Publications by authors named "MacKay Z"

Introduction: The development of immune-related adverse events (irAEs) has been associated with improved survival outcomes in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, this association's extent across race and ethnicity remains uncertain. We evaluated the association between the development of irAEs and treatment outcomes across racially diverse groups treated at a safety net hospital.

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Background: Mortality from non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has improved with screening and novel treatments. The substance use epidemic has threatened health outcomes in a variety of diseases, but little is known about how it is associated with NSCLC outcomes.

Methods: We performed a retrospective cohort study of 211 patients with NSCLC treated at a safety-net hospital.

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Objectives: The challenges of understanding how interventions influence follow-up medical care are magnified during genomic testing because few patients have received it to date and because the scope of information it provides is complex and often unexpected. We tested a novel strategy for quantifying downstream healthcare utilization after genomic testing to more comprehensively and efficiently identify related services. We also evaluated the effectiveness of different methods for collecting these data.

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Amoebic gill disease (AGD) in farmed Atlantic salmon is caused by the amoeba Paramoeba perurans. The recent establishment of in vitro culture techniques for P. perurans has provided a valuable tool for studying the parasite in detail.

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Background: The perception of high resistance during injection of a local anesthetic during regional anesthesia may indicate intraneural injection. Anesthetists' ability to detect high resistance by "syringe feel" has been questioned in the past. The aim of our study was to investigate the anesthetist's ability to detect abnormal resistance to injection using an animal model.

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Normovolemic hemodilution with 3,5% polygeline was carried out in fourteen ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists) Class-I patients, who had developed false aneurysms or arteriovenous fistulas following high velocity injury on limbs. At the end of surgical procedure volume of mean blood drained was 1400.00 +/- 194.

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