Submissions from 2008
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
Outcomes of cocaine-induced gastric perforations repaired with an omental patch, Kevin M. Schuster, William J. Feuer, and Erik S. Barquist
Production of a novel fibroblast-populated platelet matrix cocultured with keratinocytes, Kevin M. Schuster, Matthew Martens, Marat Goldenberg, Chau Tai, Louise Strande, and Charles W. Hewitt
Patterns of aspirin dosing in non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes in the CRUSADE Quality Improvement Initiative, Sumit Tickoo, Matthew T. Roe, Eric D. Peterson, Sarah Milford-Beland, E Magnus Ohman, W Brian Gibler, Charles V. Pollack, and Christopher P. Cannon
Weight loss supplement provoked idiopathic ventricular tachycardia, Shailendra Upadhyay, Mazhar Afaq, Shweta Upadhyay, Stuart Zarich, and Craig McPherson
Endovascular covered stent repair of an iatrogenic subclavian artery-to-pulmonary artery fistula and pseudoaneurysm, Shane C. Wheeler, Kenneth M. Zinn, and Terence W. Hughes
Implications and treatment of acute hyperglycemia in the setting of acute myocardial infarction, Stuart W. Zarich and Richard W. Nesto
Submissions from 2006
Laparoscopic gastric wedge resection for Dieulafoy's disease following preoperative endoscopic localization with India ink and endoscopic clips, Suraj Alva, Farshad Abir, and Daniel D. Tran
Development of a statewide hospital plan for radiologic emergencies, Nicholas Dainiak, Domenico Delli Carpini, Michael Bohan, Michael Werdmann, Edward Wilds, Agnus Barlow, Charles Beck, David Cheng, Nancy Daly, Peter Glazer, Peter Mas, Ravinder Nath, Gregory Piontek, Kenneth Price, Joseph Albanese, Kenneth Roberts, Andrew L. Salner, and Sara Rockwell
Coronary stenting during burn shock: diagnostic and treatment considerations, Shea C. Gregg, Philip E. Fidler, and Nabil A. Atweh
Lutheran b blood group alloimmunization: case series and literature review, Shabnam Kashani and Robert J. Stiller
Ibutilide to expedite ED therapy for recent-onset atrial fibrillation flutter, Stavros E. Mountantonakis, Dimitrios A. Moutzouris, Ramon V. Tiu, Georgios N. Papaioannou, and Craig A. McPherson
If asked, hospitalized patients will choose whether to receive life-sustaining therapies, Nelson Nicolasora, Rahul Pannala, Stavros Mountantonakis, Bala Shanmugam, Angela DeGirolamo, Yaw Amoateng-Adjepong, and Constantine A. Manthous
If asked, hospitalized patients will choose whether to receive life-sustaining therapies, Nelson Nicolasora, Rahul Pannala, Stavros Mountantonakis, Bala Shanmugam, Angela DeGirolamo, Yaw Amoateng-Adjepong, and Constantine A. Manthous
Severe desquamating disorder after liver transplant: toxic epidermal necrolysis or graft versus host disease?, John T. Schulz and Robert L. Sheridan
The effect of a six-week program of yoga and meditation on brachial artery reactivity: do psychosocial interventions affect vascular tone?, Satish Sivasankaran, Suzanne Pollard-Quintner, Rajesh Sachdeva, Jaime Pugeda, Sheik M. Hoq, and Stuart W. Zarich
Acute radiation injury: contingency planning for triage, supportive care, and transplantation, Daniel Weisdorf, Nelson Chao, Jamie K. Waselenko, Nicholas Dainiak, James O. Armitage, Ian McNiece, and Dennis Confer
Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in young patients with acute MI: does the Framingham Risk Score underestimate cardiovascular risk in this population?, Stuart Zarich, Carlo Luciano, Jackie Hulford, and Arif Abdullah
Mechanism by which hyperglycemia plays a role in the setting of acute cardiovascular illness, Stuart W. Zarich
Metabolic syndrome, diabetes and cardiovascular events: current controversies and recommendations, S W. Zarich
Submissions from 2005
Benefits of comprehensive inpatient education and discharge planning combined with outpatient support in elderly patients with congestive heart failure, Cheryl Anderson, B V. Deepak, Yaw Amoateng-Adjepong, and Stuart Zarich
Symptoms in cancer patients and an unusual tumor: Case 3. Follicular dendritic cell sarcoma, Tania Khalid and Robert Folman
A comparison of urinary and sexual outcomes in women experiencing vaginal and Caesarean births, Michael C. Klein, Janusz Kaczorowski, Tabassum Firoz, Maria Hubinette, Sally Jorgensen, and Robert Gauthier
Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the cervix, Shlomo A. Koyfman, Alireza Abidi, Pars Ravichandran, Susan A. Higgins, and Masoud Azodi
Critical care physicians' practices and attitudes and applicable statutes regarding withdrawal of life-sustaining therapies, Constantine A. Manthous
Effects of New Zealand's health reengineering on nursing and patient outcomes, Barbara A. McCloskey and Donna K. Diers
Fascial closure: is there a standard practice?, Stephen D. Rosenman
Coronary thrombosis related to use of Xenadrine RFA, Rajesh Sachdeva, Satish Sivasankaran, Robert F. Fishman, Stuart W. Zarich, and Craig A. McPherson
Patients' understanding of advance directives and cardiopulmonary resuscitation, Natalya Thorevska, Lisa Tilluckdharry, Sumit Tickoo, Andrea Havasi, Yaw Amoateng-Adjepong, and Constantine A. Manthous
Outcomes of critically ill patients, Lisa Tilluckdharry, Sumit Tickoo, Yaw Amoateng-Adjepong, and Constantine A. Manthous
Fluid balance and weaning outcomes, Anupama Upadya, Lisa Tilluckdharry, Visvanathan Muralidharan, Yaw Amoateng-Adjepong, and Constantine A. Manthous
Fluid balance and weaning outcomes, Anupama Upadya, Lisa Tilluckdharry, Visvanathan Muralidharan, Yaw Amoateng-Adjepong, and Constantine A. Manthous
Endobronchial pseudo-tumour caused by herpes simplex, A Upadya, L Tilluckdharry, C D. Nagy, P Ravichandran, and C Manthous
Tako tsubo cardiomyopathy (transient left ventricular apical ballooning): case report of a myocardial perfusion echocardiogram study, Shrikanth P. Upadya, Sheikh M. Hoq, Rahul Pannala, Fadi Alsous, Edward Tuohy, and Stuart Zarich
Cardiovascular risk factors in the metabolic syndrome: impact of insulin resistance on lipids, hypertension, and the development of diabetes and cardiac events, Stuart W. Zarich
The role of intensive glycemic control in the management of patients who have acute myocardial infarction, Stuart W. Zarich
Submissions from 2004
Leadership in action: creating a change in practice, Denise Buonocore
The transition of elderly patients between hospitals and nursing homes. Improving nurse-to-nurse communication, Tara A. Cortes, Sharon Wexler, and Joyce J. Fitzpatrick
Using focus groups to identify asthma care and education issues for elderly urban-dwelling minority individuals, Tara Cortes, Albert Lee, Jeremy Boal, Lorraine Mion, and Arlene Butler
Informed consent for invasive procedures in a community hospital medical intensive care unit, Angela DeGirolamo, Madhavi Mallareddy, Deepak Veerabjadraiah, Mihai Smina, Yaw Amoateng-Adjepong, and Constantine A. Manthous
Role of human papilloma virus testing in cervical cancer prevention, Molly C. Fey and Margaret W. Beal
Practice management issues for radiology residents: focus on self-referral, Gregory Iafrate and Alan Kaye
Timing of the oral radiology boards, Gregory Iafrate and Alan Kaye
Sigmoidorectal intussusception, David J. Kaufman, Marcella Bradway, Pars P. Ravichandran, and Andrew Bedford
Mammography and monkey bars, Alan D. Kaye
Leapfrog and critical care: evidence- and reality-based intensive care for the 21st century, Constantine A. Manthous
Permanent pacemakers and implantable defibrillators: considerations for intensivists, Craig A. McPherson and Constantine Manthous
Forms that Inform, R O'Connell, A Poljak, and S Powsner
Neurologic status, cough, secretions and extubation outcomes, Adil Salam, Lisa Tilluckdharry, Yaw Amoateng-Adjepong, and Constantine A. Manthous
Anticoagulation in hospitalized patients with renal insufficiency: a comparison of bleeding rates with unfractionated heparin vs enoxaparin, Natalya Thorevska, Yaw Amoateng-Adjepong, Ramin Sabahi, Irina Schiopescu, Anan Salloum, Visvanathan Muralidharan, and Constantine A. Manthous
Informed consent for invasive medical procedures from the patient's perspective, Natalya Thorevska, Lisa Tilluckdharry, Sumit Ticko, Andrea Havasi, Yaw Amoateng-Adjepong, and Constantine A. Manthous
Determinants of dynamic hyperinflation in a bench model, Natalya Y. Thorevska and Constantine A. Manthous
Predictors and consequences of pneumonia in critically ill patients with stroke, Anupama Upadya, Natalya Thorevska, Kanaga N. Sena, Constantine Manthous, and Yaw Amoateng-Adjepong
A framework for short-term humanitarian health care projects, D S. Walsh
Minor elevations in troponin T values enhance risk assessment in emergency department patients with suspected myocardial ischemia: analysis of novel troponin T cut-off values, Stuart W. Zarich, Keith Bradley, Inder Dip Mayall, and Larry H. Bernstein
Effectiveness of a multidisciplinary quality improvement initiative in reducing door-to-balloon times in primary angioplasty, Stuart W. Zarich, Rajesh Sachdeva, Robert Fishman, Michael J. Werdmann, Margaret Parniawski, Lawrence Bernstein, and Michelle Dilella
Pneumocephalus with neurological deficit from hydrogen peroxide irrigation. Case illustration, Gary A. Zimmerman and Kenneth I. Lipow
Submissions from 2003
Safety Profile of Ultrasound Enhancing Agents in Echocardiography Across Yale New Haven Health System, Md Mashiul Alam, Gini P. Jeyashanmugaraja, Robert L. McNamara MD, and Evgeny Shkolnik
Modulation of intercellular communication mediated at the cell surface and on extracellular, plasma membrane-derived vesicles by ionizing radiation, Joseph Albanese and Nicholas Dainiak
Potential pitfalls in the diagnosis of aortic dissection, Fadi Alsous, Arnirul Islam, Abdul Ezeldin, and Stuart Zarich
Finding focus through consensus, Anne Aquila
Sequential high-dose alkylating therapy and stem cell support for high-risk stage III breast cancer, Josette Bou-Khalil, Michal Rose, Amanda Psyrri, Elizabeth D'Andrea, Erin Medoff, Carol Staugaard-Hahn, Christine Holtkamp, Susan Gran, John Pezzimente, Edward Snyder, Dennis Cooper, Bruce Haffty, Michael Reiss, and Barbara Burtness
Radiation response: Changing concepts and emerging paradigms, Nicholas Dainiak
The hematologist and radiation casualties, Nicholas Dainiak, Jamie K. Waselenko, James O. Armitage, Thomas J. MacVittie, and Ann M. Farese
The role of advance directives and family in end-of-life decisions in critical care units, Stephen M. Kavic, Nabil Atweh, Paul P. Possenti, and Michael E. Ivy
Inferior vena caval injury with intramural thrombosis after penetrating trauma: case report and review of the literature, Stephen M. Kavic, Nabil Atweh, Daniel D. Tran, Paul P. Possenti, Michael E. Ivy, and Philip Fidler
Measuring patient satisfaction, Candace Maffei, James Shea, and Mark Stewart
Are living wills useful? In search of a new paradigm, Constantine A. Manthous
Informed consent for medical procedures: local and national practices, Constantine A. Manthous, Angela DeGirolamo, Christopher Haddad, and Yaw Amoateng-Adjepong
Sepsis workup in febrile infants 0-90 days of age with respiratory syncytial virus infection, Pinar Oray-Schrom, Carlene Phoenix, Dacelin St Martin, and Yaw Amoateng-Adjepong
Gender and status asthmaticus, Sanjeev Rao, Priya Raju, Mihai Smina, Anupama Upadya, Yaw Amoateng-Adjepong, and Constantine A. Manthous
Images in cardiovascular medicine. Dramatic left atrial and ventricular hypertrophy in an adult with cyanotic congenital heart disease, Rajesh Sachdeva, Craig A. McPherson, John T. Fahey, and Stuart W. Zarich
Benzocaine-induced methemoglobinemia: a potentially fatal complication of transesophageal echocardiography, Rajesh Sachdeva, Jaime G. Pugeda, Linda R. Casale, Jay L. Meizlish, and Stuart W. Zarich
The effect of arterial blood gas values on extubation decisions, Adil Salam, Mihai Smina, Pritee Gada, Lisa Tilluckdharry, Anupama Upadya, Yaw Amoateng-Adjepong, and Constantine A. Manthous
Cough peak flows and extubation outcomes, Mihai Smina, Adil Salam, Mohammad Khamiees, Pritee Gada, Yaw Amoateng-Adjepong, and Constantine A. Manthous
Prenatal diagnosis of portal vein thrombosis by ultrasound, R J. Stiller, D Neale, D Schwartz, S Laifer, and G Kleinman
Group B streptococcal antibiotic resistance patterns in pregnant women, Robert J. Stiller, Linda Padilla, Ronika Choudhary, Thomas Tinghitella, and Steven Laifer
Microalbuminuria in critically ill medical patients: prevalence, predictors, and prognostic significance, Natalya Thorevska, Ramin Sabahi, Anupama Upadya, Constantine Manthous, and Yaw Amoateng-Adjepong