Submissions from 2005
Leukemic ascites., Liron Pantanowitz MD and Richard Steingart MD
Invited talk, Michael Picchioni MD
Notch1 expression in benign and malignant mammary epithelium, Sallie Schneider and Giovanna Crisi MD
The effect of Insulin-like Growth Factor-I on parity induced protection against breast cancer, Sallie Schneider, D Joseph Jerry, and Brooke Pazik
Delivery of systemic chemotherapeutic agent to tumors by using focused ultrasound: Study in a murine model, Suzanne G. Shulman MD
Obesity does not alter the pharmacokinetics of drotrecogin alfa (activated) in severe sepsis., Jay Steingrub MD
Stem cell research and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Carmel Armon MD
American Surgical Association Blue Ribbon Committee Report on Surgical Education: 2004., Maura Brennan MD
Cost-effectiveness and contraceptive effectiveness of the transdermal contraceptive patch., Ronald Burkman MD
Influence of prior sexual risk experience on response to intervention targeting multiple risk behaviors among adolescents., James Burns MD
Nephrology, Lewis Cohen MD and Michael Germain MD
The family perspective of ESRD deaths., Lewis Cohen MD, Michael Germain MD, and Adam Mirot MD
Determinants of 30-day adverse events following saphenous vein graft intervention with and without a distal occlusion embolic protection device., Gregory Giugliano MD
Aortic fenestration: A why, when, and how-to guide., George Hartnell MD
New-generation pulse oximetry in the care of critically ill patients., Thomas Higgins MD
Severity of illness and outcome prediction: Development and evaluation, Thomas Higgins MD
Crossing the chasm: expanded applications for hemodynamic monitoring, William McGee MD
Disparity in outcome prediction between APACHE-II, MPM-II and SAPS II, William McGee MD and Thomas Higgins MD
A low-field intraoperative MRI system for glioma surgery: is it worthwhile?, Dennis Oh MD
Final height in children with medulloblastoma treated with growth hormone., Edward Reiter MD
Vaccination versus treatment of influenza in working adults: A cost-effectiveness analysis, Michael Rothberg MD and David Rose MD
Evidence based physical activity for school-age youth, Thomas Rowland MD
Programmed cell death in insect neuromuscular systems during metamorphosis, Larry Schwartz
Prognostic implications of elevated troponin in patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome but no critical epicardial coronary disease: a TACTICS-TIMI-18 substudy., Marc Schweiger MD and Amir Lotfi MD
VR to OR for camera navigation, Neal Seymour MD
Submissions from 2004
Alcohol exposure and breast cancer: results of the women's contraceptive and reproductive experiences study., Ronald Burkman MD
Controversies in perioperative medication management, Donna Mercado MD and David Ling MD
Profile of chest trauma in a level I trauma center, Imtiaz Munshi MD and Richard Wait MD
Laparascopic discectomy and fusion (L5-S1), John Romanelli MD
Prioritizing influenza vaccination, Michael Rothberg MD
On the CNS exercise governor, or i thought so, Thomas Rowland MD
Provision of on-site medical care to patients with hepatitis C in drug treatment units., Zdravko P. Vassilev, Shiela M. Strauss, Janetta M. Astone, Peter D. Friedmann, and Don C. Des Jarlais
Excess incidence of ALS in young Gulf War veterans, Carmel Armon MD
Incorporating cellular metabolism into growth models of multicellular tumor spheroids, Neil Forbes
USANS as a probe of large-scale structure in attractive colloidal glasses of block copolymer micelles, Neil Forbes
Malignant pericardial effusions., Kenneth Frankel MD
Stereotactic core needle biopsy specimen radiography of malignant breast lesions containing calcifications: Is the presence of carcinoma in specimens without calcifications predictive of more extensive disease, Robert Goulart MD, David March MD, Bret Coughlin MD, Holly Mason MD, and Jane Garb
An electronic health record for corrections for the public domain, Thomas Lincoln MD
What criteria should be used for the diagnosis of delirium?, Benjamin Liptzin MD
A novel cancer program-sponsored spiritual event; analysis of attendee responses, Wilson Mertens MD and Donald Higby MD
Reducing medical errors through barcoding at the point of care., James Nichols, Deborah Morsi, Mary Brunton, and Joan McGirr
Checklists and guidelines in surgical pathology., Christopher Otis MD
AIDS-related non-Hodgkin lymphoma: still a problem in the era of HAART., Liron Pantanowitz MD
Cerebral air embolism from a hemodialysis catheter: a complete recovery after delayed hyperbaric therapy, Michael Picchioni MD
Clinical features, triage, and outcome of patients presenting to the ED with suspected acute coronary syndromes but without pain: a multicenter study., J. Hector Pope MD
Association of patient characteristics and medication errors in the ambulatory setting: use of a classification tool., Michael Rothberg MD, Penny Pekow, Mark Heelon, Lauren Meade MD, and David Rose MD
Distinctive gene expression profiles by cDNA microarrays in endometrioid and serous carcinomas of the endometrium., Q Jackie Cao MD
Thyroid and parathyroid disease, Nicholas Coe MD
Resident and attending attitudes toward the eighty-hour workweek, Sabha Ganai MD, Richard Wait MD, and Nicholas Coe MD
Termination., Michael R. Grey MD
Standardizing the conversation and calibrating the education: tools for a successful evaluation of the Core Competencies, Kevin Hinchey MD and Stewart Babbott MD
Reflections of a PCP on prescribing buprenorphine in the primary care setting, Thomas Lincoln MD
Development and validation of a Pregnancy Physical Activity Questionnaire., Glenn Markenson MD
Synergies in quality improvement projects decrease the incidence of ventilator associated pneumonia., William McGee MD, Karin Johnson MD, and Mary Ellen Scales
Peptic ulcer disease, David Page MD
Improving patient-to-nurse ratios as a cost-effective safety intervention, Michael Rothberg MD, Peter Lindenauer MD, and David Rose MD
Early intravenous cannulation in children during sevoflurane induction., Donald Schwartz MD, Neil Connelly MD, Srinivasa Gutta MD, Katharine Freeman MD, and Charles Gibson RN
Abdominal wall, omentum, mesentery, and retroperitoneum, Neal Seymour MD
Emerging uses of GIS in medicine and hospitals--Baystate Health System's Health Geographics Program, Ric Skinner
Clinical use of drotrecogin alfa (activated): Patients treated in the XEUS study differ from high risk prowess patients, Jay Steingrub MD
Pyridoxalated hemoglobin polyoxyethylene (PHP) therapy in distributive shock, Jay Steingrub MD
Safety of drotrecogin alfa (activated): Results of Xeus, a prospective multicenter observational study In Chest 2004;126(4)Suppl:724S, Jay Steingrub MD
The pharmacokinetics of drotrecogin alfa (activated) in severe sepsis patients weighing greater than 135 kg in Chest 2004;126(4)Suppl:863S, Jay Steingrub MD
Statistical analysis of vital sign value changes in patients undergoing uncomplicated transfusions, Jay Steingrub MD and Chester Andrzejewski MD
Peripartum cardiomyopathy., Mark Tidswell MD
GIS localization of community acquired MRSA soft tissue abscesses in children, Michael Tirabassi MD, Kevin Moriarty MD, Jane Garb, Ric Skinner, George Wadie MD, and Christopher Boyd MD
GIS localization of community acquired MRSA soft tissue abscesses in children, Michael Tirabassi MD, Kevin Moriarty MD, Jane Garb, Ric Skinner, George Wadie MD, and Christopher Boyd MD
Investigating racial disparities in percutaneous coronary intervention(PCI) rates, Richard Wait MD, Jane Garb, and James Cook MD
Early antiepileptic drug reduction following anterior temporal lobectomy for medically intractable complex partial epilepsy., Carmel Armon MD
Effects of Insulin Resistance on Substrate Utilization During Exercise in Overweight Women., Stuart Chipkin MD
Measuring quality of dying in end-stage renal disease., Lewis Cohen MD and Michael Germain MD
Cecil's textbook of medicine, 22nd edition, Michael R. Grey MD
Don't use thiopental to decrease propofol injection pain., Timothy Lacy MD, Neil Connelly MD, and Katharine Freeman MD
Hampden County public health model for corrections, Thomas Lincoln MD
New technology for the early detection of breast cancer, Holly Mason MD
A physician's support for incorporating spirituality into the healing process, Wilson Mertens MD
Prognostic evaluation and review of immunohistochemically detected disseminated tumor cells in peritumoral lymph nodes of patients with pN0 colorectal cancer., James Mueller MD
Safety and efficacy of anastrozole for the treatment of pubertal gynecomastia: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial., Edward Reiter MD
Profile of chest trauma in a level I trauma center., Richard Wait MD and Imtiaz Munshi MD
Liability tort reform - not a done deal, Ronald Burkman MD
A calcified lesion on abdominal X-ray., K Francis Lee MD
Coping with chemotherapy and radiation therapy, Grace Makari-Judson MD
A unique pattern of injury secondary to seatbelt-related blunt abdominal trauma., Imtiaz Munshi MD
Loss of heterozygosity occurs via mitotic recombination in Trp53+/- mice and associates with mammary tumor susceptibility of the BALB/c strain., Christopher Otis MD and D Joseph Jerry
Inflammatory fibroid polyps are not inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors., Liron Pantanowitz MD
The effect of matching comprehensive services to patients' needs on drug use improvement in addiction treatment., Peter D. Friedmann, James C. Hendrickson, Dean R. Gerstein, and Zhiwei Zhang
Information-sharing in out-of-hospital disaster response: the future role of information technology., Jeffrey Arnold MD and K Francis Lee MD
Treating hypertension in patients with diabetes., Evan Benjamin MD
Reproductive factors and risk of breast carcinoma in a study of white and African-American women., Ronald Burkman MD
E-mail communication between pediatricians and their patients., Robert Gerstle MD
Timing is everything., Thomas Higgins MD
Variations in influenza vaccination among the elderly., Stephenie C. Lemon, William Rakowski, Melissa A. Clark, Jason Roy, and Peter D. Friedmann
Use of antihypertensive agents in the management of patients with acute ischemic stroke., Peter Lindenauer MD, Evan Benjamin MD, and Penny Pekow
Experience with cryopreserved cadaveric femoral vein allografts used for hemodialysis access., Robert Madden MD, Alexander Kurbanov MD, and George Lipkowitz MD
Contralateral breast cancer: factors associated with stage and size at presentation., Grace Makari-Judson MD and Wilson Mertens MD
Association of admission date with cancer patient survival at a regional hospice: utility of a statistical process control analysis., Wilson Mertens MD, Peter Lindenauer MD, and Evan Benjamin MD