Objective: Different staging systems have been developed to assess the severity of laryngotracheal stenosis (LTS). In this study, we assess the effects of stenotic length based on the McCaffrey staging system and constriction in cross-sectional...
There is increasing recognition of the importance of medical student wellbeing. The purpose of this study was to determine the characteristics that are associated with lower wellness in medical students.
An anonymous, IRB-approved survey was...
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Cesarean hysterectomy for placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) is associated with increased risk of post-partum hemorrhage and severe maternal morbidity (SMM). The current literature lacks large multicenter studies of cesarean hysterectomy...
Evaluation of pain often relies on subjective patient reported outcomes (PROs) such as the Brief Pain Inventory. Supplementing such measures with objective endpoints can provide a deeper assessment of acute and chronic pain. In the present study,...
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To determine the impact of race, socioeconomic deprivation, and insurance status on imaging surveillance adherence in a 5-year period after index diagnosis and surgical resection of a bone or soft tissue sarcoma at a single, large...
Background and objective: Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) are carbohydrates abundant in human breast milk. Their composition varies widely among women, and prior research has identified numerous factors contributing to this variation. However,...
Background: The distribution of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) across the world appears to be uneven, which may in part be explained by environmental factors. β-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA), a neurotoxin produced by cyanobacteria, and...
Background: Conduction system pacing (CSP), often accomplished with lumenless pacing leads, is increasingly employed to achieve physiologic ventricular activation. Extraction of CSP leads has raised concerns about damage to the conduction system,...
Caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, Chagas disease is one of the most neglected tropical diseases in the world and poses a significant burden to the estimated eight million people living with disease. As primary infection is largely...
Objective: Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy (CAV), a process of vascular damage accelerated by antibody-mediated rejection (AMR), is the leading cause of cardiac transplant failure. Proteasome inhibitors (PIs) are utilized to treat AMR; however,...