Publications by authors named "J R Rivlin"
Background: Increasing evidence demonstrates disparities among patients with differing insurance statuses in the field of spine surgery. However, no pooled analyses have performed a robust review characterizing differences in postoperative outcomes among patients with varying insurance types.
Methods: A comprehensive literature search of the PUBMED, MEDLINE(R), ERIC, and EMBASE was performed for studies comparing postoperative outcomes in patients with private insurance versus government insurance.
Background: Airway infections in Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD) are caused by different microorganisms, including pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA). The aim of this study was to investigate the association of PA colonization and the progression of lung disease in PCD.
Methods: Data from 11PCD centers were retrospectively collected from 2008 to 2013.
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- The study investigated the efficacy of expanding preconception carrier screening for cystic fibrosis (CF) in Israel, where there is a wide variety of CFTR mutations due to genetic diversity.
- Researchers genotyped a group of CF patients lacking a molecular diagnosis, identifying 54 mutations, of which only 16 were part of the existing screening panel.
- The findings suggest that incorporating a broader range of CFTR mutations could significantly increase detection rates for potential carriers before conception.
Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is a genetic condition of impaired ciliary beating, characterized by chronic infections of the upper and lower airways and progressive lung failure. Defects of the outer dynein arms are the most common cause of PCD. In about half of the affected individuals, PCD occurs with situs inversus (Kartagener syndrome).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPrimary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is under diagnosed and underestimated. Most clinical research has used some form of questionnaires to capture data but none has been critically evaluated particularly with respect to its end-user feasibility and utility. To critically appraise a clinical data collection questionnaire for PCD used in a large national PCD consortium in order to apply conclusions in future PCD research.
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