Police Violence, Structural Racism and the Science of Reform
Detection Of COVID-19 In A Vulvar Lesion
Elizabeth S. Rubin, Stephanie A. Sansone, Adi Hirshberg, Elizabeth G. Clement, Sindhu K. Srinivas
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As new information about coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is rapidly discovered, clinicians are better equipped to make informed decisions for their patients. While current research suggests COVID-19 viral antigen is not found in vaginal secretions, its detectability in the female lower genital tract may have clinical implications for obstetric and gynecologic care for women. We present a case of a woman at 31 weeks' gestation with simultaneous upper respiratory symptoms and vulvovaginitis. She was found to have a vulvar lesion
...Practice Gap In Atrial Fibrillation Oral Anticoagulation Prescribing At Emergency Department Home Discharge
Bory Kea, Bethany T. Waites, Amber Lin, Merritt Raitt, David R. Vinson, Niroj Ari, Luke Welle, Andrew Sill, Dana Button, Benjamin C. Sun
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Introduction: Current U.S. cardiology guidelines recommend oral anticoagulation (OAC) to reduce stroke risk in selected patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), but no formal AF OAC recommendations exist to guide emergency medicine clinicians in the acute care setting. We sought to characterize emergency department (ED) OAC prescribing practices after an ED AF diagnosis.
Methods: This retrospective study included index visits for OAC-naive patients ≥18 years old who were discharged home from
...Penn CICADA Initiative Names Three Researchers for 2020-2021 Cohort
Early Impact Of Pennsylvania Act 112 On Follow-Up Of Abnormal Imaging Findings
Govind S. Mattay, Gregory S. Mittl, Hanna M. Zafar, Tessa S. Cook
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Objective: Pennsylvania Act 112 requires diagnostic imaging facilities to directly notify outpatients about significant imaging abnormalities that require follow-up care within 3 months. The effects of Act 112 on patient care are unclear. We sought to characterize follow-up discussions and care received by outpatients with significant imaging abnormalities as defined by Act 112.
Methods: We evaluated findings flagged for patient notification under Act 112 at our institution over a 1-month
...Association Of Suicide Prevention Interventions With Subsequent Suicide Attempts, Linkage To Follow-Up Care, And Depression Symptoms For Acute Care Settings: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis
Stephanie K. Doupnik, Brittany Rudd, Timothy Schmutte, Diana Worsley, Cadence F. Bowden, Erin McCarthy, Elliott Eggan, Jeffrey A. Bridge, Steven C. Marcus
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Importance: To prevent suicide deaths, acute care settings need tools to ensure individuals at risk of suicide access mental health care and remain safe until they do so.
Objective: To examine the association of brief acute care suicide prevention interventions with patients' subsequent suicide attempts, linkage to follow-up care, and depression symptoms at follow-up.
Data sources: Ovid MEDLINE, Scopus, CINAHL, PsychINFO, Embase, and references of included studies using
...Association Among Surgeon Experience, Patient Risk, And Outcomes In Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Jason J. Han, Markian M. Bojko, Matthew M. Duda, Amit Iyengar, John J. Kelly, William L. Patrick, Mark R. Helmers, Pavan Atluri
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Background: There is an association between surgeon experience and outcomes following cardiac surgery. However, this association is not well studied in the context of patient risk. The purpose of this single-center, retrospective, observational study was to describe how surgeon experience relates to patient risk in isolated coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery and how this impacts patient outcomes.
Methods: Surgeon experience was defined as time between the surgeon finishing fellowship
...COVID Response Tips for Managers of Health Care Organizations
A Qualitative Assessment Of Factors That Children, Parents, And Clinicians Prioritize In The Setting Of Elective Anesthesia And Surgery
Wallis T Muhly, Brittany Wohler, Maria N Nelson, Jonathan M Tan, Frances K Barg, William England, Carolyn Fazzini, Luis Sequera-Ramos, Paul A Stricker
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Background: Assessing the postoperative recovery of pediatric patients is challenging as there is no validated comprehensive patient-centered recovery assessment tool for this population. A qualitative investigative approach with in-depth stakeholder interviews can provide insight into the recovery process and inform the development of a comprehensive patient-centered postoperative assessment tool for children.
Methods: We conducted open-ended, semistructured interviews with children 6-12 years
...Assessment Of Physician Prescribing Of Muscle Relaxants In The United States, 2005-2016
Samantha E. Soprano, Sean Hennessy, Warren B. Bilker, Charles E. Leonard
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Importance: Little is known to date about national trends in the prescribing of skeletal muscle relaxants (SMRs), the use of which is associated with important safety concerns, especially in older adults and in those who use concomitant opioids.
Objective: To measure national trends in SMR prescribing over a 12-year period.
Design, setting, and participants: This cross-sectional study used data from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey from January 2005 to
...Vaccine Rationing And The Urgency Of Social Justice In The Covid-19 Response
Harald Schmidt
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The Covid-19 pandemic needs to be considered from two perspectives simultaneously. First, there are questions about which policies are most effective and fair in the here and now, as the pandemic unfolds. These polices concern, for example, who should receive priority in being tested, how to implement contact tracing, or how to decide who should get ventilators or vaccines when not all can. Second, it is imperative to anticipate the medium- and longer-term consequences that these policies have. The case of vaccine rationing is
...LDI Awards 13 Special Rapid-Response COVID-Related Research Grants
Model Simulations Point to Key Concerns for Reopening the Economy
$5 Million VA CHERP Implementation Project to be Led by Penn LDI Senior Fellows
Levels Of Evidence Supporting Drug, Device, And Other Recommendations In The American Heart Association/American College Of Cardiology Guidelines
Alexander C Fanaroff, Marat Fudim, Robert M Califf, Stephan Windecker, Sidney C Smith Jr, Renato D Lopes
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Clinical guideline documents reflect the evidence supporting clinical practice, but few recommendations in cardiovascular guidelines are supported by evidence from randomized controlled trials (RCTs), the highest level of evidence. Incentives for generating evidence from RCTs differ by topic of guideline recommendation, and it is uncertain whether evidence supporting guideline recommendations differs based on the topic of the recommendation.
Methods: We abstracted recommendation statements from current ACC/AHA
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