Publications by authors named "A C Mixon"
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- Patients on long-term opioid therapy for chronic pain often still suffer from unrelieved pain and quality of life issues.
- This study compared two approaches for managing these patients: an integrated pain team (IPT) focused on holistic care versus pharmacist collaborative management (PCM) concentrated on medication optimization.
- Results showed similar outcomes for both groups in terms of pain response and opioid dosage reduction after 12 months, indicating that both methods can be effective in managing chronic pain.
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- Quadriceps tendon (QT) injuries typically cause pain, difficulty extending the knee, and a noticeable defect above the kneecap, often occurring from falls or eccentric contractions.
- Delayed diagnosis and repair of QT injuries can lead to worse recovery outcomes, including weakness and limited knee motion.
- A case study highlights the importance of interdisciplinary care, as PM&R helped identify a QT rupture six weeks post-injury, leading to timely surgery after an initial misdiagnosis.
Background: Despite the increased availability of evidence-based treatments for chronic pain, many patients in rural areas experience poor access to services. Patients receiving care through the VA may also need to navigate multiple systems of care.
Objective: To examine the effectiveness of a remotely delivered collaborative care intervention for improving pain interference among veterans with high-impact chronic pain living in rural areas.
Background: The relative contributions of common patient-reported social determinants of health on 30- and 90-day post-discharge outcomes among patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) is unclear.
Objective: The aim of this article is to examine the independent associations of social determinants with readmission or death, accounting for medical history.
Methods: Participants included adults who were hospitalized with ACS at an academic medical center.
Rationale: For critically ill adults receiving invasive mechanical ventilation, the ventilator mode determines how breaths are delivered. Whether the choice of ventilator mode affects outcomes for critically ill patients is unknown. To compare the effects of three common ventilator modes (volume control, pressure control, and adaptive pressure control) on death and duration of mechanical ventilation.
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