Publications by authors named "Nicholas S Stollenwerk"
Background: Data on the stability of whole blood electrolytes is limited to small sample sizes. We sought to determine the stability of whole blood electrolytes under room temperature and slushed iced conditions in human patients at a major hospital center.
Methods: Whole blood samples were obtained from 203 patients hospitalized for various pathophysiological conditions.
Background: There are limited data on lactate stability in whole blood. The purpose of this study was to determine whole blood lactate stability at room temperature and in slushed ice conditions.
Methods: An equal number of arterial and venous samples were obtained from 202 subjects hospitalized for various pathophysiological conditions.
Introduction: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a rare, but potentially serious, side effect associated with crizotinib, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor for anaplastic lymphoma kinase-positive (ALK) advanced non-small cell lung cancer. Our objective was to determine the incidence and nature of ILD associated with crizotinib in 4 PROFILE trials (ClinicalTrials.gov identifiers, NCT00585195, NCT00932451, NCT00932893, and NCT01154140).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To analyze the costs of nitrofurantoin use compared to those of other antibiotics recommended for treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infection (UTI).
Patients And Methods: We used a decision analysis model to perform cost-minimization and sensitivity analyses to determine the level of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) and fluoroquinolone resistance that would favor the use of nitrofurantoin as a first-line empirical treatment of uncomplicated UTIs. The model used a program perspective to evaluate costs.