The impact of clinical pharmacist integration in a community rheumatology clinic.

Purpose: To describe the benefits of pharmacist integration into a community rheumatology clinic in terms of clinical outcomes, patient and provider satisfaction, and clinic time efficiency.

Methods: A 6-month study was conducted at a community rheumatology clinic to compare clinical and patient and provider satisfaction outcomes before and after a clinical pharmacist (CP) was integrated into the clinic staff to assist with providing medication counseling, ordering and monitoring laboratory tests, monitoring adverse effects and medication adherence, and titrating medication doses. The primary outcome was the change in Routine Assessment of Patient Index Data 3 (RAPID-3) scores from baseline to 3 and 6 months after CP integration.

A comprehensive analysis of 30-day readmissions after emergency general surgery procedures: Are risk factors modifiable?

Background: Modifiable risk factors associated with procedure-related 30-day readmission after emergency general surgery (EGS) have not been comprehensively studied. We set out to determine risk factors associated with EGS procedure-related 30-day unplanned readmissions.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted using the National Surgical Quality Improvement Project database (2013-2019).

The effect of age and sex on outcomes following isolated moderate to severe traumatic brain injury.

Purpose: The impact of female sex on traumatic brain injury (TBI) outcomes remains controversial. The combined impact of age and sex on TBI outcomes must be clarified. We hypothesized that females have better outcomes than males in the premenopausal age group.