Publications by authors named "D H Van Horn"
Background: Neonatal and maternal mortality remains high in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Quality data collection is crucial to understand the magnitude of these problems and to measure the impact of interventions aimed at improving neonatal and maternal mortality. However, data collection in the low-income country setting, especially in rural areas, has been a challenge for researchers, policy makers, and public health officials.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe rate of weight reduction during obesity treatment declines over time and eventually reaches a weight plateau. We investigated factors associated with time to weight plateau (TTWP) in tirzepatide-treated participants with obesity or overweight in a post-hoc analysis of SURMOUNT-1 and SURMOUNT-4 trials. Participants adherent to tirzepatide treatment and achieving ≥5% weight loss by primary endpoint (week 72 SURMOUNT-1; week 88 SURMOUNT-4) were included.
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- - The study analyzed electronic health records of 1,448,390 children under 6 months old from 2009 to 2022 to evaluate trends and factors leading to surgery for otitis media (OM) and found that 5.3% underwent tympanostomy tube insertion (TTI).
- - Key factors that significantly increased the likelihood of requiring TTI included sensorineural hearing loss, chronic adenoiditis, and having a cleft palate, with older children and those with certain health conditions more likely to undergo combined TTI and adenoidectomy.
- - Despite a dip in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, overall surgery rates remained stable, with TTI rates around 20%
Microvascular Reconstructions in Elderly Patients With Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma - Too Old for Surgical Treatment?
Craniomaxillofac Trauma Reconstr
September 2024
Study Design: Retrospective cohort study.
Objective: A major risk factor for oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is advanced age. Ablative surgery combined with microvascular reconstruction has become routine for OSCC.