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Frailty Predicts Incident Osteoporotic Fractures in Veterans with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with an increased risk of frailty and osteoporosis, but the relationship between frailty and incident osteoporotic fractures in RA is underexplored. Methods Data were from the Veterans Affairs (VA) Rheumatoid Arthritis Registry. Frailty was measured using the VA Frailty Index (VAFI).
Katherine D. Wysham, Hannah F. Brubeck, Aaron Baraff, Punyasha Roul, Namrata Singh, James S. Andrews, Grant W. Cannon, Gary A. Kunkel, Ted R. Mikuls, Bryant R. England, Dolores M. Shoback, Patricia P. Katz, Jose M. Garcia, Ariela R. Orkaby, Joshua F. Baker   +14 more
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Implementation of the trauma registry as a tool for quality improvement in trauma care in a brazilian hospital: the first 12 months

Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões
Objective:to analyze the implementation of a trauma registry in a university teaching hospital delivering care under the unified health system (SUS), and its ability to identify points for improvement in the quality of care provided.Methods:the data ...
JOSÉ GUSTAVO PARREIRA, TÉRCIO DE CAMPOS, JACQUELINE A. GIANINNI PERLINGEIRO, SILVIA C. SOLDÁ, JOSÉ CESAR ASSEF, AUGUSTO CANTON GONÇALVES, BRUNO MALTEZE ZUFFO, CAIO GOMES FLORIANO, ERIK HARUK DE OLIVEIRA, RENATO VIEIRA RODRIGUES DE OLIVEIRA, AMANDA LIMA OLIVEIRA, CAIO GULLO DE MELO, CRISTIANO BELOW, DINO R. PÉREZ MIRANDA, GABRIELLA COLASUONNO SANTOS, GABRIELE MADEIRA DE ALMEIDA, ISABELA CAMPOS BRIANTI, KARINA BARUEL DE CAMARGO VOTTO, PATRICK ALEXANDER SAUER SCHUES, RAFAEL GOMES DOS SANTOS, SÉRGIO MAZZOLA POLI DE FIGUEREDO, TATIANI GONÇALVES DE ARAUJO, BRUNA DO NASCIMENTO SANTOS, LAURA CARDOSO MANDUCA FERREIRA, GIULIANA OLIVI TANAKA, THIARA MATOS, MARIA DAIANA DA SOUSA, SAMARA DE SOUZA AUGUSTO   +27 more
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Development of a Disease Activity Index for the Assessment of VEXAS Syndrome (VEXAS‐DAI)

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X‐linked, autoinflammatory, somatic syndrome (VEXAS) syndrome is characterized by a complex spectrum of inflammatory and hematologic manifestations. Clinical research to identify effective therapies is urgently needed but is hindered by the lack of validated outcome measures.
Kevin Byram, Heřman Mann, Danielle Hammond, Onima Chowdhury, Sinisa Savic, Yohei Kirino, Carmelo Gurnari, Maël Heiblig, Thibault Comont, Arsène Mekinian, Mrinal M. Patnaik, Lachelle D. Weeks, Gary Ho, Adam Al‐Hakim, Scott Goldberg, Marcela A. Ferrada, Sophie Georgin‐Lavialle, Peter C. Grayson, Emma M. Groarke, Bhavisha Patel, Megan Sullivan, Sarah A. Buckley, Bryan G. Harder, Raman Garcha, David B. Beck, Matthew J. Koster   +25 more
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Comparative analysis of the frequency and the severity of diagnosed lesions between pedestrians struck by motor vehicles and other blunt trauma mechanisms victims

Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões
Objective:to compare the frequency and the severity of diagnosed injuries between pedestrians struck by motor vehicles and victims of other blunt trauma mechanisms.Methods:retrospective analysis of data from the Trauma Registry, including adult blunt ...
JOSÉ GUSTAVO PARREIRA, RAFAEL KRIEGER MARTINS, JULIO SLONGO, JACQUELINE A. GIANNINI PERLINGEIRO, SILVIA CRISTINE SOLDÁ, JOSÉ CESAR ASSEF   +5 more
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Longitudinal Changes in Adiposity After a Youth Sport‐Related Knee Injury: Informing Posttraumatic Osteoarthritis Prevention

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Youth who experience a sport‐related knee injury have elevated odds of becoming overweight or developing obesity in 3 to 10 years, compounding their risk for posttraumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA). To inform prevention strategies, this study compared patterns of adiposity change between youth with a sport‐related knee injury and uninjured youth ...
Justin M. Losciale, Nuria E. J. Jansen, Christina Y. Le, Leo Lu, Hui Xie, Marienke van Middelkoop, Jackie L. Whittaker   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Microvascular Damage Is Associated With Carotid Wall Structural Changes in Systemic Sclerosis: A Capillaroscopy and Ultrasound‐Based Observational Study

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is characterized by cardiovascular risk excess not fully explained by traditional factors. Whether the severity of microvascular damage correlates with structural subclinical atherosclerosis remains unclear. We investigated the relationship between nailfold videocapillaroscopy (NVC) abnormalities and carotid ...
Eugenio Capparelli, Luca Clerici, Francesco Lapia, Giusy C. Moltisanti, Eleonora Zaccara, Greta Pellegrino, Daniela Bompane, Francesca Capelli, Letizia Ferrami, Laura Castelnovo, Antonio Tamburello, Maria Sole Chimenti, Paola Faggioli, Antonino Mazzone   +13 more
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Elevated Liver Enzymes Is Not an Impediment to Allopurinol Dose Escalation: An Observational Cohort Study

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Routine liver enzyme monitoring is advocated for while on allopurinol, but supporting guidance is lacking. We assessed the incidence and factors associated with elevated liver enzyme levels in patients with gout commenced on allopurinol. Methods One hundred and fifty patients with gout and normal baseline serum aminotransferases initiated on ...
May Shuen Tang, Qai Ven Yap, Peter Pak Moon Cheung, Amelia Santosa, Gim Gee Teng   +4 more
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Improving Blunt Thoracic Trauma Prognosis: Validation of the Study of the Management of Blunt Chest Wall Trauma Score against Injury Severity Score in an Indonesian Tertiary Hospital

Journal of Chest Surgery
Background : : Blunt thoracic trauma is a leading cause of trauma-related morbidity and mortality worldwide. Although the Injury Severity Score (ISS) is widely used to assess overall trauma severity, it lacks specificity for thoracic injuries.
Artono Isharanto, Eric Yayang Suhanda, Imam Suseno Bayuadi, Koernia Kusuma Wardhana, Gracelia Ruth Elisabeth Damanik, Chaidar Muttaqin   +5 more
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Prevalence of Dietary Supplement Use and Potential Medication Interactions Among Adults With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The aim of this study was to characterize the prevalence and correlates of dietary supplement use, identify commonly used supplements, and evaluate potential supplement–medication interactions among adults with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
Sarah L. Patterson, Russell Ellyson, Jessica Fitzpatrick, Ghizlane Yaakoubi, Bradley Pearce, S. Sam Lim, Jinoos Yazdany, Laura C. Plantinga   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rheumatoid arthritis, frailty, and outcomes of surgical hospitalizations: A national population‐based analysis

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
OBJECTIVE Hospitalization, particularly for surgery, represents a period of heightened stress. We evaluated how frailty attenuates the association of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with negative health outcomes after elective non‐cardiac surgery. METHODS We conducted a cross‐sectional study using the National Inpatient Sample (2018 to 2020), including ...
Ali Yazdanyar, Joshua Baker, Katherine D Wysham, Mohammed Yousufuddin, Farah Acher Kaiksow, Michael M. Ward   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source