Submissions from 2009
Bariatric surgery for the treatment of morbid obesity: A meta-analysis of weight loss outcomes for laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding and laparoscopic gastric bypass, Jane Garb, Garry Welch, Sofija Zagarins MD, Jay Kuhn MD, and John Romanelli MD
Takayasu arteritis in a young woman: A 4-year case history, Gregory Giugliano MD and Fadi Saab MD
Spontaneous left anterior descending coronary artery dissection in a patient with neurofibromatosis, Gregory Giugliano MD and Prabhdeep Sethi MD
Bivalirudin use during PCI for stent thrombosis in a patient with subacute intracranial hemorrhage, Gregory Giugliano MD and Senthil Sivalingam MD
Introduction of alcohol-based surgical antisepsis associated with a surgical site infection cluster: The problem with a culture of cutting corners, Annette Golubchik MD and Sarah Haessler MD
Book Review, Eric Granowitz MD
Evaluation of renal artery stenosis in dialysis patients, Barbara Greco MD
Is it senile ptosis? An uncommon presentation of carotid cavernous aneurysm, Fei Gu MD and Senthil Sivalingam MD
Angina Pectoris, Marc Haber MD
Pneumonia caused by Staphylococcus aureus, Sarah Haessler MD and Richard Brown MD
The costs of delayed diagnosis: Pain, isolation, functional decline, Theodore Hartenstein MD and Maura Brennan MD
Resource management and process change in a simplified model of the emergency department, Philip Henneman MD
Simulating patient flow through an Emergency Department using process-driven discrete event simulation, Philip Henneman MD
Many emergency health care workers do not verify patient identity prior to performing common tasks, Philip Henneman MD and Elizabeth Henneman
Studying rigorously defined health care processes using a formal process modeling language, clinical simulation, observation, and eye tracking, Philip Henneman MD and Elizabeth Henneman
Many emergency care workers do not verify patient identity prior to performing common tasks, Philip Henneman MD, Elizabeth Henneman, and Donna Fisher MD
Acute aortic syndrome in a pregnant patient: Expecting the unexpected, Jaime Hernandez-Montfort MD and Gregory Giugliano MD
Exogenous lipoid pneumonia in a chronic laxative user, Jaime Hernandez-Montfort MD, Jose Martagon-Villamil MD, Ashish Arora MD, and Boyd Hehn MD
Neurogenic stress cardiomyopathy in a patient with adult chiari type 1 malformation, Jaime Hernandez-Montfort MD, Aashish Samat MD, Ashish Arora MD, and Patrick Mailloux MD
Purpura fulminans and the paradox of an unfortunate outcome, Jaime Hernandez-Montfort MD, Manmeet Singh MD, and Sarah Haessler MD
A metabolic hurricane in a patient with non-specific mid-epigastric pain, Jaime Hernandez-Montfort MD, Mihaela Stefan MD, and Melody Brewer MD
Masked hypercalcemia in a patient with chronic pain, Jaime Hernandez-Montfort MD, Ashita Talsania MD, Ilse Levin MD, and Stephen Ryzewicz MD
Nutritional and metabolic abnormalities in a patient with chronic pain, Jaime Hernandez-Montfort MD, Ashita Talsania MD, Ilse Levin MD, and Stephen Ryzewicz MD
Epidemiology and outcomes of clostridium difficile-associated disease among patients on prolonged acute mechanical ventilation, Thomas Higgins MD
Prolonged acute mechanical ventilation: Implications for hospital benchmarking, Thomas Higgins MD
Prospective validation of the intensive care unit admission Mortality Probability Model (MPM0-III)., Thomas Higgins MD
Subgroup mortality probability models: are they necessary for specialized intensive care units, Thomas Higgins MD
Web Logs: Blogging as a means of informatics education and information sharing, Thomas Higgins MD, Neil Kudler MD, and Patrick Brown MD
Critical care of the thoracic surgical patient, Thomas Higgins MD and Patrick Mailloux MD
Sources of satisfaction: A second administration of the program director satisfaction survey, Kevin Hinchey MD
Competency-based progression: The learner-manager-teacher model, Kevin Hinchey MD and Samuel Borden MD
I can do patient care on my own: Autonomy and the manager role, Kevin Hinchey MD and Michael Picchioni MD
The ambulatory learner milestones checklist: A tool to quantify resident competency, Kevin Hinchey MD, Michael Rosenblum MD, Sudeep Kaur Aulakh MD, and Lauren Meade MD
Baystate EIP: Present practice and future direction: Tracer and continuous healing relationships, Kevin Hinchey MD, Michael Rosenblum MD, Samuel Borden MD, Lauren Meade MD, Mihaela Stefan MD, and Reva Kleppel
Miller Cischer Syndrome, William House MD
Hypothermia for epilepsia partialis continua and complex partial seizures in an adult with Rasmussen's Encephalitis, William House MD, Carmel Armon MD, Erika LaChance MD, Luis Moral MD, Eric Smith MD, Patrick Mailloux MD, and Grace Albert
Myasthenia gravis and levitiracetam: Case report, Philip Hsu MD
Goodpasture's Syndrome preceded by upper respiratory illness, Syed Hussain MD and Jose Martagon-Villamil MD
Percutaneous revascularization of occluded renal arteries in the setting of acute renal failure, Ashequl Islam MD
Integrating quality improvement and residency education: Insights from the AIAMC National Initiative about the roles of the designated institutional official and program director, Hal Jenson MD and Kevin Hinchey MD
Clinical Pathologic Case Competition, Adam Kellogg MD
Spotlight talk: Cardiac life support update, Kim Krach MD
Spotlight talk: EKG presentations, Kim Krach MD
The quest for a 'better mousetrap', Aaron Kugelmass MD
Effect of patient comorbidities on filling of antihypertensive prescriptions, Tara Lagu MD
Management of infective endocarditis: Clinical experience with outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy, Julius Larioza MD, Richard Brown MD, Amy Girard, and Lena Heung MD
Fix your fracture care claims in 3 simple steps to avoid errant code, postop overlap, Michael Lemanski MD
Nomenclature and definitions for emergency department human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing: Report from the 2007 conference of the National Emergency Department HIV Testing Consortium, Michael Lemanski MD
Characteristics of a residential and working community with diverse exposure to World Trade Center dust, gas, and fumes, Sybille Liautaud MD
Sex and age correlates of Chlamydia prevalence in adolescents and adults entering correctional facilities, 2005: implications for screening policy, Thomas Lincoln MD
Resumption of smoking after release from a tobacco-free correctional facility, Thomas Lincoln MD and Thomas Conklin MD
Public reporting and pay-for-performance programs in perioperative medicine: Are they meeting their goals, Peter Lindenauer MD
An especially sweet elder, Gina Luciano MD, Douglas Porter MD, Maura Brennan MD, and Sandra Bellantonio MD
Elephantiasis nostras verrucosa, Gina Luciano MD and Mihaela Stefan MD
Body temperature changes are associated with outcomes following in-hospital cardiac arrest and return of spontaneous circulation, Timothy Mader MD
Cardiac arrests of hospital staff and visitors: Experience from the national registry of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, Timothy Mader MD
Hospital variation in time to defibrillation after in-hospital cardiac arrest, Timothy Mader MD
Impact of physician and patient gender on pain management in the emergency department--a multicenter study, Timothy Mader MD
Racial differences in survival after in-hospital cardiac arrest, Timothy Mader MD
The effect of ambient temperature on cold saline during simulated infusion to induce therapeutic hypothermia, Timothy Mader MD
The effect of ambient temperature on iced saline during simulated infusion to induce therapeutic hypothermia, Timothy Mader MD
The effect of the preshock pause on coronary perfusion pressure decay and rescue shock outcome in porcine ventricular fibrillation, Timothy Mader MD
Therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest: A cost-effectiveness analysis, Timothy Mader MD
Time to invasive airway and outcomes after in-hospital cardiopulmonary arrest, Timothy Mader MD
Using the American Heart Association's National Registry of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for performance improvement, Timothy Mader MD
Quantitative waveform measures of ventricular fibrillation predict return of spontaneous circulation and short-term survival, Timothy Mader MD, Adam Kellogg MD, and Joshua Walterscheid MD
Feasibility of intraosseous infusion of iced saline to induce therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac resuscitation, Timothy Mader MD, Joshua Walterscheid MD, and Adam Kellogg MD
Hemodynamic and Delta Blood Volume Relationships During Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy, Patrick Mailloux MD and William McGee MD
Cascading drug errors−hyponatremia followed by hypernatremia: Mirtazapine−induced SIADH and volume depletion from Demeclocycline, Alejandra Marin Ruiz MD, Maura Brennan MD, and Fei Gu MD
The effect of duration of second stage labor and mode of delivery on neonatal complications among preterms, Glenn Markenson MD, Fadi Bsat MD, Michael Plevyak MD, and Penny Pekow
A prospective cohort of pregnant Hispanic women and risk of gestational diabetes: Design and baseline characteristics, Glenn Markenson MD and Penny Pekow
Correlates of depression during pregnancy in latina women, Glenn Markenson MD and Penny Pekow
Correlates of discontinuing physical activity at the onset of pregnancy among Hispanic women, Glenn Markenson MD and Penny Pekow
Predictors of smoking cessation at the onset of pregnancy in Hispanic women, Glenn Markenson MD and Penny Pekow
Prepregnancy body mass index, gestational weight gain, and risk of hypertensive pregnancy among Latina women, Glenn Markenson MD and Penny Pekow
Physical activity before and during pregnancy and duration of second stage of labor among Hispanic women, Glenn Markenson MD, Penny Pekow, and Michael Plevyak MD
Foot and ankle examination, Julio Martinez-Silvestrini MD
Atypical hip pain in a female runner: A case report, Julio Martinez-Silvestrini MD and Katrina Lewis MD
Wellens Syndrome, Benjamin Mattingly MD
A simple physiologic algorithm for managing hemodynamics using stroke volume and stroke volume variation: Physiologic optimization program, William McGee MD
Comment, William McGee MD
Strategies and new developments in the management of bacterial meningitis, Justine Miranda MD
Blood glucose measurement in patients with suspected diabetic ketoacidosis: A comparison of Abbott MediSense PCx point-of-care meter values to reference laboratory values, James Nichols, Howard Smithline MD, Fidela Blank, and Penny Pekow
CARES: Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival, Benjamin Osborne MD
STEMI Regionalization, Benjamin Osborne MD
A review of perineal cutaneous herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection in hospitalized patients admitted in a tertiary care hospital, Armando Paez MD, Mayu Sekiguchi MD, and Kathy Gibson-Tierney
Fatty infiltration of the aortic valve, Liron Pantanowitz MD and Leng Jiang MD
Mastitis and breast abscess, Liron Pantanowitz MD, Holly Mason MD, and Daniel Skiest MD
Cost and workforce implications of subjecting all physicians to aviation industry work-hour restrictions, Michael Payette MD
Effectiveness of antibiotic class in acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Penny Pekow, Michael Rothberg MD, Oren Brody MD, Daniel Skiest MD, and Peter Lindenauer MD
Shop for quality or volume? Volume, quality, and outcomes of coronary artery bypass surgery, Penny Pekow, Michael Rothberg MD, and Peter Lindenauer MD
Nodular rash many months after successful treatment of leprosy: A delayed presentation of erythema nodosum leprosum, Srikanth Penumetsa MD, Ilse Levin MD, Ranjit Dhelaria MD, Orlando Torres MD, and Alejandra Marin Ruiz MD
Abdominal 64-MDCT for suspected appendicitis: the use of oral and IV contrast material versus IV contrast material only, Niels Rathlev MD
Academic career development for clinical directors, Niels Rathlev MD
A trial to end ambulance diversion in Boston, Niels Rathlev MD
Keynote presentation: Emergency department crowding - effects on patient outcomes, Niels Rathlev MD
Panel discussion: Update on trauma care, Niels Rathlev MD
Penetrating neck trauma, Niels Rathlev MD