Search Results - "Shofer, Frances"

Unused opioid analgesics and drug disposal following outpatient dental surgery: A randomized controlled trial by Maughan, Brandon C, Hersh, Elliot V, Shofer, Frances S, Wanner, Kathryn J, Archer, Elizabeth, Carrasco, Lee R, Rhodes, Karin V

“…Highlights • Opioid analgesics that are unused after surgery may contribute to drug diversion. • 54% of opioids in this study remained unused 3 weeks after…”
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Tnfaip8 and Tipe2 Gene Deletion Ameliorates Immediate Proteoglycan Loss and Inflammatory Responses in the Injured Mouse Intervertebral Disc by Lu, Jiawei, Tian, Zuozhen, Shofer, Frances S, Qin, Ling, Sun, Honghong, Zhang, Yejia

“…TNFAIP8 and TIPE2 belong to TNFa-induced protein 8 (TNFAIP8/TIPE) family. They control apoptosis and direct leukocyte migration. Nucleus pulposus (NP) cell…”
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Impact of time to antibiotics on survival in patients with severe sepsis or septic shock in whom early goal-directed therapy was initiated in the emergency department by Gaieski, David F, Mikkelsen, Mark E, Band, Roger A, Pines, Jesse M, Massone, Richard, Furia, Frances F, Shofer, Frances S, Goyal, Munish

“…OBJECTIVE:To study the association between time to antibiotic administration and survival in patients with severe sepsis or septic shock in whom early…”
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Calpains mediate axonal cytoskeleton disintegration during Wallerian degeneration by Ma, Marek, Ferguson, Toby A, Schoch, Kathleen M, Li, Jian, Qian, Yaping, Shofer, Frances S, Saatman, Kathryn E, Neumar, Robert W

“…Abstract In both the central nervous system (CNS) and peripheral nervous system (PNS), transected axons undergo Wallerian degeneration. Even though Augustus…”
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Association between Electronic Medical Record Implementation of Default Opioid Prescription Quantities and Prescribing Behavior in Two Emergency Departments by Delgado, M. Kit, Shofer, Frances S., Patel, Mitesh S., Halpern, Scott, Edwards, Christopher, Meisel, Zachary F., Perrone, Jeanmarie

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Naloxone Availability and Pharmacy Staff Knowledge of Standing Order for Naloxone in Pennsylvania Pharmacies by Graves, Rachel L., Andreyeva, Elena, Perrone, Jeanmarie, Shofer, Frances S., Merchant, Raina M., Meisel, Zachary F.

“…OBJECTIVE:To assess the availability and price of naloxone as well as pharmacy staff knowledge of the standing order for naloxone in Pennsylvania pharmacies…”
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Carbon monoxide as a cellular protective agent in a swine model of cardiac arrest protocol by Greenwood, John C, Morgan, Ryan W, Abella, Benjamin S, Shofer, Frances S, Baker, Wesley B, Lewis, Alistair, Ko, Tiffany S, Forti, Rodrigo M, Yodh, Arjun G, Kao, Shih-Han, Shin, Samuel S, Kilbaugh, Todd J, Jang, David H

“…Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) affects over 360,000 adults in the United States each year with a 50-80% mortality prior to reaching medical care…”
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Outcomes of a Heat Stress Awareness Program on Heat-Related Illness in Municipal Outdoor Workers by McCarthy, Ronda B, Shofer, Frances S, Green-McKenzie, Judith

“…INTRODUCTION:Heat stress is an occupational hazard. Exposed workers may suffer heat-related illness, disease exacerbation, increased injuries, and reduced…”
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Protocol for the MicroRESUS study: The impact of circulatory shock and resuscitation on microcirculatory function and mitochondrial respiration after cardiovascular surgery by Greenwood, John C, Talebi, Fatima M, Jang, David H, Spelde, Audrey E, Kilbaugh, Todd J, Shofer, Frances S, Acker, Michael A, Augoustides, John G. T, Bakker, Jan, Meyer, Nuala J, Brenner, Jacob S, Muzykantov, Vladimir R, Abella, Benjamin S

“…Background Despite current resuscitation strategies, circulatory shock and organ injury after cardiac surgery occur in 25–40% of patients. Goal-directed…”
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COVID-19 vaccine uptake before and after a vaccine mandate at a major academic hospital: Trends by race/ethnicity and level of patient contact by Green-McKenzie, Judith, Shofer, Frances S., Kruse, Gregory, Momplaisir, Florence, Brennan, Patrick J., Kuter, Barbara J.

“…To assess vaccine coverage rates before and after implementation of a COVID-19 vaccine mandate among Health care Personnel (HCP) and demographic…”
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Best Practices for Implementation of an Employee Health COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic – A Model for Future Pandemic Preparedness by Green-McKenzie, Judith, Field-Flowers, Catherine, Peairs, Kimberly, Barnes, Kenneth, Shofer, Frances, Kuter, Barbara J.

“…The aims of the study are to determine best practices from two large-scale, academic medical centers' employee coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination clinics…”
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Prevalence of Burnout in Occupational and Environmental Medicine Physicians in the United States by Green-McKenzie, Judith, Somasundaram, Parvathi, Lawler, Timothy, O'Hara, Edward, Shofer, Frances S

“…To determine prevalence and key drivers of burnout in Occupational and Environmental Medicine physicians in the United States. A nationwide survey of…”
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Performance Differences in Elite National Basketball Association and Women's National Basketball Association Players Based Upon Whether the Dominant or Non-dominant Achilles Tendon Was Ruptured by Weinberg, David, Shofer, Frances, Pan, Jason

“…Background National Basketball Association (NBA) and Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) players with Achilles tendon ruptures have previously been…”
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The Effect of Introduction of Motorized Stretchers on Hospital-Based Patient Transporter Injuries and Resultant Workers’ Compensation Costs by Mansfield, Blythe, Shofer, Frances S., Green-McKenzie, Judith

“…Manual stretchers cause more injuries than hydraulic stretchers in workers who transport patients. To evaluate the impact of introducing motorized stretchers…”
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The Effect of Kyphoplasty on Opioid Use in Patients With Vertebral Compression Fractures by Silverman, Ben, Shofer, Frances, Bonner, Kirk, Hampton, Stephen

“…Objective The primary objective of this study was to assess opioid use in the 90 days following kyphoplasty (KP) compared to the period between compression…”
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Tnfa , Il6 , Cxcl1 , and Adam8 Genes Are the Early Markers After Mouse Tail Intervertebral Disc Injury by Lu, Jiawei, Tian, Zuozhen, Shofer, Frances S, Yao, Lutian, Sandroni, Alec Z, Sun, Honghong, Qin, Ling, Zhang, Yejia

“…The early molecular events after intervertebral disc injury remain unclear. In this study, we aimed to compare inflammatory markers from 1 day to 4 wks after…”
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Higher mean arterial pressure with or without vasoactive agents is associated with increased survival and better neurological outcomes in comatose survivors of cardiac arrest by Beylin, Marie E., Perman, Sarah M., Abella, Benjamin S., Leary, Marion, Shofer, Frances S., Grossestreuer, Anne V., Gaieski, David F.

“…Purpose The 2010 AHA Guidelines for Post-Cardiac Arrest Care recommend immediate treatment of hypotension to maintain adequate tissue perfusion with a goal of…”
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Perceptions of the Availability of Personal Protective Equipment and its Association with Burnout among US Healthcare Personnel During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic, 2020-2021 by Green-McKenzie, Judith, Shofer, Frances S., Lappin, Maura, Cohen, Erik, O’Connor, Daniel, Kuter, Barbara J.

“…Explore associations among personal protective equipment (PPE) availability, workplace environment, and burnout among US healthcare personnel during the…”
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The impact of ED crowding on early interventions and mortality in patients with severe sepsis by Gaieski, David F., Agarwal, Anish K., Mikkelsen, Mark E., Drumheller, Byron, Cham Sante, S., Shofer, Frances S., Goyal, Munish, Pines, Jesse M.

“…Critically ill patients require significant time and care coordination in the emergency department (ED). We hypothesized that ED crowding would delay time to…”
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Pyrexia and neurologic outcomes after therapeutic hypothermia for cardiac arrest by Leary, Marion, Grossestreuer, Anne V, Iannacone, Stephen, Gonzalez, Mariana, Shofer, Frances S, Povey, Clare, Wendell, Gary, Archer, Susan E, Gaieski, David F, Abella, Benjamin S

“…Abstract Objective Therapeutic hypothermia, also known as targeted temperature management (TTM), improves clinical outcomes in patients resuscitated from…”
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