Submissions from 2011
Medical consultation and best practices for preoperative evaluation of elderly patients, Mihaela Stefan MD, Gladys Fernandez MD, and Laura Iglesias Lino MD
Acute kidney injury in patients with acute lung injury: Impact of fluid accumulation on classification of acute kidney injury and associated outcomes, Jay Steingrub MD
Characteristics and outcomes of ventilated patients according to time to liberation from mechanical ventilation, Jay Steingrub MD
Enteral omega-3 fatty acid, gamma-linolenic acid, and antioxidant supplementation in acute lung injury, Jay Steingrub MD
Randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial of an aerosolized ¥â©ü-agonist for treatment of acute lung injury, Jay Steingrub MD
Vascular pedicle width in acute lung injury: correlation with intravascular pressures and ability to discriminate fluid status, Jay Steingrub 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
Effect of neuromuscular blockers on mortality in patients with severe sepsis, Jay Steingrub MD, Tara Lagu MD, Michael Rothberg MD, and Peter Lindenauer MD
Medical ethics, end of life care and clinical research, Jay Steingrub MD, Mark Tidswell MD, and Paul Jodka MD
Genetic predictors of taxane-induced neurotoxicity in a SWOG phase III intergroup adjuvant breast cancer treatment trial (S0221), James Stewart 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
Toll-like receptor-4 antagonist eritoran tetrasodium for severe sepsis, Mark Tidswell MD
Targeting hyponatremia and hemodynamics in acute decompensated heart failure: Is there a role for vasopressin antagonists?, Gregory Valania MD and Mara Slawsky MD
Effect of oxygen therapy on hemodynamic stability during hemodialysis with continuous blood volume and O2 saturation monitoring, Paul Visintainer and Michael Germain MD
Patients' knowledge of risk and protective factors for cardiovascular disease, Siddharth Wartak MD, Jennifer Friderici, Amir Lotfi MD, Ashish Verma MD, Reva Kleppel, Deborah Naglieri-Prescod, and Michael Rothberg MD
The way to a man's heart is through his liver, Siddharth Wartak MD, Amir Lotfi MD, and Gregory Giugliano MD
Postoperative atrial fibrillation is not associated with an increase risk of stroke or the type and number of grafts: A single-center retrospective analysis, Siddharth Wartak MD, Amir Lotfi MD, Prabhdeep Sethi MD, Jane Garb, and Gregory Giugliano MD
Comprehensive diabetes management program for poorly controlled Hispanic type 2 patients at a community health center, Garry Welch, Nancy Allen, and Sofija Zagarins 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
The relative impact of diabetes distress vs depression on glycemic control in hispanic patients following a diabetes self-management education intervention, Garry Welch, Sofija Zagarins MD, 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
Letter to the editor, Jeannette Wolfe MD
Part time pariahs, Jeannette Wolfe MD
Sexism in the ED: How prevalent is gender bias?, Jeannette Wolfe MD
Study shows gender gap in starting EM salaries, Jeannette Wolfe 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
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® on Hodgkin's Lymphoma-Unfavorable Clinical Stage I and II, Michael Yunes MD
Improved exercise behaviors associated with a comprehensive structured exercise program following bariatric surgery, Sofija Zagarins MD and Garry Welch
Submissions from 2010
In-hospital outcomes with thrombolytic therapy in patients with renal dysfunction presenting with acute ischaemic stroke, Varun Agrawal MD
Acquired microRNA changes may trigger sporadic ALS initiation and spread, Carmel Armon MD
Is the lithium-for-ALS genie back in the bottle?: Not quite, Carmel Armon MD
Biopsy-Proven Rasmussen's encephalitis: seizure suppression and partial reversal of deficits with antiepileptic medications and tacrolimus, Carmel Armon MD, Sivakumar Natanasabapathy MD, Dennis Oh MD, Luis Moral MD, Barbara Greco MD, and William House MD
Electromechanical Dissociation, Sudeep Kaur Aulakh MD
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF) in an elderly woman, Emily Baiyee MD
International outsourcing of medical research by high-income countries: Changes from 1995 to 2005, Raquel Belforti MD, Michael Wall MD, Peter Lindenauer MD, Penny Pekow, and Michael Rothberg MD
A double "HIT", Sandra Bellantonio MD
Non-adherence: Hypertensive emergency in a nongenarian, Sandra Bellantonio MD and Curtis Andrews MD
Scopolamine treatment and muscarinic receptor subtype-3 gene ablation augment azoxymethane-induced murine liver injury, Angelica Belo MD
Co-editor, Elisabeth Bennett
Conceptualizing education faculty development for hospital-based faculty, Elisabeth Bennett
Paradox and promise in the knowledge society, Elisabeth Bennett
The coming paradigm shift: Synthesis and future directions in virtual HRD, Elisabeth Bennett
The ecology of virtual HRD, Elisabeth Bennett
Using Action Research to Improve Instruction: An Interactive Guide for Teachers, Elisabeth Bennett
Virtual HRD: A paradigm shift?, Elisabeth Bennett
The feasibility of a longitudinal integrated clinical experience within a traditional third year curriculum, Elisabeth Bennett, Thomas Campfield MD, and Michael Picchioni MD
Septicimia and the Coastal Region, Anju Bhagavan MD, Sarah Haessler MD, and Ashita Talsania MD
A rare etiology for pancreatitis in an adult nursing home patient, Amit Bhargava MD, Curtis Andrews MD, and Raquel Belforti MD
Emergence of gentamicin-resistant bacteremia in hemodialysis patients receiving gentamicin lock catheter prophylaxis, Gregory Braden MD, Daniel Landry MD, Sarah Haessler MD, Chirag Vaidya MD, and Stephen Sweet 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
Advanced Illness Care and Elders at the End of Life, Maura Brennan MD
Cognitive impairment in the ICU: Could more have been done for this elder?, Maura Brennan MD
RMSF in an elderly woman, Maura Brennan MD and Emily Baiyee MD
Geriatrics: The art and heart behind the science, Maura Brennan MD and Amit Bhargava MD
Mad as a hatter, stiff as a board, Maura Brennan MD, Amit Bhargava MD, Tara Lagu MD, and Miguel Mujica-Baella MD
Leg pain from a pericardial effusion, Maura Brennan MD, Ashita Talsania MD, and Manmeet Singh MD
Abdominal Pain, Gavin Budhram MD
Images in emergency medicine. Elderly woman with rectal bleeding, Gavin Budhram MD and Linda Willard MD
Therapy with hydrochlorothiazide and spironlactone decreases the risk of calcium oxalate precipitation in premature infants, Thomas Campfield MD, Gary Rockwell MD, and Gregory Braden MD
Insulin resistance and nephrolithiasis: Risk in obese adolescents, Thomas Campfield MD, Rishita Tiwari MD, Chrystal Wittcopp MD, Gregory Braden MD, and Holley Allen MD
Increasing hospice services for elderly patients maintained with hemodialysis, Lewis Cohen MD and Michael Germain MD
Predicting six-month mortality for patients who are on maintenance hemodialysis, Lewis Cohen MD and Michael Germain MD
Caudally threaded epidural catheter following a single-shot caudal block in a high-risk neonate: a combined caudal-epidural technique, Neil Connelly MD, Donald Schwartz MD, and Deevia Patel MD
Antiarrhythmic therapy, James Cook MD
Split decision, Michael Coppola MD
Electron microscopy in end stage renal disease: a case of Fabry's disease, Giovanna Crisi MD, Adriana Doldan-Silvero MD, and Michael Germain MD
ECG image of the month. A childhood illness in an adult. Complete atrioventricular block, Jiang Cui MD, Mathias Stoenescu MD, and Leehapong Navaravong MD
Gastrotomy closure with the lock-it system and the Padlock-G clip: A survival study in a porcine model, David Desilets MD, John Romanelli MD, David Earle MD, and Christopher Chapman MD
Effect of an educational pamphlet on colon cancer screening: A randomized, prospective trial, David Desilets MD, Abdullah Shaikh MD, Syed Hussain MD, and Shelley Rahn MD
Final roller coaster ride, Ranjit Dhelaria MD
Paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration an extremely rare complication in a case of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Ranjit Dhelaria MD
Twiddlers Syndrome An uncommon twist, Ranjit Dhelaria MD and Geetika Sachdeva MD
Sirolimus-induced lung injury, Mohamed Elarabi MD, Ashita Talsania MD, Ashish Verma MD, Sandra Bellantonio MD, and Maura Brennan MD
Sirolimus-induced lung injury: An unusual cause of ARDS, Mohamed Elarabi MD and Ashish Verma MD
Simulation in critical care medicine: Helping students "Get it", Gladys Fernandez MD, Elizabeth D'Amour, William McGee MD, Patrick Mailloux MD, Neal Seymour MD, Richard Wait MD, and Gerard Langlois
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
Venous thromboembolism: Have we made headway?, Jan Fitzgerald
Management of hyponatremia: Providing treatment and avoiding harm, Benjamin Freda MD, Chirag Vaidya MD, and Warren Ho MD
Pediatric Feeding Problems, Richard Gabor MD
Incidence and risk factors of developing nephrotoxicity in adult non-intensive care unit patients receiving vancomycin for greater than 48 hours, Jane Garb, Jason Cross, Daniel Skiest MD, Kathleen Kopcza, and Seth Housman
Use of 12x/month haemoglobin monitoring with a computer algorithm reduces haemoglobin variability, Jane Garb, Warren Ho MD, and Michael Germain MD
Nurse diabetes case management interventions and blood glucose control: Results of a meta-analysis, Jane Garb, Garry Welch, and Sofija Zagarins MD
A longitudinal study of uremic pruritus in hemodialysis patients, Michael Germain MD
Determining optimum hemoglobin sampling for anemia management from every-treatment data, Michael Germain MD
Evaluation of cinacalcet HCl treatment after kidney transplantation, Michael Germain MD
An integrative approach to advanced kidney disease in the elderly, Michael Germain MD and Lewis Cohen MD
One can't judge a stent by its cover, Gregory Giugliano MD and Marc Schweiger MD
Angina Pectoris in Emergency Medicine, Marc Haber MD
Resident experience of abuse and harassment in emergency medicine: Ten years later, Marc Haber MD
A surgical site infection cluster: the process and outcome of an investigation--the impact of an alcohol-based surgical antisepsis product and human behavior, Sarah Haessler MD, Neil Connelly MD, Gary Kanter MD, Jan Fitzgerald, Annette Golubchik MD, Michael Albert MD, Charles Gibson, and Mary Ellen Scales
Strategies used by critical care nurses to identify, interrupt, and correct medical errors, Elizabeth Henneman, Fidela Blank, and Philip Henneman MD
Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Philip Henneman MD
Bar-Code Scanning May Reduce but Not Eliminate Medication and Patient Identification Errors In Clinical Simulation, Philip Henneman MD and Fidela Blank
Patient identification errors are common in a simulated setting, Philip Henneman MD, Donna Fisher MD, and Elizabeth Henneman
Experience modeling and analyzing medical processes: UMass/Baystate Medical safety project overview, Philip Henneman MD, Elizabeth Henneman, Lucinda Cassells MD, and Wilson Mertens MD
Error identification and recovery by student nurses using human patient simulation: Opportunity to improve patient safety, Philip Henneman MD, Elizabeth Henneman, Cheryl Reilly, and Joan Roche
Using discrete event simulation to study patient length of stay, Philip Henneman MD and Haiping Li
Emergency department patients who stay more than 6 hours contribute to crowding, Philip Henneman MD, Howard Smithline MD, Fidela Blank, John Santoro MD, Ann Maynard, Deborah Provost, Elizabeth Henneman, and Haiping Li