Publications by authors named "M Amri C Schlueter"
Article Synopsis
- Chronic back and lower extremity pain is a leading cause of global disability, and spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is used to alleviate these symptoms and improve quality of life.
- The study compared the effectiveness of SCS therapies against conventional medical management (CMM) through a systematic review of randomized trials, analyzing outcomes like pain intensity and patient quality of life.
- Results showed that both conventional and novel SCS therapies significantly outperformed CMM in reducing pain intensity and increasing the proportion of patients achieving substantial pain relief after six months.
Purpose Of Review: In the United Sates the cost of managing Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, the two most common inflammatory bowel diseases, is a major factor that can alter the course of treatment. The increasing use of advanced therapies such as biologics and oral small molecules is a driver of these costs. Many IBD providers find navigating the payor and non-insurance cost assistance processes to be a significant challenge in care management.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Risk factors for ciprofloxacin or MDR in primary care urine specimens are not well defined.
Objectives: We created a primary care-specific antibiogram for Escherichia coli isolates from cases with complicated and uncomplicated urinary tract infection (UTI) and evaluated risk factors for ciprofloxacin, trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole and MDR among Enterobacterales.
Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study to determine resistance and risk factors by collecting urine cultures from all patients (≥18 years) presenting with provider-suspected UTI at two primary care, safety-net clinics in Houston, TX, USA between November 2018 and March 2020.