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Effects of 2- vs 4-Week Attending Physician Inpatient Rotations on Unplanned Patient Revisits, Evaluations by Trainees, and Attending Physician Burnout: A Randomized Trial
Lucas B, Trick W, Evans A, Mba B, Smith J, Das K, Clarke P, Varkey A, Mathew S, Weinstein R. Effects of 2- vs 4-Week Attending Physician Inpatient Rotations on Unplanned Patient Revisits, Evaluations by Trainees, and Attending Physician Burnout: A Randomized Trial. JAMA 2012, 308: 2199-2207. PMID: 23212497, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2012.36522.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBurnout, ProfessionalChicagoCross-Over StudiesEmergency Service, HospitalEmotionsFemaleHospital Bed Capacity, 500 and overHospitals, TeachingHumansInternal MedicineMaleMedical Staff, HospitalMiddle AgedPatient CarePatient ReadmissionPatient TransferPhysiciansStudents, MedicalTime FactorsWorkloadConceptsUnplanned revisitsPatient revisitsCrossover noninferiority trialPhysician burnoutLength of stayHouse staffCrossover randomizationSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeUnique patientsNoninferiority marginNoninferiority trialPhysician reportsInpatient servicesPatientsInternal medicineInpatient rotationsPhysiciansMedical studentsSelf-rated measuresWard rotationsBurnout severityStayEmotional exhaustionTrialsHand-carried Echocardiography by Hospitalists: A Randomized Trial
Lucas B, Candotti C, Margeta B, Mba B, Kumapley R, Asmar A, Franco-Sadud R, Baru J, Acob C, Borkowsky S, Evans A. Hand-carried Echocardiography by Hospitalists: A Randomized Trial. The American Journal Of Medicine 2011, 124: 766-774. PMID: 21663885, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2011.03.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLength of stayHand-carried echocardiographyStandard echocardiographyUsual careDiagnostic accuracyGeneral medicine inpatientsGeneral medicine patientsMain outcome measuresPatient outcome dataFavorable diagnostic accuracyHospitalist careHospital dischargeMedicine inpatientsSecondary outcomesHeart failureMedicine patientsSubgroup analysisTeaching hospitalHospitalist serviceOutcome measuresEchocardiographyOutcome dataStayCare qualityCare informationDiagnostic accuracy of hospitalist‐performed hand‐carried ultrasound echocardiography after a brief training program
Lucas B, Candotti C, Margeta B, Evans A, Mba B, Baru J, Asbury J, Asmar A, Kumapley R, Patel M, Borkowsky S, Fung S, Charles‐Damte M. Diagnostic accuracy of hospitalist‐performed hand‐carried ultrasound echocardiography after a brief training program. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2009, 4: 340-349. PMID: 19670355, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.438.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLarge pericardial effusionInferior vena cavaSevere LV hypertrophyStandard echocardiographySystolic dysfunctionLV hypertrophyPericardial effusionMitral regurgitationDiagnostic accuracyUltrasound echocardiographyCardiac abnormalitiesBrief training programImportant cardiac abnormalitiesLeft atrium enlargementSevere LA enlargementLV systolic dysfunctionVentricular systolic dysfunctionProspective cohort studySevere mitral regurgitationLarge public teaching hospitalPublic teaching hospitalNegative likelihood ratioTraining programAtrium enlargementLikelihood ratioA hospitalist‐run short‐stay unit: Features that predict length‐of‐stay and eventual admission to traditional inpatient services
Lucas B, Kumapley R, Mba B, Nisar I, Lee K, Ofori‐Ntow S, Borkowsky S, Asmar A, Lewis T, Bienias J. A hospitalist‐run short‐stay unit: Features that predict length‐of‐stay and eventual admission to traditional inpatient services. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2009, 4: 276-284. PMID: 19504489, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.386.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShort-stay unitTraditional inpatient servicesAcute coronary syndromeInpatient servicesEventual admissionHeart failureProvisional diagnosisSpecialty consultationPossible acute coronary syndromeProspective observational cohort studyDiagnostic testsCommon provisional diagnosisLow-risk patientsObservational cohort studyPredictors of lengthLarge public teaching hospitalPublic teaching hospitalCoronary syndromeEligible patientsHospital stayCohort studyConsecutive admissionsMedical recordsPhysical examPatient stayImpact of a bedside procedure service on general medicine inpatients: A firm‐based trial
Lucas B, Asbury J, Wang Y, Lee K, Kumapley R, Mba B, Borkowsky S, Asmar A. Impact of a bedside procedure service on general medicine inpatients: A firm‐based trial. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2007, 2: 143-149. PMID: 17549745, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.159.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGeneral medicine inpatientsMedicine inpatientsBedside proceduresProcedure serviceProspective cohort studyGeneral medicine serviceLarge public teaching hospitalPublic teaching hospitalSuccess of proceduresCohort studyMajor complicationsConsecutive admissionsTeaching hospitalInvasive proceduresMedicine serviceTherapeutic indicationsInpatientsResults of proceduresNumber of attemptsPhysiciansFurther studiesWeeksProcedure attemptsIndicationsComplicationsRadial endobronchial ultrasound for the diagnosis of peripheral pulmonary lesions: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Ali MS, Trick W, Mba BI, Mohananey D, Sethi J, Musani AI. Radial endobronchial ultrasound for the diagnosis of peripheral pulmonary lesions: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Respirology 2017, 22: 443-453. PMID: 28177181, DOI: 10.1111/resp.12980.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTrends and Disparities in Outcomes of Clostridioides difficile Infection Hospitalizations in the United States: A Ten-Year Joinpoint Trend Analysis
Ojemolon P, Shaka H, Kwei-Nsoro R, Laswi H, Ebhohon E, Shaka A, Abusalim A, Mba B. Trends and Disparities in Outcomes of Clostridioides difficile Infection Hospitalizations in the United States: A Ten-Year Joinpoint Trend Analysis. Journal Of Clinical Medicine Research 2022, 14: 474-486. PMID: 36578367, PMCID: PMC9765321, DOI: 10.14740/jocmr4828.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTotal hospital chargesMortality rateCDI hospitalizationMortality outcomesMean total hospital chargesNationwide Inpatient Sample databaseOdds of mortalityAdult hospitalizationsInfection hospitalizationsHospital stayPrimary admissionElderly patientsMean LOSMale sexHospital chargesAdmission ratesEpidemiological trendsNosocomial infectionsHospitalizationOlder ageStudy periodSample databaseYoung adultsMean lengthRacial subgroupsHospitalization Trends and Outcomes of Eosinophilic Esophagitis in the United States: A Decade-Long Nationwide Analysis
Kwei-Nsoro R, Ojemolon P, Attar B, Shaka H, Zarza-Gulino P, Asare M, Annor E, Mba B. Hospitalization Trends and Outcomes of Eosinophilic Esophagitis in the United States: A Decade-Long Nationwide Analysis. Cureus 2023, 15: e44315. PMID: 37779798, PMCID: PMC10536399, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.44315.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTotal hospital chargesNational Inpatient SampleLength of stayJoinpoint regression analysisPrevalence ratesEosinophilic esophagitisHospitalization trendsStudy periodMortality ratePrevalence of EoEInflammatory bowel diseaseAnnual percentage changeAverage prevalence rateRegression analysisHospital-specific variablesPatient demographicsBowel diseaseHospital chargesInpatient DatabaseInpatient SampleMale genderEsophageal mucosaEsophageal diseaseHospitalizationNationwide analysisPandemic effect on national hospitalizations for acute hyperglycemic complications.
Shaka H, Ilelaboye A, Shaka A, Krishnaraju E, Khoshbin K, Doraiswamy M, Baskaran N, Mba B. Pandemic effect on national hospitalizations for acute hyperglycemic complications. Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent) 2024, 37: 576-582. PMID: 38910828, DOI: 10.1080/08998280.2024.2346391.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTrends and disparities in colorectal cancer hospitalizations and outcomes: a 10-year joinpoint trend study.
Olafimihan A, Obomanu E, Cuartas-Mesa MC, Turk E, Fawehinmi P, Olatunji G, Kokori E, Aderinto N, Shaka H, Mba B, Mullane M. Trends and disparities in colorectal cancer hospitalizations and outcomes: a 10-year joinpoint trend study. Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent) 2024, 37: 535-542. PMID: 38910805, DOI: 10.1080/08998280.2024.2346404.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDiagnostic Accuracy Retrospectively of Electrocardiographic Findings and Cancer History for Tamponade in Patients Determined to Have Pericardial Effusion by Transthoracic Echocardiogram
Mathur A, Saini A, Lucas B, AlYousef T, Margeta B, Mba B. Diagnostic Accuracy Retrospectively of Electrocardiographic Findings and Cancer History for Tamponade in Patients Determined to Have Pericardial Effusion by Transthoracic Echocardiogram. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2013, 111: 1062-1066. PMID: 23351462, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2012.11.064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLarge pericardial effusionPericardial effusionElectrocardiographic findingsElectrocardiography findingsTransthoracic echocardiogramTransthoracic echocardiographyUnique patientsCancer historyMedical recordsBlinded investigatorTamponadeComputed tomographyEffusionPatientsFrontline providersElectrical alternansDiagnostic elementsCancerTachycardiaOddsCombined presenceDiscriminatory powerFindingsEchocardiogramEchocardiographyAll in the Stream
Mba B, Lucas B, Houchens N, Seares J, Joshi U. All in the Stream. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2019, 14: 777-781. PMID: 31532744, PMCID: PMC6897536, DOI: 10.12788/jhm.3286.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBuried Deep
Ruge M, Surati M, Manesh R, Segreti J, Solarewicz J, Mba B. Buried Deep. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2021, 16: 757-762. PMID: 34338628, DOI: 10.12788/jhm.3584.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA Case of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Flare Triggered by Severe Coronavirus Disease 2019
Raghavan S, Gonakoti S, Asemota I, Mba B. A Case of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Flare Triggered by Severe Coronavirus Disease 2019. JCR Journal Of Clinical Rheumatology 2020, 26: 234-235. PMID: 32826658, PMCID: PMC7493768, DOI: 10.1097/rhu.0000000000001531.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociation Between Cannabis Use and Complications Related to Crohn’s Disease: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Mbachi C, Attar B, Wang Y, Paintsil I, Mba B, Fugar S, Agrawal R, Simons-Linares R, Jaiswal P, Trick W, Kotwal V. Association Between Cannabis Use and Complications Related to Crohn’s Disease: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Digestive Diseases And Sciences 2019, 64: 2939-2944. PMID: 30825109, DOI: 10.1007/s10620-019-05556-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisease-related complicationsCrohn's diseaseRelated complicationsDisease patientsPrimary diagnosisCannabis usersCrohn's disease-related complicationsUtilization Project National Inpatient SampleIdiopathic inflammatory processParenteral nutrition requirementRetrospective cohort studyBlood product transfusionIntra-abdominal abscessPropensity score matchAnti-inflammatory effectsCrohn's disease patientsEffects of cannabisBackgroundCrohn’s diseaseProduct transfusionCohort studyIntestinal inflammationSignificant morbiditySecondary diagnosisHospital inpatientsInpatient SampleSex disparities in outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve implantation- a multi-year propensity-matched nationwide study
Kumar M, Hu J, Ali S, Khlidj Y, Upreti P, Ati L, Kumar S, Shaka H, Zheng S, Bae J, Alraies M, Mba B, Yadav N, Vora A, Davila C. Sex disparities in outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve implantation- a multi-year propensity-matched nationwide study. International Journal Of Cardiology 2024, 418: 132619. PMID: 39370048, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2024.132619.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTranscatheter aortic valve implantationAcute kidney injuryProcedure-related mortalityAcute respiratory failureMechanical circulatory supportTranscatheter aortic valve implantation outcomesSudden cardiac arrestPropensity score matchingAortic stenosisReadmission ratesCardiogenic shockIncidence of acute kidney injuryOutcomes of transcatheter aortic valve implantationManagement of severe aortic stenosisCirculatory supportPost-procedural complication ratesSevere aortic stenosisPost-procedural bleedingSignificant disparitiesPost-procedural outcomesIn-hospital mortalityAortic valve implantationPearson chi-square testNationwide Readmissions DatabaseWomen
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Kwei-Nsoro R, Mba B. Reader comments. Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings 2023, 36: 778-778. PMID: 37829219, PMCID: PMC10566399, DOI: 10.1080/08998280.2023.2244524.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Superior Divisional Palsy of the Oculomotor Nerve as a Presenting Sign of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19).
Prajwal S, Ikechukwu A, Bharosa S, Benjamin M. Superior Divisional Palsy of the Oculomotor Nerve as a Presenting Sign of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19). J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep 2022, 10: 23247096211058490. PMID: 35225028, DOI: 10.1177/23247096211058490.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesWhen nerves fail: A cause of respiratory failure in a diabetic patient
Ayub M, Ayub T, Rasool W, Khan M, Ishaq M, Mba B. When nerves fail: A cause of respiratory failure in a diabetic patient. Caspian Journal Of Internal Medicine 2022, 13: 436-438. PMID: 35919641, PMCID: PMC9301228, DOI: 10.22088/cjim.13.2.436.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRespiratory failurePhrenic neuropathyDiabetes mellitusDiabetic patientsCompound action potential amplitudeLong-term respiratory supportUncommon clinical scenarioNerve conduction studiesAction potential amplitudeDiaphragmatic paresisRespiratory supportPhrenic nerveConduction studiesMechanical ventilationUnexplained shortnessPotential amplitudeClinical scenariosPatientsNeuropathyNerveFailureMellitusParesisShortnessSuspicion
2021
Cushing’s Syndrome Due to a Functional Thymic Neuroendocrine Tumor in Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 Syndrome
Asemota I, Ajiboye O, Nwaichi C, Mbachi C, Mba B. Cushing’s Syndrome Due to a Functional Thymic Neuroendocrine Tumor in Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 Syndrome. Cureus 2021, 13: e18590. PMID: 34760427, PMCID: PMC8572323, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.18590.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThymic neuroendocrine tumorsType 1 syndromeMultiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 syndromeNeuroendocrine tumorsCushing's syndromeSyndrome DueCushing's Syndrome DueDependent Cushing's syndromeEarly surgical resectionEctopic ACTH secretionAggressive clinical courseThymic carcinoidSurgical resectionClinical courseMedical therapyACTH secretionAdrenocorticotropic hormoneHigh indexAlternative treatmentSyndromeRare occasionsTumorsCarcinoidsEndocrinopathiesResection