Publications by authors named "M L Gorbaty"

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  • The study aimed to evaluate and compare the rates of unplanned hospital visits within 7 days following outpatient surgeries in US hospitals, focusing on the difference between predicted and expected visit ratios.
  • Data from over a million surgeries in more than 4,000 hospitals revealed that 7.8% of these procedures led to unexpected hospital visits, often due to avoidable issues like infections and pain.
  • Significant differences in unplanned visit rates were noted between hospitals, indicating that some outpatient departments performed much better, highlighting potential areas for improvement in surgical care quality and patient safety.
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A 60-year-old female with an unknown family history initially presented with signs and symptoms concerning for gastrointestinal cancer. Regular breast cancer screening and subsequent work-up around this time demonstrated the presence of T2N1 stage II triple positive ductal adenocarcinoma of the left breast. Follow-up imaging for her gastrointestinal symptoms demonstrated a 3.

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Thiophenes are the simplest aromatic sulfur-containing compounds and are stable and widespread in fossil fuels. Regulation of sulfur levels in fuels and emissions has become and continues to be ever more stringent as part of governments' efforts to address negative environmental impacts of sulfur dioxide. In turn, more effective removal methods are continually being sought.

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Purpose: To evaluate the pharmacokinetics and cardiac repolarization effect (measured by QT/QTc interval) of amrubicin and its active metabolite amrubicinol in non-Japanese patients with advanced solid tumors.

Methods: Patients received amrubicin 40 mg/m(2)/day as a 5-min infusion on days 1-3 of a 21-day cycle. During cycle 1, serial blood and plasma samples were collected on days 1-9 and time-matched triplicate electrocardiograms on the "off-drug" visit (1-5 days prior to start of treatment) and days 1-9.

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Laser-induced acoustic desorption (LIAD) coupled with a 3-T Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometer (FT-ICR) allows the simultaneous analysis of both the nonpolar and polar components in petroleum distillates. The LIAD/FT-ICR method was validated by examining model compounds representative of the various classes of polar and nonpolar hydrocarbons commonly found in petroleum. LIAD successfully desorbs all the compounds as intact neutral molecules into the FT-ICR.

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