Publications by authors named "Brennen Cooper"
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- - The study assessed the effect of a clinical practice guideline (CPG) on antibiotic prescribing and medical resource use in children with preseptal cellulitis, a condition requiring hospitalization for those aged 2 months to 17 years admitted between January 2013 and December 2023.
- - Following the introduction of the CPG in December 2020, there was a significant reduction in broad-spectrum antibiotic use (from 100% to 66%), use of dual/triple therapy (from 47% to 16%), and MRSA active antibiotics (from 86% to 26%).
- - Additionally, orders for blood tests decreased, with complete blood count orders falling from 75% to 57% and blood
Introduction: Following surgical excision of pT1a renal cell carcinoma (RCC), 2% to 5% will recur, with 50% to 60% being lung metastases. The ideal surveillance strategy to identify recurrences is unclear. Guidelines are mixed, with NCCN and AUA recommending surveillance via chest x-ray (CXR) at least annually for 5 years, while EAU guidelines do not specifically recommend the use of CXR.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe intention of utilizing chaperones during sensitive physical exams is to show respect to the patient, while simultaneously providing protection to both the patient and the medical provider. Despite clinical practice recommendations to offer chaperones for sensitive urologic exams, there is no data regarding the consistency of chaperone utilization. Our aim was to summarize the patient and provider perspectives on the role of chaperones in urology as well as identify barriers to implement chaperone consistency.
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