Submissions from 2011
Severe hypoxemia and orthodeoxia following right pneumonectomy, David A. Kaufman, Sandeep Ravi, Ramona Dadu, Daniel Horowitz, and Michael A. Logue
The calcareous lung, Jayakrishnan Krishnakurup and George Abdelsayed
Optimal management of shivering during therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest, Angela Logan, Prasama Sangkachand, and Marjorie Funk
A randomized controlled trial of Child FIRST: a comprehensive home-based intervention translating research into early childhood practice, Darcy I. Lowell, Alice S. Carter, Leandra Godoy, Belinda Paulicin, and Margaret J. Briggs-Gowan
Sustaining Medicare's promise, Constantine A. Manthous
Medicaid patients' access to subspecialty ambulatory care in connecticut, Constantine A. Manthous, Yekaterina Grewal, and Andre N. Sofair
Team science and critical care, Constantine A. Manthous and Andrea B. Hollingshead
The interface of law and medicine: a new series in the "Medical Ethics" section, Constantine A. Manthous and Richard S. Irwin
Building effective critical care teams, Constantine Manthous, Ingrid M. Nembhard, and Andrea B. Hollingshead
Routine or protocol evaluation of trauma patients with suspected syncope is unnecessary, Adrian A. Maung, Lewis J. Kaplan, Kevin M. Schuster, Dirk C. Johnson, and Kimberly A. Davis
Risk of venous thromboembolism after spinal cord injury: not all levels are the same, Adrian A. Maung, Kevin M. Schuster, Lewis J. Kaplan, Linda L. Maerz, and Kimberly A. Davis
Development of a computed tomography-based scoring system for necrotizing soft-tissue infections, Edward A. McGillicuddy, Andrew W. Lischuk, Kevin M. Schuster, Lewis J. Kaplan, Adrian Maung, Felix Y. Lui, S A. Bokhari, and Kimberly A. Davis
Acute cholecystitis in the elderly: use of computed tomography and correlation with ultrasonography, Edward A. McGillicuddy, Kevin M. Schuster, Elliott Brown, Mark W. Maxfield, Kimberly A. Davis, and Walter E. Longo
Implications for postoperative visual loss: steep trendelenburg position and effects on intraocular pressure, Bonnie Lee Molloy
Stress-induced cardiomyopathy complicating severe babesiosis, Esosa Odigie-Okon, Emmanuel Okon, John Dodson, and Gabriel Vorobiof
Thyrotoxic Dysphagia in an 82-year-old male, Konstantinos Parperis, Ramona Dadu, Sheikh Hoq, and Vivian Argento
Are international and American graduates equally ACGME competent? Results of a pilot study, Cristhiam Rojas, Suresh Nelson Samson, Jorge Florindez Ullilen, Yaw Amoateng-Adjepong, and Constantine A. Manthous
Can acute care surgeons perform emergency colorectal procedures with good outcomes?, Kevin M. Schuster, Edward A. McGillicuddy, Adrian A. Maung, Lewis J. Kaplan, and Kimberly A. Davis
Subphrenic abscess from a perforated duodenal ulcer, Yue Shen, Philip Ong, Niel Gandhi, and Angela Degirolamo
Metastatic Colon Cancer to the Thyroid Gland in the Setting of Pathologically Diagnosed Papillary Thyroid Cancer: A Review and Report of a Case, Lee F. Starker, Flavio Paterno, Peyman Bjorklund, Dennis Wasson, and Nabil Atweh
A tight spot. Aberrant right subclavian artery compressing the esophagus, Yixia Ye, Zana Nikolla, Ramnath Hebbar, Daniel Stupak, Murthy Chamarthy, Haroutun Abrahamian, David Grayer, and George G. Abdelsayed
Submissions from 2010
Sudden deaths following the unexpected demise of a popular politician in India, Varsha Babu and Navin Paul
A simple patient-driven tool to measure the results of total knee arthroplasty, David F. Bindelglass, Daniel J. Marchetti, and Cliff Myers
Neuraxial hematoma and paralysis after enoxaparin administration 3 days after attempted spinal anesthesia for total knee arthroplasty, David F. Bindelglass and David S. Rosenblum
Poststreptococcal cutaneous leukocytoclastic vasculitis: a case report, Spyridon Chalkias, Suresh N. Samson, Eleni Tiniakou, and Andre N. Sofair
Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis in a woman using the etonogestrel-ethinyl estradiol vaginal contraceptive ring: a case report, Caitlin Dunne, Doug Malyuk, and Tabassum Firoz
Rumination in eating disorders: literature review, Caitlin Dunne, Doug Malyuk, and Tabassum Firoz
A practical approach to adult acute respiratory distress syndrome, Constantine A. Manthous
Contrast-induced nephropathy in elderly trauma patients, Edward A. McGillicuddy, Kevin M. Schuster, Lewis J. Kaplan, Adrian A. Maung, Felix Y. Lui, Linda L. Maerz, Dirk C. Johnson, and Kimberly A. Davis
Cardiac injury in patients with COPD presenting with dyspnea: a pilot study, Esosa Odigie-Okon, Bryan Jordan, Sylvester Dijeh, Armand Wolff, Razvan Dadu, Priyanka Lall, Stuart Zarich, Yaw Amoateng-Adjepong, and Constantine A. Manthous
Cardiac injury in patients with COPD presenting with dyspnea: a pilot study, Esosa Odigie-Okon, Bryan Jordan, Sylvester Dijeh, Armand Wolff, Razvan Dadu, Priyanka Lall, Stuart Zarich, Yaw Amoateng-Adjepong, and Constantine A. Manthous
Antihypertensive therapy in African Americans: findings from an inner-city ambulatory clinic, Esosa Odigie-Okon, Stuart Zarich, Emmanuel Okon, and Alix Dufresne
Ischemic colitis: risk factors for eventual surgery, Flavio Paterno, Edward A. McGillicuddy, Kevin M. Schuster, and Walter E. Longo
Atypical antipsychotic medications are independently associated with severe obstructive sleep apnea, Muhammad Adeel Rishi, Mahesh Shetty, Armand Wolff, Yaw Amoateng-Adjepong, and Constantine A. Manthous
Atypical antipsychotic medications are independently associated with severe obstructive sleep apnea, Muhammad Adeel Rishi, Mahesh Shetty, Armand Wolff, Yaw Amoateng-Adjepong, and Constantine A. Manthous
Reducing Late Charges in Cardiovascular Services, Diane Rydzy RN
The status of massive transfusion protocols in United States trauma centers: massive transfusion or massive confusion?, Kevin M. Schuster, Kimberly A. Davis, Felix Y. Lui, Linda L. Maerz, and Lewis J. Kaplan
Outcomes of critically ill patients who received cardiopulmonary resuscitation, Jianmin Tian, David A. Kaufman, Stuart Zarich, Paul S. Chan, Philip Ong, Yaw Amoateng-Adjepong, and Constantine A. Manthous
Outcomes of critically ill patients who received cardiopulmonary resuscitation, Jianmin Tian, David A. Kaufman, Stuart Zarich, Paul S. Chan, Philip Ong, Yaw Amoateng-Adjepong, and Constantine A. Manthous
Accuracy of bedside physical examination in distinguishing categories of shock: a pilot study, Rodrigo Vazquez, Cristina Gheorghe, David Kaufman, and Constantine A. Manthous
Gurgling breath sounds may predict hospital-acquired pneumonia, Rodrigo Vazquez, Cristina Gheorghe, Frederick Ramos, Ramona Dadu, Yaw Amoateng-Adjepong, and Constantine A. Manthous
Does choice of antidiabetes therapy influence macrovascular outcomes?, Stuart W. Zarich
Relationship of coronary angiographic findings to choice of antidiabetic medication, Stuart W. Zarich
Submissions from 2009
An unusual case of syncope, Edgar Argulian
Acute kidney injury predicts outcomes of non-critically ill patients, Fidel Barrantes, Yan Feng, Oleg Ivanov, Hima B. Yalamanchili, Janki Patel, Xander Buenafe, Vicky Cheng, Sylvester Dijeh, Yaw Amoateng-Adjepong, and Constantine A. Manthous
Troponin T elevation after implanted defibrillator discharge predicts survival, D Blendea, M Blendea, J Banker, and C A. McPherson
Age, duration of mechanical ventilation, and outcomes of patients who are critically ill, Yan Feng, Yaw Amoateng-Adjepong, David Kaufman, Cristina Gheorghe, and Constantine A. Manthous
Outcomes of cardiopulmonary resuscitation for patients on vasopressors or inotropes: a pilot study, Artur Grigoriyan, Rodrigo Vazquez, Tatsiana Palvinskaya, Gloria Bindelglass, Adeel Rishi, Yaw Amoateng-Adjepong, and Constantine A. Manthous
The Texas Advance Directives Act--is it a good model?, Harris C. Jacobs
The expanding medical and behavioral resources with access to care for everyone health plan, Gilead I. Lancaster, Ryan O'Connell, David L. Katz, JoAnn E. Manson, William R. Hutchison, Charles Landau, and Kimberly A. Yonkers
Aspirin resistance: an update, Gilead I. Lancaster, Janardhan Srinivasan, and Hitender Jain
Why not physician-assisted death?, Constantine A. Manthous
Factors predicting morbidity and mortality in emergency colorectal procedures in elderly patients, Edward A. McGillicuddy, Kevin M. Schuster, Kimberly A. Davis, and Walter E. Longo
Hairy plaque on an infant's back and extremities, Ingrid Mody and Melissa Shaw
Primary atony of the lower uterine segment as a distinct cause of early postpartum haemorrhage: a case series and management recommendations, B Panda, S Laifer, R Stiller, and G Kleinman
Antibiotic resistance and penicillin tolerance in ano-vaginal group B streptococci, Britta Panda, Igor Iruretagoyena, Robert Stiller, and Alexander Panda
Prenatal diagnosis of ectopic intrathoracic kidney in a fetus with a left diaphragmatic hernia, Britta Panda, Victor Rosenberg, Daniel Cornfeld, and Robert Stiller
Prenatal diagnosis of an umbilical vein aneurysm: a case report, Britta Panda, Robert Stiller, Igor Iruretagoyena, and Angelique Levi
The increasing geriatric population and overcrowding in the emergency department: one hospital's approach, Dori Rogers
Emergency and urgent surgery, Kevin M. Schuster, Kimberly A. Davis, and Stanley H. Rosenbaum
Pulseless electrical activity, focused abdominal sonography for trauma, and cardiac contractile activity as predictors of survival after trauma, Kevin M. Schuster, Rebecca Lofthouse, Christopher Moore, Felix Lui, Lewis J. Kaplan, and Kimberly A. Davis
Continuous-infusion oxacillin for the treatment of burn wound cellulitis, Kevin M. Schuster, David Wilson, Carl I. Schulman, Louis R. Pizano, C Gillon Ward, and Nicholas Namias
Medical professionalism in the new millennium: are there intercultural differences? Brief report and commentary, Manasi M. Shah, Eleanor M. Summerhill, and Constantine A. Manthous
Rapid reversal of acute kidney injury and hospital outcomes: a retrospective cohort study, Jianmin Tian, Fidel Barrantes, Yaw Amoateng-Adjepong, and Constantine A. Manthous
Complications associated with sickle cell trait: a brief narrative review, Geoffrey Tsaras, Amma Owusu-Ansah, Freda Owusua Boateng, and Yaw Amoateng-Adjepong
Enhanced end-of-life care associated with deploying a rapid response team: a pilot study, Rodrigo Vazquez, Cristina Gheorghe, Artur Grigoriyan, Tatsiana Palvinskaya, Yaw Amoateng-Adjepong, and Constantine A. Manthous
Antidiabetic agents and cardiovascular risk in type 2 diabetes, Stuart W. Zarich
Potential of glucose-lowering drugs to reduce cardiovascular events, Stuart W. Zarich
Submissions from 2008
Cervical carcinosarcoma: a case report, Alireza Abidi, Kirsten Menn, Andrea Sherman, Thomas Konia, and Masoud Azodi
The lived experience of a mind-body intervention for people living with HIV, Stephanie K. Andrade and Elizabeth H. Anderson
Anemia prevalence in a home visit geriatric population, Vivian Argento, Jonathan Roylance, Beata Skudlarska, Nicholas Dainiak, and Yaw Amoateng-Adjepong
Physician preferences for medical interventions in elderly patients, Fidel Barrantes, Vivian Argento, Beata Skudlarska, and Yaw Amoateng-Adjepong
Acute kidney injury criteria predict outcomes of critically ill patients, Fidel Barrantes, Jianmin Tian, Rodrigo Vazquez, Yaw Amoateng-Adjepong, and Constantine A. Manthous
Trauma team oversight improves efficiency of care and augments clinical and economic outcomes, Kimberly A. Davis, Nicole C. Cabbad, Kevin M. Schuster, Lewis J. Kaplan, Carla Carusone, Tucker Leary, and Robert Udelsman
"Roll-bar" for protective posture splint limits potential trauma to dorsal hand grafts, Edward C. Kaine, Phillip Fidler, John Schulz, Shaher Kahn, Roselle Crombie, Sally Dalton, Andrea Warren, Eric LaBonte, John Palmer, Paul Possenti, Jacqueline Laird, and Nabil Atweh
"Roll-bar" for protective posture splint limits potential trauma to dorsal hand grafts, Edward C. Kaine, Phillip Fidler, John Schulz, Shaher Kahn, Roselle Crombie, Sally Dalton, Andrea Warren, Eric LaBonte, John Palmer, Paul Possenti, Jacqueline Laird, and Nabil Atweh
The role of aspirin resistance in the treatment of acute coronary syndromes, Gilead I. Lancaster, Hitender Jain, and Stuart W. Zarich
Starling's equation and bedside critical care, Constantine A. Manthous
Promoting a culture of patient safety, Constantine A. Manthous, Michael Ivy, and Karen Daley
The legal system and the surgical pathologist: through the eyes of the defendant, Vinita Parkash
Nonventilatory interventions in the acute respiratory distress syndrome, Kevin M. Schuster, Reginald Alouidor, and Erik S. Barquist
How can trauma surgeons maintain their operative skills?, Kevin M. Schuster, Peter P. Lopez, Tobi Greene, Kerry Wheeler, Dror Soffer, Fahim Habib, Stephen M. Cohn, and Carl I. Schulman
Recent advances in management of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), Manasi Shah and Bharat Agarwal
Tenascin is highly expressed in endometriosis and its expression is upregulated by estrogen, Orkun Tan, Turkan Ornek, Yasemin Seval, Leyla Sati, and Aydin Arici
Patients' predilections regarding informed consent for hospital treatments, Shweta Upadhyay, Andrew Beck, Adeel Rishi, Yaw Amoateng-Adjepong, and Constantine A. Manthous
Submissions from 2007
Management of radiation-induced nausea and vomiting, George G. Abdelsayed
Ovarian pregnancy without definitive pathologic confirmation: a case report, Alireza Abidi, Rebecca Gordon, Mary Beth Harman, and Marguerite Pinto
The role of blood cultures in the acute evaluation of postoperative fever in arthroplasty patients, David F. Bindelglass and Jessica Pellegrino
Usefulness of high-speed rotational coronary venous angiography during cardiac resynchronization therapy, Dan Blendea, Moussa Mansour, Ravi V. Shah, Jeffrey Chung, Veena Nandigam, E Kevin Heist, Theofanie Mela, Vivek Y. Reddy, Robert Manzke, Craig A. McPherson, Jeremy N. Ruskin, and Jagmeet P. Singh
Variability of coronary venous anatomy in patients undergoing cardiac resynchronization therapy: a high-speed rotational venography study, Dan Blendea, Ravi V. Shah, Angelo Auricchio, Veena Nandigam, Mary Orencole, E Kevin Heist, Vivek Y. Reddy, Craig A. McPherson, Jeremy N. Ruskin, and Jagmeet P. Singh
Abnormalities of left ventricular long-axis function predict the onset of hypertension independent of blood pressure: a 7-year prospective study, D Blendea, C Duncea, M Bedreaga, S Crisan, and S Zarich
Recent advances in radiation effects, hematopoiesis, and malignancy, Nicholas Dainiak
Relevance and feasibility of multi-parameter assessment for management of mass casualties from a radiological event, Nicholas Dainiak, Paul Berger, and Joseph Albanese
Eugene P. Cronkite--The man and his science, Nicholas Dainiak, Kanti R. Rai, Arland Carsten, and Ludwig Feinendegen
Congenital left ventricular diverticulum presenting as ventricular tachycardia in an elderly woman, Bangalore V. Deepak, Fadi Alsous, Radhika Mathur, and Stuart Zarich
Diffuse alveolar damage and hemorrhage in acute myelogenous leukemia treated with corticosteroids, Artur Grigoriyan, Adeel Rishi, Jaime Molina, Robert Homer, and Constantine A. Manthous
State advocacy, Alan Kaye
Abdominal compartment syndrome: clinical aspects and monitoring, Felix Lui, Ayodele Sangosanya, and Lewis J. Kaplan
The 9-11 Commission's invitation to imagine: a pathophysiology-based approach to critical care of nuclear explosion victims, Constantine A. Manthous and William L. Jackson
An ileal endometrioma: of carcinoids and cadherin, Rahul Pannala, Adam Gafni-Kane, Mark Kidd, and Irvin M. Modlin