Outcomes

Original Research

The Outcomes of Inhalation Injuries in Lesser Burns: Still a Deadly Injury

09/21/2021

Elizabeth Young , MSN;

Francisco Amador , MD;

Haaris Mir , MD;

Mark McKenney , MD, MBA;

Rizal Lim , MD;

Salomon Puyana , MD, MS;

Samuel Ruiz , MD;

Although it has been widely proposed that inhalation injuries worsen burn outcomes, large-scale studies have yet to demonstrate the exact relationship. This study proposes inhalation injuries as an independent risk factor that worsens burn...

Although it has been widely...

09/21/2021

ePlasty

Original Contribution

Long-Term Outcomes of Veteran Patients After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

09/01/2021

Riyad Y. Kherallah , MD;

Biswajit Kar , MD;

Lorraine Cornwell , MD;

Alvin Blaustein , MD;

Ourania Preventza , MD;

Ernesto Jimenez , MD;

Ali E. Denktas , MD;

David Paniagua , MD;

Hani Jneid , MD;

Douglas Farmer , MD;

We examined consecutive patients who underwent TAVR at a single Veterans Affairs medical center through 2019. The 189 consecutive patients enrolled (mean age, 76.6 ± 8.4 years) had a median Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) score of 6.0...

We examined consecutive patients...

09/01/2021

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Very Small Vessels With the Use of a Newer-Generation 2.0 mm Drug-Eluting Stent

06/29/2021

Yao-Chang Wang , MD;

Tien-Ping Tsao , MD;

Wei-Hsian Yin , MD, PhD;

Hsu-Lung Jen , MD, PhD;

The outcomes of treating coronary artery disease (CAD) in very small vessels

The outcomes of treating...

06/29/2021

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Details and outcomes of index pregnancy-spontaneous coronary artery dissection

Original Contribution

Pregnancy-Associated Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: Clinical Characteristics, Outcomes, and Risk During Subsequent Pregnancy

06/06/2021

Robert J. Lundstrom , MD;

Stephanie Chen , MD;

Maqdooda Merchant , MD;

Kenneth N. Mahrer , MD;

Andrew P. Ambrosy , MD;

Sahar Naderi , MD;

This study compares the clinical course and longitudinal follow-up of 22 cases of pregnancy-associated SCAD with 285 cases of non-pregnancy SCAD from Kaiser Permanente Northern California between September 2002 through June 2017

This study compares the clinical...

06/06/2021

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

When All Else Fails Vac It: A Case Report on the Efficacy of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy as a Singular Modality to Accelerate Wound Healing for Limb Salvage

The purpose of this case study is to investigate the efficacy of negative pressure wound therapy as a singular modality for limb salvage status-post extensive sharp debridement of the foo...

Michael Acerra ;

Cindy Alsamarriae ;

Brian M. Gillette ;

11/23/2020

Practical Research

Health Outcomes From Assisted Living Facilities: A Cohort Study of a Primary Care Practice

05/28/2019

Paul Y. Takahashi , MD, CMD, FACP, AGSF;

Mairead M. Bartley , MB, BCh, BAO, MD;

Stephanie M. Quigg ;

Anupam Chandra , MD;

We aimed to compare health outcomes of assisted living facility residents with those of age- and sex-matched community-dwelling adults in a retrospective cohort study of 808 older adults.

We aimed to compare health...

05/28/2019

Annals of Long-Term Care