6 results match your criteria: "Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center - RWJBarnabas Health[Affiliation]"
Inpatient total thyroidectomy costs and outcomes vary regionally: A nationwide study.
Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol
February 2025
Objectives: While it is known that surgical costs continue to rise in the United States, there is little information about the specific underlying factors for this variation in many common procedures. This study investigates the influence of geographic location and hospital demographics on hospital cost and postoperative outcomes in adult patients undergoing total thyroidectomy (TT).
Methods: The National Inpatient Sample was queried for patients who underwent primary TT between 2016 and 2017.
Search for medical information for chronic rhinosinusitis through an artificial intelligence ChatBot.
Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol
October 2024
Objectives: Artificial intelligence is evolving and significantly impacting health care, promising to transform access to medical information. With the rise of medical misinformation and frequent internet searches for health-related advice, there is a growing demand for reliable patient information. This study assesses the effectiveness of ChatGPT in providing information and treatment options for chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBilateral Atypical Femoral Fracture in a Bisphosphonate-Naïve Patient with Prior Long-Term Denosumab Therapy: A Case Report of the Management Strategy and a Literature Review.
J Clin Med
May 2024
Division of Orthopaedic Trauma & Adult Reconstruction, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center-RWJBarnabas Health, Livingston, NJ 07039, USA.
Article Synopsis
- Denosumab is an effective treatment for preventing fractures, but its link to atypical femur fractures (AFFs) in patients who haven't used bisphosphonates is not well understood.
- A case report highlights a 78-year-old woman who experienced bilateral AFFs after long-term denosumab therapy for metastatic breast cancer, prompting the need to stop the medication.
- The report stresses the importance of doctors being vigilant in monitoring patients on denosumab for signs of AFFs and calls for more research to improve treatment strategies that weigh its benefits against associated risks.
Outcomes of Antibiotic-Impregnated Calcium Sulfate, Reamer-Irrigator-Aspirator, and Locked Intramedullary Static Spacer in the Treatment of Periprosthetic Joint Infection in the Multiply Revised and Infected Knee: A Single-Center Case Series.
Arthroplast Today
June 2024
Division of Orthopaedic Trauma & Adult Reconstruction, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center - RWJBarnabas Health, Livingston, NJ, USA.
Article Synopsis
- Periprosthetic joint infections after total knee arthroplasty are often treated with 2-stage revisions using either articulating or static antibiotic cement spacers, but many studies exclude patients with recurrent infections or multiple revisions.
- A study reviewed the use of static spacers in patients treated from 2017 to 2020, focusing on infection eradication rates and the effectiveness of an antibiotic-loaded locked intramedullary nail for complex cases.
- Results showed a 68.8% infection eradication rate over an average of 46.9 months, with identified risk factors for reinfection including the number of previous spacers and longer surgical times during spacer placement.
Abdominal crepitus and air in the subcutaneous tissue should be recognized early, as the most common etiologies for subcutaneous emphysema are fatal if not treated acutely. We present the case of a patient who developed subcutaneous emphysema as a consequence of the dehiscence of a previously closed gastrocutaneous fistula.
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