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Submissions from 2011

 

Teams and Professionalism, David Page MD

 

Review of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and squamous lesions of the uterine cervix, Liron Pantanowitz MD

 

Complications of tube thoracostomy placement in the emergency department, Niels Rathlev MD

 

Myocardial function in rowers, Thomas Rowland MD

 

Prevention of sudden cardiac death in young athletes: Controversies and conundrums, Thomas Rowland MD

 

Sepsis-induced right ventricular dysfunction in refractory septic shock, Geetika Sachdeva MD, . ., Ashish Arora MD, and Jaime Hernandez-Montfort MD

 

Unmet dental needs and barriers to care for children with significant special health care needs, Matthew Sadof MD

 

Bridging the divide between child psychiatry and primary care: The use of telephone consultation within a population-based collaborative system, Barry Sarvet MD

 

Physiological importance and control of non-shivering facultative thermogenesis, J Enrique Silva MD

 

Evaluation of skeletal muscle during calf exercise by 31-phosphorus magnetic resonance spectroscopy in patients on statin medications, Howard Smithline MD

 

Association between marital status and survival among patients with sepsis treated in the intensive care unit, Jay Steingrub MD, Tara Lagu MD, Peter Lindenauer MD, and Richard Wells MD

 

The effect of loading dose timing of eritoran on 28-day mortality in patients with severe sepsis and higher risk of mortality: Analysis of data from a phase II trial, Mark Tidswell MD

 

Evaluation of clinical outcomes for gastric bypass surgery: results from a comprehensive follow-up study, Garry Welch, Cheryl Wesolowski, Sofija Zagarins MD, Jay Kuhn MD, John Romanelli MD, Jane Garb, and Nancy Allen

 

Motivational interviewing delivered by diabetes educators: Does it improve blood glucose control among poorly controlled type 2 diabetes patients?, Garry Welch, Sofija Zagarins MD, and Jane Garb

Submissions from 2010

 

Co-editor, Elisabeth Bennett

 

The coming paradigm shift: Synthesis and future directions in virtual HRD, Elisabeth Bennett

 

The ecology of virtual HRD, Elisabeth Bennett

 

Advanced Illness Care and Elders at the End of Life, Maura Brennan MD

 

Biopsychosocial variables associated with substantial bone mineral density loss during the use of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate in adolescents: Adolescents who lost 5% or more from baseline vs. those who lost less than 5%, Ronald Burkman MD

 

Contemporary patterns of spontaneous labor with normal neonatal outcomes, Ronald Burkman MD

 

LegalEASE-Urinary tract injury: Early recognition may save the day, Ronald Burkman MD

 

Safety starts at the office, Ronald Burkman MD

 

The Thr92Ala 5' type 2 deiodinase gene polymorphism is associated with a delayed triiodothyronine secretion in response to the thyrotropin-releasing hormone-stimulation test: a pharmacogenomic study, Peter Butler MD

 

Effect of body mass index on time to therapeutic activated partial thromboplastin time in patients on a heparin protoccl, Katherine Carey, Jennifer Lose, and Kimberly Ackerbauer

 

Health-care referrals from direct-to-consumer genetic testing, Matthew Fickie MD

 

Russell body gastritis, David Gang MD, Claudine Habib MD, Rony Ghaoui MD, and Liron Pantanowitz MD

 

Learning and attention problems among children with pediatric primary hypertension, Laura Gebhardt

 

Growing concerns, larger than fatigue, . . and Jaime Hernandez-Montfort MD

 

Validation of a statistical model to predict vancomyacin-induced nephrotoxicity in adult non-intensive care unit patients, Seth Housman, Safia Kuriakose, Erica Tenholder, Evan Horton, Jane Garb, and Daniel Skiest MD

 

Successful engraftment of donor marrow after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation in autosomal-recessive hyper-IgE syndrome caused by dedicator of cytokinesis 8 deficiency, Alicia Johnston MD

 

Point-of-care connectivity: Ten years after the connectivity industry consortium, James Nichols

 

Point-of-Care Testing: Needs, Opportunity, and Innovation, 3rd Edition, by Christopher P. Price, Andrew St John, and Larry J. Kricka, eds, James Nichols and David Unold MD

 

Cytomorphology of cervicovaginal melanoma: ThinPrep versus conventional Papanicolaou tests, Christopher Otis MD, Robert Goulart MD, Rukmini Modem MD, Liron Pantanowitz MD, and Namrata Setia MD

 

Surgical competence today: What have we gained? What have we lost?, David Page MD

 

Type 2 iodothyronine deiodinase levels are higher in slow-twitch than fast-twitch mouse skeletal muscle and are increased in hypothyroidism, Waile Ramadan MD and J Enrique Silva MD

 

Loop-anchor purse-string closure of gastrotomy in NOTES(R) Procedures: Survival studies in a porcine model, John Romanelli MD, David Desilets MD, Christopher Chapman MD, Carolanne Lovewell, and David Earle MD

 

Reproducibility of Doppler measures of ventricular function during maximal upright cycling, Thomas Rowland MD and Michael Willers MD

 

Nebulised sodium bicarbonate for acute chloramine toxicity due to household bleach inhalation, Geetika Sachdeva MD

 

Identifying what pediatric residents are taught about children and youth with special health care needs and the medical home, Matthew Sadof MD

 

How to best deliver care to children with chronic illness: Cystic fibrosis as a model, Matthew Sadof MD and Robert Kaslovsky MD

 

Infectious Chlamydia pneumoniae is associated with elevated interleukin-8 and airway neutrophilia in children with refractory asthma, Paul Salva MD

 

Improving access to mental health care for children: The Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Project, Barry Sarvet MD

 

Pharmacoeconomic comparison of treating penicillin-allergic patients with pneumonia, Jennifer Schimmel MD, Kirthana Raman, Adam Pesaturo, Jason Cross, and Jennifer Friderici

 

Critical influence of framing coil orientation on intra-aneurysmal and neck region hemodynamics in a sidewall aneurysm model, Clemens Schirmer MD

 

Reply to 'Successful resuscitation of bupivacaine-induced cardiotoxicity in a neonate', Donald Schwartz MD, Karthik Raghunathan MD, and Neil Connelly MD

 

Effects of Tai Chi training on improving physical function in patients with coronary heart diseases, Reed Shnider MD

 

Congestive Heart Failure, Mara Slawsky MD, Gregory Valania MD, Sandra Bellantonio MD, and Fadi Saab MD

 

Inter-professional Management of the Complex Acute Surgical Patient, Mihaela Stefan MD and Gladys Fernandez MD

 

Inter-Professional Management of the Complex Acute Surgical Patient, Mihaela Stefan MD and Gladys Fernandez MD

 

Fulminant clostridium difficile colitis post total hip replacement, Mihaela Stefan MD and Ella Gupta MD

 

A prospective, observational study of Xigris Use in the United States (XEUS), Jay Steingrub MD

 

Studying the use of oral contraception: a review of measurement approaches, Katharine White MD

 

Perineal reconstruction with an extrapelvic vertical rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap, Peter Wu MD and John Nigriny MD

 

Applying the chronic care model to homeless veterans: effect of a population approach to primary care on utilization and clinical outcomes., Thomas P. O'Toole, Lauren Buckel, Claire Bourgault, Jonathan Blumen, Stephen G. Redihan, Lan Jiang, and Peter Friedmann

 

Statistical methodology for analysis of endoscopic versus open saphenous vein harvest techniques, Ak Alameddine MD, Victor Alimov MD, and Daniel Engelman MD

 

Iatrogenic abnormalities of the extraperitoneal spaces, Jeffrey Alvis MD

 

Perinatal detection of gallstones in siblings, Anastasios Angelides MD

 

Septicimia and the Coastal Region, Anju Bhagavan MD, Sarah Haessler MD, and Ashita Talsania MD

 

Energy homeostasis following Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB), Gregory Braden MD, Xiao Liu MD, Jay Kuhn MD, J Enrique Silva MD, and John Romanelli MD

 

Multiple courses of antenatal corticosteroids for preterm birth study: 2-year outcomes, Fadi Bsat MD

 

Does standardization of care through clinical guidelines improve outcomes and reduce medical liability, Ronald Burkman MD

 

Health care reform and costs: Physician compensation and new technology, Ronald Burkman MD

 

Should there be an expanded role for palliative care in end-stage renal disease, Lewis Cohen MD

 

Final roller coaster ride, Ranjit Dhelaria MD

 

Twiddlers Syndrome – An uncommon twist, Ranjit Dhelaria MD and Geetika Sachdeva MD

 

Implementation of full patient simulation training in surgical residency, Gladys Fernandez MD, Patrick Lee MD, David Page MD, Elizabeth D'Amour, Richard Wait MD, and Neal Seymour MD

 

Helping students "Get it", Gladys Fernandez MD, William McGee MD, Thomas Higgins MD, Patrick Mailloux MD, David Page MD, Elizabeth D'Amour, Richard Wait MD, and Neal Seymour MD

 

Pediatric Feeding Problems, Richard Gabor MD

 

Determining optimum hemoglobin sampling for anemia management from every-treatment data, Michael Germain MD

 

Fetal MR Imaging from nothing: One institution's experience in a watershed area between major academic referral centers, Peter Ghobrial MD

 

The obesity epidemic: scope of the problem and management strategies, Barbara Graves

 

Testosterone may increase selective attention to threat in young male macaques, Daniel Grow MD

 

Angina Pectoris in Emergency Medicine, Marc Haber MD

 

BMI and uterine size: is there any relationship?, Oz Harmanli MD

 

Strategies used by critical care nurses to identify, interrupt, and correct medical errors, Elizabeth Henneman, Fidela Blank, and Philip Henneman MD

 

Experience modeling and analyzing medical processes: UMass/Baystate Medical safety project overview, Philip Henneman MD, Elizabeth Henneman, Lucinda Cassells MD, and Wilson Mertens MD

 

Spoon full of barium: A pictoral review of modified barium swallow aka Cine Esophagram with speech therapist, Roozbeh Houshyar MD

 

Vaccination for boys: The paediatrician's perspective, Hal Jenson MD

 

Increased risk of calcium oxalate nephrolithiasis after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery starts in the early post-operative period, Xiao Liu MD

 

Automated external defibrillators and survival after in-hospital cardiac arrest, Timothy Mader MD

 

A rare cause of coagulopathy – Acquired factor V inihibitor, Jaya Mallidi MD and Winthrop Whitcomb MD

 

Meta-analysis of catheter ablation as an adjunct to medical therapy for treatment of ventricular tachycardia in patients with structural heart disease, Jaya Mallidi MD and Winthrop Whitcomb MD

 

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Julio Martinez-Silvestrini MD

 

Piriformis Syndrome, Julio Martinez-Silvestrini MD

 

Breast lesions in pregnancy and lactation: A pictoral review with pathologic correlation and emphasis on diagnostic work-up and management, Cheri Nguyen MD, Tara Catanzano MD, Caleb Scott MD, and Jennifer Hadro MD

 

New classifications of appendiceal tumors and understanding the connection between the appendix and the ovary, Christopher Otis MD

 

Human immunodeficiency virus-associated primary lung cancer in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy: a multi-institutional collaboration, Liron Pantanowitz MD

 

Correlates of smoking cessation at pregnancy onset among Hispanic women in Massachusetts, Penny Pekow

 

The influence of procedure volumes and standardization of care on quality and efficiency in total joint replacement surgery, Penny Pekow and Peter Lindenauer MD

 

Design and development of a new diagnostic microbiology and epidemiology track in the general meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Carol Ann Rauch MD

 

Evaluating outcomes: Evidence of success, Sandra Reissour

 

Anticoagulation can reduce nonfatal myocardial infarction, Michael Rothberg MD

 

Can an elderly woman's heart be too strong? Increased mortality with high versus normal ejection fraction after an acute coronary syndrome. The Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events, Fadi Saab MD

 

Regenerative potential of P53 silenced human endothelial progenitor stem cells (hEPCs) in diabetes, Sabyasachi Sen MD

 

A pictoral review of silicosis, Abdullah Shaikh MD

 

Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, Jeannette Wolfe MD

 

Quantifying human susceptibility to contact sensitization; risk assessments now and in the future., Peter S. Friedmann and Christopher Pickard

 

Collaborative Behavioral Management for Drug-Involved Parolees: Rationale and Design of the Step'n Out Study., Peter D. Friedmann, Elizabeth C. Katz, Anne G. Rhodes, Faye S. Taxman, Daniel J. O'Connell, Linda K. Frisman, William M. Burdon, Bennett W. Fletcher, Mark D. Litt, Jennifer Clarke, and Steven S. Martin

 

Collaborative behavioral management: integration and intensification of parole and outpatient addiction treatment services in the Step'n Out study., Peter D. Friedmann, Anne G. Rhodes, and Faye S. Taxman

 

Erectile dysfunction in opioid users: lack of association with serum testosterone., Patricia A. Cioe, Peter D. Friedmann, and Michael D. Stein