Publications by authors named "J ENNIS"
Background: The Sarasota Memorial Health Care System (SMHCS) Acute Care Rehabilitation Team began implementing the Keep Your Move in the Tube (KYMITT) protocol in February 2023 to improve patient mobility and offer an alternative to traditional sternal precautions. The goal of KYMITT is for patients to remain within a safe zone (referred to as "the tube") rather than complying with time and weight restrictions, which are the cornerstone of traditional sternal precautions. In previous studies, KYMITT was associated with greater independence after surgery without placing patients at an increased risk of experiencing a surgical site infection.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMany membrane proteins are sensitive to their local lipid environment. As structural methods for membrane proteins have improved, there is growing evidence of direct, specific binding of lipids to protein surfaces. Unfortunately the workhorse of understanding protein-small molecule interactions, the binding affinity for a given site, is experimentally inaccessible for these systems.
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- States revised, developed, and adopted plans for allocating critical care resources during COVID-19, with many encountering barriers and facilitators in the process.
- A study involved interviews with 36 participants from 34 states, revealing that 17 of 24 pre-existing plans were revised, while some states faced challenges in creating new plans or addressing complaints about bias.
- Successful plan development relied on strong community relationships and health department support, while obstacles included a lack of political will and the urgency of the pandemic response.