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Neurohormones in Vasovagal Syncope: Are They Important?

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2019
See Article Torabi et ...
Noah N. Williford, Mark W. Chapleau, Brian Olshansky   +2 more
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Efficacy of standard operating procedures for fall protection in hospitalized patients with schizophrenia

Schizophrenia, 2023
Fall-related injury is the most common cause of functional disability and mortality in the older population. Falls in patients with schizophrenia are one of the major concerns in psychiatric hospitals.
Hui Li, Caixing Liu, Zengyun Ge, Xishu Mu, Xuan Wang, Meihong Xiu, Xinfu Wang, Zezhi Li   +7 more
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Does Inclusion of Stroke Severity in a 30-day Mortality Model Change Standardized Mortality Rates at VA Hospitals? [PDF]

, 2012
Background—The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is considering developing a 30-day ischemic stroke hospital-level mortality model using administrative data. We examined whether inclusion of the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS),
Arling, Greg, Bravata, Dawn M., Cheng, Eric M., Keyhani, Salomeh, Li, Xinli, Myers, Laura J., Ofner, Susan, Ordin, Diana L., Phipps, Michael S., Williams, Linda S.   +9 more
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Comparing Survival Following Hip Fracture Repair in VHA and Non-VHA Facilities

Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation, 2015
Introduction: Although postsurgical outcomes are similar between Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and non-VHA hospitals for many procedures, no studies have compared 30-day and 1-year survival following hip fracture repair.
Evelyn Hutt MD, Tiffany A. Radcliff PhD, William Henderson PhD, Matthew Maciejewski PhD, Diane Cowper-Ripley PhD, Emily Whitfield PhD   +5 more
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Antibiotic Stewardship Implementation and Antibiotic Use at Hospitals With and Without On-site Infectious Disease Specialists. [PDF]

, 2020
BackgroundMany US hospitals lack infectious disease (ID) specialists, which may hinder antibiotic stewardship efforts. We sought to compare patient-level antibiotic exposure at Veterans Health Administration (VHA) hospitals with and without an on-site ID
Alexander, Bruce, Beck, Brice F, Goetz, Matthew B, Goto, Michihiko, Livorsi, Daniel J, Lund, Brian C, Nair, Rajeshwari, Ohl, Michael, Perencevich, Eli N, Vaughan-Sarrazin, Mary S   +9 more
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Transformation of 5α-cholest-7-en-3β-ol to cholesterol and cholestanol in cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis

Journal of Lipid Research, 1974
The metabolism of Δ7-cholestenol, cholesterol, and cholestanol was examined in a patient with cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis after intravenous pulse-labeling with a mixture of dl-[2-14C]mevalonate and stereospecific 3S,4S,3R,4R-[4-3H]-mevalonate.
G.S. Tint, Gerald Salen
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Perspectives of Clinicians, Staff, and Veterans in Transitioning Veterans from non-VA Hospitals to Primary Care in a Single VA Healthcare System.

Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2019
BACKGROUND Veterans with healthcare needs utilize both Veterans Health Administration (VA) and non-VA hospitals. These dual-use veterans are at high risk of adverse outcomes due to the lack of coordination for safe transitions.
R. Ayele, E. Lawrence, Marina S. McCreight, Kelty Fehling, R. Glasgow, Borsika A. Rabin, R. Burke, C. Battaglia   +7 more
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Variation and trends in transmission dynamics of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in veterans affairs hospitals and nursing homes

Epidemics, 2019
Variation and differences of MRSA transmission within and between healthcare settings are not well understood. This variability is critical for understanding the potential impact of infection control interventions and could aid in the evaluation of ...
Karim Khader, Alun Thomas, Makoto Jones, Damon Toth, Vanessa Stevens, Matthew H. Samore   +5 more
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Comparison of Accessibility, Cost, and Quality of Elective Coronary Revascularization Between Veterans Affairs and Community Care Hospitals

JAMA cardiology, 2018
Importance The Veterans Affairs (VA) Community Care (CC) Program supplements VA care with community-based medical services. However, access gains and value provided by CC have not been well described.
P. Barnett, Juliette Hong, Evan Carey, G. Grunwald, Karen E. Joynt Maddox, T. Maddox   +5 more
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Veteran Employment: A Study into Barriers in Healthcare Industry Positions [PDF]

, 2020
Introduction: While there are many challenges veterans face while making the transition to the civilian lifestyle, undoubtedly one of the more frustrating factors is finding employment.
Derricks, Debby, Saldana, Javier
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