Age of asthma onset does not impact the response to omalizumab.

These studies were conducted before clinical trial registration was required; therefore, clinical trial registration numbers are not available.

A Home Repair and Modification Program Embedded Within Mount Sinai Visiting Doctors.

The purpose of this study was to conduct an evaluation of a home modification and repair pilot program implemented within Mount Sinai Visiting Doctors. This program enrolled patients via referral from the home-based clinical team between August 15, 2019 and December 31, 2020. Patient functional status and home modification and repair needs were assessed by a social worker and subsequent interventions were tracked.

Does Connectedness Matter? The Association Between Mutuality and Job Satisfaction Among Home Health Aides Caring for Adults With Heart Failure.

Home health aides (HHAs) provide care to many adults with heart failure (HF) in the home. As the demand for HHAs increases, there is a need to promote HHAs' job satisfaction and retention. In this cross-sectional community-partnered study, we examined whether mutuality (e.

A Retrospective Study of the Role of Perioperative Serum Albumin and the Albumin-Bilirubin Grade in Predicting Post-Liver Transplant Length of Stay.

Introduction: Serum albumin's association with liver transplant outcomes has been investigated with mixed findings. This study aimed to evaluate perioperative albumin level, independently and as part of the albumin-bilirubin (ALBI) grade, as a predictor of post-liver transplant hospital and intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay (LOS).

Methods: Adult liver-only transplant recipients at our institution from September 2011 to May 2019 were included in this retrospective study.

Physical Activity Patterns and Cognitive Health among Older Adults in the United States.

We assessed the association between physical activity (PA) patterns and cognitive health. Using the 2011-2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data among older adults (≥60 years), we defined scoring below the 25th percentile in the average z-scores from 3 cognitive tests as having low cognitive performance. We used latent class analysis to categorize PA patterns and examined their association with cognitive performance using logistic regressions while adjusting for relevant covariates.

"I Depend on Her for Everything": A Retrospective Chart Review of Home Care Worker Service Disruptions for Homebound Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Home care workers played critical roles in meeting the complex medical and social needs of homebound adults during COVID-19, yet their contributions remain underappreciated. This study characterizes home care workers' roles during COVID-19 and examines how home care disruptions impacted homebound individuals and caregivers. Using a qualitative analysis of electronic medical records among a randomly sampled subset of homebound patients in a home-based primary care practice, we found that home care workers were essential in meeting existing and new needs of homebound individuals.

Decompression Alone in the Setting of Adult Degenerative Lumbar Scoliosis and Stenosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Study Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis.OBJECTIVESSurgical decompression alone for patients with neurogenic leg pain in the setting of degenerative lumbar scoliosis (DLS) and stenosis is commonly performed, however, there is no summary of evidence for outcomes.

Methods: A systematic search of English language medical literature databases was performed for studies describing outcomes of decompression alone in DLS, defined as Cobb angle >10˚, and 2-year minimum follow-up.

The use of patient experience feedback in rehabilitation quality improvement and codesign activities: Scoping review of the literature.

Objective: To characterize the literature, reported enablers, and gaps on the use of patient experience feedback for person-centered rehabilitation quality improvement and codesign activities.

Design: Scoping Review.

Data Sources: Scientific databases (PubMed, CINAHL, Rehabdata, Scopus, Web of Science, ProQuest), website searches (e.

Diabetes as a Risk Factor for Perforated Appendicitis: A National Analysis.

Background: A few important risk factors play into rates of perforation following acute appendicitis. Diabetes may be an additional risk factor due to various systemic complications that may contribute to perforation and additional adverse outcomes following acute appendicitis, all of which currently remains unknown in the United States.

Methods: Adult patients with acute appendicitis under 65 years of age were identified from the National Inpatient Sample between 2012 and 2014 and the distribution of baseline variables was examined across diabetic status using Rao-Scott chi square and student's t-test.

Care Disruptions and End-Of-Life Care Experiences Among Home-Based Primary Care Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic in New York City: A Retrospective Chart Review.

Research on deaths during COVID-19 has largely focused on hospitals and nursing homes. Less is known about medically complex patients receiving care in the community. We examined care disruptions and end-of-life experiences of homebound patients receiving home-based primary care (HBPC) in New York City during the initial 2020 COVID-19 surge.

Assessment of personal inhalation and skin exposures to polymeric methylene diphenyl diisocyanate during polyurethane fabric coating.

Methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) monomers and polymeric MDI (pMDI) are aromatic isocyanates widely used in the production of polyurethanes. These isocyanates can cause occupational asthma, hypersensitivity pneumonitis, as well as contact dermatitis. Skin exposure likely contributes toward initial sensitization but is challenging to monitor and quantitate.

Cranial Fasciitis in Children: Expanding the Spectrum of -Associated Clonal Transient Neoplasms.

Cranial fasciitis (CF) is a benign (myo)fibroblastic proliferation of children. Typical presentation consists of a rapidly growing solitary mass on the temporal or parietal cranium in the first 2 years of age. CF is characterized by a rapid growth followed by a relative slowdown and even growth arrest.

Economic Evaluation of an Intervention to Prevent Adolescent Dating Violence (Me & You).

is a multilevel, technology-enhanced adolescent dating violence (DV) prevention program that aimed to reduce DV among ethnic-minority, early adolescent, urban youth. A group-randomized control trial of Me & You, conducted with 10 middle schools from a large urban school district in Southeast Texas in 2014-2015, found it to be effective in reducing DV perpetration and decreasing some forms of DV victimization. Economic evaluations of DV interventions are extremely limited, despite calls for more economic analyses to be incorporated in research.

Attitudes Toward Peer-Delivered Sexual-Health Services Among New York City Sexual and Gender Minority Individuals Who Have Sex with Men and Attend Collective Sex Venues.

Collective sex venues such as sex clubs are strategic sites to promote sexual health among sexual and gender minority individuals. We present qualitative findings from a multiple-method study on the acceptability of sexual-health services at collective sex venues in New York City (NYC) among attendees who identified as men, transgender, or gender non-conforming. In a survey used for sample selection ( = 342), most respondents (82.

Palliative Care and Neurology Needs in Patients With and Without COVID-19.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic led to increased neurology and palliative care needs. We compare the characteristics of COVID-19 positive vs negative patients who received consultation by neurology and palliative care services during the 2020 COVID-19 surge in New York City to see how the groups differ in their consultation needs and to identify opportunities to improve care.

Methods: This retrospective analysis was performed within a multi-center hospital system in New York City, USA over a 2-month period (15 March to 15 May, 2020) which represented the peak of the first COVID-19 wave.

The Need for Stability in Paid Dementia Care: Family Caregiver Perspectives.

Paid caregivers (e.g., home health aides, home care workers) provide essential care to people with dementia living at home; this study explored family caregiver perspectives on the role and impact of paid caregivers in home-based dementia care.

Adefovir for lamivudine-resistant hepatitis B.

Adefovir, a nucleotide analog developed by John Martin, was a major breakthrough in the treatment of chronic Hepatitis B. Prior to adefovir, Hepatitis B treatment was limited to two therapeutic modalities, either interferon, which carried significant side effects and was efficacious in a minority of patients, or lamivudine which showed no durable effects with short-term use and a high rate of resistance with long-term use. Adefovir was found to be effective in suppressing viral replication and in resolving the hepatic inflammation associated with hepatitis B with only rare instances of resistance.

Continuous Infusion Low-Dose Unfractionated Heparin for the Management of Hypercoagulability Associated With COVID-19.

Introduction: The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is associated with severe hypercoagulability. There is currently limited evidence supporting the routine use of therapeutic anticoagulation in the setting of COVID-19.

Objectives: The primary objective was to compare the incidence of thromboembolic events in adult patients with COVID-19 treated with an unfractionated heparin (UFH) infusion versus prophylactic dose anticoagulation.

A Cavitary Lesion in a Patient with Antineutrophilic Cytoplasmic Antibody (ANCA) Associated Vasculitis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Patients with antineutrophilic cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) associated vasculitis who were on immunosuppressive therapy with corticosteroids may be susceptible to cavitary lesions. Only a few cases have been reported in the literature to date. Immunosuppression was shown to improve prognosis in patients with vasculitis.

Endovascular Intervention for May-Thurner Syndrome in a Pregnant Patient with a Patent Foramen Ovale and Paradoxical Embolism.

May-Thurner syndrome (MTS) is a known structural risk factor for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and embolism. In patients with a patent foramen ovale (PFO), emboli originating from the deep veins are able to paradoxically reach the systemic circulation via the PFO, consequently resulting in transient ischemic attacks (TIA) or stroke.We report the case of a 31-year-old pregnant woman, with a recent history of TIA, who presented with chronic bilateral numbness, pain, and swelling in the lower extremities.

Minimally Invasive Surgical Approach to Toxic Colitis.

Background: We aimed to compare outcomes of surgical treatments of toxic colitis (infectious/inflammatory/ischemic) by the extent of colectomy (partial vs total colectomy) and different surgical approaches (minimally invasive surgery (MIS) vs open).

Methods: Multivariate analysis using logistic regression was used to investigate outcomes of patients with toxic colitis who underwent emergent colectomy during 2012-2019 by surgical approach and the extent of resection using NSQIP database.

Results: Overall, 2,104 adult patients underwent emergent colectomy for toxic colitis within NSQIP database during 2012-2019.

Effects of Timing of Invasive Mechanical Ventilation in Patients with Shock. An Analysis of the Multicenter Prospective Observational VOLUME-CHASERS Cohort.

Describe the variation in practice and identify predictors of invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) use in shock. Explore the association between the timing of IMV initiation ("Early" vs. "Delayed") on shock duration.

Impact of COVID-19 Stay-At-Home Restrictions on Falls in One Community of High-Risk Older Adults.

Aim: To examine the relationship between falls among high-risk older adults at one Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) and the COVID-19 closure of its Day Health Center (DHC), which provides participants with social and rehabilitative services and contributes to their weekly physical activity.

Methods: Self-reported falls during the 3 months before the DHC's closure ("pre-COVID-19") were compared in number and in character to falls during its closure ("COVID-19").

Results: One thirty five participants were enrolled during the entire 6-month period; 37% ( = 50) fell during this time.