Review
Clinical Neurology
Sihan Zhu, Yinsheng Chen, Fuhua Lin, Zhenghe Chen, Xiaobing Jiang, Ji Zhang, Jian Wang
Summary: Titanium cranioplasty was associated with a significant decrease in overall complications rate, hematoma rate, and imprecise fitting rate compared to non-titanium materials, but it also increased the risk of implant exposure.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCE
(2021)
Review
Clinical Neurology
David Shepetovsky, Gianluca Mezzini, Lorenzo Magrassi
Summary: This study investigated the relationship between complications after cranioplasty (CP) and the initial injury, showing that TBI patients have increased odds of bone flap resorption (BFR) and infection after CP. This highlights the importance of implementing new strategies to prevent these complications in TBI patients.
NEUROSURGICAL REVIEW
(2021)
Review
Chemistry, Physical
Wojciech Czyzewski, Jakub Jachimczyk, Zofia Hoffman, Michal Szymoniuk, Jakub Litak, Marcin Maciejewski, Krzysztof Kura, Radoslaw Rola, Kamil Torres
Summary: This study investigates the use of 3D printing technology to produce polymer-based prostheses, aiming to improve the accessibility of cranioplasty. Patient-specific 3D printed prostheses are modeled using CAD software, and budget 3D-printed endoprostheses are found to be cheaper and reliable.
Review
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Judith A. Kwakman, Nicole S. Erler, Margreet C. Vos, Marco J. Bruno
Summary: The calculated minimum estimated risk of DAI in Dutch ERCP practice was approximately 0.01%, which is significantly higher than previously published risk estimates. Greater awareness and innovative solutions are needed to mitigate and eliminate the risk of duodenoscope-associated infections.
Review
Anesthesiology
Kristen Santiago, Jennifer Cheng, Bridget Jivanelli, Gregory Lutz
Summary: Overall, infections following interventional spine procedures have a low incidence rate with ESIs having a higher rate compared to discography and facet joint procedures. More studies with larger sample sizes, especially for intradiscal therapies, are needed to understand the true risk of infections. Large prospective registries are necessary to accurately assess the incidence of infections related to these procedures.
Review
Behavioral Sciences
Nerea San Martin-Gonzalez, Agueda Castro-Quintas, Laia Marques-Feixa, Rosa Ayesa-Arriola, Marta Lopez, Lourdes Fananas
Summary: Maternal respiratory viral infections during pregnancy may have subtle effects on offspring's neurodevelopment, particularly in areas such as early motor development and attentional and behavioral/emotional aspects. However, the results regarding the association between maternal respiratory infections and infants' neurodevelopment are controversial. Further studies are needed to consider potential confounding factors.
NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS
(2023)
Review
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
David Emmanuel Las, Denis Verwilghen, Maurice Yves Mommaerts
Summary: A systematic review on the toxicity of different materials used for cranioplasty implants revealed that all materials currently used for cranioplasty showed occasional toxicity and morbidities. PMMA cranioplasties presented different types of toxicity in various tissue types, while other materials also showed toxic reactions.
JOURNAL OF CRANIO-MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY
(2021)
Review
Clinical Neurology
Syed Khalid, Kyle B. Thomson, Samantha Maasarani, Aaron L. Wiegmann, Jenny Smith, Owoicho Adogwa, Ankit Mehta, Amir H. Dorafshar
Summary: This study evaluated the rates of complications after cranioplasty using different materials and found that methyl methacrylate was associated with a higher risk of infection, while titanium was associated with shorter hospital stays. However, the quality of existing literature is poor, and there is insufficient evidence to comprehensively assess the risk profiles of different craniaplasty materials across multiple outcomes.
WORLD NEUROSURGERY
(2022)
Review
Neurosciences
Jun Zhang, Xinyu Deng, Qiang Yuan, Pengfei Fu, Meihua Wang, Gang Wu, Lei Yang, Cong Yuan, Zhuoying Du, Jin Hu
Summary: This meta-analysis investigated the safety of staged and simultaneous operation in patients with comorbid cranial defects with hydrocephalus. The results showed that staged surgery is associated with a lower rate of postoperative subdural effusion. However, the stability of this conclusion is uncertain according to the sensitivity analysis, therefore individualized decisions should be made based on each patient's condition and cerebrospinal fluid tap test.
CNS NEUROSCIENCE & THERAPEUTICS
(2023)
Review
Infectious Diseases
Resi Pucci, Andrea Cassoni, Daniele Di Carlo, Marco Della Monaca, Umberto Romeo, Valentino Valentini
Summary: Odontogenic infections during pregnancy can lead to severe complications for both mother and fetus. Surgical interventions combined with antibiotics are commonly used, but can still result in adverse outcomes for the mother and newborn.
TROPICAL MEDICINE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE
(2021)
Review
Orthopedics
Fay R. K. Sanders, Merel F. N. Birnie, Diederick Penning, J. Carel Goslings, Tim Schepers
Summary: This study investigated the incidence of surgical site infections after routine removal of syndesmotic screws, finding infection rates ranging from 0% to 9.2%, with the majority being superficial infections. Future research should focus on valid indications for screw removal and the impact of prophylactic antibiotics on infection rates.
JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC TRAUMA
(2021)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Kevin Bouiller, Michael Z. Z. David
Summary: A systematic literature review was conducted to assess the association between S. aureus genes and outcomes in patients with bone and joint infections. The results showed that PVL genes were associated with poor outcomes in children, while no specific genes were found to have similar associations in adults. Further studies with larger sample sizes and homogeneous patient populations are needed.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Xuan-zhu Chen, Zhi-qiao Liang, Kang-yi Yang, Kun Lv, Yao Ma, Meng-yang Li, Hui-juan Wu
Summary: XEN gel stent is an effective and safe treatment for primary and secondary open-angle glaucoma, reducing intraocular pressure and the need for antiglaucoma medications.
FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE
(2022)
Review
Urology & Nephrology
Eleanor Brain, Robert M. Geraghty, Lazaros Tzelves, Panagiotis Mourmouris, Nikolaos Chatzikrachtis, Markos Karavitakis, Andreas Skolarikos, Bhaskar K. Somani
Summary: The preoperative use of JJ stents in patients undergoing shockwave lithotripsy did not significantly affect stone clearance rates. However, it did significantly reduce the risk of steinstrasse. There were no significant differences in other postoperative complications between patients with and without JJ stents.
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Sally B. Griffin, Michelle A. Palmer, Esben Strodl, Rainbow Lai, Matthew J. Burstow, Lynda J. Ross
Summary: This systematic review examined the impact of preoperative dietary interventions on non-bariatric surgery outcomes for patients with excess weight/obesity. Findings suggested that preoperative low calorie diets could improve outcomes for certain surgeries, but further research is needed to establish the impact on other surgeries.
Article
Pediatrics
Abigail E. Mudd, Yvonne L. Michael, Ana V. Diez-Roux, Mitchell Maltenfort, Kari Moore, Steve Melly, Felice Le-Scherban, Christopher B. Forrest
ACADEMIC PEDIATRICS
(2020)
Article
Orthopedics
Eric B. Smith, Kimberly A. Russo, Mitchell G. Maltenfort, Peter F. Sharkey, Jeffery Rihn
Summary: The study found no evidence to support the theoretical advantage of changing the knife blade after making a skin incision to avoid contamination. Contamination rates were the same for both the skin and control blades overall and for all subgroup analysis.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Leah H. Schinasi, Chen C. Kenyon, Kari Moore, Steve Melly, Yuzhe Zhao, Rebecca Hubbard, Mitch Maltenfort, A. V. Diez Roux, Christopher B. Forrest, Anneclaire J. De Roos
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2020)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Anneclaire J. De Roos, Chen C. Kenyon, Yuzhe Zhao, Kari Moore, Steve Melly, Rebecca A. Hubbard, Sarah E. Henrickson, Christopher B. Forrest, Ana V. Diez Roux, Mitchell Maltenfort, Leah H. Schinasi
ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
(2020)
Article
Acoustics
Isaac Matthias, Nova L. Panebianco, Mitchell G. Maltenfort, Anthony J. Dean, Cameron Baston
Summary: By comparing the settings typically used for B-line assessment at our institution with adjusted settings based on recent studies, it was found that the latter resulted in higher ratings for both quality and quantity of B-lines.
JOURNAL OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Wanyu Huang, Leah H. Schinasi, Chen C. Kenyon, Kari Moore, Steven Melly, Rebecca A. Hubbard, Yuzhe Zhao, Ana V. Diez Roux, Christopher B. Forrest, Mitchell Maltenfort, Anneclaire J. De Roos
Summary: The study revealed that fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and ozone (O-3) have an impact on pediatric asthma exacerbation, especially in warm and cold months. The risk of asthma exacerbation may be influenced by pollutant concentrations, potentially reaching thresholds at low to medium pollution levels.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Orthopedics
Ruben Monarrez, Mitchell G. Maltenfort, Andrew Figoni, Hannah J. Szapary, Antonia F. Chen, Erik N. Hansen, Michael M. Kheir
Summary: This study compared the external validation results of a prior published prognostic model for treatment failure in PJI patients at two institutions. While the model was validated in institution 1, a lower AUC was found in institution 2, representing a sicker and less homogenous cohort.
JOURNAL OF ARTHROPLASTY
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
V Graci, M. Maltenfort, M. Schneider, M. Griffith, T. Seacrist, K. B. Arbogast
Summary: This study categorized AEB pulses based on acceleration pulse features, analyzed AEB vehicle tests from 2013-2019, and found that AEB technology improved over the years in obstacle avoidance. Using machine learning methods, three clusters of pulses were identified, showing significant differences in jerk, ramp-time, and maximum deceleration. Target contact decreased in AEB tests with more recent vehicle model years.
TRAFFIC INJURY PREVENTION
(2021)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
L. Charles Bailey, Matthew Bryan, Mitchell Maltenfort, Jason P. Block, Rachel Teneralli, Douglas Lunsford, Janne Boone-Heinonen, Ihuoma Eneli, Casie E. Horgan, Pi-I D. Lin, Juliane S. Reynolds, Anthony E. Solomonides, David Janicke, Jessica L. Sturtevant, Sengwee Toh, Elsie Taveras, Bradley M. Appelhans, David Arterburn, Matthew F. Daley, Amanda Dempsey, Lara R. Dugas, Jonathan Finkelstein, Stephanie L. Fitzpatrick, Andrea Goodman, Matthew J. Gurka, William J. Heerman, Michael Horberg, Md Jobbayer Hossain, Daniel S. Hsia, Carmen R. Isasi, Elyse O. Kharbanda, Mary Jo Messito, Kathleen Murphy, Kevin O'Bryan, Holly L. Peay, Micah T. Prochaska, Jon Puro, Maria Rayas, Marc B. Rosenman, Bradley Taylor, Jeffrey J. VanWormer, Zachary Willis, Samrat Yeramaneni, Christopher B. Forrest
Summary: This study investigated the impact of oral antibiotics taken before 24 months of age on the growth trajectory of children aged 2-5 years. The findings suggest that the use of oral antibiotics during this period has a very small effect on average growth rate, which is unlikely to significantly influence individual prescribing decisions.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Mackenzie J. Edmondson, Chongliang Luo, Rui Duan, Mitchell Maltenfort, Zhaoyi Chen, Kenneth Locke, Justine Shults, Jiang Bian, Patrick B. Ryan, Christopher B. Forrest, Yong Chen
Summary: CRNs are beneficial for studying rare outcomes and increasing generalizability of results; however, individual systems within CRNs often cannot share patient-level data due to privacy regulations, prohibiting multi-site regression. Meta-analysis is commonly used to model data stored at multiple institutions within a CRN but can result in biased estimation.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Anneclaire J. De Roos, Chen C. Kenyon, Yun-Ting Yen, Kari Moore, Steven Melly, Rebecca A. Hubbard, Mitchell Maltenfort, Christopher B. Forrest, Ana V. Diez Roux, Leah H. Schinasi
Summary: This study investigated the association between vegetation and asthma exacerbation and found that higher tree canopy coverage is associated with lower odds of asthma exacerbation, but this result may only apply to children who experience multiple exacerbations in a year.
JOURNAL OF URBAN HEALTH-BULLETIN OF THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Leah H. Schinasi, Chen C. Kenyon, Rebecca A. Hubbard, Yuzhe Zhao, Mitchell Maltenfort, Steven J. Melly, Kari Moore, Christopher B. Forrest, Ana Diez Roux, Anneclaire J. de Roos
Summary: This study found an association between high ambient temperatures and asthma exacerbation in children, especially among children aged 2 to 5 and Hispanic and non-Hispanic black children. The association remained significant even after adjusting for air pollutants, aeroallergens, and respiratory virus counts.
OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Dermatology
Paige L. McKenzie, Mitchell Maltenfort, Anna L. Bruckner, Deepti Gupta, Katya L. Harfmann, Patrice Hyde, Christopher B. Forrest, Leslie Castelo-Soccio
Summary: This study investigated the prevalence and incidence rates of pediatric alopecia areata (AA) in the US. The results showed a prevalence of 0.11% and an incidence rate of 13.6 cases per 100,000 person-years. Asian and Hispanic children were identified as high-risk demographic subgroups, with Asian children being twice as likely and Hispanic children being three times as likely to be diagnosed with AA compared to the general population.
Article
Clinical Neurology
Nader Toossi, Arnold B. Vardiman, Carlo A. Benech, Charles W. Kanaly, Mitchell G. Maltenfort, Danielle M. Backes, Brandon Bucklen
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the factors and their contributions to the accuracy of robot-assisted pedicle screw placement. The results showed that patient-related and screw-related variables have minimal effect on the accuracy of placed screws. This suggests the robustness of the robotic navigation system used in the study.
Article
Pediatrics
Chen C. Kenyon, Mitchell G. Maltenfort, Rebecca A. Hubbard, Leah H. Schinasi, Anneclaire J. De Roos, Sarah E. Henrickson, Tyra C. Bryant-Stephens, Christopher B. Forrest
ACADEMIC PEDIATRICS
(2020)
