Publications by authors named "R A Logan"
Background: Management guidelines for stable three-vessel coronary artery disease have become a subject of debate. We aim to provide a benchmark for the survival of patients with normal ejection fraction, stable three-vessel disease, and elective coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery.
Methods: Data from consecutive patients with normal ejection fraction undergoing elective primary isolated CABG for triple-vessel disease in a diverse 11-center surgical network between 2008 and 2020 were analyzed.
Introduction: Birthing people around the world experience mistreatment during labor and birth, contributing to adverse maternal health outcomes. The adoption of respectful maternity care (RMC) has been recommended to address this mistreatment and improve care quality. Most RMC and mistreatment research has been conducted internationally.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSynthetic opioids like fentanyl are highly potent and prevalent in the illicit drug market, leading to tolerance, dependence, and opioid use disorder (OUD). Chronic opioid use disrupts sleep and circadian rhythms, which persist even during treatment and abstinence, increasing the risk of relapse. The body's molecular clock, regulated by transcriptional and translational feedback loops, controls various physiological processes, including the expression of endogenous opioids and their receptors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOpioid-use disorder (OUD) during pregnancy has increased in the United States to critical levels and is a leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality. Untreated OUD is associated with pregnancy complications in particular, preterm birth. Medications for OUD, such as buprenorphine, are recommended with the added benefit that treatment during pregnancy increases treatment post-partum.
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- Ischemic stroke-associated pneumonia (iSAP) affects around 10% of stroke patients during their hospital stay, highlighting the need for better predictive tools as current scales are ineffective.
- This study analyzed 1,767 acute ischemic stroke patients to assess the predictive value of euthyroid sick syndrome (ESS) as a biomarker for iSAP, finding that older age and comorbidities like atrial fibrillation and COPD increase the risk.
- Results indicate that ESS is a significant predictor of iSAP, with a sensitivity of 35.64% and specificity of 87.92%, suggesting its potential use in identifying at-risk stroke patients early on.