Publications by authors named "Erin Dienes"
Article Synopsis
- Elevated glycemic variability (GV) is linked to higher postoperative complications, and traditional fasting protocols may worsen GV by causing the body to break down nutrients.
- This study examined the impact of a preoperative carbohydrate load (PCL) on GV in patients undergoing gynecological surgery, comparing those in an ERAS protocol with PCL against a control group without it.
- The results showed no significant difference in GV or postoperative outcomes between the two groups, suggesting further research is necessary to establish effective GV measurement and the potential benefits of PCL.
Background: Gestational nutrition can protect against adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes.
Objectives: We developed a short tool for collecting maternal nutritional intake during pregnancy to facilitate research in this area and compared its retrospective use to prospectively-collected food frequency questionnaires (FFQ).
Methods: Maternal nutritional intake was retrospectively assessed using three versions (full interview, full self-administered online, and shortened interview) of the Early Life Exposure Assessment Tool (ELEAT) among participants of the MARBLES pregnancy cohort study of younger siblings of autistic children.
Background & Importance: This patient and public-involved systematic review originally focused on arachnoiditis, a supposedly rare "iatrogenic chronic meningitis" causing permanent neurologic damage and intractable pain. We sought to prove disease existence, causation, symptoms, and inform future directions. After 63 terms for the same pathology were found, the study was renamed Diseases of the Leptomeninges (DLMs).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSpatiotemporal trends in teen birth rates in the USA, 2003-2012.
J R Stat Soc Ser A Stat Soc
January 2018
The objective of this analysis was to explore temporal and spatial variation in teen birth rates TBRs across counties in the USA, from 2003 to 2012, by using hierarchical Bayesian models. Prior examination of spatiotemporal variation in TBRs has been limited by the reliance on large-scale geographies such as states, because of the potential instability in TBRs at smaller geographical scales such as counties. We implemented hierarchical Bayesian models with space-time interaction terms and spatially structured and unstructured random effects to produce smoothed county level TBR estimates, allowing for examination of spatiotemporal patterns and trends in TBRs at a smaller geographic scale across the USA.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHot spots, cluster detection and spatial outlier analysis of teen birth rates in the U.S., 2003-2012.
Spat Spatiotemporal Epidemiol
June 2017
Teen birth rates have evidenced a significant decline in the United States over the past few decades. Most of the states in the US have mirrored this national decline, though some reports have illustrated substantial variation in the magnitude of these decreases across the U.S.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To develop a nonterminal large animal bone defect model for assessing the efficacy of regenerative and pharmacologic treatments designed to enhance bone healing.
Study Design: In vivo experimental.
Sample Population: Adult gelding horses (n = 6).
Article Synopsis
- Vitamin K is essential for reversing the effects of warfarin, but there's uncertainty around the best dosage and method to avoid prolonging bridging therapy duration.
- A study reviewed the medical charts of 400 patients to examine how vitamin K influences INR reversal in an acute care setting, focusing on factors like dosage, administration route (IV or oral), and pre-treatment INR levels.
- Results indicated that intravenous vitamin K is more effective than oral in reducing INR levels, with factors such as the initial INR and vitamin K dosage significantly affecting outcomes; however, the type of administration and baseline warfarin dose did not appear to impact the results significantly.