Publications by authors named "L A van Philips"
Article Synopsis
- Hospital malnutrition prevalence in Africa ranges between 20-50%, with a scoping review identifying a significant lack of research on the topic.
- The review examined 28 studies involving a total of 7537 records, revealing malnutrition risk among hospitalized adults in Africa is reported at 23% to 74%, and malnutrition prevalence varies from 8% to 85%.
- The findings highlight the urgent need for consistent nutritional assessment methods across studies to better understand and address the malnutrition crisis in African hospitals.
This article describes the development of an institutional quality improvement review board (QIRB) as an effective and efficient method for reviewing and overseeing institutional quality improvement (QI) initiatives. QI projects involve the systematic collection and analysis of data and the implementation of interventions designed to improve the quality of clinical care and/or educational programs for a distinct population in a specific setting. QI projects are fundamentally distinct from human subjects research (HuSR); however, the differences between them are subtle and highly nuanced.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe degradation of polysorbate surfactants can limit the shelf life of biologic pharmaceutical products. Polysorbate is susceptible to degradation via either oxidation or hydrolysis pathways which releases free fatty acids (FFA) and other complex polymers. Degradants from Polysorbate 80 (PS80) can form particles and impact drug product quality.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHistorically, in the United States, scientific racism has been used to justify differential treatment of Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) populations compared with the White population. Discrimination toward BIPOC populations by the medical community has contributed to racial and ethnic disparities in health care that persist to this day. At the 2022 American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology Annual Meeting, a panel of 5 experts from the areas of academia, advocacy, and clinical research discussed racial and ethnic disparities in mental health care.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of Müller muscle-conjunctival resection (MMCR) with or without suturing for the correction of ptosis.
Methods: A retrospective chart review was performed of 30 patients (56 eyelids) undergoing sutureless (sMMCR) (34 eyelids) or conventional MMCR (cMMCR) (22 eyelids). Primary outcome measures were the change in MRD1 and vertical eyelid height (VLH).