Publications by authors named "E M Heiman"
Objective: Peritonsillar abscess (PTA) is a common pediatric infection requiring drainage. Conscious Sedation (CS) can facilitate drainage in uncooperative children. However, it carries risks, especially if the airway is compromised.
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- The study aims to evaluate clinical outcomes of displaced intra-articular calcaneal fractures treated with two different surgical techniques: the extensile lateral approach (ELA) and the minimally invasive sinus tarsi approach (STA), focusing particularly on wound complications.
- A systematic literature review was conducted, analyzing 21 studies (4 randomized trials and 17 cohort studies) with a total of 2086 patients treated with either ELA (1129 patients) or STA (957 patients) between 2013 and 2022.
- Results indicated that patients undergoing ELA faced higher rates of postoperative wound complications and longer hospitalization, but recent studies suggest a decreasing trend in these risks compared to STA.
Objectives: We set out to examine several aspects of the relationship between alcohol use and hepatitis C virus (HCV) among a cohort of patients treated at an HCV clinic within a safety net hospital. We examined (1) the prevalence of alcohol use among patients treated for HCV, (2) the likelihood of being started on treatment among patients who reported drinking alcohol compared with those who did not, and (3) the associations between alcohol use and HCV cure.
Methods: We performed a retrospective chart abstraction study using data from the Grady Liver Clinic, a specialty HCV clinic colocated in Grady Memorial Hospital's primary care clinic and run by general internists.
Objectives: To determine if a multidisciplinary institutional protocol can optimize the time to antibiotic (Abx) administration for open fractures (openFx) and improve compliance with the administration of Abx prophylaxis during trauma activation.
Design: Retrospective pre-post study design.
Setting: Single Level II Trauma Center.