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Days alive and out of hospital for children born with single-ventricle heart disease

Description:: Background: This study describes the illness burden in the first year of life for children with single-ventricle heart disease, using the metric of days alive and out of hospital to characterize morbidity and mortality. Methods: This is a...
Date:: August 1-2, 2024

Bidirectional relationships between pain and patterns of cannabis and tobacco use in a US nationally representative sample

Description:: One-fifth of US adults experience chronic pain, which is associated with increased tobacco and cannabis use. While bidirectional relationships between tobacco and pain have been demonstrated, pathways between pain, cannabis use, and co-use of...
Date:: August 1-2, 2024

Synergizing hyperthermia and immunotherapy in intracranial tumors

Description:: Laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) is an emerging modality for hyperthermic ablation of brain tumors. Hyperthermia-induced tumor coagulative necrosis may serve as a source of neoantigen for T-cell priming and a subsequent anti-tumor immune...
Date:: August 1-2, 2024

Predictors of Lung Utilization and Allograft Survival from Donors following Donation after Circulatory Death: Insights from the National Donor Management Goals Registry

Description:: Introduction: Efforts to expand the lung transplant (LTx) donor pool have led to increased use of lungs from donors after circulatory death (DCD), with evidence demonstrating outcomes comparable to those from donors after brain death (DBD)....
Date:: August 1-2, 2024

An Assessment of the Cultural Validity of the Parenting Stress Index-Short Form for Caregivers of Autistic Children in South Africa: A Mixed-Methods Study

Description:: Background: While caregiver coaching can teach caregivers early intervention strategies that they can use with their young autistic child during everyday activities, there is limited access to caregiver coaching in low-resource, culturally and...
Date:: August 1-2, 2024

Fabrication of a Novel 3D Extrusion Bioink Containing Processed Human Articular Cartilage Matrix for Cartilage Tissue Engineering

Description:: Background: Cartilage damage is challenging to treat due to its limited self-healing capacity caused by its avascular and aneural nature. However, 3D tissue engineering approaches that utilize biomaterials, additives, and cells offer a promising...
Date:: August 1-2, 2024

Annual Trends and Demographic Variables Associated with Receiving DBS for Patients Admitted to US Hospitals with Dystonia: 2012-2019

Description:: 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...
Date:: August 1-2, 2024

Socioeconomic Disparities in Postoperative Outcomes of Osteocutaneous Fibula Free Flaps for Head and Neck Reconstruction

Description:: ABSTRACT Background: Osteocutaneous fibula free flaps (FFFs) are a fundamental component of reconstructive surgery in the head and neck region, particularly following traumatic injuries or oncologic resections. Despite their utility, FFFs are...
Date:: August 1-2, 2024

Demographics and Clinical Decision Making in Patients with Germline Moderate Penetrance non-BRCA Mutations in Breast Cancer Related Genes

Description:: Background: There are numerous risk factors that affect breast cancer (BC) incidence and mortality, including, but not limited to, age, race, income, insurance status, reproductive patterns, breast density, and germline genetic mutations....
Date:: August 1-2, 2024

High risk prescribing practices among children in NC county DSS custody facing significant barriers to placement

Description:: Background: Deterioration of children's mental health during the pandemic resulted in the declaration of a national emergency. High rates of psychotropic prescribing among children within the foster care system has been a target of federal and...
Date:: August 1-2, 2024

The Efficacy of Major Peripheral Nerve Neuroma Surgery in Reducing Postoperative Opioid Use in Patients with Preoperative Opioid Use

Description:: Hypothesis: 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...
Date:: August 1-2, 2024

Gait Analysis for the Quantification of Neuropathic Foot Pain: A Step in the Right Direction

Description:: 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,...
Date:: August 1-2, 2024

Comparing clinical outcomes in AIBD patients, a retrospective analysis of Black versus White patients evaluated and treated at Duke Dermatology

Description:: Objective: Compare differences in demographics, comorbidities, and ED visits or hospitalizations in Black versus White AIBD patients evaluated and treated at Duke Dermatology between 2012-2021. Background: Previous cross-sectional studies...
Date:: August 1-2, 2024

Mesenchymal stem cell exosomes exhibit anti-inflammatory effects on the ocular surface in a murine model of Stevens Johnson Syndrome and allergic eye disease

Description:: Background: Targeted immunotherapies are needed in inflammatory ocular surface diseases as an alternative to the blanket immunosuppression of steroids, which can cause a host of undesirable side-effects. Mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes...
Date:: August 1-2, 2024

Glioma Imaging Predicts Underlying Genetic Mutations: A Multicenter Study

Description:: Background: Gliomas are the most common malignant primary brain tumor. Genomic characterization is necessary for diagnosis and treatment decisions, for which the brain is biopsied and can lead to delays in care, morbidity, and mortality. Here, we...
Date:: August 1-2, 2024

Ultra-widefield retinal and choroidal vascular architecture in mild cognitive impairment and normal cognition

Description:: Background: Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is currently a clinical diagnosis characterized by decline in memory and daily cognitive function from baseline. Exploratory studies using optical coherence tomography angiography have reported...
Date:: August 1-2, 2024

Generation of antibodies for the diagnosis of acute and chronic Chagas Disease using phage display technology

Description:: 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...
Date:: August 1-2, 2024

Role of Regulatory T-Cells in the Development of Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis

Description:: Traumatic etiology is implicated in up to 12% of the cases of osteoarthritis in the United States. This type of arthritis, termed post traumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA), has been proposed to be mediated in part through an imbalance in inflammatory...
Date:: August 1-2, 2024

55th Annual Duke School of Medicine Student Research Symposium

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Description:: Thursday &amp; Friday, August 1st and 2nd Student Poster Presentations: Thursday, August 1st • 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Main Session: Friday, August 2nd • 8:00 am − 12:00 pm and <b>Note:</b> <i>Please log in to view content in...
Date:: 2024

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Distal Clavicle Bone Augmentation for Shoulder Instability

Description:: 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...
Date:: August 1-2, 2024

Library Artifact Collection

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Description:: The Medical Center Library maintains a small collection of medical instruments and other artifacts related to medicine and health care. The collection has items of historical significance to Duke as well. A neurosurgical stereotactic equipment...
Date:: 1800-2009

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Stereotactic Neurosurgery

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Description:: The Duke University Medical Center Library Stereotactic Museum was established to preserve the stereotactic instruments that significantly impacted the field of neurosurgery. The collection is largely due to the generosity of Drs. Robert...
Date:: 1949-1993

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Oral History Collection

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Description:: The oral history program of the Duke University Medical Center Archives exists to capture the medical center's history in the words of the people who have witnessed or participated in that history. The interviews consist of relevant memories from...
Date:: 1982-2024

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173Works

Historical Images In Medicine

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Description:: The Medical Center Library’s Historical Images in Medicine (HIM) collections encompass over 3,000 photographs, illustrations, engravings, and bookplates from the history of the health and life sciences. Special collections in HIM include...
Date:: 200-1996

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