Clinical Outcomes of Extended Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis, After Oncologic Colorectal Surgery.

Introduction: Current guidelines recommend extended venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis after colorectal surgery for cancer, but adherence to these guidelines has been low. Moreover, its effectiveness has not been evaluated using real-world data.

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed a random 25% sample of the 2009-2022 IQVIA Pharmetrics® Plus for Academics (IPPA) database, an administrative claims database representative of the commercially insured population of the United States.

Spatial prediction of immunity gaps during a pandemic to inform decision making: A geostatistical case study of COVID-19 in Dominican Republic.

Background: To demonstrate the application and utility of geostatistical modelling to provide comprehensive high-resolution understanding of the population's protective immunity during a pandemic and identify pockets with sub-optimal protection.

Methods: Using data from a national cross-sectional household survey of 6620 individuals in the Dominican Republic (DR) from June to October 2021, we developed and applied geostatistical regression models to estimate and predict Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spike (anti-S) antibodies (Ab) seroprevalence at high resolution (1 km) across heterogeneous areas.

Results: Spatial patterns in population immunity to SARS-CoV-2 varied across the DR.

Examining Preoperative Risk Factors for Nerve Injury in Pediatric Monteggia Fracture-Dislocations.

Background: The risk factors for fracture-related nerve injury in pediatric Monteggia fracture-dislocations are not well understood. As such, this study aimed to determine the incidence of, and preoperative risk factors for, nerve injury in pediatric Monteggia fracture-dislocations.

Methods: Patients aged ≤18 years with acute Monteggia or Monteggia-equivalent fracture-dislocations that underwent reduction in the operating room, including closed reduction and casting under general anesthesia and internal fixation of the ulnar fracture with or without opening the radiocapitellar joint, from 2011 to 2021 were retrospectively identified.

Characterizing white matter and vascular pathologies in brain donors exposed to repetitive head impacts.

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a progressive brain disease linked to repetitive head impacts (RHI), often incurred from contact sports, and can lead to dementia. Here, we investigated the association between RHI and white matter/vascular neuropathologies and their relative contribution to dementia status in deceased men 50 + years old with and without exposure to RHI from various types of contact and collision sports. Our sample included two RHI groups from the UNITE brain bank: (1) American Football players (RHI-AF, n = 79), and (2) non-AF contact and collision sport athletes (e.

Arkansas Medical Marijuana Certifications: Higher-Volume Physicians Associated With Less Evidence Of Care Coordination.

Patients' access to medical marijuana has dramatically increased despite the lack of Food and Drug Administration approval. In this study, we profiled individuals and the conditions for which they were certified for medical marijuana, and we examined the evidence of coordination with their physicians providing traditional care. Within two years of initiation, medical marijuana was approved for 3.