Publications by authors named "M Mathis"
Background: Racial discrimination is associated with health disparities among Black Americans, a group that has experienced an increase in rates of fatal drug overdose. Prior research has found that racial discrimination in the medical setting may be a barrier to addiction treatment. Nevertheless, it is unknown how experiences of racial discrimination might impact engagement with emergency medical services for accidental drug overdose.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Safety in cardiac surgical procedures is predicated on effective team dynamics. This study associated operative team familiarity (ie, the extent of clinical collaboration among surgical team members) with procedural efficiency and Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) adjudicated patient outcomes.
Methods: Institutional STS adult cardiac surgery registry and electronic health record data from 2014 to 2021 were evaluated across 3 quaternary hospitals.
Social insects offer powerful models to investigate the mechanistic foundation of elaborate individual behaviors comprising a cooperative community. Workers of the leafcutter ant genus provide an extreme example of behavioral segregation among many phenotypically distinct worker types. We utilize the complex worker system of to test the molecular underpinnings of behavioral programming and, in particular, the extent of plasticity to reprogramming.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn this review, the authors define acute kidney injury in the perioperative setting, describe the epidemiologic burden, discuss procedure-specific risk factors, detail principles of management, and highlight areas of ongoing controversy and research.
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- Burn injuries are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in children, with non-accidental injuries showing higher mortality rates.
- The study analyzed data from over 16,000 pediatric patients in burn centers across the U.S. to identify factors associated with non-accidental burns, finding that 7.4% of cases were non-accidental, predominantly affecting younger non-white children with scald burns.
- Results indicated that risk factors for non-accidental burns include younger age, Black race, specific types of burns, and insurance status, contributing to a 0.5% overall mortality rate, helping inform care and expectations for affected families.