Submissions from 2011
Are employees ready for simulation? The development of a readiness for simulation scale, Rebecca Blanchard PhD
The Paediatric Hymen, Stephen Boos MD
His mother, Maura Brennan MD and Ashish Verma MD
Does suture choice matter for elective cerclage?, Fadi Bsat MD, Glenn Markenson MD, Michael Plevyak MD, Alex Knee, and Andrew Healy MD
Characteristics associated with severe perineal and cervical lacerations during vaginal delivery, Ronald Burkman MD
Does hormone therapy counter the beneficial effects of physical activity on breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women?, Ronald Burkman MD
LegalEASE-Handoffs: A continuing challenge, Ronald Burkman MD
The patient-centered medical home: Can ObGyns participate?, Ronald Burkman MD
Role-modeling compassionate care: An innovative resident-as-teacher initiative funded by the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, Thomas Campfield MD
The wedding, Lewis Cohen MD
Allometric model improves scaling of left atrial size in obese population: The use of body weight containing variables is challenged, Jiang Cui MD, Gui Hua Yao MD, Neelima Vallurupalli MD, William Hiser MD, James Cook MD, and Leng Jiang MD
Effectiveness of Chantix® (Varenicline) for smoking cessation in an inner city medicaid population, Ranjit Dhelaria MD, Ella Gupta MD, Reva Kleppel, Jennifer Friderici, and Michael Rothberg MD
NOTES(®) stapled cystgastrostomy: a novel approach for surgical management of pancreatic pseudocysts, David Earle MD, David Desilets MD, and John Romanelli MD
Effects of patients awareness of CAD risk factors on health related behaviors, Jennifer Friderici, Siddharth Wartak MD, Michael Rothberg MD, and Naweed Alzaman MD
Palliative care in CKD: The earlier the better, Michael Germain MD
In response, Sarah Haessler MD, Mary Ellen Scales, Jan Fitzgerald, and Neil Connelly MD
Systematic review highlights difficulty interpreting diverse clinical outcomes in abnormal uterine bleeding trials, Oz Harmanli MD
Geography and travel distance impact emergency department visits, Philip Henneman MD, Jane Garb, Geoffrey A. Capraro MD, Haiping Li, Howard Smithline MD, and Richard Wait MD
The Use of Scan Statistics and Control Charts in Assessing Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Quality Control Programs, Thomas Higgins MD
Meeting the obstetric needs of incarcerated women - Care in a regional women's jail, Donna Jackson-Kohlin MD
Emergency Airway Management; Trauma Resuscitation, Adam Kellogg MD
Financing vaccines for adolescents: a position paper of the society for adolescent health and medicine, Laura Koenigs MD
Comparison of family-based vs. individual therapy in adolescents with anorexis nervosa: A retrospective cohort with historic control, Laura Koenigs MD, Claire Norton, Jennifer Friderici, and Nancy Miller MD
ACEP Facility Billing Guidelines, Michael Lemanski MD
Improving medical engagement of HIV+ inmates through dually-based mental health and case management, Thomas Lincoln MD
Managing STDs in the correctional setting: The new guidelines and a handbook for clinicians, Thomas Lincoln MD
Strategies to enhance linkages between care for HIV/AIDS in jail and community settings, Thomas Lincoln MD
Continuing medical education program in the journal of hospital medicine, Peter Lindenauer MD
Development, validation, and results of a measure of 30-day readmission following hospitalization for pneumonia, Peter Lindenauer MD
Financing academic departments of psychiatry, Benjamin Liptzin MD
Fast track, Grace Makari-Judson MD, Sandra Hubbard, and Holly Mason MD
Association of gestational weight gain with cesarean delivery rate after labor induction, Glenn Markenson MD, Fadi Bsat MD, Andrew Healy MD, Penny Pekow, and Michael Plevyak MD
Automated reporting of safety bundles: Streamlining the performance improvement process, William McGee MD, Thomas Higgins MD, and Mark Tidswell MD
Milestones: Theory to practice, Lauren Meade MD
Association of spontaneous bilateral femoral stress fractures with zoledronic acid use in a patient with metastatic breast cancer-a cautionary tale, Wilson Mertens MD, Chandravathi Loke MD, Michael Yunes MD, Rebecca Levy MD, and Grace Makari-Judson MD
Standardized physician discharge encounter for congestive heart failure to increase patients readiness for discharge and decrease readmission rate, Wei Ooi MD, Adrienne Seiler MD, Amit Bhargava MD, . ., Jackcy Jacob MD, Mark Jankowske MD, Anju Bhagavan MD, Jaya Mallidi MD, Jan Fitzgerald, Reva Kleppel, Kevin Hinchey MD, Paul Visintainer, Mihaela Stefan MD, Ashley Nelson MD, and Jaime Hernandez-Montfort MD
Prognostic factors in patients with HIV-associated peripheral T-cell lymphoma: A multicenter study, Liron Pantanowitz MD
Fundamental residency redesign: The structure and function of competency-based progressions, Michael Picchioni MD and Samuel Borden MD
Control charts and control limits, Karthik Raghunathan MD
Disorders of the anterior pituitary, Edward Reiter MD
Endocrine abnormalities causing growth impairment, Edward Reiter MD
Growth and growth impairment, Edward Reiter MD
Tall stature, Edward Reiter MD
Midwives training Ob/Gyn residents: Impact on maternal and fetal outcomes at one institution, Heather Sankey MD
Management of distraction injury of the lumbosacral junction with unilateral perched facet, Clemens Schirmer MD
Teaching pediatric code leadership skills: Integrated vs. stand alone curriculum, Howard Smithline MD, Ian Goodman MD, Gerard Langlois, Blake Spirko MD, Fidela Blank, and Gladys Fernandez MD
Vascular pedicle width in acute lung injury: correlation with intravascular pressures and ability to discriminate fluid status, Jay Steingrub MD
Depressed mood, psychological stress and eating disordered symptoms are associated with perceived oral contraceptive side effects in minority adolescents, Katharine White MD
The 2011 EPM Conflict Study. Interpersonal conflict is a major paro of every ED shift. How we handle it could define our careers, Jeannette Wolfe MD
Surgical pitfalls of excising an intramyocardial lipoma, Ak Alameddine MD, Victor Alimov MD, David Deaton MD, and George Turner
Integrative informal learning in virtual HRD: The key to tacit knowledge?, Elisabeth Bennett
The use of high-frequency oscillatory ventilation in a patient with H1N1 pneumonia, Fadi Bsat MD, Andrew Healy MD, Glenn Markenson MD, Michael Plevyak MD, and Lori Circeo MD
Prediction of shoulder dystocia with and without neonatal injury using multivariate modeling, Ronald Burkman MD
The beginning of the modern era of assisted reproduction, Ronald Burkman MD
å-Aminocaproic acid and clinical value in cardiac anesthesia, Neil Connelly MD, Karthik Raghunathan MD, and Gary Kanter MD
General anesthesia is not defined by a BIS level, Neil Connelly MD, Karthik Raghunathan MD, Ashish Malik MD, and Eric Jenkins MD
Authors' response for "antral follicle count in clinical practice: analyzing clinical relevance"., Daniel Grow MD and Albert Hsu MD
Antral follicle count in clinical practice: analyzing clinical relevance, Daniel Grow MD, Albert Hsu MD, Margaret Arny, Carrie Bell MD, Amy Novak, and Alex Knee
How quickly do clinicians adopt EMR note templates?, Thomas Higgins MD, Neil Kudler MD, and Peter Lindenauer MD
Human papillomavirus vaccine: now for boys too?, Hal Jenson MD
The relationship between hospital spending and mortality in patients with sepsis, Tara Lagu MD, Michael Rothberg MD, Penny Pekow, Jay Steingrub MD, and Peter Lindenauer MD
Does gestational diabetes impact maternal or cord blood lipids, Glenn Markenson MD and Alex Knee
Houston, we have a problem! Use of advanced hemodynamics to solve clinical challenging situations, William McGee MD
Clipping of previously coiled aneurysms - Attempted formulation of a guideline to assess the need for coil extraction, Clemens Schirmer MD
Hematocrit-dependent response to virtual coil embolization in a model side-wall aneurysm, Clemens Schirmer MD
Presentation and progression of a disc cyst in a pediatric patient, Clemens Schirmer MD
SFRP1 reduction results in an increased sensitivity to TGF-â signaling, Sallie Schneider and Kelly Gauger
Resident experience on reproductive endocrinology and infertility rotations and perceived knowledge, Cynthia Sites MD
Randomized comparison of DRV/r vs ATV/r on serum lipids in HIV+ persons on fully suppressive LPV/r or FPV/r with high serum triglycerides, Daniel Skiest MD and Jane Garb
Medical consultation and best practices for preoperative evaluation of elderly patients, Mihaela Stefan MD, Gladys Fernandez MD, and Laura Iglesias Lino MD
Lack of circulating bioactive and immunoreactive IGF-I changes despite improved fitness in chronic kidney disease patients following 48 weeks of physical training, Sheila Sullivan and Michael Germain MD
Acupuncture stimulation and obstetrics: "To stick or not to stick?--That Is the question", Halina Wiczyk MD
Entrapment of an arterial pressure catheter by a previously deployed Starclose device, Ak Alameddine MD and John Rousou MD
A population-based statewide registry of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in Massachusetts, Carmel Armon MD
To the editor, Carmel Armon MD
Acute brachial diplegia due to lyme disease, George Baquis MD
Muscarinic receptor agonists stimulate human colon cancer cell migration and invasion, Angelica Belo MD
Caring for the caretaker: A nursing process approach, Elaine Bloniasz
Advanced Illness and Elders at the End of Life, Maura Brennan MD
Breast cancer risk and ovariectomy, hysterectomy, and tubal sterilization in the women's contraceptive and reproductive experiences study, Ronald Burkman MD
Do not withdraw stylets when advancing spinal needles, Steven Dunn MD
Acute kidney injury-Key issues in diagnosis and management, Benjamin Freda MD
Respiratory Conditions, Barbara Graves
Stress urinary incontinence and laparoscopy, Oz Harmanli MD
Postoperative Respiratory Care, Thomas Higgins MD
Do elderly patients fare well in the ICU?, Thomas Higgins MD and Maura Brennan MD
The Roles of the Chief Resident, Kevin Hinchey MD and Gina Luciano MD
Porto-gastric fistula from penetration of coil from gastric varix after TIPS procedure for bleeding gastric varices, Syed Hussain MD and Rony Ghaoui MD
Validation of a model that uses enhanced administrative data to predict mortality in critically ill patients with sepsis, Tara Lagu MD, Peter Lindenauer MD, Penny Pekow, Michael Rothberg MD, Jay Steingrub MD, and Thomas Higgins MD
Development of a model that uses enhanced administrative data to predict mortality among patients with sepsis, Tara Lagu MD, Peter Lindenauer MD, Michael Rothberg MD, Penny Pekow, Jay Steingrub MD, and Thomas Higgins MD
Variation in the treatment of patients with septic shock, Tara Lagu MD, Jay Steingrub MD, Michael Rothberg MD, Penny Pekow, and Peter Lindenauer MD
Telavancin versus vancomycin for hospital-acquired pneumonia due to gram-positive pathogens, Patrick Lee MD
STDs in Corrections: A Guide for Clinicians, Thomas Lincoln MD
Alcohol abuse and treatment in the elderly, Benjamin Liptzin MD
Physical activity and risk of small-for-gestational-age birth among predominantly Puerto Rican women, Glenn Markenson MD and Penny Pekow
Blood glucose testing in the hospital: error sources and risk management, James Nichols
Quality assurance for design control and implementation of immunohistochemistry assays; Approved guidelinesecond edition, Christopher Otis MD
What is best evidence in pathology?, Christopher Otis MD