Field demonstration analyzing the implementation of individual animal electronic identification and genetic testing in western range sheep flocks.

Adoption of electronic identification ear tags (EID) and DNA testing by commercial range sheep producers in the Western United States has been low, despite the availability of these technologies for over a decade. Jointly, these technologies offer an approach to provide individual animal performance data to improve flock health, genetic and reproductive management. This project involved a collaboration with five California sheep producers representing a broad geographic range, varying levels of pre-project EID adoption, and diverse operational practices.

Predicting Multiple Injuries to Major League Baseball Pitchers: A Logistic Regression Analysis over the 2009 - 2019 Regular Seasons.

In Major League Baseball (MLB), player injuries requiring injured list (IL) stints are common occurrences during the regular season. Injuries to pitchers may be of specific interest to prevent and detect as they may have a detrimental effect on team performance. In the present study, the effect between team wins and frequency of pitcher injuries is assessed over the 2009-2019 regular seasons (a total of n = 2,584 pitcher injuries were analysed).

Correlation of Measured and Estimated Creatinine Clearance in Hospitalized Elderly Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Accurate assessment of renal function is essential in hospitalized elderly patients. Few studies have examined the accuracy of Cockcroft-Gault (C-G) estimates of creatinine clearance (CrCl) compared with measured clearance in these patients. The objective of this study was to determine the correlation between C-G estimates of CrCl and measured CrCl in hospitalized elderly patients.

Decluttering the problem list in electronic health records.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the current state of problem list maintenance at an academic medical center.

Summary: We included problem list data for patients who had at least 2 face-to-face encounters at Vanderbilt University Medical Center or its clinics between January 1, 2018, and December 31, 2019. We used the frequency of problem list additions, resolutions, deletions, duplicate problems (exact and SNOMED CT duplicates), inconsistencies (contradicting stages of disease state), and items that could be documented elsewhere in the electronic health record as surrogate markers of problem list maintenance.

Determination of amikacin stability at 1% and 3% concentrations in four topical solutions over a 56-day period.

Background: Anecdotally, amikacin has been added to compounded topical preparations for the management of canine bacterial otitis externa. However, the stability of amikacin within these solutions is unknown.

Hypothesis/objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine the stability of amikacin at 10 and 30 mg/mL concentrations in four topical solutions over a 56 day period.

Discordance of renal drug dosing using estimated creatinine clearance and measured urine creatinine clearance in hospitalized adults: A retrospective cohort study.

Background: Assessment of kidney function is fundamental to optimize drug dosing. The Cockcroft-Gault (CG) equation is widely used but has questionable validity for females, changing renal function, and the critical ill. Eight-hour urine collections (U) offer direct measurement of creatinine clearance (CrCl) but lack the data for drug dosing.