423 results match your criteria: "University of North Carolina Medical Center[Affiliation]"
Pediatr Pulmonol
December 2024
Department of Pharmacy, Driscoll Children's Hospital, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA.
Following the approval of elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor (ETI), there have been post-marketing reports and published cases of papilledema and intracranial hypertension in children with cystic fibrosis (CF) taking ETI. In those reports, the patients often presented with marked symptoms and concomitant hypervitaminosis A. In this multicenter case series, we report eight cases of papilledema in children with CF taking ETI that were diagnosed via routine eye exam, the majority of whom presented with minimal to no symptoms and all had normal serum Vitamin A levels.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAm J Health Syst Pharm
November 2024
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Eshelman School of Pharmacy, Chapel Hill, NC, and University of North Carolina Medical Center, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
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View Article and Find Full Text PDFAm J Health Syst Pharm
November 2024
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Eshelman School of Pharmacy, Chapel Hill, NC, and University of North Carolina Medical Center, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Disclaimer: In an effort to expedite the publication of articles, AJHP is posting manuscripts online as soon as possible after acceptance. Accepted manuscripts have been peer-reviewed and copyedited, but are posted online before technical formatting and author proofing. These manuscripts are not the final version of record and will be replaced with the final article (formatted per AJHP style and proofed by the authors) at a later time.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOrthop J Sports Med
November 2024
Luminis Health Orthopedics, Pasadena, Maryland, USA.
Am J Health Syst Pharm
November 2024
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Eshelman School of Pharmacy, Chapel Hill, NC, and University of North Carolina Medical Center, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Disclaimer: In an effort to expedite the publication of articles, AJHP is posting manuscripts online as soon as possible after acceptance. Accepted manuscripts have been peer-reviewed and copyedited, but are posted online before technical formatting and author proofing. These manuscripts are not the final version of record and will be replaced with the final article (formatted per AJHP style and proofed by the authors) at a later time.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Thromb Haemost
November 2024
Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA; University of North Carolina Blood Research Center, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
Acquired hemophilia A (AHA) is a rare bleeding disorder caused by inhibitory autoantibodies to factor (F)VIII. The goals of treatment are 2-fold, namely immunosuppressive therapy to eradicate the inhibitor and hemostatic management to control bleeding. Emicizumab, a bispecific antibody that acts as a FVIIIa-mimetic, has seen growing use in AHA following its approval for congenital hemophilia A.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBMC Pediatr
November 2024
Department of Pediatrics, Hainan Women and Children's Medical Center (Children's Hospital, Hainan Medical University), Haikou, 570206, China.
Am J Sports Med
November 2024
Luminis Health Orthopedics, Pasadena, MD, USA.
Background: Revision anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction has been documented to have inferior outcomes compared with primary ACL reconstruction. The reasons why remain unknown.
Purpose: To determine whether surgical factors performed at the time of revision ACL reconstruction can influence a patient's outcome at 6-year follow-up.
World J Urol
November 2024
Department of Surgery, VA Boston Healthcare System, West Roxbury, MA, USA.
Introduction: Benign prostatic obstruction (BPO) is one of the most common causes of male lower urinary tract symptoms. Some institutions routinely perform BPO surgeries in ambulatory setting, while others elect for overnight hospitalization. With the COVID-19 pandemic limiting resources and hospital space for elective surgery, we investigated the time trend of ambulatory BPO procedures performed around the COVID-19 outbreak.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInfect Control Hosp Epidemiol
October 2024
Division of Infectious Diseases, UNC School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Background: We conducted a quantitative analysis of the microbial burden and prevalence of epidemiologically important pathogens (EIP) found on long-term care facilities (LTCF) environmental surfaces.
Methods: Microbiological samples were collected using Rodac plates (25cm2/plate) from resident rooms and common areas in five LTCFs. EIP were defined as MRSA, VRE, C.
Nurs Clin North Am
December 2024
College of Nursing, University of Rhode Island, 350 Eddy Street, Providence, RI 02903, USA.
Case Rep Oncol
September 2024
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, USA.
Introduction: Disseminated actinomyces is a rare infection that presents with subtle symptoms and radiographic findings. Patients frequently complain of pelvic pain and nonspecific gastrointestinal symptoms. Imaging can reveal a tumor-like mass and mimic malignancy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCrit Care Explor
October 2024
Department of Pharmcy, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX.
Objectives: We aimed to summarize the most significant and impactful publications describing the pharmacotherapeutic care of critically ill patients in 2023.
Data Sources: PubMed/MEDLINE and the Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology Pharmacotherapy Literature Update.
Study Selection: Randomized controlled trials and prospective studies of adult critically ill patients assessing a pharmacotherapeutic intervention and reporting clinical endpoints published between January 1, 2023, and December 31, 2023, were eligible for inclusion in this article.
Urol Pract
January 2025
Department of Urology, University of North Carolina Medical Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Introduction: The aim of this study was to identify preoperative patient/facility factors associated with postoperative and total episode-related costs using renal colic as a model surgical condition to improve value-based payment models.
Methods: Using state Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project data, we performed a retrospective cohort study examining perioperative costs for individuals presenting to an emergency department for renal colic and who ultimately underwent definitive surgical management. We estimated multivariable ordered and binary logistic regressions to examine the association between preoperative and operative cost quartiles on the probability of specific postoperative cost quartiles after accounting for hospital and individual factors.
Am J Health Syst Pharm
December 2024
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Eshelman School of Pharmacy, Chapel Hill, NC.
Purpose: This article identifies, prioritizes, and summarizes published literature on the medication-use process (MUP) from calendar year 2023 that can impact health-system pharmacy daily practice. The MUP is the foundational system that provides the framework for safe medication utilization within the healthcare environment. The MUP is defined in this article as having the following components: prescribing/transcribing, dispensing, administration, and monitoring.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJTO Clin Res Rep
October 2024
Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
JTCVS Open
August 2024
Department of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina Medical Center, Chapel Hill, NC.
HCA Healthc J Med
August 2024
University of North Carolina Medical Center, Chapel Hill, NC.
Int J MS Care
May 2024
From the Department of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina Medical Center, Chapel Hill, NC.
Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurological condition leading to significant disability and challenges to quality of life. To slow progression and reduce relapses, it is critical to rapidly initiate disease-modifying therapy (DMT) after diagnosis. Patient demographics may play a role in timely DMT initiation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPediatr Pulmonol
December 2024
Department of Pharmacy, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Clin Microbiol Infect
January 2025
Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Canadian Medication Appropriateness and Deprescribing Network, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Tech Vasc Interv Radiol
June 2024
Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Department of Radiology, Division of Pediatric Interventional Radiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Medicine, Boston, MA; Department of Radiology, Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, University of North Carolina Medical Center, Boston, MA. Electronic address:
Venous malformation (VM) stands as the most prevalent form of vascular malformation, characterized by its diverse morphology. These lesions can manifest in any part of the body, affecting different tissue planes and giving rise to symptoms such as pain, swelling, or physical dysfunction. In the realm of treatment, direct puncture VM sclerotherapy holds its place as the primary approach.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFClin Infect Dis
August 2024
Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, University of North Carolina School of Pharmacy, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
BMC Pediatr
August 2024
Department of Pediatrics, Hainan Women and Children's Medical Center (Children's Hospital, Hainan Medical University), Haikou, 570206, China.
Objective: To determine the prevalence of and risk factors for overweight and obese among Chinese children and adolescents.
Methods: This analytical cross-sectional study included 16,640 children and adolescents aged 6-18 years across four provinces of China in 2016. Physical characteristics and responses to questionnaires were analyzed.
Eur J Haematol
November 2024
Department of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina Medical Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
Background: 6-mercaptopurine is a cornerstone of maintenance therapy for pediatric ALL. Response to 6MP is typically determined by the ANC. Therapeutic ANC range while receiving 6MP is between 500 and 1500/μL.
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