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Surfactant therapy for COVID-19 related ARDS: a retrospective case-control pilot study by Piva, Simone, DiBlasi, Robert M, Slee, April E, Jobe, Alan H, Roccaro, Aldo M, Filippini, Matteo, Latronico, Nicola, Bertoni, Michele, Marshall, John C, Portman, Michael A

“…COVID-19 causes acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and depletes the lungs of surfactant, leading to prolonged mechanical ventilation and death. The…”
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Methodology to standardize heterogeneous statistical data presentations for combining time-to-event oncologic outcomes by Hebert, April E, Kreaden, Usha S, Yankovsky, Ana, Guo, Dongjing, Li, Yang, Lee, Shih-Hao, Liu, Yuki, Soito, Angela B, Massachi, Samira, Slee, April E

“…Survival analysis following oncological treatments require specific analysis techniques to account for data considerations, such as failure to observe the time…”
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Metabolic Syndrome in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease by Deen, Jason F., Krieger, Eric V., Slee, April E., Arslan, Alex, Arterburn, David, Stout, Karen K., Portman, Michael A.

“…Background Metabolic syndrome increases risk for atherosclerotic coronary artery disease, and its prevalence increases with increasing age and body mass index…”
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Overnight auto-adjusting continuous airway pressure + standard care compared with standard care alone in the prevention of morbidity in sickle cell disease phase II (POMS2b): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Howard, Jo, Slee, April E, Skene, Simon, Inusa, Baba, Kawadler, Jamie, Downes, Michelle, Gavlak, Johanna, Koelbel, Melanie, Stotesbury, Hanne, Chorozoglou, Maria, Tebbs, Susan, Chakravorty, Subarna, Awogbade, Moji, Rees, David C, Gupta, Atul, Murphy, Patrick B, Hart, Nicholas, Sahota, Sati, Nwosu, Carol, Gwam, Maureen, Saunders, Dawn, Muthurangu, Vivek, Barber, Nathaniel, Ako, Emmanuel, Thein, Swee Lay, Marshall, Melanie, Reading, Isabel C, Cheng, Man Ying Edith, Kirkham, Fenella J, Liossi, Christina

“…In addition to pain, sickle cell anaemia (HbSS) complications include neurocognitive difficulties in attention and processing speed associated with low daytime…”
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Comparison of Anterior Suprascapular, Supraclavicular, and Interscalene Nerve Block Approaches for Major Outpatient Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery: A Randomized, Double-blind, Noninferiority Trial by Auyong, David B, Hanson, Neil A, Joseph, Raymond S, Schmidt, Brian E, Slee, April E, Yuan, Stanley C

“…BACKGROUND:The interscalene nerve block provides analgesia for shoulder surgery, but is associated with diaphragm paralysis. One solution may be performing…”
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Relationship of Lipoproteins to Cardiovascular Events by Guyton, John R., MD, Slee, April E., MS, Anderson, Todd, MD, Fleg, Jerome L., MD, Goldberg, Ronald B., MD, Kashyap, Moti L., MD, Marcovina, Santica M., PhD, DSc, Nash, Stephen D., MD, O'Brien, Kevin D., MD, Weintraub, William S., MD, Xu, Ping, MS, Zhao, Xue-Qiao, MD, Boden, William E., MD

“…Objectives This study sought to examine the relationship between niacin treatment, lipoproteins, and cardiovascular (CV) outcomes in this secondary analysis of…”
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Continuous Ultrasound-Guided Adductor Canal Block for Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Randomized, Double-Blind Trial by Hanson, Neil A., Allen, Cindy Jo, Hostetter, Lucy S., Nagy, Ryan, Derby, Ryan E., Slee, April E., Arslan, Alex, Auyong, David B.

“…Adductor canal blocks have shown promise in reducing postoperative pain in total knee arthroplasty patients. No randomized, controlled studies, however,…”
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Triiodothyronine Supplementation for Children Undergoing Cardiopulmonary Bypass: A Meta-Analysis by Radman, Monique R., Slee, April E., Marwali, Eva M., Portman, Michael A.

“…Specific pediatric populations have exhibited disparate responses to triiodothyronine (T3) repletion during and after cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Objective:…”
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In reply: a recent non-inferiority trial of bupivacaine alone versus liposomal bupivacaine plus bupivacaine in interscalene blocks for total shoulder arthroplasty by Elmer, Donald A, Coleman, John R, Slee, April E, Hanson, Neil A

“…From a resource use standpoint, 5 mg is the relevant minimum value, as the drug is usually dispensed in 5 mg tablets. Because prior studies have used oral…”
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In reply: non-inferiority trial comparing bupivacaine versus liposomal bupivacaine by Elmer, Donald A, Coleman, John R, Slee, April E, Hanson, Neil A

“…Correspondence to Dr Neil A Hanson, Anesthesiology, University of Minnesota Academic Health Center, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA; nhanso@umn.edu We thank…”
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Relationship of lipoproteins to cardiovascular events: the AIM-HIGH Trial (Atherothrombosis Intervention in Metabolic Syndrome With Low HDL/High Triglycerides and Impact on Global Health Outcomes) by Guyton, John R, Slee, April E, Anderson, Todd, Fleg, Jerome L, Goldberg, Ronald B, Kashyap, Moti L, Marcovina, Santica M, Nash, Stephen D, O'Brien, Kevin D, Weintraub, William S, Xu, Ping, Zhao, Xue-Qiao, Boden, William E

“…This study sought to examine the relationship between niacin treatment, lipoproteins, and cardiovascular (CV) outcomes in this secondary analysis of the…”
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Evaluation of Ultrasound-Assisted Thoracic Epidural Placement in Patients Undergoing Upper Abdominal and Thoracic Surgery: A Randomized, Double-Blind Study by Auyong, David B, Hostetter, Lucy, Yuan, Stanley C, Slee, April E, Hanson, Neil A

“…BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVESThe placement of thoracic epidurals can be technically challenging and requires a thorough understanding of neuraxial anatomy…”
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Comparison of continuous intravenous lidocaine versus transversus abdominis plane block for kidney transplant surgery: a randomized, non-inferiority trial by Hanson, Neil A, Strunk, Joseph, Saunders, Genna, Cowan, Nick G, Brandenberger, Jared, Kuhr, Christian S, Oryhan, Christine, Warren, Daniel T, Slee, April E, Strodtbeck, Wyndam

“…Background and objectivesTransversus abdominis plane (TAP) blocks are associated with an improvement in postoperative analgesia following kidney transplant…”
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A Double-Blind Randomized Comparison of Continuous Interscalene, Supraclavicular, and Suprascapular Blocks for Total Shoulder Arthroplasty by Auyong, David B, Yuan, Stanley C, Choi, Daniel S, Pahang, Joshuel A, Slee, April E, Hanson, Neil A

“…BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVESContinuous brachial plexus blocks at the interscalene level are associated with known diaphragm dysfunction from phrenic nerve…”
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Comparing bupivacaine alone to liposomal bupivacaine plus bupivacaine in interscalene blocks for total shoulder arthroplasty: a randomized, non-inferiority trial by Elmer, Donald A, Coleman, John R, Renwick, Christian M, Amato, Peter E, Werner, Brian C, Brockmeier, Stephen F, Slee, April E, Hanson, Neil A

“…IntroductionInterscalene brachial plexus blocks are a commonly performed procedure to reduce pain following total shoulder arthroplasty. Liposomal bupivacaine…”
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Pericapsular nerve group (PENG) block for hip arthroscopy: a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial by Amato, Peter E, Coleman, John R, Dobrzanski, Tomasz P, Elmer, Donald A, Gwathmey, Frank W, Slee, April E, Hanson, Neil A

“…IntroductionArthroscopic hip surgery is associated with significant postoperative pain. Femoral nerve blocks have been shown to improve postoperative analgesia…”
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Triiodothyronine Supplementation in Infants Undergoing Cardiopulmonary Bypass: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Portman, Michael A., Slee, April E., Roth, Stephen J., Radman, Monique, Olson, Aaron K., Mainwaring, Richard D., Kamerkar, Asavari, Nuri, Muhammad, Hastings, Laura

“…Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) profoundly suppresses circulating thyroid hormone levels in infants. We performed a multicenter randomized placebo controlled…”
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Kawasaki Disease Substantially Impacts Health-Related Quality of Life by Kourtidou, Soultana, Slee, April E., Bruce, Margaret E., Wren, Haaland, Mangione-Smith, Rita M., Portman, Michael A.

“…To prospectively evaluate the acute impact of Kawasaki disease (KD) on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and to assess deterioration in the HRQoL…”
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ASRA Checklist Improves Trainee Performance During a Simulated Episode of Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity by Neal, Joseph M., Hsiung, Robert L., Mulroy, Michael F., Halpern, Brian B., Dragnich, Alison D., Slee, April E.

“…Severe local anesthetic systemic toxicity (LAST) is a rare event, the management of which might best be learned using high-fidelity simulation. In its 2010…”
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Cerebral Infarcts and Vasculopathy in Tanzanian Children With Sickle Cell Anemia by Jacob, Mboka, Saunders, Dawn E., Sangeda, Raphael Z., Ahmed, Magda, Tutuba, Hilda, Kussaga, Frank, Musa, Balowa, Mmbando, Bruno, Slee, April E., Kawadler, Jamie M., Makani, Julie, Kirkham, Fenella J.

“…Cerebral infarcts and vasculopathy in neurologically asymptomatic children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) have received little attention in African settings…”
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