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Submissions from 2020 2020

A clinical investigation into the benefits of using charge codes in perioperative and critical care epidemiology: A retrospective cohort database study, Mihaela Stefan MD and Peter Lindenauer

Incorporating real-time influenza detection into the test-negative design for estimating influenza vaccine effectiveness: The real-time test-negative design (rtTND), Jay Steingrub MD

The preponderance of initial orthostatic hypotension in postural tachycardia syndrome, Paul Visintainer

Metastatic neuroendocrine tumor masquerading as liver abscesses, Abhimanyu Aggarwal MD, Joseph Gabriel MD, and Durane Walker MD

Efficacy of Fosphenytoin as First-Line Antiseizure Medication for Neonatal Seizures Compared to Phenobarbital, Veronica Alix MD, Mansi James, Anthony Jackson MD, Paul Visintainer, and Rachana Singh MD

HIV-associated Burkitt lymphoma, Suheil Albert Atallah-Yunes

Advancing Nephrology: Division Leaders Advise ASN, Gregory Braden MD

Prediction of respiratory decompensation in Covid-19 patients using machine learning: The READY trial, Gregory Braden MD

Disparities in fertility knowledge among women from low and high resource settings presenting for fertility care in two United States metropolitan centers, Meaghan Delaney MD

Adult cardiac surgery and the COVID-19 pandemic: Aggressive infection mitigation strategies are necessary in the operating room and surgical recovery, Daniel Engelman MD

Adult cardiac surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic: A tiered patient triage guidance statement, Daniel Engelman MD

Cardiac Surgery-Enhanced Recovery Programs Modified for COVID-19: Key Steps to Preserve Resources, Manage Caseload Backlog, and Improve Patient Outcomes, Daniel Engelman MD

Editorial: Health equity in substance use disorder treatment, Peter Friedmann MD

Opioid initiation and injection transition in rural northern New England: A mixed-methods approach, Peter Friedmann MD

Use of a Supportive Kidney Care Video Decision Aid in Older Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Michael Germain MD

Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: Does Being Unemployed Matter? Insights from the GSCAD registry, Vikram Grewal MD and Amir Lotfi

Letter to the Editor: Assessing the Long-Term Potential of Relaxing Regulations: Should We Go Back to Business as Usual?, Nicolas Jabbour MD

International Medical Graduate Advising Recommendations From the Council of Residency Directors in Emergency Medicine Advising Student Committee, Adam Kellogg M.D. and Lucienne Lutfy-Clayton M.D.

Endoscopic management of gastric outlet obstruction of remnant stomach in a patient with Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, Vivek Kesar MD

Diffuse midline glioma with novel, potentially targetable, FGFR2-VPS35 fusion, Olga Krasnozhen-Ratush MD

Fool Me Twice: The Role for Hospitals and Health Systems in Fixing the Broken PPE Supply Chain, Tara Lagu and Andrew Artenstein MD

COVID-19: An Emerging Threat to Antibiotic Stewardship in the Emergency Department, Peter Lindenauer

Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection in the Gulf: G-SCAD Registry, Amir Lotfi

Curbside Coumadin Clinics Offer Testing During COVID-19 Crisis, Jared Ostroff, Shawn Roggie, and Brandon Opitz

Patient Characteristics and Clinical Process Predictors of Patients Leaving Without Being Seen from the Emergency Department, Niels Rathlev MD, Paul Visintainer, Joseph Schmidt MD, Joeli Hettler MD, Vanna Albert MD, and Haiping Li

Policy recommendations to promote integrated mental health care for children and youth, Barry Sarvet MD

Impact of chronic kidney disease on in-hospital outcomes and readmission rate after edge-to-edge transcatheter mitral valve repair, Khalid Sawalha MD

Systematic review of COVID-19 related myocarditis: Insights on management and outcome, Khalid Sawalha MD, Mohammed Abozenah, Anis Kadado MD, Ayman Battisha MD, Colby Salerno DO, and Ashequl Islam MD

Outcomes of MitraClip placement in patients with liver cirrhosis, Khalid Sawalha MD, Anis Kadado MD, Kamesh Gupta MD, Ayman Battisha MD, Mohammed Abozenah, Colby Salerno DO, and Ashequl Islam MD

Factor analysis of signs of childhood apraxia of speech, Gottfried Schlaug MD

National Institutes of Health StrokeNet During the Time of COVID-19 and Beyond, Gottfried Schlaug MD

The influence of obesity on folate status, DNA methylation and cancer-related gene expression in normal breast tissues from premenopausal women, Sallie Schneider PhD

Evidence-based labor management: induction of labor (part 2), Corina Schoen MD

Performance of a proteomic preterm delivery predictor in a large independent prospective cohort, Corina Schoen MD

Outcomes following revascularization with radial artery bypass grafts: Insights from the PREVENT-IV trial, Thomas Schwann MD

The role of liver transplantation for colorectal liver metastases: A systematic review and pooled analysis, Georgios Sideris MD

COVID-19: A Driver for Disruptive Innovation of the Emergency Medicine Residency Application Process, Liza Smith MD and Lucienne Lutfy-Clayton M.D.

Trends in Emergency Department Visits and Hospital Admissions in Health Care Systems in 5 States in the First Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the US, William Soares MD

Does Adherence to GOLD Recommendations Regarding Inhaler Therapy Lead to Better Patient Outcomes?: Insights from the LOTT Trial, Mihaela Stefan MD and Peter Lindenauer

Data science to analyse the largest natural experiment of our time, Aaron Stupple MD

ILROG Lymphoma Mini-Atlas Part II, Hodgkin Lymphoma, Michael Yunes MD

Predominant and novel de novo variants in 29 individuals with ALG13 deficiency: Clinical description, biomarker status, biochemical analysis and treatment suggestions, Mary-Alice Abbott MD

Personalizing the Virtual Residency Program Visit, Tara Catanzano MD

The Pass/Fail United States Medical Licensing Examination Step 1: Impact on Radiology Residency Selection, Tara Catanzano MD

Web-based Conferencing: Tips, Tricks, and Scenario-based Best Practices for Clinicians During a Pandemic Crisis, Tara Catanzano MD

A Review of Interprofessional Variation in Education: Challenges and Considerations in the Growth of Advanced Practice Providers in Emergency Medicine, Tala Elia MD and Jamie Horton NP

Cardiac surgery in North America and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): Regional variability in burden and impact, Daniel Engelman MD

Commentary: The need for better identification of postoperative delirium, Daniel Engelman MD

Prevention of Acute Kidney Injury, Daniel Engelman MD

Optimizing Fit: Targeting a Residency Psychiatry Consultation-Liaison Rotation to Various Levels of Training, Steven Fischel MD

Editorial: COVID-19 and its impact on SUD treatment, Peter Friedmann MD

Development and pilot testing of an adaptable protocol to address postpartum depression in pediatric practices serving lower-income and racial/ethnic minority families: contextual considerations, Sarah Goff MD and Michael Moran

Correction to: Comparison of 8-year knee osteoarthritis progression in 2 siblings: a case-based review, Linda Gourlay NP

The use of patient-derived breast tissue explants to study macrophage polarization and the effects of environmental chemical exposure, Kelly Gregory, Jennifer Ser-Dolansky, Benjamin Schalet MD, D Joseph Jerry, and Sallie Schneider PhD

Rate, Reasons, Predictors, and Burden of Readmissions After Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Placement, Kamesh Gupta MD

The perplexing problem of persistently PCR-positive personnel, Sarah Haessler MD

Universal pandemic precautions-An idea ripe for the times, Sarah Haessler MD

Stopping the Routine Use of Contact Precautions for Management of MRSA and VRE at Three Academic Medical Centers: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis, Sarah Haessler MD and Mary Ellen Scales

Assessment of the Accuracy of Using ICD-9 Diagnosis Codes to Identify Pneumonia Etiology in Patients Hospitalized With Pneumonia, Thomas Higgins MD, Sarah Haessler MD, and Peter Lindenauer

Iatrogenic atrial septal defect following the MitraClip procedure: A state-of-the-art review, Anis Kadado MD and Ashequl Islam MD

Indications and Outcomes of the Osteoplastic Flap Procedure With or Without Obliteration, Jonathan Lee MD

Use of Hydrocortisone, Ascorbic Acid, and Thiamine in Adults with Septic Shock, Peter Lindenauer

Clinical Presentation and Outcome of Patients with Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection Versus Atherosclerotic Coronary Plaque Dissection, Amir Lotfi

One-year Outcomes of Supersaturated Oxygen Therapy in Acute Anterior Myocardial Infarction: The IC-HOT Study, Amir Lotfi

Unintentional Window Falls in Children and Adolescents, Christine McKiernan MD and Deirdre Lewis MD

Transmitted Home Oximetry and Duration of Home Oxygen in Premature Infants, Kathleen Meyer MD

Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Harbinger of the Vicious Cycle of Diabetes, Elizabeth Morgan

Medicaid Sterilization Consent Forms: Variation in Rejection and Payment Consequences, Neena Qasba MD

Management of Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) in Older Patients, Audrey Ready

Measurement-Based Care in the Pediatric Primary Care Setting, Barry Sarvet MD

The terminology of social emergency medicine: Measuring social determinants of health, social risk, and social need, Elizabeth Schoenfeld MD

Reply: A question versus the question, Thomas Schwann MD

A quality improvement initiative to implement the eat, sleep, console neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome care tool in Massachusetts' PNQIN collaborative, Rachana Singh MD

Number of Embryos Transferred and Diagnosis of Preeclampsia, Cynthia Sites MD and Donna M. Wilson

Myocardial Steatosis Among Antiretroviral Therapy-Treated People With Human Immunodeficiency Virus Participating in the REPRIEVE Trial, Daniel Skiest M.D.

Characteristics of Adult Outpatients and Inpatients with COVID-19 - 11 Academic Medical Centers, United States, March-May 2020, Jay Steingrub MD

Clinical Trials for COVID-19 Should Include Sex as a Variable, Jeannette Wolfe MD

Prior Stroke in PFO Patients Is Associated With Both PFO-Related and -Unrelated Factors, Carmel Armon MD

Cutaneous Fusariosis in a Patient With Job's (Hyper-IgE) Syndrome, Ayman Battisha MD

Cardiogenic Shock in Autoimmune Rheumatologic Diseases: An Insight on Etiologies, Management, and Treatment Outcomes, Ayman Battisha MD and Khalid Sawalha MD

Spontaneous Biliary Pericardial Tamponade: A Case Report and Literature Review, Ayman Battisha MD and Khalid Sawalha MD

Exploring Risk of Elder Abuse Revictimization: Development of a Model to Inform Community Response Interventions, Erin Courtney

Risk Prediction Tool for Assessing the Probability of Death or Myocardial Infarction in Patients With Stable Coronary Artery Disease, Marcin Dada MD

Identification of female-specific risk enhancers throughout the lifespan of women to improve cardiovascular disease prevention, Petal Elder MD

Impact of Dietary Potassium Restrictions in CKD on Clinical Outcomes: Benefits of a Plant-Based Diet, Michael Germain MD

Impact of Dietary Potassium Restrictions in CKD on Clinical Outcomes: Benefits of a Plant-Based Diet, Michael Germain MD

Weekend Admissions With Ascites Are Associated With Delayed Paracentesis: A Nationwide Analysis of the 'Weekend Effect', Kamesh Gupta MD, Nicolas Cal DO, Tiago Martins, and Rony Ghaoui MD

Shifting sands-Molecular coronavirus testing during a time of inconsistent resources, Sarah Haessler MD

Cardiovascular and Somatic Comorbidities and Sleep Measures Using Three Hypopnea Criteria in Mild Obstructive Sleep-Disordered Breathing: Sex, Age and Body Mass Index Differences in a Retrospective Sleep Clinic Cohort, Karin Johnson MD, Douglas Johnson MD, Vida Rastegar, and Paul Visintainer

Short-Term Outcomes of Vaginal Hysterectomy at the Time of Robotic Sacrocolpopexy, Keisha Jones MD, Ellen Solomon MD, Vida Rastegar, and Nicole Thompson

Accommodating patients with obesity and mobility difficulties: Observations from physicians, Tara Lagu

Spirometry Utilization Among Patients With Asthma, Peter Lindenauer, Alex Knee, and Tara Lagu

Reader's CommentsAssessment of ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Volume Trends During The COVID-19 Pandemic, Amir Lotfi, Alina Capatina RN, and Aaron Kugelmass MD

Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in U.S. Children and Adolescents, Kimberly Marohn MD

Why “good enough” isn’t good enough: scientific data, not supply chain deficiencies should be driving CDC recommendations, Elizabeth Morgan

Why "good enough" is not good enough: scientific data, not supply chain deficiencies, should be driving Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations, Elizabeth Morgan and Diana Rodriguez MD

Malignant Tumors of the Uterus and Ovaries With Mullerian and Germ Cell or Trophoblastic Components Have a Somatic Origin and Are Characterized by Genomic Instability, Christopher Otis

Physical Exam Indicated Cerclage in Twin Pregnancy: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Corina Schoen MD

Effect of Skeletonization of Bilateral Internal Thoracic Arteries on Deep Sternal Wound Infections, Thomas Schwann MD and Daniel Engelman MD

Use of a Secure Web-Based Data Management Platform to Track Resident Operative Performance and Program Educational Quality Over Time, Neal Seymour MD