Isocaloric high-fat diet decreases motivation in the absence of obesity.

Objective: Obesogenic diets induce persistent changes in physical activity and motivation. It remains unclear whether these behavioral changes are driven by weight gain or exposure to obesogenic diets themselves. We investigated how exposure to a high-fat diet (HFD) in the absence of obesity affected physical activity, food motivation, and circadian patterns in mice.

Power Has Pitfalls: (In)accuracy of Administrative Data for Nonoperative Management of Appendicitis.

Introduction: Nonoperative management (NOM) of uncomplicated appendicitis is increasingly common. Effectiveness of NOM has been studied by identifying patients via International Classification of Diseases (ICD) 9/ICD-10 codes for uncomplicated appendicitis and no code for appendectomy. We sought to assess the accuracy of such administrative definitions.

A Prospective Observational Study of EHR-Based Versus Virtual Desktop-Based Access to Pediatric Anesthesia Emergency Algorithms.

When pediatric anesthesia emergencies occur, situations can deteriorate rapidly. At our hospital, the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia's (SPA) emergency algorithms are used as cognitive aids during crises, and nurses are tasked with accessing the algorithms. Operating room nurses' typical workflow includes continuous display of the of the electronic health record (EHR) intraoperative navigator, which can delay navigating to the virtual desktop window and the algorithms' icon.

Limited English Proficiency and Graves' Disease at an Urban Safety Net Hospital.

Introduction: Decision-making regarding definitive therapy for Graves' disease requires effective patient-provider communication. We investigated whether patients with limited English proficiency have differences in thyroidectomy outcomes or perioperative management when compared to English proficient (EP) patients at a safety net hospital with high-volume endocrine surgery practice.

Methods: Retrospective study of patients who underwent thyroidectomy (2012-2021) for Graves' disease within a tertiary referral system.