Publications by authors named "M Mazen Gafeer"
Background: The unsatisfactory rate of Pap tests (PT) is an important quality assurance (QA) metric for a cytopathology laboratory. At our institution, an unsatisfactory PT slide is followed by a second ThinPrep (TP) slide. The aim of this study is to evaluate this QA practice.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFArticle Synopsis
- The study explores the practice of submitting pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND) specimens during radical prostatectomies, finding that only a small number of labs follow complete submission guidelines.
- A retrospective review of 733 cases revealed that while total submission of PLND improves detection rates of metastases, it significantly increases the workload for labs, particularly in cases of extended PLND.
- The findings suggest that while meticulous identification and submission of lymph nodes is crucial, submitting excess fat tissue does not notably enhance patient outcomes and may not be necessary.
Importance: Although age, sex, and race/ethnicity are important factors when generalizing the findings of clinical trials to routine practice, trends in the representation of these groups in contemporary acute coronary syndrome (ACS) trials are not well defined.
Objective: To characterize the representation of older patients, women, and racial/ ethnic minorities in ACS randomized trials.
Evidence Review: A systemic search was conducted of ACS trials published in 8 major medical journals between January 2001 and December 2018.
Background: Circulating progenitor cells (CPC) have been associated with memory function and cognitive impairment in healthy adults. However, it is unclear whether such associations also exist in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD).
Objective: To assess the association between CPCs and memory performance among individuals with CAD.