2024
Orthopaedic Nurse Navigators and Total Joint Arthroplasty Preoperative Optimization
Kebeh M, Dlott C, Kurek D, Morris J, Johnson C, Wiznia D. Orthopaedic Nurse Navigators and Total Joint Arthroplasty Preoperative Optimization. Orthopaedic Nursing 2024, 43: 2-9. PMID: 38266257, PMCID: PMC10832337, DOI: 10.1097/nor.0000000000000997.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNurse navigatorCardiovascular disease managementTotal joint arthroplastyCardiovascular diseaseCoordination of interventionsDisease managementImprove patient healthOptimal diabetesPatient educationPatient healthNursesPreoperative optimization protocolRisk factorsDiabetesCurrent practicesJoint arthroplastyLiterature reviewProgramRiskRecommendationsSurgical outcomesHealthInterventionOrthopaedicsDisease
2023
Orthopaedic Nurse Navigator Involvement in Preoperative Optimization for Total Joint Arthroplasty
Dlott C, Miguez S, Wilkins S, Khunte A, Johnson C, Kurek D, Wiznia D. Orthopaedic Nurse Navigator Involvement in Preoperative Optimization for Total Joint Arthroplasty. Orthopaedic Nursing 2023, 42: 48-52. PMID: 36702096, DOI: 10.1097/nor.0000000000000916.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal joint arthroplastyPreoperative optimization programsNurse navigatorPreoperative optimizationJoint arthroplastyNurse navigator programSpecific medical comorbiditiesOrthopaedic surgical teamStandardized referralMedical comorbiditiesPostoperative complicationsOrthopaedic nursesCare pathwayHeart diseaseNavigator programSurgical teamArthroplastyPatientsInvolvementComorbiditiesComplicationsDiabetesReferralNursesDisease
2022
Movement is Life—Optimizing Patient Access to Total Joint Arthroplasty: Chronic Kidney Disease Disparities
Wiznia D, Nelson C, Harrington M. Movement is Life—Optimizing Patient Access to Total Joint Arthroplasty: Chronic Kidney Disease Disparities. Journal Of The American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2022, 30: 1064-1068. PMID: 35427242, DOI: 10.5435/jaaos-d-21-00919.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic kidney diseaseRate of CKDTotal joint arthroplastyKidney transplantKidney diseaseJoint arthroplastyEnd-stage kidney diseasePeriprosthetic joint infectionAfrican AmericansPostoperative readmissionsDiabetes mellitusArthroplasty candidatesJoint infectionHeart diseasePatient accessDisease disparitiesHispanic individualsDiseaseDisadvantaged populationsUnderserved communitiesAmerican adultsComplicationsHemodialysisPatientsArthroplastyMovement Is Life—Optimizing Patient Access to Total Joint Arthroplasty: Cardiovascular Health Disparities
Wiznia DH, Santos EM, Morgan RC. Movement Is Life—Optimizing Patient Access to Total Joint Arthroplasty: Cardiovascular Health Disparities. Journal Of The American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2022, 30: 1069-1073. PMID: 35297810, DOI: 10.5435/jaaos-d-21-00920.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery diseaseThorough preoperative assessmentCardiovascular health disparitiesTotal joint arthroplastyLow socioeconomic statusCoagulopathy complicationsCerebrovascular eventsPostoperative complicationsNurse navigatorArtery diseaseDietary modificationPharmacologic modalitiesPreoperative assessmentCardiovascular healthExercise regimensSpecialty careHeart diseaseCardiovascular diseaseJoint arthroplastyHealth disparitiesPatient accessSocioeconomic statusDiseaseHypertensionUnderserved communities
2020
COVID-19 testing capabilities at urgent care centers in states with greatest disease burden
Hsiang W, Forman H, Jain S, Khunte A, Jin G, Yousman L, Najem M, Mosier-Mills A, Wiznia D. COVID-19 testing capabilities at urgent care centers in states with greatest disease burden. F1000Research 2020, 9: 328. PMID: 33381298, PMCID: PMC7689602, DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.23203.2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCOVID-19 testing capabilities at urgent care centers in states with greatest disease burden
Hsiang W, Forman H, Jain S, Khunte A, Jin G, Yousman L, Najem M, Mosier-Mills A, Wiznia D. COVID-19 testing capabilities at urgent care centers in states with greatest disease burden. F1000Research 2020, 9: 328. DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.23203.1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research