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Submissions from 2012

 

Myocardial abscess 14 years after coronary bypass grafting, David Deaton MD, Ak Alameddine MD, Victor Alimov MD, and Laurie Gianturco MD

 

Endoluminal bariatric techniques, David Desilets MD

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Equipment for pediatric endoscopy, David Desilets MD

 

Is your laboratory's quality meeting the mark?, Richard Friedberg MD

 

Variation in local institutional review board evaluations of a multicenter patient safety study, Charles Gibson

 

Left ventricular noncompaction and aneurysm revealed by left ventriculography, Costin Ionescu MD

 

Incorporating initial treatments improves the performance of a mortality prediction model based on administrative data, Tara Lagu MD, Thomas Higgins MD, and Peter Lindenauer MD

 

Hospitalist utilization and hospital performance on 6 publicly reported patient outcomes, Peter Lindenauer MD

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Bariatric Surgery, Donna Mercado MD, Mihaela Stefan MD, and Xiao Liu MD

 

Coronary CT angiography versus standard evaluation in acute chest pain, J. Hector Pope MD

 

Checklists, safety, my culture and me, Karthik Raghunathan MD

 

Effectiveness of varenicline for smoking cessation at 2 urban academic health centers, Michael Rothberg MD, Ranjit Dhelaria MD, Jennifer Friderici, Ella Gupta MD, and Cyrus Khan MD

 

Comparative effectiveness of low-molecular-weight heparin versus unfractionated heparin for thromboembolism prophylaxis for medical patients, Michael Rothberg MD and Peter Lindenauer MD

 

Not useful in modern healthcare, Ramakant Sharma MD

 

Genome sequence of Listeria monocytogenes 07PF0776, a Cardiotropic Serovar 4b strain, Daniel Skiest MD and Linda Bobo MD

 

Evaluation of pulmonary embolism in the emergency department and consistency with a national quality measure: quantifying the opportunity for improvement, Howard Smithline MD

 

A personal reflection: Evanescence, Mark Stambovsky

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Improving the Quality and Outcomes of Perioperative Care, Mihaela Stefan MD and Peter Lindenauer MD

 

Fospropofol disodium (lusedra) injection for anesthesia-care sedation: A clinical review, Andrew Szkiladz

 

Missed opportunities in the treatment of pediatric appendicitis, David Tashjian MD and Kevin Moriarty MD

 

Overtreatment and undertreatment of hyperlipidemia in the outpatient setting, Ashish Verma MD, Paul Visintainer, Mohamed Elarabi MD, Siddharth Wartak MD, and Michael Rothberg MD

 

2011 John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards. Mentored implementation: building leaders and achieving results through a collaborative improvement model. Innovation in patient safety and quality at the national level, Winthrop Whitcomb MD

 

XX, XY and the art of asking - What, when and how to negotiate, Jeannette Wolfe MD

 

In vitro coagulation effects of ophthalmic doses of bevacizumab., Emily Li, Paul B. Greenberg, Victoria Tseng, Suzanne B. Woodmansee, Aisling R. Caffrey, Wen-Chih Wu, Peter D. Friedmann, and Kerry L. Laplante

 

Mediastinal drain entrapment detected on computed tomography in 2 obese patients after median sternotomy, Ak Alameddine MD, John Rousou MD, and Victor Alimov MD

 

Abbreviated MRI for patients presenting to the emergency department with hip pain, Khaldoon Al Dulaimy MD and Khaldoon Al Dulaimy MD

 

Is head trauma a risk factor for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis? An evidence based review, Carmel Armon MD

 

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, Sudeep Kaur Aulakh MD

 

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, Sudeep Kaur Aulakh MD

 

Digoxin Overdose, Sudeep Kaur Aulakh MD

 

Digoxin Overdose, Sudeep Kaur Aulakh MD

 

Gardner's Syndrome, Sudeep Kaur Aulakh MD

 

Gardner's Syndrome, Sudeep Kaur Aulakh MD

 

Horner's Syndrome, Sudeep Kaur Aulakh MD

 

Horner's Syndrome, Sudeep Kaur Aulakh MD

 

Hypercoagulable State, Sudeep Kaur Aulakh MD

 

Hypercoagulable State, Sudeep Kaur Aulakh MD

 

Hypersplenism, Sudeep Kaur Aulakh MD

 

Hypersplenism, Sudeep Kaur Aulakh MD

 

Pulseless Electrical Activity, Sudeep Kaur Aulakh MD

 

Pulseless Electrical Activity, Sudeep Kaur Aulakh MD

 

LegalEase-Informed consent-sometimes it’s not all that easy, Ronald Burkman MD

 

Patient satisfaction-a health care metric that is moving front and center, Ronald Burkman MD

 

Primary testicular lymphoma with cardiac involvement in an immunocompetent patient: case report and a concise review of literature, Saurabh Dahiya MD, Wei Ooi MD, Jaya Mallidi MD, Senthil Sivalingam MD, and Richard Steingart MD

 

Development and Operation of a Simulation Laboratory at a Major Medical Center, Gladys Fernandez MD and Neal Seymour MD

 

Partnering on state advocacy, Richard Friedberg MD

 

Social networking! A modern pandemic, T. Vijay Gadiraju MD

 

Improvement in glycemic control following a diabetes education intervention is associated with change in diabetes distress but not change in depressive symptoms, Jane Garb, Sofija Zagarins MD, Nancy Allen, and Garry Welch

 

Getting doctors to clean their hands: lead the followers, Sarah Haessler MD, Anju Bhagavan MD, Reva Kleppel, Kevin Hinchey MD, and Paul Visintainer

 

Evaluation and management of voiding dyssfunction after midurethral sling procedures, Oz Harmanli MD

 

Tocilizumab for the treatment of juvenile idiopathic arthritis, Evan Horton

 

Functionality and operation of fluoroscopic automatic brightness control/automatic dose rate control logic in modern cardiovascular and interventional angiography systems, M. Terry LaFrance

 

Engaged patients say what? Patient feedback on the NHS Choices website, Tara Lagu MD

 

Early cardiac arrest in patients hospitalized with pneumonia: a report from the American Heart Association's Get With The Guidelines-Resuscitation Program, Timothy Mader MD

 

Quick-and-Dirty CAM Searching for Chronic Pain Sufferers, Margot Malachowski MLS

 

Outcomes of patients admitted for observation of chest pain, Jaya Mallidi MD, Srikanth Penumetsa MD, Jennifer Friderici, William Hiser MD, and Michael Rothberg MD

 

Clinical laboratory testing has limited value in diagnosing the cause of fatigue in ambulatory cancer patients, Wilson Mertens MD, Lucinda Cassells MD, David Katz MD, Ruth Barham, and Saurabh Dahiya MD

 

Acute cytomegalovirus colitis mimicking exacerbation of ulcerative colitis: Precipitating or coincidental?, Owolabi Ogunneye MD and Jaime Hernandez-Montfort MD

 

Relapse pattern and prognosis of primary CNS lymphoma, Wei Ooi MD and Saurabh Dahiya MD

 

Measuring quality of inpatient care, Adrienne Seiler MD and Evan Benjamin MD

 

High glucose induced inflammation and intracellular lipid accumulation in human mesenchymal stem cells is reduced by mitochondrial antioxidant manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) up-regulation, Sabyasachi Sen MD

 

The effect of controlled aerobic exercise on endothelial dysfunction in patients with pre-diabetes: A crossover pilot study, Sabyasachi Sen MD, Pragathi Saligram MD, and Ashequl Islam MD

 

The impact of COPD on management and outcomes of patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction: A 10-year retrospective observational study, Mihaela Stefan MD, Peter Lindenauer MD, and Robert Goldberg MD

 

Is partial colectomy the operation of choice in pediatric Clostridium difficile colitis?, David Tashjian MD and Kevin Moriarty MD

 

Limiting options: sex ratios, incarceration rates, and sexual risk behavior among people on probation and parole., Traci C. Green, Enrique R. Pouget, Magdalena Harrington, Faye S. Taxman, Anne G. Rhodes, Daniel O'Connell, Steven S. Martin, Michael Prendergast, and Peter D. Friedmann

 

Psychostimulant-related deaths among former inmates., Susan Calcaterra, Patrick Blatchford, Peter D. Friedmann, and Ingrid A. Binswanger

 

Collaborative behavioral management among parolees: drug use, crime and re-arrest in the Step'n Out randomized trial., Peter D. Friedmann, Traci C. Green, Faye S. Taxman, Magdalena Harrington, Anne G. Rhodes, Elizabeth Katz, Daniel O'Connell, Steven S. Martin, Linda K. Frisman, Mark Litt, William Burdon, Jennifer G. Clarke, and Bennett W. Fletcher

 

Aorto-pulmonary artery disruption following acute type-A aortic dissection repair with the use of BioGlue®., Ak Alameddine MD, Victor Alimov MD, John Rousou MD, and Jonathan Freeman MD

 

Somalian guy with FTD, Yee Chuan Ang MD

 

We need an interpreter, Yee Chuan Ang MD, Shin Yin Lee MD, and Maura Brennan MD

 

Variations of vertebral artery origin, duplications of the vertebrobasilar system and carotid-basilar anastomoses, Jane An MD, Cheri Nguyen MD, Richard Hicks MD, and Shan Li MD

 

ALSUntangled 15: Coconut Oil, Carmel Armon MD

 

Embolic stroke, a delayed sequela of blunt chest trauma, Sonali Arora MD, Auras Atreya MD, T. Vijay Gadiraju MD, Srikanth Penumetsa MD, William Hiser MD, and Ashish Arora MD

 

The importance of goals of care in elders with mild dementia, Sonali Arora MD, Maura Brennan MD, and Shiv Khosla MD

 

Hip fractures in elders nearing end of life: Is there a role for palliative surgery?, Auras Atreya MD, Sonali Arora MD, and Maura Brennan MD

 

Does living in a family slow dementia, Dev Basu MD

 

A qualitative investigation of the decision to initiate Do Not Hospitaliz orders amongst health care proxies of nursing home residents with dementia, Sandra Bellantonio MD, Sarah Goff MD, and Michael Rothberg MD

 

A rare etiology of acute cardiomyopathy and respiratory failure, Sandra Bellantonio MD and Shin Yin Lee MD

 

Tamsulosin ("Flomax") use for women with bladder outlet obstruction and urinary incontinence in the nursing home: A demonstrative case and critical discussion of its use, Sandra Bellantonio MD, Sandeep Sharma MD, and Liesbeth Tryzelaar MD

 

Do Not Record (DNR) code status=RESUSCITATE, Anju Bhagavan MD and Sandra Bellantonio MD

 

Frozen with pain, Anju Bhagavan MD, Ashita Talsania MD, and Sandra Bellantonio MD

 

"Did you just say . . . the baby's coming!!??": A nurse's guide to prepare for a safe precipitous delivery in the emergency department, Connie Blake

 

Consensus treatment plans for induction therapy of newly diagnosed proliferative lupus nephritis in juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus, Peter Blier MD

 

Association of factor V gene polymorphism with arteriovenous graft failure, Gregory Braden MD

 

Does living in a family slow cognitive decline in dementia?, Maura Brennan MD and Dev Basu MD

 

Dementia and "delirium" due to whole brain radiation in a cancer survivor, Maura Brennan MD and Mohamed Elarabi MD

 

When hallucinations are not due to delirium or psychiatric disease: Charles Bonnet Syndrome, Maura Brennan MD, T. Vijay Gadiraju MD, Sonali Arora MD, and Auras Atreya MD

 

The impact of natural disasters: Case of a "delirious" elder, Maura Brennan MD and Eimear Kitt MD

 

Terminal suffering: The complex interplay of pain and delirium at end of life, Maura Brennan MD and Geetika Sachdeva MD

 

Effect of antenatal corticosteroids on fetal growth and gestational age at birth, Fadi Bsat MD

 

Estrogen-related genes and their contribution to racial differences in breast cancer risk, Ronald Burkman MD

 

Patient-centered care-a new and challenging paradigm in health care, Ronald Burkman MD

 

Responsiveness of a giant prolactinoma to medical management, Peter Butler MD, Pragathi Saligram MD, and Yousef Altowaireb MD

 

Are we human or are we surgeon?: comment on "join the club", Nicholas Coe MD

 

Emergent pediatric US: What every radiologist should know, Jonathan Cogley MD, Stephen O'Connor, Roozbeh Houshyar MD, Khaldoon Al Dulaimy MD, and Khaldoon Al Dulaimy MD

 

Medical Ethics, Lewis Cohen MD

 

Palliative care: Help me die with dignity, Lewis Cohen MD

 

Transitioning into the weekend, staffing constraints and delayed care, Wanda Colon-Cartagena MD and Randa Jaber MD

 

Emerging technologies for endoscopic hemostasis, David Desilets MD

 

Corrigendum to "Novel NaPi-IIc mutations causing HHRH and idiopathic hypercalciuria in several unrelated families: Long-term follow-up in one kindred" [Bone 50 (2012) 1100-1106], Nancy Dunbar MD