Publications by authors named "M A Corrigan"
Radiation therapy targets tumor tissue and requires children to lay still, often necessitating sedation. Historically anesthesiologists provided procedural sedation, but pediatric critical care physicians now regularly administer sedation outside the operating room. Procedural sedation for radiation poses unique challenges.
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- This study explored how the expression of kynurenine pathway (KP) enzymes in the blood is affected in patients with depression compared to healthy controls and post-electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).
- Results showed that certain KP enzymes were lower in patients with depression, but these findings weren’t statistically significant after accounting for other factors; ECT didn't change KP enzyme expression.
- The study suggests that further research is needed to see if KP measures can effectively help in diagnosing depression and predicting responses to antidepressant treatments.
Surgical resection is the primary treatment approach for patients with breast cancer. Despite optimal multimodal treatment, metastatic recurrence remains a risk. Surgery-mediated systemic inflammation and local tissue inflammation generate an immunosuppressive and wound-healing environment that may accelerate cancer recurrence and metastasis post-operatively.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) can be defined as any report of a patient's health taken directly from the patient. Routine collection of PRO data has been shown to offer potential benefits to patient-doctor communication. Electronic forms of PRO measures (PROMs) could be more beneficial in comparison to traditional PROMs in obtaining PROs from patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Introducing medical students to the concept of Cultural Humility, we devised a teaching initiative for students to consider how power manifests through the use of language in clinical communication, with a focus on General Practice. Cultural Humility is a pedagogical framework, introduced by Tervalon and Murray-Garcia, to address what they consider as the limitations of the Cultural Competence model.
Approach: Our teaching initiative specifically focused on power in clinical communication, both oral consultations and written notes.