A5071601575- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
- Surgical site infection prevention
- Airway Management and Intubation Techniques
- Ultrasound in Clinical Applications
- Vascular anomalies and interventions
- Virology and Viral Diseases
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Virus-based gene therapy research
- Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis
- Complement system in diseases
- Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
University of Alabama at Birmingham
2019-2021
Wake Forest University
2017
Mount Sinai Beth Israel
2017
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
2017
The ongoing worldwide pandemic due to COVID-19 has forced drastic changes on the daily lives of global population. This is most notable within health care sector. current paper outlines response head and neck oncologic surgery (HNS) division our academic otolaryngology department in state Alabama.
To compare financial impact between patients undergoing ambulatory (same-day discharge) vs overnight admission after total thyroidectomy while showing associated surgical outcomes.Retrospective review.University of Alabama at Birmingham Medical Center from October 2011 and July 2017.Patients without concurrent procedures were selected for review. Demographics, comorbidities, status, postoperative outcomes including minor major complications, charges, costs collected. Admission status was...
Abstract Background The purpose of this study was to examine the cost differences between preoperative and postoperative placement gastrostomy tubes (G‐tubes) in patients with head neck cancer. Methods We conducted a retrospective chart review aerodigestive tract cancers from 2010 2015. Data included inpatient postdischarge costs, demographics, tumor characteristics, surgical treatment, length stay (LOS), time spent intensive care unit (ICU), readmissions. Results Five hundred ninety were...
Background A major obstacle to using recombinant adenoviral vectors in gene therapy is the natural ability of human adenovirus activate classical and alternate complement pathways. These innate immune responses contribute hepatic uptake following systemic delivery enhance humoral associated with infection. Methods Ad5 vector was genetically modified display a peptide sequence (“rH17d’”), known inhibitor pathway. The replication-defective Ad5.HVR2-rH17d’ Ad5.HVR5-rH17d’ were constructed by...