Differential Manifestations of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Based on Race and Immigration Status.

Background And Aims: The prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is increasing globally. In this context, identifying risk factors for severe disease is important. We examined how race/ethnicity and immigration status influence IBD manifestations, treatments, and outcomes in a diverse, tertiary-care safety-net hospital.

Veterans with multiple risk factors for Barrett's esophagus are infrequently evaluated with upper endoscopy.

Recent guidelines recommend screening for patients with chronic gastroesophageal reflux disease who have three or more additional risk factors for Barrett's esophagus (BE). Failure to screen high-risk individuals represents a missed opportunity in esophageal adenocarcinoma prevention and early detection. We aimed to determine the frequency of upper endoscopy and prevalence of BE and esophageal cancer in a cohort of United States veterans who possessed four or more risk factors for BE.

Hyperinfection and Concomitant Gastroenteritis in an Immunocompromised Host.

infection typically presents with nonspecific gastrointestinal symptoms and no definitive or pathognomonic endoscopic findings. Disease burden can vary depending on a patient's immune status. Immunocompromised patients with strongyloidiasis can develop tremendous disease burden, extraintestinal dissemination, and are at risk for coinfection with other organisms.

Socioeconomic Status Negatively Affects HCAHPS Scores in Orthopedic Patients The Results of 15,789 Patients at a Single Institution.

Background: The Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) is a nationally reported survey of patients' perspectives of hospital care that is used for hospital comparison and reimbursement. Although the survey attempts to correct for many factors that may affect scoring, socioeconomic factors are not considered in score weighting. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of socioeconomic status on HCAHPS scores.

Risk Factors for Infection Following Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Series of 3836 Cases from One Institution.

Higher PJI rates may be related to identifiable risk factors, which may or may not be modifiable. Identifying risk factors preoperatively provides opportunities for modification and potentially decreasing the incidence of PJI. The purposes of this study were to: (1) retrospectively identify and quantify risk factors for PJI following primary TKA, and (2) to classify those significant risk factors as either non-modifiable or modifiable for intervention prior to surgery.