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Source: Journal of Investigative Medicine - January 25, 2022 Category: Research Tags: Author Index Source Type: research
2022 Southern Medical Research Conference
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Source: Journal of Investigative Medicine - January 25, 2022 Category: Research Tags: Abstracts Source Type: research
Retrospective evaluation of patients with and without 14-day readmissions following hospitalization for COVID-19
Hospitalized patients with COVID-19 must have a safe discharge plan to prevent readmissions. We assessed patients with COVID-19 admitted to hospitals belonging to a single health system between April 2020 and June 2020. Demographics, vitals and laboratory data were obtained by electronic data query and discharge processes were reviewed by manual abstraction. Over the study period, 94 out of 912 (10.3%) patients were readmitted within 14 days of discharge. Readmitted patients were older and spent more time in the intensive care unit (p<0.01). Statistical differences were noted in discharge-day heart rates, temperatures, ...
Source: Journal of Investigative Medicine - January 25, 2022 Category: Research Authors: Subramoney, K., Elsheikh, O., Butt, S., Romano, D., Reese, L., Kara, A. Tags: COVID-19 Brief report Source Type: research
Metabolic effects of medical cannabis treatment
In this study, we prospectively evaluated patients recently starting medical cannabis treatment. All patients from the rheumatology clinic, who were just approved for medical cannabis treatment for resistant chronic pain, were recruited. After consent, demographic and clinical parameters were documented, including indication for medical cannabis treatment, way of consumption, type of cannabis and monthly dose of medical cannabis. Fasting morning blood glucose, hemoglobin A1c, insulin, lipid profile, cortisol and uric acid levels, in addition to body weight, were obtained just prior to and 3 months following cannabis consum...
Source: Journal of Investigative Medicine - January 25, 2022 Category: Research Authors: Habib, G., Aamar, S. Tags: Brief report Source Type: research
Depressive symptomatology in adults during the COVID-19 pandemic
Depression entails changes in the mental health of individuals worldwide. Episodes of depression lead to mood swings and changes in the motivational dimension. Our research focused on the prevalence of depression in the adult population and on how it affected the social and affective dimensions. Owing to the current pandemic, we deemed it necessary to explore how protective measures against COVID-19 infection, such as quarantines, could be related to mental health. Moreover, we found it important to determine the prevalence of depressive and anxious symptomatology in adults from the Valle del Cauca region in Colombia durin...
Source: Journal of Investigative Medicine - January 25, 2022 Category: Research Authors: Ocampo Gonzalez, A. A., Castillo Garcia, J. F., Pabon Sandoval, L. C., Tovar Cuevas, J. R., Hidalgo Ibarra, S. A., Calle Sandoval, D. A., Cortes Gonzalez, E., Garcia Chica, K. S., Pabon Lozano, J. S., Munoz Rico, M. d. C. Tags: Open access, COVID-19 Original research Source Type: research
Relationship between stress and alexithymia, emotional processing and negative/positive affect in medical staff working amid the COVID-19 pandemic
This study used path analysis to analyze the relationship between stress and alexithymia, emotional processing and negative/positive affect in healthcare workers. The sample included 167 nurses, 65 physicians and 53 paramedics. Sixty-two (21.75 %) respondents worked in COVID-19-designated hospitals. Respondents were administered the Toronto Alexithymia Scale-20, Cohen’s Perceived Stress Scale, Emotional Processing Scale, and the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule. The model showed excellent fit indices (2 (2)=2.642, p=0.267; CFI=0.999, RMSEA=0.034, SRMR=0.015). Multiple group path analysis demonstrated physicians ...
Source: Journal of Investigative Medicine - January 25, 2022 Category: Research Authors: Warchoł-Biedermann, K., Bugajski, P., Budzicz, Łukasz, Ziarko, M., Jasielska, A., Samborski, W., Daroszewski, P., Greberski, K., Baczyk, G., Karon, J., Mojs, E. Tags: COVID-19 Original research Source Type: research
Performance features and mortality prediction of the 4C Score early in COVID-19 infection: a retrospective study in Saudi Arabia
In conclusion, the 4C Mortality Score has good sensitivity and specificity in early risk stratification and mortality prediction of patient with COVID-19. Within the model, only hypoxia, tachypnea, high BUN, and CRP were the independent mortality predictors with the possibility of overlooking other important predictors. (Source: Journal of Investigative Medicine)
Source: Journal of Investigative Medicine - January 25, 2022 Category: Research Authors: Mohamed, R. A. E., Abdelsalam, E. M., Maghraby, H. M., Al Jedaani, H. S., Rakha, E. B., Hussain, K., Sultan, I. Tags: COVID-19 Original research Source Type: research
Prospective predictive performance comparison between clinical gestalt and validated COVID-19 mortality scores
Most COVID-19 mortality scores were developed at the beginning of the pandemic and clinicians now have more experience and evidence-based interventions. Therefore, we hypothesized that the predictive performance of COVID-19 mortality scores is now lower than originally reported. We aimed to prospectively evaluate the current predictive accuracy of six COVID-19 scores and compared it with the accuracy of clinical gestalt predictions. 200 patients with COVID-19 were enrolled in a tertiary hospital in Mexico City between September and December 2020. The area under the curve (AUC) of the LOW-HARM, qSOFA, MSL-COVID-19, NUTRI-Co...
Source: Journal of Investigative Medicine - January 25, 2022 Category: Research Authors: Soto-Mota, A., Marfil-Garza, B. A., Castiello-de Obeso, S., Martinez Rodriguez, E. J., Carrillo Vazquez, D. A., Tadeo-Espinoza, H., Guerrero Cabrera, J. P., Dardon-Fierro, F. E., Escobar-Valderrama, J. M., Alanis-Mendizabal, J., Gutierrez-Mejia, J. Tags: COVID-19 Original research Source Type: research
Serum magnesium levels in hospitalized patients with SARS-CoV-2
This study evaluated the outcomes of hypermagnesemia in patients with COVID-19. A retrospective chart review of patients admitted to the hospital with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection was conducted. A review of the medical literature regarding hypermagnesemia, magnesium levels in critical care illness and electrolyte abnormalities in patients with COVID-19 was performed. Differences in demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with hypermagnesemia and normomagnesemia were evaluated using descriptive statistics. Other known variables of disease severity were analyzed. 104 patients (54%) were identified with hyperma...
Source: Journal of Investigative Medicine - January 25, 2022 Category: Research Authors: Sharma, R., Heidari, A., Johnson, R. H., Advani, S., Petersen, G. Tags: COVID-19 Original research Source Type: research
Venous capacitance and venous return in young adults with typical vasovagal syncope: a cross-sectional study
In conclusion, at baseline, VC and VR are not impaired in healthy volunteers with a history of VVS. It remains unknown if similar results would be found in patients with cardiovascular comorbidities. Also, the sensitivity of VC and VR evaluations to identify a predisposition for VVS following physiological provocations merits further study. (Source: Journal of Investigative Medicine)
Source: Journal of Investigative Medicine - January 25, 2022 Category: Research Authors: Fish, E., Barak Lanciano, S., Shavit, I., Palacci, H., Chaiat, C., Avivi, I., Haber Kaptsenel, E., Nussinovitch, U. Tags: Original research Source Type: research
Incidence and risk factors for mucormycosis in renal transplant patients
Conclusions
In renal transplant patients, age, deceased donor graft transplant, tacrolimus administration, race other than white, and Hispanic ethnicity were associated with increased risk of mucormycosis. Unexpectedly, iron overload was protective. Mucormycosis is a rare infection in renal transplant patients which should be considered in patients with the above risk factors after more common infections have been ruled out. (Source: Journal of Investigative Medicine)
Source: Journal of Investigative Medicine - January 25, 2022 Category: Research Authors: Downey, M. R., Taskar, V., Linder, D. F., Baer, S. L., Waller, J. L., Bollag, W. B., Kheda, M., Mohammed, A., Padala, S. Tags: Original research Source Type: research
Predictive role of ultrasound remission for progressive ultrasonography-detected structural damage in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Regarding the persistence of subclinical synovitis, the concept of ultrasound remission has been proposed in addition to clinical remission. However, there have been no studies that explored the different time points of ultrasound remission to predict non-progressive structural damage. Given this, the aim of our study is to explore whether early ultrasound remission in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has predictive value for non-progressive structural damage in the subsequent 12 months. Sixty-one patients with RA were prospectively studied. Synovial hypertrophy, power Doppler (PD) signal, and bone erosions of bilat...
Source: Journal of Investigative Medicine - January 25, 2022 Category: Research Authors: Liu, F., Li, W., Zhu, J., Liu, F., Fan, W., Chen, Z. Tags: Original research Source Type: research
Septic arthritis in the end-stage renal disease population
We examined the incidence, risk factors and sequelae of septic arthritis in a cohort of hemodialysis patients. The US Renal Data System was queried for diagnoses of septic arthritis and selected sequelae using International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems-9 and Current Procedural Terminology-4 codes in patients who initiated hemodialysis between 2005 and 2010. Multivariable logistic regression was used to determine potential risk factors for septic arthritis and its sequelae. 7009 cases of septic arthritis were identified, an incidence of 514.8 per 100,000 persons per year. Of these patie...
Source: Journal of Investigative Medicine - January 25, 2022 Category: Research Authors: Aitkens, L., Winn, M., Waller, J. L., Huber, L., Baer, S. L., Mohammed, A., Kheda, M., Tran, S., Siddiqui, B., Padala, S., Colombo, R. E., Bollag, W. B. Tags: Original research Source Type: research
Treatment and outcomes among patients >=85 years hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia
In conclusion, patients aged ≥85 have different comorbidities and etiologies of CAP, receive less intense treatment, and have greater mortality than patients between 65 and 75 years. (Source: Journal of Investigative Medicine)
Source: Journal of Investigative Medicine - January 25, 2022 Category: Research Authors: Rastogi, R., Yu, P.-C., Deshpande, A., Hashmi, A. Z., Herzig, S. J., Rothberg, M. B. Tags: Original research Source Type: research
