Improving the selection of recommended prophylactic antibiotics using an electronic medical record.

Objective: To estimate the effect of reference text in an electronic medical record (EMR) on the recommended use of preoperative antibiotics for cesarean deliveries.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study of all cesarean deliveries at Stony Brook Hospital between May 2009 and June 2011, was performed. Reference text was added to the EMR in May 2010.

Hemoglobin A1c and the relationship to stage and grade of endometrial cancer.

Objectives: To determine if elevated markers of poor glycemic control (HgA1c and fasting glucose levels) in patients surgically staged for type I endometrial cancer is related to a higher stage or higher grade at the time of diagnosis. Also, to assess if these markers impact overall survival.

Methods: A retrospective chart review was performed from January 2000 to June 2010 at three academic medical centers.