Submissions from 2017
Targeted Temperature Management Effectiveness in the Elderly: Insights from a Large Registry, Timothy Mader MD, Lauren Westafer DO, and Nadia Villarroel MD
Inconsistencies in Outcomes of Donor Breast Milk for Preterm Infants, Laura Madore MD
Primary Care Interventions for Early Childhood Development: A Systematic Review, Elizabeth Peacock-Chambers MD
Assessing Frailty and Vulnerability in Older Adults with Cancer, Sheryl Ramdass MD
Infectious and inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system-the spectrum of imaging findings and differential diagnosis, Joseph Rozell MD, Edward Mtui MD, and Shan Li MD
Predictors of Hospital Admission and Urological Intervention in Adult Emergency Department Patients with Computerized Tomography Confirmed Ureteral Stones, Elizabeth Schoenfeld MD
Supplement Use and Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy in a Cooperative Group Trial (S0221): The DELCaP Study, James Stewart MD
Adult adiposity and risk of early menopause, Kathleen Szegda
Impact of patient age on clinical features, serologic test reactivity and long-term outcome of culture-confirmed early Lyme disease, Paul Visintainer
Intravenous vs. oral hydration administration for optimal ureteral opacification in computer tomographic urography, Kimberly Weatherspoon MD, Sara Smolinski MD, Dmitry Rakita MD, Carlos Valdes MD, Jane Garb, Victoria Podsiadlo MD, Maria Waslick MD, and Alena Kreychman MD
Case of a girl due for human papillomavirus immunization, Paula Braverman MD
Preconception urinary phthalate concentrations and sperm DNA methylation profiles among men undergoing IVF treatment: a cross-sectional study, Holly Dinnie, Tayyab Rahil, and Cynthia Sites MD
More beds are not the answer: transforming detoxification units into medication induction centers to address the opioid epidemic, Peter Friedmann MD
Palliative Nephrology: Time for New Insights, Michael Germain MD
Successful Use of Noninvasive Ventilation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. How Do High-Performing Hospitals Do It?, Sarah Goff MD, Mihaela Stefan MD, Penny Pekow, Lauren Williams, Vida Rastegar, and Peter Lindenauer
Treatment Trends and Outcomes in Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia, Sarah Haessler MD, Tara Lagu, Peter Lindenauer, Daniel Skiest M.D., Aruna Priya, Penny Pekow, and Thomas Higgins MD
Pseudo-monoclonal gammopathy: a report of four cases, Majd Jaawad
Blood Management Strategies to Reduce Transfusions After Elective Lower-Extremity Joint Arthroplasty Surgeries: One Tertiary Care Hospital's Early Experience With an Alternative Payment Model-a Total Joint "Bundle"., Ankit Kansagra MD, Chester Andrzejewski MD, Robert Krushell MD, Andrew Lehman MD, Jordan Greenbaum MD, Paul Visintainer, Joan McGirr, Kathleen Mahoney MD, Darlene Cloutier, Alice Ehresman, and Mihaela Stefan MD
Comparison of antithrombotic agents during urgent percutaneous coronary intervention following thrombolytic therapy: A retrospective cohort study, Jaya Mallidi, Peter Robinson MD, Paul Visintainer, Amir Lotfi, and Gregory Giugliano MD
Effects of an Ambulation Orderly Program Among Cardiac Surgery Patients, Saki Miwa MD, Paul Visintainer, Richard Engelman MD, Amanda Miller RN, Tara Lagu, Peter Lindenauer, and Quinn Pack MD
Template for Reporting Results of Biomarker Testing of Specimens From Patients With Carcinoma of the Endometrium, Christopher Otis
Health Beliefs and the Developmental Treatment Cascade, Elizabeth Peacock-Chambers MD
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Elderly Patients, Victor Pinto-Plata
Prevalence of persistent blood eosinophilia: relation to outcomes in patients with COPD, Victor Pinto-Plata
Shared Decisionmaking in the Emergency Department: A Guiding Framework for Clinicians, Elizabeth Schoenfeld MD
Embryo cryopreservation and preeclampsia risk, Cynthia Sites MD
Embryo cryopreservation and preeclampsia risk, Cynthia Sites MD, Donna M. Wilson, and Maya Barsky MD
Nitric oxide synthase inhibition restores orthostatic tolerance in young vasovagal syncope patients, Paul Visintainer
Decreasing Emergency Department Walkout Rate and Boarding Hours by Improving Inpatient Length of Stay, Andrew Artenstein MD, Niels Rathlev MD, Vernette Townsend, Michael Vemula MD, and Joseph Schmidt MD
Outcomes In Two Massachusetts Hospital Systems Give Reason For Optimism About Communication-And-Resolution Programs, Evan Benjamin MD
Perspectives on the Nephrology Match for Fellowship Applicants, Gregory Braden M.D.
Geographical assignment of hospitalists in an urban teaching hospital: feasibility and impact on efficiency and provider satisfaction, Christine Bryson MD, Jane Garb, Reva Kleppel, Farzan Irani MD, Sivakumar Natanasabapathy MD, and Mihaela Stefan MD
A Case of Larsen Syndrome, Stanlies D'Souza
Anesthetic Management for Laparoscopy in a Patient With Complete Non-Fenestrated Fontan Circulation, Stanlies D'Souza
Difficult Airway Management in a Patient with Klippel- Feil Syndrome, Stanlies D'Souza
Assessing informed consent in an opioid relapse prevention study with adults under current or recent criminal justice supervision, Peter Friedmann MD
Type 3 renal tubular acidosis associated with growth hormone deficiency, Jane Garb, Holley Allen MD, Edward Reiter MD, Thomas Campfield MD, and Gregory Braden M.D.
Insulinoma masquerading as a loss of consciousness in a teenage girl: case report and literature review, Meghana Gudala MD, Mohammed Ahmed MD, Rushika Conroy MD, and Ksenia Tonyushkina MD
Transfusion-Associated Circulatory Overload: Evidence-Based Strategies to Prevent, Identify, and Manage a Serious Adverse Event, Elizabeth Henneman, Chester Andrzejewski MD, Thomas Panaccione RN, and Kimberly Dziel RN
An X-chromosome linked mouse model (Ndufa1S55A) for systemic partial Complex I deficiency for studying predisposition to neurodegeneration and other diseases, Chul Kim, Ahmed Khalil, Shannon Compton, and Nagendra Yadava PhD
Blunt traumatic celiac artery avulsion managed with celiac artery ligation and open aorto-celiac bypass, Matthew Kronick MD, Andrew Doben, Marvin Morris MD, Ronald Gross, and Amanda Kravetz MD
Deep Brain Stimulation for Essential Tremor Refractory to Thalamotomy, Ashleigh Menhadji MD and Stanlies D'Souza
Smoking Cessation Pharmacotherapy Among Smokers Hospitalized for Coronary Heart Disease, Quinn Pack MD, Aruna Priya, Tara Lagu, Penny Pekow, and Peter Lindenauer
Efficacy and Safety of Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy for Treatment of Achalasia After Failed Heller Myotomy, John Romanelli MD and David Desilets MD
Evaluating Integrated Mental Health Care Programs for Children and Youth, Barry Sarvet MD
Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Project 2.0: A Case Study in Child Psychiatry Access Program Redesign, Barry Sarvet MD
Coronary revascularization for acute myocardial infarction in the HIV population, Ghanshyambhai Savani MD
Individual-specific Variation in the Respiratory Activities of HMECs and Their Bioenergetic Response to IGF1 and TNFα, Sallie Schneider PhD, Elizabeth Henchey, Nazeen Sultana, D Joseph Jerry, D. Joseph Jerry, Grace Makari-Judson MD, Giovanna Crisi MD, Richard Arenas MD, Holly Mason MD, and Nagendra Yadava PhD
Quality improvement in neurology: Stroke and Stroke Rehabilitation Quality Measurement Set update, Anant Shenoy MD
Admission or Observation? Population Health Is Here, James Stewart MD
A Case of Intractable Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting (PONV), Long-Chau Van DO and Stanlies D'Souza
Current Status of Gender and Racial/Ethnic Disparities Among Academic Emergency Medicine Physicians, Lauren Westafer DO
First trimester medication abortion practice in the United States and Canada, Katharine White MD
Phase 1 Study of Ipilimumab Combined With Whole Brain Radiation Therapy or Radiosurgery for Melanoma Patients With Brain Metastases, Harriet Eldredge-Hindy MD
Primary Pulmonary Myxoid Sarcoma: A Newly Described Entity-Report of a Case and Review of the Literature, Rose Ganim MD and James Mueller MD
Colpotomy and the Modalities for Closure, Oz Harmanli MD
Procalcitonin Test Availability: A Survey of Acute Care Hospitals in Massachusetts, Peter Lindenauer
Procalcitonin Test Availability: A Survey of Acute Care Hospitals in Massachusetts, Peter Lindenauer
Seasonal Variation of Trauma in Western Massachusetts: Fact or Folklore?, Jeffry Nahmias MD, Shiva Poola MD, Andrew Doben, Jane Garb, and Ronald Gross
Prospective comparison of non-invasive risk markers of major cardiovascular events in COPD patients, Victor Pinto-Plata
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder among Older Adults Experiencing Motor Vehicle Collision: A Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study, Niels Rathlev MD
Hospital Variation in Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders and End-of-Life Healthcare Use in the United States, Meng-Shiou Shieh, Penny Pekow, and Peter Lindenauer
A pilot clinical trial of recombinant human angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 in acute respiratory distress syndrome, Mark Tidswell MD
Low Thyroid Hormone Levels Disrupt Thyrotrope Development, Ksenia Tonyushkina MD
Aerosol Delivery Through Adult High Flow Nasal Cannula With Heliox and Oxygen, Kyle Walsh, Tina Thayer, and Greg Gagnon
Severe aortic complications in a patient with variant Shone's complex and bicuspid aortic valve, Mohammed Ahmed MD, Hany Aziz MD, and Leng Jiang MD
Bilateral Femoral Neuropathy Following Psoas Muscle Hematomas Caused by Enoxaparin Therapy, Selma Demir MD
Acute Bowel Computed Tomography, Abdulmalik Dredar MD, Prem Thanaratnam MD, Kaiser Hussain MD, Edward Mtui MD, and Tara Catanzano MD
Cost-effectiveness of extended release naltrexone to prevent relapse among criminal justice-involved individuals with a history of opioid use disorder, Peter Friedmann MD
Emergency Computed Tomography Angiogram of the Chest, Abdomen, and Pelvis, Wayne Gilbertie MD
Neurologic Emergencies on Computed Tomography of the Head, Jed Hollingsworth MD and Mae Mae Mirabelli MD
Divorce and Severity of Coronary Artery Disease: A Multicenter Study, Amir Lotfi
Computed Tomography Angiography in Head and Neck Emergencies, Nikhil Madhuripan MD, Oliver Atar MD, and Mary Tenenbaum MD
Computed Tomography Angiography of the Extremities in Emergencies, Nikhil Madhuripan MD, Parthiv Mehta MD, Sara Smolinski MD, and Njogu Njuguna MD
The 4 Quadrants: Acute Pathology in the Abdomen and Current Imaging Guidelines, Bradley Mattson MD and Kal Dulaimy MD
Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Musculoskeletal Emergencies, Parthiv Mehta MD, Michael Morrow DO, Nikhil Madhuripan MD, and Michael Habeeb MD
Ultrasound Emergencies of the Male Pelvis, Stanley Polansky MD and Tara Catanzano MD
SAGES quality initiative: an introduction, John Romanelli MD
The SGIM TEACH Program: A Curriculum for Teachers of Clinical Medicine, Michael Rosenblum MD
Recognition and Appropriate Use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Emergent Neuroradiology, Joseph Rozell MD and Shan Li MD
Effect of Ganciclovir on IL-6 Levels Among Cytomegalovirus-Seropositive Adults With Critical Illness: A Randomized Clinical Trial, Jay Steingrub MD
Imaging of Female Pelvic Emergencies, Daniel Thut DO, Michael Morrow DO, and Christopher Moore MD
Nonlinear Imputation of PaO2/FIO2 From SpO2/FIO2 Among Mechanically Ventilated Patients in the ICU: A Prospective, Observational Study, Mark Tidswell MD and Jay Steingrub MD
Emergency Computed Tomography Angiogram of the Chest, Abdomen, and Pelvis, Kimberly Weatherspoon MD, Wayne Gilbertie MD, and Tara Catanzano MD
The association between insurance type and cost-related delay in care: a survey, Sora Al Rowas MD, Jennifer Friderici, Sarah Goff MD, and Tara Lagu
Use of a Technetium99m-Sestamibi Scan to Detect Ipsilateral Double Adenoma in a Patient with Primary Hyperparathyroidism: A Case Report, Alejandro Contreras MD
Anesthesia Management for Awake Craniotomy: An Interesting Case, Stanlies D'Souza
Aneurysmal Subarchnoid Hemorrhage, Stanlies D'Souza
Neuroanesthesia Updates, Stanlies D'Souza
Regulation of early growth response 2 expression by secreted frizzled related protein 1, Kelly Gregory and Sallie Schneider PhD
Colpocleisis: A Survey of Current Practice Patterns, Keisha Jones MD, Peter St. Marie, and Oz Harmanli MD
A case report of unexpected pathology within an incarcerated ventral hernia, Erica Kane MD, Katharine Bittner, John Romanelli MD, Neal Seymour MD, and Jacqueline Wu MD
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Readmissions and Other Measures of Hospital Quality, Peter Lindenauer
National Institutes of Health-Funded Cardiac Arrest Research: A 10-Year Trend Analysis, Timothy Mader MD
Physician communication coaching effects on patient experience, Adrienne Seiler MD, Alex Knee, Reham Shaaban MD, Christine Bryson MD, Jasmine Paadam MD, Rohini Harvey MD, Satoko Igarashi MD, Christopher LaChance MD, Evan Benjamin MD, and Tara Lagu
Physicians Rarely Elicit Critically Ill Patients' Previously Expressed Treatment Preferences in Intensive Care Units, Jay Steingrub MD