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Outcomes Using a Conservative Versus Liberal Red Blood Cell Transfusion Strategy in Infants Requiring Cardiac Operation by Cholette, Jill M., MD, Swartz, Michael F., PhD, Rubenstein, Jeffrey, MD, Henrichs, Kelly F., MT(ASCP), Wang, Hongyue, PhD, Powers, Karen S., MD, Daugherty, L. Eugene, MD, Alfieris, George M., MD, Gensini, Francisco, MD, Blumberg, Neil, MD

“…Background The optimal hemoglobin for infants after cardiac operation is unknown. Red blood cells (RBCs) are commonly transfused to maintain high hemoglobin…”
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A RANGE-WIDE ECTOPARASITE SURVEY FOR ALLEGHENY WOODRATS (NEOTOMA MAGISTER) by Powers, Karen E, Eckerlin, Ralph P, Sheehy, Robert R, Reynolds, Richard J

“…Allegheny woodrats (Neotoma magister) are karst-specializing rodents that are rare or in conservation need in many states within their current range…”
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Clinical practice guidelines for support of the family in the patient-centered intensive care unit: American College of Critical Care Medicine Task Force 2004–2005 by Davidson, Judy E, Powers, Karen, Hedayat, Kamyar M, Tieszen, Mark, Kon, Alexander A, Shepard, Eric, Spuhler, Vicki, Todres, I David, Levy, Mitchell, Barr, Juliana, Ghandi, Raj, Hirsch, Gregory, Armstrong, Deborah

“…OBJECTIVE:To develop clinical practice guidelines for the support of the patient and family in the adult, pediatric, or neonatal patient-centered ICU…”
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Deconstructing the Bat Skin Microbiome: Influences of the Host and the Environment by Avena, Christine V, Parfrey, Laura Wegener, Leff, Jonathan W, Archer, Holly M, Frick, Winifred F, Langwig, Kate E, Kilpatrick, A Marm, Powers, Karen E, Foster, Jeffrey T, McKenzie, Valerie J

“…Bats are geographically widespread and play an important role in many ecosystems, but relatively little is known about the ecology of their associated…”
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Dehydration: Isonatremic, Hyponatremic, and Hypernatremic Recognition and Management by Powers, Karen S

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A Bird's-Eye View: Novel Use of Drone Images to Quantify Differences in Altitudinal Reflections in Bird-window Collision Studies by Powers, Karen E, Clore, D. McKenzie, Davidson, Georgia M, Harris, Ryley C

“…Bird-window collisions (BWCs) constitute a significant source of mortality for both resident and migratory birds. Because windows reflect surrounding landscape…”
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Bat Activity Following Restoration Prescribed Burning in the Central Appalachian Upland and Riparian Habitats by Austin, Lauren V, Silvis, Alexander, Ford, W. Mark, Muthersbaugh, Michael, Powers, Karen E

“…After decades of fire suppression in eastern North America, land managers now are prioritizing prescribed fire as a management tool to restore or maintain…”
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Elevated free hemoglobin and decreased haptoglobin levels are associated with adverse clinical outcomes, unfavorable physiologic measures, and altered inflammatory markers in pediatric cardiac surgery patients by Cholette, Jill M., Pietropaoli, Anthony P., Henrichs, Kelly F., Alfieris, George M., Powers, Karen S., Gensini, Francisco, Rubenstein, Jeffrey S., Sweeney, Dawn, Phipps, Richard, Spinelli, Sherry L., Refaai, Majed A., Eaton, Michael P., Blumberg, Neil

“…BACKGROUND There are data suggesting that free hemoglobin (Hb), heme, and iron contribute to infection, thrombosis, multiorgan failure, and death in critically…”
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Washing red blood cells and platelets transfused in cardiac surgery reduces postoperative inflammation and number of transfusions: results of a prospective, randomized, controlled clinical trial by Cholette, Jill M, Henrichs, Kelly F, Alfieris, George M, Powers, Karen S, Phipps, Richard, Spinelli, Sherry L, Swartz, Michael, Gensini, Francisco, Daugherty, L Eugene, Nazarian, Emily, Rubenstein, Jeffrey S, Sweeney, Dawn, Eaton, Michael, Lerner, Norma B, Blumberg, Neil

“…Children undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass are susceptible to additional inflammatory and immunogenic insults from blood transfusions. We…”
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Children with single-ventricle physiology do not benefit from higher hemoglobin levels post cavopulmonary connection: results of a prospective, randomized, controlled trial of a restrictive versus liberal red-cell transfusion strategy by Cholette, Jill M, Rubenstein, Jeffrey S, Alfieris, George M, Powers, Karen S, Eaton, Michael, Lerner, Norma B

“…To examine the impact of a restrictive vs. liberal transfusion strategy on arterial lactate and oxygen content differences in children with single-ventricle…”
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Cuffed endotracheal tubes in neonates and infants undergoing cardiac surgery are not associated with airway complications by DeMichele, Jennifer C., MD, Vajaria, Nikhil, MD, Wang, Hongyue, PhD, Sweeney, Dawn M., MD, Powers, Karen S., MD, Cholette, Jill M., MD

“…Abstract Study Objective To determine the incidence of postoperative airway complications in infants < 5 kg in weight undergoing cardiac surgery intubated with…”
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Changes in Rates of Capture and Demographics of Myotis septentrionalis (Northern Long-eared Bat) in Western Virginia before and after Onset of White-nose Syndrome by Reynolds, Richard J., Powers, Karen E., Orndorff, Wil, Ford, W. Mark, Hobson, Christopher S.

“…Documenting the impacts of white-nose syndrome (WNS) on demographic patterns, such as annual survivorship and recruitment, is important to understanding the…”
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Occupational factors and risk of Parkinson's disease: A population-based case-control study by Firestone, Jordan A., Lundin, Jessica I., Powers, Karen M., Smith-Weller, Terri, Franklin, Gary M., Swanson, Phillip D., Longstreth Jr, W.T., Checkoway, Harvey

“…Background Parkinson's disease (PD) has been associated with various workplace factors, but the evidence is inconsistent. Objective To estimate the risk of PD…”
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Activity Patterns of Cave-Dwelling Bat Species during Pre-Hibernation Swarming and Post-Hibernation Emergence in the Central Appalachians by Muthersbaugh, Michael S., Ford, W. Mark, Silvis, Alexander, Powers, Karen E.

“…In North America, bat research efforts largely have focused on summer maternity colonies and winter hibernacula, leaving the immediate pre- and…”
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Bot Fly Parasitism of Allegheny Woodrats (Neotoma magister) in Virginia by Powers, Karen E, Mengak, Michael T, Sheehy, Robert R, Ford, W. Mark, Reynolds, Richard J

“…The Allegheny woodrat (Neotoma magister) is a species of high conservation concern and relatively well-studied with respect to habitat use/associations, food…”
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Effects of historic wildfire and prescribed fire on site occupancy of bats in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia, USA by Austin, Lauren V., Silvis, Alexander, Mark Ford, W., Powers, Karen E.

“…Given the likelihood of regional extirpation of several once-common bat species in eastern North America from white-nose syndrome, it is critical that the…”
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Bot Fly Parasitism of Allegheny Woodrats (Neotoma magister) in Virginia by Powers, Karen E., Mengak, Michael T., Sheehy, Robert R., Ford, W. Mark, Reynolds, Richard J.

“…The Allegheny woodrat (Neotoma magister) is a species of high conservation concern and relatively well-studied with respect to habitat use/associations, food…”
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Correlates of elevated distress thermometer scores in breast cancer patients by Agarwal, Jayant, Powers, Karen, Pappas, Lisa, Buchmann, Luke, Anderson, Layla, Gauchay, Lisa, Rich, Anne

“…Purpose Distress is prevalent in breast cancer patients and can be detrimental to quality of life, performance status, treatment adherence, and satisfaction…”
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Neurotoxin-Induced Paralysis: A Case of Tick Paralysis in a 2-Year-Old Child by Taraschenko, Olga D., MD PhD, Powers, Karen M., MD

“…Abstract Background Tick paralysis is an arthropod-transmitted disease causing potentially lethal progressive ascending weakness. The presenting symptoms of…”
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Combined effects of smoking, coffee, and NSAIDs on Parkinson's disease risk by Powers, Karen M., Kay, Denise M., Factor, Stewart A., Zabetian, Cyrus P., Higgins, Donald S., Samii, Ali, Nutt, John G., Griffith, Alida, Leis, Berta, Roberts, John W., Martinez, Erica D., Montimurro, Jennifer S., Checkoway, Harvey, Payami, Haydeh

“…Inverse associations of Parkinson's disease (PD) with cigarette smoking, coffee drinking, and nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drug (NSAID) use have been…”
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