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We sought to evaluate whether surgical excision of major peripheral nerve neuromas (MPN) would reduce the use of opioids in patients with preoperative opioid use. Secondarily, we sought to determine whether additional surgical...
Background: The utility of sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) in older patients remains controversial. Advancements in HER2-directed therapy have revolutionized disease response rates and prognosis, supporting efforts to reevaluate the utility of...
Background: Malnutrition is a significant driver of mortality in cancer patients – with estimates that between 10-20% of cancer patients die due to the consequences of malnutrition rather than due to the tumor itself. Patients with head and neck...
Background: Glenoid bone loss remains one of the most significant risk factors for recurrent instability following surgical management of glenohumeral instability. Controversy exists regarding the optimal procedure for reconstructing glenoid bone...
Background: The parent perspective on the value of family conferences in the intensive care unit is not well characterized. We aimed to characterize parents’ perspectives on the value of and opportunities to improve conferences between parents of...
Background: Metastatic breast cancer (MBC) is incurable, despite recent therapeutic advances resulting in extended trajectories of disease, especially in estrogen receptor positive (ER+) and human epidermal growth factor-2 negative (HER2-) MBC....
Background: For patients with occult lower GI hemorrhage and a negative arteriogram, provocative mesenteric angiography (PMA) is a technique that entails intra-arterially administered tissue plasminogen activator (TPA) and vasodilator as well as...
BACKGROUND: Evidence suggests individuals accrue similar health benefits regardless of exercise session frequency or duration so long as total daily or weekly exercise amounts are held constant. However, it is unknown whether variations in weekly...
Background: The development of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) has been associated with both genetic and environmental factors. In particular, there is concern that exposure to toxins produced by cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (CHABs) and...
Background
Differences in the rates of deep brain stimulation (DBS) based on socioeconomic and demographic variables have been investigated for indications such as Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor, and epilepsy. Descriptive studies analyzing...