A5002963633- Anesthesia and Pain Management
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Pain Management and Opioid Use
- Abdominal Surgery and Complications
- Anesthesia and Sedative Agents
- Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Nausea and vomiting management
- Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
- Global Health Care Issues
- Hernia repair and management
- Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension
- Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Pain Management and Placebo Effect
- Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
- Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments
- Advanced Causal Inference Techniques
- Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
California Polytechnic State University
2025
University of Michigan
2021-2024
The University of Texas at Austin
2021
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
2019
Quest Diagnostics (United States)
2019
Cardiff University
2016
University College London
2015
Helios Dr. Horst Schmidt Kliniken Wiesbaden
2015
Hôpital Saint Eloi
1992-2013
Taunton & Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
2009
Health examination surveys (HESs), carried out in Europe since the 1950's, provide valuable information about general population's health for monitoring, policy making, and research. Survey participation rates, important representativeness, have been falling. International comparisons are hampered by differing exclusion criteria definitions non-response.Information was collected seven national HESs conducted 2007-2012. These can be classified into household individual-based surveys,...
The Islet Autoantibody Standardization Program (IASP) aims to improve the performance of immunoassays measuring type 1 diabetes (T1D)-associated autoantibodies and concordance results among laboratories. IASP organizes international interlaboratory assay comparison studies in which blinded serum samples are distributed participating laboratories, followed by centralized collection analysis results, providing participants with an unbiased comparative assessment. In this report, we describe...
Data on sepsis prevalence the general wards is lacking UK and in developed world. We conducted a multicentre, prospective, observational study of patients with or severe Emergency Departments (ED) Wales. During 24-hour period all NEWS≥3 were screened for presence 2 more SIRS criteria. To be eligible inclusion, had to have high clinical suspicion an infection, together systemic inflammatory response (sepsis) evidence acute organ dysfunction and/or shock (severe sepsis). There 5317 in-patients...
Abstract Combining observational and experimental data for causal inference can improve treatment effect estimation. However, many datasets cannot be released due to privacy considerations, so one researcher may not have access both data. Nonetheless, a small amount of risk disclosing sensitive information might tolerable organizations that house confidential In these cases, employ techniques, which decrease disclosure risk, potentially at the expense utility. this study, we explore limiting...
Clinical features may be used to determine which patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome (ACS), but a normal or non-diagnostic ECG, should selected for further investigation inpatient care. We aimed measure the diagnostic value of clinical ACS.Standardised data relating presenting characteristics, associated and risk factors were collected at seven chest pain units established ESCAPE trial. All received troponin measurement least 6 h after last significant symptoms, creatine kinase...
Abstract Objective To develop a secure, efficient, and easy-to-use data collection platform to measure the prevalence of sepsis in Wales over 24 hours. Materials Methods Open Data Kit was used on Android devices with Google App Engine digital form. Results A total 184 students participated study using 59 across 16 hospitals, 1198 datasets were submitted, 97% participants found form easy use. Discussion We successfully demonstrated that by combining reliable device, free open-source...
Background: The aim of the study was to compare value transesophageal Doppler and end‐tidal carbon dioxide monitoring detect venous embolism in pigs during laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Method: Ten were anesthetized under constant ventilation, instrumented for CO 2 pneumoperitoneum performed at 15 mmHg then, successive increased intravenous gas boluses 0.1 4 ml/ kg injectedthrough femoral vein using a 55‐mm long catheter. responses indicative defined as: 1) change tone placed facing junction...
Background: Myocardial trauma has been described during gastroesophageal reflux laparoscopic surgery, in association with the proximity of cardiac structures. In addition, specific haemodynamic changes induced by CO 2 pneumoperitoneum could exacerbate perioperative complication even patients without risk factors. The aim this study was to evaluate influence surgery on ECG, troponin I and myocardial enzyme changes. Methods: Forty‐two ASA I–II ischaemic heart disease or combined double‐risk...
Background: Favourable outcome of phaeochromocytoma surgery requires that paroxysmal hypertension and arrhythmia be controlled, hypotension prevented. Is nicardipine, a calcium channel blocking drug, always adequate? Methods: Nineteen consecutive patients underwent for phaeochromocytoma. Management was standardised with regards to anaesthesia antihypertensive treatment. Nicardipine used as vasodilator given in order maintain systemic vascular resistance lower than 1600 dyn · s cm −5 ....
Activity that involves a personal computer is valuable modality for the rehabilitation of older adults. The therapist without specialized training, however, may have difficulty integrating use with adults chronic health problems impede such use. purpose this paper was to describe positioning, visual access, and input interfere access identify solutions by occupational therapist. Through review therapy adaptive literature, resources hardware, software, positioning devices are identified....
Background: To assess the variations in end‐tidal CO 2 response to aortic cross‐clamping and relationship with systolic arterial pressure (SAP) changes induced by unclamping. Methods: Thirty‐three patients undergoing infrarenal abdominal aneurysm repair aorto‐aortic prothetic bypass were prospectively studied. All anesthetized iv midazolam (0.05 mg · kg −1 ), thiopentone (3–5 fentanyl (5 μg pancuronium (0.1 ) maintainance of anesthesia used was 1–1.5% isoflurane fentanyl. The perioperative...
La PCA est indiquée pour les patients cancéreux avec une douleur par excès de nociception moyenne à forte et ne pouvant pas être pris en charge efficacement opioïdes forts, oraux ou transdermiques. Cela concerne deux situations: 1) l'impossibilité d'administrer voie orale transdermique; 2) un contrôle insuffisant des accès douloureux paroxystiques. morphine intraveineuse l'antalgique le plus couramment utilisé la PCA. Le débit continu perfusion permet couvrir fond, il calculé partir dose...
Abstract As severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 continues to spread, easy-to-use risk models that predict hospital mortality can assist in clinical decision making and triage. We aimed develop a score model for in-hospital patients hospitalized with 2019 novel (COVID-19) was robust across hospitals used factors are readily available measured standardly hospitals. In this retrospective observational study, we developed using data collected by trained abstractors 20 diverse the...
Paired cluster-randomized experiments (pCRTs) are common across many disciplines because there is often natural clustering of individuals, and paired randomization can help balance baseline covariates to improve experimental precision. Although pCRTs common, surprisingly no obvious way analyze this design if an individual-level (rather than cluster-level) treatment effect interest. Variance estimation also complicated due the dependency created through pairing clusters. Therefore, we aim...
Starting in 2014, states received the option to expand Medicaid through Affordable Care Act (ACA). Many chose whereas others opted out. In this protocol, we describe a study examine impact of expansion on mortality continental United States from 2015-2018. We adopt matching structure Mann et al. (2021) estimate causal effects study. This protocol outlines both standard method analyzing policy choice along with employing novel weighting scheme effect those who stand benefit most...