Users of chronic prescription opioids decrease in the first 12 months following bariatric surgery.

Objective: Obesity is an independent risk factor for chronic pain frequently treated with opioids. Our study investigated the effect of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) and vertical sleeve gastrectomy (VSG) on chronic opioid prescription use.

Methods: Using the IBM MarketScan database (2010-2017), we analyzed adult chronic opioid users who underwent bariatric surgery.

Risk factors and temporal associations of progression of the atopic march in children with early-onset atopic dermatitis.

Background: Risk factors and the temporal relationship between atopic dermatitis (AD) and atopic march remain understudied.

Objective: Determine risk factors for atopic march in early-onset AD patients and the temporality between AD and atopic march.

Methods: We used the MarketScan Research Database for our retrospective cohort analysis from 2010 to 2018, comparing infants diagnosed with AD before age 1 with controls without early-onset AD.

Statewide Variation in Practices and Charges for Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax in Maryland, United States: A Retrospective Study.

Background: The optimal treatment for primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) remains undefined. Furthermore, the overall utilization and costs of various treatment approaches are incompletely understood. We investigated hospital charges and resource utilization by management strategy across the state of Maryland in adult and pediatric patients with PSP.

National Patterns of Hospital Admission Versus Home Recovery Following Mastectomy for Breast Cancer.

Background: We examined national patterns of care and perioperative outcomes for women after mastectomy, comparing home recovery (HR) with hospital admission.

Patients And Methods: Using Martketscan data (2017-2019), women ≥ 18 years old who underwent mastectomy ± reconstruction were identified and classified as either home recovery (same calendar day discharge) or hospital admission (stays > 1 calendar day). Comorbidities and receipt of chemo/immunotherapy 6 months prior to surgery and post-surgical 30-day complications were measured.

Glycemic Control in Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Comparative Analysis of Wound and Wound-free Periods in Adults With Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes.

Objective: Our aim in this study was to determine whether there are differences in glycemia during wound and wound-free states among individuals with diabetes at a multidisciplinary diabetic foot and wound clinic from 2012 to 2019.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data over 7.4 years from the Johns Hopkins Multidisciplinary Diabetic Foot and Wound Clinic.