidisciplinary consultationTreatment delayClinical spectrumMalignant diseaseClinical detailsReferral processPatient travelPatient diagnosisTelemedicine linkPatients
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