Publications by authors named "F P ROSS"

Objective: To determine the outcomes of patients receiving hyperbaric oxygen therapy for sudden sensorineural hearing loss and the impact of patient comorbidities on outcomes.

Study Design: Retrospective chart review.

Setting: Tertiary referral center.

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Seaweed aquaculture is growing 8.9 % annually to a forecast US$ 22.13 billion in 2024 and has several environmental, economic and social co-benefits.

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  • The Affordable Care Act expanded Medicaid for children, leading to differences in coverage between states that adopted the expansion and those that did not.
  • A study analyzed data on pediatric cardiac surgeries from 2010 to 2019 to see if Medicaid expansion improved surgical outcomes like mortality, complications, and length of hospital stay.
  • Results showed no significant improvement in surgical outcomes in states that expanded Medicaid, indicating that while overall surgery mortality declined, Medicaid expansion did not lead to better results compared to non-expansion states.
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  • * The study found that patients without healing had significantly higher rates of amputation and noncompliance compared to those whose ulcers healed, highlighting the importance of TCC adherence in treatment success.
  • * Subgroup analysis revealed that patients undergoing revascularization interventions had better healing outcomes (66.7% healed) and noted lower ABI scores, indicating more severe vascular issues, compared to those who did not require additional procedures. *
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