A5094179847- Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies
- Lymphatic System and Diseases
- Gun Ownership and Violence Research
- Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
- Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Amyloidosis: Diagnosis, Treatment, Outcomes
- Diverticular Disease and Complications
Boston University
2022-2025
Boston Medical Center
2025
Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images can visualize kidney glomerular filtration barrier ultrastructure, including the basement membrane (GBM) and podocyte foot processes (PFP). Podocytopathy is associated with morphological changes observed experimentally clinically by measuring GBM or PFP width. However, these measurements are currently performed manually. This limits research on podocytopathy disease mechanisms therapeutics due to labor intensiveness inter-operator variability. We...
To investigate accuracy of ICD-9/10 billing codes in a multicenter cohort. Health services research on appendicitis often relies administrative databases. However, may misclassify disease severity, as we demonstrated previously single institution study. We performed study adult patients with who presented to one six US medical centers during 2012-2015 (ICD-9 era) and 2018-2021 (ICD-10 era). Patients were identified based ICD codes. Diagnosis was confirmed via chart review. Each patient...
Objective: We sought to identify which absent firearm laws would have prevented the most suicides (FS) in each state of US. Summary Background Data: Prior studies suggested efficacy for FS prevention varies greatly between different laws. However, this body work did not probe how may differ by state. Methods: This state-level, retrospective cohort study among contiguous United States from 2010-2019 used Poisson models association per 100,000 population and implementation lagged 7 years,...
BACKGROUND Firearm homicides (FH) are a major cause of mortality in the United States. law implementation is variable across states, and legislative gaps may represent opportunities for FH prevention. For each state, we sought to identify which firearm category would have been most effective if implemented how it been. METHODS We conducted retrospective cohort study examining effects laws on rates 48 contiguous US states 2010 2019. Data were obtained from CDC WONDER FBI UCR databases, State...
Abstract Background Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images can visualize kidney glomerular filtration barrier ultrastructure, including the basement membrane (GBM) and podocyte foot processes (PFP). Podocytopathy is associated with morphological changes observed experimentally clinically by measuring GBM or PFP width. However, these measurements are currently performed manually. This limits research on podocytopathy disease mechanisms therapeutics due to labor intensiveness...