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Increased Mortality in Patients Undergoing Inpatient Endoscopy During the Early COVID-19 Pandemic
Ilagan-Ying YC, Almeida MN, Kahler-Quesada A, Ying L, Hughes ML, Do A, Hung KW. Increased Mortality in Patients Undergoing Inpatient Endoscopy During the Early COVID-19 Pandemic. Digestive Diseases And Sciences 2022, 67: 5053-5062. PMID: 35182250, PMCID: PMC8857390, DOI: 10.1007/s10620-022-07414-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInpatient endoscopyCare centerEndoscopic proceduresIntensive care unit admissionAcademic tertiary care centerCare unit admissionProportion of patientsTertiary care centerCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicHigher mortality riskDisease 2019 pandemicEarly COVID-19 pandemicICU admissionUnit admissionPatient demographicsUrgent indicationsBlood transfusionFirst waveHigher proportionPatient reluctanceMale genderUrgent proceduresProcedural characteristicsHospital careMost healthcare systems
2023
Addressing Cognitive Biases in Interpreting an Elevated Lactate in a Patient with Type 1 Diabetes and Thiamine Deficiency
Chehayeb R, Ilagan-Ying Y, Sankey C. Addressing Cognitive Biases in Interpreting an Elevated Lactate in a Patient with Type 1 Diabetes and Thiamine Deficiency. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2023, 38: 1547-1551. PMID: 36814053, PMCID: PMC9946700, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-023-08091-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThiamine deficiencyExtensive infectious workupLactic acid elevationElevated lactate levelsType 1 diabetesInfectious workupDiabetic ketoacidosisThiamine administrationAppropriate patientsClinical patternElevated lactateLactate levelsPatient careYoung womenPatientsCOVID-19 pandemicCareDeficiencyElevationKetoacidosisDiabetesEtiologyWorkupCliniciansAdministration