Development and Validation of Claims-Based Algorithms for Conjunctivitis and Keratitis.

Background: Ocular surface disorders have been reported among patients with various medical conditions, including atopic dermatitis (AD). Nonetheless, validated algorithms to identify conjunctivitis and keratitis in claims data are lacking.

Objective: Develop validated, claims-based algorithms for conjunctivitis and keratitis among patients with AD using medical records.

Real-World Evaluation of Treatment Patterns, Healthcare Costs, and Healthcare Resource Utilization Among Patients with Non-small Cell Lung Cancer in the US Receiving Sotorasib.

Introduction: Sotorasib was the first drug approved for adults with Kirsten rat sarcoma G12C-mutated locally advanced/metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who received prior systemic therapy in the US. This study aimed to provide initial real-world evidence on patient characteristics, treatment patterns, healthcare resource utilization (HCRU), and healthcare costs (HCC) associated with sotorasib in US clinical practice.

Methods: A retrospective observational study was conducted using the Optum Clinformatics Data Mart US claims database spanning January 2016 to March 2023.

Comparison of Amitriptyline and US Food and Drug Administration-Approved Treatments for Fibromyalgia: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis.

Importance: Amitriptyline is an established medication used off-label for the treatment of fibromyalgia, but pregabalin, duloxetine, and milnacipran are the only pharmacological agents approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat fibromyalgia.

Objective: To investigate the comparative effectiveness and acceptability associated with pharmacological treatment options for fibromyalgia.

Data Sources: Searches of PubMed/MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, Embase, and Clinicaltrials.

Minimally invasive versus open surgery for the correction of adult degenerative scoliosis: a systematic review.

While open surgery has been the primary surgical approach for adult degenerative scoliosis, minimally invasive surgery (MIS) represents an alternative option and appears to be associated with reduced morbidity. Given the lack of consensus, we aimed to conduct a systematic review on available literature comparing MIS versus open surgery for adult degenerative scoliosis. PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane databases were searched through December 16, 2019, for studies that compared both MIS and open surgery in patients with degenerative scoliosis.

The safety and efficacy of steroid treatment for acute spinal cord injury: A Systematic Review and meta-analysis.

Introduction: The role for steroids in acute spinal cord injury (ASCI) remains unclear; while some studies have demonstrated the risks of steroids outweigh the benefits,a meta-analyses conducted on heterogeneous patient populations have shown significant motor improvement at short-term but not at long-term follow-up. Given the heterogeneity of the patient population in previous meta-analyses and the publication of a recent trial not included in these meta-analyses, we sought to re-assess and update the safety and short-term and long-term efficacy of steroid treatment following ASCI in a more homogeneous patient population.

Materials And Methods: A literature search was conducted on PubMed, EMBASE and Cochrane Library through June 2019 for studies evaluating the utility of steroids within the first 8 h following ASCI.

EMPADE Study: Evaluation of Medical Prescriptions and Adverse Drug Events in COPD Patients Admitted to Intensive Care Unit.

Introduction: Inappropriate drug usage may preclude ideal benefit due to increased medical cost, antimicrobial resistance, adverse effects and mortality. Therefore drug utilization studies have become a plausible means in evaluating the healthcare systems. COPD management usually involves more than one drug which may escalate the risk of ADEs (adverse drug events).