Publications by authors named "Parry Mendapara"
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- The study analyzed the appropriateness of blood cultures ordered in critically-ill patients at Montefiore Medical Center, revealing that a significant number were unnecessary.
- About 61.4% of the cultures drawn were deemed inappropriate, often initiated due to isolated fever or elevated white blood cell counts.
- The findings suggest that implementing evidence-based guidelines could help reduce the number of inappropriate blood culture orders.
Background: Low rates of heart failure (HF) hospitalizations were observed during the 2020 peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, posthospitalization follow-up transitioned to a predominantly telemedicine model. It is unknown whether the shift to telemedicine impacted disparities in posthospitalization follow-up or HF readmissions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMicroencapsulation of mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) in alginate facilitates cell delivery, localization and survival, and modulates inflammation . However, we found that delivery of the widely used ~0.5 mm diameter encapsulated MSC (eMSC) by intrathecal injection into spinal cord injury (SCI) rats was highly variable.
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