Publications by authors named "C N Mock"

Introduction: Alzheimer's disease (AD) co-pathology with Lewy bodies (LB) is frequent and influences clinical manifestations and outcomes. Its significance in primary age-related tauopathy (PART) is unknown. We investigated the influence of LB on cognition and brain atrophy in AD and PART.

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Pure limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy neuropathologic changes (pure LATE-NC) is a term used to describe brains with LATE-NC but lacking intermediate or severe levels of Alzheimer's disease neuropathologic changes (ADNC). Focusing on pure LATE-NC, we analyzed data from the National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center (NACC) Neuropathology Data Set, comprising clinical and pathological information aggregated from 32 NIH-funded Alzheimer's Disease Research Centers (ADRCs). After excluding subjects dying with unusual conditions, n = 1,926 autopsied subjects were included in the analyses.

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Background: Patient flow problems, including discharge delay and after-hours discharge, have been a consistently major issue, especially for intensive care units (ICUs). Evidence suggests that discharge delay and after-hours discharge are associated with increased ICU and hospital length of stay, leading to worsened patient outcomes and increased healthcare costs. They can also increase ICU readmission and post-ICU mortality.

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  • The Hawthorne effect describes how clinicians alter their behavior when they know they are being observed, a phenomenon that has not been extensively studied in trauma care in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
  • In a study conducted in Ghana, trained observers monitored emergency units to see if their presence would improve performance in achieving key performance indicators (KPIs) in trauma care, which was initially hypothesized to happen.
  • Results showed that while clinician performance was higher immediately after observers arrived, it dropped significantly over 14 months, matching the hypothesis of the study and providing valuable insights for future trauma and surgical research in LMICs.
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