Publications by authors named "Itala M Wickremasinghe"
Context/objective: Our objective was to describe early participation in Whole Health programs across the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Spinal Cord Injuries and Disorders (SCI/D) System of Care.
Design: Retrospective analysis of VHA administrative data.
Setting: The VHA SCI/D System of Care.
Background: Individuals with spinal cord injuries and disorders (SCI/D) require frequent interdisciplinary health care to address impairments in mobility, autonomic function, and secondary complications. Telehealth has the capacity to substantially transform health care delivery and improve care by increasing access and communication. However, relatively little is known about telehealth use in this specific population.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Describe an interdisciplinary spinal cord injury home care program (SCIHCP), sample demographics for the veteran participants, and initial impact of SCIHCP on health care utilization and mortality.
Design: Retrospective review.
Setting: SCIHCP of the Spinal Cord Injury Center, VA North Texas Health Care System (VANTHCS).
Objective: To report stroke-like symptoms and unusual central nervous system adverse effects in 2 elderly patients receiving ertapenem.
Case Summary: Two patients ≥70 years of age experienced unusual mental status changes while receiving ertapenem. Patient 1 developed garbled speech and miosis 1 week after starting appropriately dosed ertapenem (1 g/day) for sacral osteomyelitis.