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Prevalence of Obesity Among Adults From Rural and Urban Areas of the United States: Findings From NHANES (2005-2008) by Befort, Christie A., Nazir, Niaman, Perri, Michael G.

“…Purpose: Rural residents have higher rates of chronic diseases compared to their urban counterparts, and obesity may be a major contributor to this disparity…”
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A Pilot Study to Evaluate the Impact of the HIV Infant Tracking System (HITSystem 2.0) on Priority Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) Outcomes by Finocchario-Kessler, Sarah, Brown, Melinda, Maloba, May, Nazir, Niaman, Wexler, Catherine, Goggin, Kathy, Dariotis, Jacinda K., Mabachi, Natabhona, Lagat, Silas, Koech, Sharon, Gautney, Brad

“…We assessed the preliminary impact of the adapted HIV Infant Tracking System (HITSystem v2.0) intervention on prevention of mother-to-child transmission…”
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Programmatic evaluation of feasibility and efficiency of at birth and 6-week, point of care HIV testing in Kenyan infant by Wexler, Catherine, Nazir, Niaman, Maloba, May, Brown, Melinda, Goggin, Kathy, Gautney, Brad, Maosa, Nicodemus, Babu, Shadrack, Muchoki, Elizabeth, Mabachi, Natabhona, Lwembe, Raphael, Finocchario-Kessler, Sarah

“…Testing infants at birth and with more efficient point of care (POC) HIV diagnostic can streamline EID and expedite infant ART initiation. We evaluated the…”
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Predictors of Early ART Initiation Among HIV + Infants in Kenya: A Retrospective Review of HITSystem Data from 2013 to 2017 by Wexler, Catherine, Nazir, Niaman, Gautney, Brad, Maloba, May, Brown, Melinda, Goggin, Kathy, Lwembe, Raphael, Finocchario-Kessler, Sarah

“…Objective Early initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART, before 12 weeks of age) among infants living with HIV reduces infant mortality and slows disease…”
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Stroke metric changes pre- vs. postroutine anesthesiologist involvement for endovascular treatment of acute ischemic stroke by Rall, Natalie, Orr, Walter N., Nazir, Niaman, Giron, Grace, Plaza, Erin

“…Background Timing of endovascular treatment (EVT) for acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is important for achieving improved patient outcomes. Studies have evaluated…”
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Reducing time to admission in emergency department patients: a cross-functional quality improvement project by Imhoff, Bryan, Marshall, Kenneth, Nazir, Niaman, Pal, Aroop, Parkhurst, Melissa

“…Crowding and boarding are common issues facing emergency departments (EDs) in the USA. These issues have negative effects on efficiency, patient care,…”
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Comparing the associations of central venous pressure and pulmonary artery pulsatility index with postoperative renal injury by Wei, Johnny, Houchin, Abigail, Nazir, Niaman, Leonardo, Vincent, Flynn, Brigid C.

“…Objective Cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury (CS-AKI) is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. We investigated the association of…”
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Warm Handoff Versus Fax Referral for Linking Hospitalized Smokers to Quitlines by Richter, Kimber P., PhD, MPH, Faseru, Babalola, MD, MPH, Shireman, Theresa I., PhD, RPh, Mussulman, Laura M., MA, MPH, Nazir, Niaman, MBBS, MPH, Bush, Terry, PhD, Scheuermann, Taneisha S., PhD, Preacher, Kristopher J., PhD, Carlini, Beatriz H., PhD, MPH, Magnusson, Brooke, MA, Ellerbeck, Edward F., MD, MPH, Cramer, Carol, BBA, Cook, David J., PhD, Martell, Mary J., MBA

“…Introduction Few hospitals treat patients’ tobacco dependence. To be effective, hospital-initiated cessation interventions must provide at least 1 month of…”
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Quality Improvement Initiative to Increase Rate of and Time to Post-intubation Analgesia in the Emergency Department by Imhoff, Bryan, Wagner, Samuel J, Howe, Kelly, Dangers, Jonathan, Nazir, Niaman

“…Intubation and mechanical ventilation are common interventions performed in the emergency department (ED). These interventions cause pain and discomfort to…”
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Functional outcomes and healthcare utilization trends in postsurgical and nonsurgical patients following high-frequency (10 kHz) spinal cord stimulation therapy by Tieppo Francio, Vinicius, Leavitt, Logan, Alm, John, Mok, Daniel, Yoon, Byung-Jo Victor, Nazir, Niaman, Lam, Christopher M., Latif, Usman, Sowder, Timothy, Braun, Edward, Sack, Andrew, Khan, Talal W., Sayed, Dawood

“…Introduction Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is the leading cause of disability in the United States and is associated with a steadily increasing burden of…”
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The effect of batched patient–physician assignment on patient length of stay in the emergency department by Imhoff, Bryan, Marshall, Kenneth D., Joseph, Joshua W., Sarani, Nima, Kelman, Julie, Nazir, Niaman

“…Objectives Queuing theory suggests that signing up for multiple patients at once (batching) can negatively affect patients’ length of stay (LOS). At academic…”
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Age-adjusted and Expanded Lactate Thresholds as Predictors of All-Cause Mortality in the Emergency Department by Cannon, Chad M, Miller, Ross T, Grow, Krista L, Purcell, Seth, Nazir, Niaman

“…While numerous studies have found emergency department (ED) lactate levels to be associated with increased in-hospital mortality, little information is…”
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Oncoplastic Breast Reconstruction in Morbidly Obese Patients: An Acceptable Practice by Fortenbery, Grey W, Todd, Lauren, Nazir, Niaman, Dalla, Shreeya, Collins, Meredith

“…Breast cancer is the most common noncutaneous malignancy amongst women. Lumpectomy with adjuvant radiation is a mainstay of surgical treatment. Oncoplastic…”
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One-Time Education Sessions to Help American Indian Smokeless Tobacco Users Quit by Hale, Jason W., Lewis, Charley, Nazir, Niaman, Daley, Sean M., Goeckner, Ryan, Gunville, Jordyn, Faseru, Babalola, Greiner, K. Allen, Choi, Won S., Daley, Christine Makosky

“…American Indian (AI) smokeless tobacco use rates are the highest of all racial/ethnic groups within the United States. Despite this, no effective cessation…”
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Baseline characteristics of American Indian smokeless tobacco users participating in two pilot cessation studies by Lewis, Charley S., Nazir, Niaman, Daley, Sean M., Pacheco, Joseph, Goeckner, Ryan T., Hale, Jason W., Gunville, Jordyn A., Rahman, Fatima, Choi, Won S., Daley, Christine Makosky

“…American Indians have higher rates of smokeless tobacco (SLT) use than other racial/ethnic groups in the US, yet no efficacious cessation program exists for…”
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Healthcare Utilization (HCU) Reduction with High-Frequency (10 kHz) Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) Therapy by Tieppo Francio, Vinicius, Leavitt, Logan, Alm, John, Mok, Daniel, Yoon, Byung-Jo Victor, Nazir, Niaman, Lam, Christopher M, Latif, Usman, Sowder, Timothy, Braun, Edward, Sack, Andrew, Khan, Talal W, Sayed, Dawood

“…Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is a well-established treatment for patients with chronic pain. With increasing healthcare costs, it is important to determine…”
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Revisiting the argument for 1- versus 2-vein outflow in head and neck free tissue transfers: A review of 317 microvascular reconstructions by Silverman, Dustin A., Przylecki, Wojciech H., Arganbright, Jill M., Shnayder, Yelizaveta, Kakarala, Kiran, Nazir, Niaman, Tsue, Terance T., Girod, Douglas A., Andrews, Brian T.

“…Background The purpose of this study was to determine the benefit of 1‐vein versus 2‐vein outflow in microvascular free tissue transfers. Methods A…”
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Changing the default for tobacco-cessation treatment in an inpatient setting: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial by Faseru, Babalola, Ellerbeck, Edward F, Catley, Delwyn, Gajewski, Byron J, Scheuermann, Taneisha S, Shireman, Theresa I, Mussulman, Laura M, Nazir, Niaman, Bush, Terry, Richter, Kimber P

“…Most health care providers do not treat tobacco dependence routinely. This may in part be due to the treatment "default." Current treatment guidelines…”
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Rapid relapse to smoking following hospital discharge by Mussulman, Laura M, Scheuermann, Taneisha S, Faseru, Babalola, Nazir, Niaman, Richter, Kimber P

“…AbstractMany of nearly 7 million smokers who are hospitalized each year plan to stay quit after they leave the hospital. Most, however, relapse after…”
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Minimally Invasive Mandibular Microsurgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Godbe, Kerilyn N., O’Connor, Michaela K., Sinik, Lauren M., Vance, Dylan T., Nazir, Niaman, Garg, Ravi K.

“…Microsurgical advances have led to minimally invasive approaches for mandibular reconstruction. Currently, no resource compares all minimally invasive…”
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