A5003207011- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Abdominal Surgery and Complications
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
- Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Intraperitoneal and Appendiceal Malignancies
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders
- Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments
- Media Influence and Health
- Diverticular Disease and Complications
- Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
- Hepatitis C virus research
- Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management
- Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
- Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
- Hepatitis B Virus Studies
- Lymphatic System and Diseases
- Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies
- Product Development and Customization
- Myasthenia Gravis and Thymoma
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
University of Maryland, Baltimore
2018-2024
Medical College of Wisconsin
2024
Mayo Clinic
2024
Louisiana State University
2018-2023
Mayo Clinic Health System
2022-2023
Louisiana State University Agricultural Center
2019-2022
Stevens Institute of Technology
2020
University of Maryland Medical Center
2018
Stanford University
2017
Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia
2011
This study aimed to define a set of clinicoradiological parameters with high specificity for the diagnosis intraneural perineurioma, obviating need operative tissue diagnosis.The authors retrospectively reviewed MR images obtained in large cohort patients who underwent targeted fascicular biopsy and included only those whom yielded diagnosis. Clinical radiological findings were then tested their ability predict perineurioma. The propose new diagnostic criteria, referred as Perineurioma...
Many different product development approaches are taught and used in engineering management disciplines. These formalized design methods, processes, environments differ the types of projects for which they relevant, project components include, support provide users. This paper details a review sixteen well-established approaches, decision system to help designers managers navigate these administration survey gather subjective assessments feedback from experts. The included approaches—design...
Background: Use of e-cigarettes among college students has escalated, in part due to the perception that they are less harmful than traditional cigarettes and have other benefits such as circumventing smoking bans. College also drink more heavily age groups, associated with alcohol, especially who engage problematic drinking.Objective: The present study sought determine if an interaction between alcohol use increased perceptions decreased risks would predict whether participants had ever...
Objective: In the present study, we sought to establish a link between suicidal ideation (SI) and smoking in college students, determine whether psychopathology accounted for association, expectancies were moderators. Participants: Participants (N = 607) identified as nonsmokers, exsmokers, infrequent smokers, or daily smokers. Methods: assessed patterns, expectancies, psychopathology, SI, past suicide attempts. Results: Daily smokers had highest level of SI. There was dose-response...
Objective: In the present study, we sought to determine differences among college students using e-cigarettes, cigarettes, or both products (dual users) on smoking outcome expectancies and role of e-cigarette use in cessation attempts. Participants: We surveyed 1,370 undergraduate from November 2014 2016. Methods: Participants completed questionnaires regarding demographics, status/history, expectancies. Results: Dual users reported significantly longer histories more past quit attempts than...
Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death accounting for about 0.48 million deaths in US every year. Across socioeconomic status (SES) gradient smoking prevalence differs greatly, with those lower SES at much higher rates than SES. Previous studies have shown relationships between status, financial strain, and smoking. However, little research has explored possibility that strain might mediate relationship Thus, goal current study was to determine whether a mediating factor...
Despite considerable health risks due to lower levels of estrogen production and the compounding antiestrogenic effects nicotine, postmenopausal females continue smoke. These face significant barriers cessation, including negative affect, weight concerns, menopausal symptom severity. The current pilot study explored effect severity on motivation readiness quit smoking. Eighteen smokers were randomized receive brief motivational interviewing (B-MI; n = 8) or control treatment (i.e., a 1-hour...
Exogenous and endogenous female hormones influence nicotine use cessation, potentially through mechanisms such as anxiety negative affect. In the present study, college females using all types of hormonal contraceptives (HC) were compared to those not HC determine potential on current smoking, affect, past cessation attempts. Differences between progestin-only combination also examined. Of 1,431 participants, 53.2% (
Introduction: Acute appendicitis (AA) is one of the most common surgically treated diseases, and perforation a complication that increases morbidity mortality. At our institution, providers frequently prescribe broad-spectrum antibiotics for patients with appendicitis. Methods: We performed subset analysis perforated in multisite quality improvement project to decrease antibiotic utilization AA. Surgeons emergency department were educated on therapy AAs. Electronic medical record (EMR)...
: Octogenarians are heterogeneous and have an increasing population. As older adults, they susceptible to various lung pleura conditions, which may benefit from video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). Common conditions affecting this patient population include benign malignant diseases such as empyema, bullous emphysema, pneumothorax, cancer. We aim provide up-to-date review of the feasibility outcomes VATS for pathologies in octogenarians. The PubMed database was searched using...
Abstract Circulation of perfluorocarbon (PFC) through corporeal cavities has received interest by virtue its potential to supplement oxygenation via mechanical ventilation. However, the technology is not mature enough for clinical application, due knowledge gaps regarding limiting factors hampering oxygen transport from PFC blood. In this paper, we investigate a novel hypothesis that hypothermic peritoneal perfusion cold oxygenated may improve blood facilitating diffusion Our originates...
This paper estimates the parameters of a model hypoxia in large animals (specifically, Yorkshire swine) from experimental data. The adopts simple, control-oriented oxygen transport and consumption dynamics. uses three state variables to represent concentrations and/or partial pressures animal's alveolar, arterial, venous compartments. Hypoxia is induced laboratory animal by placing on mechanical ventilation reducing fraction inspired oxygen. resulting dataset used for optimal estimation key...
This paper is motivated by peritoneal perfusion: the circulation of fluid through abdomen a patient or laboratory animal. Peritoneal perfusion applications include dialysis, drug delivery, and potentially providing supplemental oxygen to patients with respiratory failure. If an excessive volume retained in during perfusion, medical complications, such as intra-abdominal hypertension abdominal compartment syndrome, may arise. Previous work authors presents state-space model cavity pressure...
Abstract This paper presents an experimentally parameterized model of the dynamics oxygen transport in a laboratory animal that simultaneously experiences: (i) reduction inspired plus (ii) increase intra-abdominal pressure. The goal is to potential impact elevated pressure on dynamics. contains three compartments, namely, animal’s lungs, lower body vasculature, and upper vasculature. assumes affects split cardiac output among two vasculature compartments aerobic metabolism each compartment...
This paper examines the control of abdominal perfusion during medical interventions. The goal is to avoid safety risks such as excessive retained fluid volume, tissue damage/trauma, and intra-abdominal hypertension. presents a system with peristaltic pumps dictating inflow/outflow rates, uses model-based multiple simultaneously. Specifically, paper: (i) introduces discharge efficiency metric reflecting risk trauma and/or outflow cavitation; (ii) identifies dynamic model from animal test...