Submissions from 2015
The concept of risk in comparative effectiveness research, Jeffrey Kaufman MD
Improving the process of informed consent for percutaneous coronary intervention: Patient Outcomes from the Patient Risk Information Services Manager (ePRISM) study, Aaron Kugelmass MD
Ensuring access to health care for patients with disabilities, Tara Lagu MD and Peter Lindenauer MD
Trends in sepsis and infection sources in the United States. A population-based study, Tara Lagu MD and Peter Lindenauer MD
Elderly-Onset Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorders, Kah Poh Loh MD and Maura Brennan MD
Paraneoplastic autoimmune hemolytic anemia in ovarian cancer: a marker of disease activity, Kah Poh Loh MD, Ankit Kansagra MD, Armen Asik MD, Syed Ali MD, and Saurabh Dahiya MD
Code Status in the Perioperative Period, Alexandra Marchetta MD
Improving cardiopulmonary resuscitation with a CPR feedback device and refresher simulations (CPR CARES Study): a randomized clinical trial, Kimberly Marohn MD
Perception of CPR quality: Influence of CPR feedback, Just-in-Time CPR training and provider role, Kimberly Marohn MD
Duodenal web resection via hybrid natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES), Maria Carmen Mora MD, Gregory Banever MD, Michael Tirabassi MD, and Kevin Moriarty MD
Safety of early enrollment into outpatient cardiac rehabilitation after open heart surgery, Quinn Pack MD
Physical activity, sedentary behavior and risk of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy in Hispanic women, Penny Pekow and Glenn Markenson MD
Cardiovascular Physiology and Disease in Youth, Thomas Rowland MD
Regional and Global Left Ventricular Function Following a Simulated 5 km Race in Sports-Trained Adolescents, Thomas Rowland MD
Evaluation of advanced laparoscopic skills tasks for validity evidence, Neal Seymour MD
A multicenter study of key stakeholders' perspectives on communicating with surrogates about prognosis in intensive care units, Jay Steingrub MD
Fluid Management With a Simplified Conservative Protocol for the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome*, Mark Tidswell MD
Outcomes of patients with acute decompensated heart failure managed by cardiologists versus noncardiologists, Shanmugam Uthamalingam MD and Vijairam Selvaraj MD
Effect of an organizational linkage intervention on staff perceptions of medication-assisted treatment and referral intentions in community corrections., Peter D. Friedmann, Donna Wilson, Hannah K. Knudsen, Lori J. Ducharme, Wayne N. Welsh, Linda Frisman, Kevin Knight, Hsiu-Ju Lin, Amy James, Carmen E. Albizu-Garcia, Jennifer Pankow, Elizabeth A. Hall, Terry F. Urbine, Sami Abdel-Salam, Jamieson L. Duvall, and Frank J. Vocci
Use of Transesophageal Echocardiography for CorMatrix®-Based Tricuspid Valve Repair in a Patient with Recurrent Endocarditis, Adam Adler MD, Vatsala Tewari MD, and Frederick Conlin MD
Promoting high value inpatient care via a coaching model of structured, interdisciplinary team rounds, Andrew Artenstein MD, Thomas Higgins MD, Adrienne Seiler MD, Alex Knee, Greta H. Boynton MD, Michael Picchioni MD, Bonnie Geld, and Winthrop Whitcomb MD
Cases from Baystate Medical Center - Case 3: STEMI mimic on EKG: The Brugada pattern, Thomas Chin MD
Debriefing 101: training faculty to promote learning in simulation-based training, Gladys Fernandez MD and Neal Seymour MD
How to integrate predictions in outcomes in planning clinical care, Michael Germain MD
Should Dialysis be Offered to All Elderly Patients, Michael Germain MD
Pyridoxamine dihydrochloride in diabetic nephropathy (PIONEER-CSG-17): lessons learned from a pilot study, Barbara Greco MD
Contained power morcellation within an insufflated isolation bag, Oz Harmanli MD
Cases from Baystate Medical Center - Case 1: Stones and the missing gallbladder, Jin Kim MD
Trends in coronary revascularization procedures among medicare beneficiaries between 2008 and 2012, Aaron Kugelmass MD
Mindfulness for Pediatrics: Evidence-Based Resources, Margot Malachowski MLS
How to Handle Conflict With Poise?: A Fellow's Perspective, Jaya Mallidi MD
Vasodilators and management of hypertensive emergencies, Jaya Mallidi MD, Gabriella Macias, and Amir Lotfi MD
Cases from Baystate Medical Center - Case 5: Code status in the perioperative period, Alexandra Marchetta MD, Christine Bryson MD, and Gina Luciano MD
Bedside ultrasound in the diagnosis of complex hand infections: a case series, Brett Marvel MD and Gavin Budhram MD
The renal dialysis and kidney transplant patient, Adam Mirot MD
Cases from Baystate Medical Center - Case 2: Chlorpromazine-induced hepatitis, Anita Mulye MD and Tara Lagu MD
Atypical squamous cells in the urine revealing endometrioid adenocarcinoma of the endometrium with squamous cell differentiation: A case report, Christopher Otis MD and Roxanne Florence MD
Obstetric Balloon for Treatment of Foreshortened Vagina Using the McIndoe Technique, Aubrey Rauktys MD, Pranay Parikh MD, and Oz Harmanli MD
Prevention of stent thrombosis: challenges and solutions, Risheen Reejhsinghani and Amir Lotfi MD
The impact of hourly discharge rates and prioritization on timely access to inpatient beds, Patricia Samra, Mike Ehresman, Haiping Li, Todd Fairman, and Joan Roche
Ictal asystole and syncope, Vijairam Selvaraj MD, Shanmugam Uthamalingam MD, James Murphy, Doris Kampe MD, Marshal Fox MD, William House MD, and James Cook MD
Cases from Baystate Medical Center - Case 4: Persistent breast erythema, Abid Shah MD
A randomized trial of benralizumab, an antiinterleukin 5 receptor α monoclonal antibody, after acute asthma, Howard Smithline MD
Comparison of the multiple mini-interview with the traditional interview for u.s. Emergency medicine residency applicants: a single-institution experience, William Soares MD
Laparoscopic repair of recurrent lateral enterocele and rectocele, Ellen Solomon MD
SWOG S0221: A Phase III Trial Comparing Chemotherapy Schedules in High-Risk Early-Stage Breast Cancer, James Stewart MD
Long term outcomes in octogenarians undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: Comparison of bare metal versus drug eluting stent, Shanmugam Uthamalingam MD and Vijairam Selvaraj MD
Submissions from 2014
Association between process quality measures for heart failure and mortality among US veterans., Wen-Chih Wu, Lan Jiang, Peter D. Friedmann, and Amal Trivedi
Long Eye Lashes, Too Long to See Them!, Fadi Alkhatib MD
A palliative approach to dialysis care: a patient-centered transition to the end of life, Lewis Cohen MD and Michael Germain MD
Early experience treating tricuspid valve endocarditis with a novel extracellular matrix cylinder reconstruction, Joseph Flack MD
Use of paracentesis in hospitalized patients with decompensated cirrhosis and ascites: Opportunities for quality improvement, Rony Ghaoui MD, Peter Lindenauer MD, Jennifer Friderici, and Tara Lagu MD
The Hawthorne effect in measurements of hand hygiene compliance: a definite problem, but also an opportunity, Sarah Haessler MD
Images of America Baystate Medical Center, Thomas Higgins MD and Linda Baillargeon
Comparing Failed and Successful Revascularization, William Hiser MD
Left Atrial Myxoma: A Zebra in the Differential for Altered Mental Status & Seizure, Issra Jamal MD
Left heart chamber quantification in obese patients: how does larger body size affect echocardiographic measurements?, Leng Jiang MD
"Phenotyping" hospital value of care for patients with heart failure, Tara Lagu MD
The authors reply, Peter Lindenauer MD
The authors reply, Peter Lindenauer MD
Attitudes of hospital leaders toward publicly reported measures of health care quality, Peter Lindenauer MD, Tara Lagu MD, Penny Pekow, Amy Shatz, Nicholas Hannon, and Evan Benjamin MD
Outcomes associated with invasive and noninvasive ventilation among patients hospitalized with exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Peter Lindenauer MD, Mihaela Stefan MD, Meng-Shiou Shieh, and Penny Pekow
Recent advances in delirium recognition and management, Benjamin Liptzin MD
From hospital to community: Use of antipsychotics in hospitalized elders, Kah Poh Loh MD
From hospital to community: Use of antipsychotics in hospitalized elders, Kah Poh Loh MD, Sheryl Ramdass MD, Jane Garb, Maura Brennan MD, Peter Lindenauer MD, and Tara Lagu MD
Perceived psychosocial stress and glucose intolerance among pregnant Hispanic women, Glenn Markenson MD
Pain, distress, and anticipated recovery for older versus younger emergency department patients after motor vehicle collision, Niels Rathlev MD
Behavioral health care for children: the Massachusetts child psychiatry access project, Barry Sarvet MD
Silent Manifestations of Anti CTLA-4 Therapy in a Patient with Metastatic Melanoma, Abid Shah MD
Transient serotonin syndrome caused by concurrent use of tramadol and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, Muhammad Shakoor MD
Unique presentations of invasive lobular breast cancer: a case series, Muhammad Shakoor MD
Regulation of fibroblast growth factor 2 expression in oxygen-induced retinopathy, Jeffrey Shenberger MD
Seizures Controlling the Heart - A Rare Case of Ictal Asystole, Dilpreet Singh MD
Resolution of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo After a Visit to Six Flags, Donielle Sliwa MD
Endocrine disruption in human placenta: expression of the dioxin-inducible enzyme, CYP1A1, is correlated with that of thyroid hormone-regulated genes, Thomas Wadzinski MD
Divergent Phenotypes in Siblings with X-Linked CGD, Fadi Alkhatib MD
Non-Invasive Treatment of Hypertriglyceridemic Pancreatitis. An Insulin Success Story., Jasdeep Badwal MD
Sonographic confirmation of intubation: comparison of 3 methods in a pig model, Gavin Budhram MD, David Murman MD, Lucienne Lutfy-Clayton MD, and Alison Sullivan
High altitude pulmonary edema in an experienced mountaineer. Possible genetic predisposition, Babette Davis DO
Short-term global health education programs abroad: Disease patterns observed in Haitian migrant worker communities around La Romana, Dominican Republic, Brian Ferrara MD
The cost of defensive medicine on 3 hospital medicine services, Jennifer Friderici, Reva Kleppel, and Peter Lindenauer MD
Do hospitalists overuse proton pump inhibitors? Data from a contemporary cohort, Jane Garb, Adrienne Seiler MD, and Tara Lagu MD
How do interruptions impact nurses' visual scanning patterns when using barcode medication administration systems?, Philip Henneman MD
Spirometry for the primary care pediatrician, Robert Kaslovsky MD and Matthew Sadof MD
Potential hazard due to induced radioactivity secondary to radiotherapy: the report of task group 136 of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine, M. Terry LaFrance
Design and methods of a double blind randomized placebo-controlled trial of extended-release naltrexone for HIV-infected, opioid dependent prisoners and jail detainees who are transitioning to the community, Thomas Lincoln MD, Daniel Skiest MD, and Maureen Desabrais
Reply: Long-Acting Bronchodilators in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Still More to Know, Peter Lindenauer MD, Meng-Shiou Shieh, Penny Pekow, and Mihaela Stefan MD
Elderly Onset Neuromyelitis Spectrum Disorders, Kah Poh Loh MD
The impact of the distance from the interventional cardiologist's home to the hospital during off hours, Amir Lotfi MD, Guarav Alreja MD, Mohammad Amin Kashef MD, Gregory Giugliano MD, Jane Garb, and Marc Schweiger MD
Commercial insurance coverage for outpatient cardiac rehabilitation in patients with heart failure in the United States, Quinn Pack MD
A Rare Cause of Cauda Equina by Invasion, Sheryl Ramdass MD
Toward scar-free surgery: an analysis of the increasing complexity from laparoscopic surgery to NOTES, John Romanelli MD
Right ventricular myocardial responses to progressive exercise in young adult males, Thomas Rowland MD
Silent Manifestations of Anti CTLA-4 Therapy in a Patient with Metastatic Melanoma, Abid Shah MD
Seizures Controlling the Heart - A Rare Case of Ictal Asystole, Dilpreet Singh MD
Body Mass Index and Risk of Hospitalization among Adults Presenting with Asthma Exacerbation to the Emergency Department, Howard Smithline MD
Seizure control for intracranial arteriovenous malformations is directly related to treatment modality: a meta-analysis, Paul Visintainer
Part-time Academic Emergency Medicine: Possibilities, Pitfalls, and Pearls, Jeannette Wolfe MD
An Atypical Case of Chronic Eosinophilic Pneumonia, Annie Yang MD