Publications by authors named "K Sands"
Objectives: To assess the safety and efficacy of using microwave ablation (MWA) to treat solitary kidney (SK) patients with T1a renal cell carcinoma (RCC).
Methods: Retrospective analysis of a prospectively maintained database identified patients with T1a RCC with either congenital or acquired SK. Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was calculated from serum creatinine before MWA and after at 6 and 12 months post-procedure.
Interpreting the phenotypes of alleles in genomes is complex. Whilst all strains are expected to carry a chromosomal copy conferring resistance to ampicillin, they may also carry mutations in chromosomal alleles or additional plasmid-borne alleles that have extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) activity and/or β-lactamase inhibitor (BLI) resistance activity. In addition, the role of individual mutations/a changes is not completely documented or understood.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFStudy Design: Retrospective cohort study.
Objective: To characterize variation in dexamethasone and remdesivir use over time among hospitals.
Background: Little is known about hospital-level variation in COVID-19 drug treatments in a large and diverse network in the United States.
Dexamethasone Dose for COVID-19 in a Large U.S. Hospital Network From April 2020 to May 2023.
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf
October 2024
Purpose: While potential harm from high doses of systemic dexamethasone for clinical management of COVID-19 is an important concern, little is known about real world dexamethasone dosing in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in the United States.
Methods: Descriptive study to assess dexamethasone daily dose in adults with COVID-19 in a large US hospital network, overall and by respiratory support requirements, extracted using semi- structured nursing notes.
Results: Of 332 430 hospitalizations with a COVID-19 diagnosis, 201 637 (60.