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Developing a theoretical framework to illustrate associations among patient satisfaction, body image and quality of life for women undergoing breast reconstruction by Fingeret, Michelle Cororve, Nipomnick, Summer W, Crosby, Melissa A, Reece, Gregory P

“…Abstract Within the field of breast reconstruction there is increasing focus on patient-reported outcomes related to satisfaction, body image, and quality of…”
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Examining associations among provider-family relationships, provider coping strategies, and family child care providers' relationships with children by Luckey, Summer W., Lang, Sarah N., Jeon, Lieny

“…Family child care (FCC) providers are key suppliers of care and education to young children, yet they often experience stressors that can influence their…”
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Interleukin-17 and Lung Host Defense against Klebsiella pneumoniae Infection by Ye, Peng, Garvey, Patrick B, Zhang, Ping, Nelson, Steve, Bagby, Greg, Summer, Warren R, Schwarzenberger, Paul, Shellito, Judd E, Kolls, Jay K

“…Bacterial pneumonia remains an important cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, especially in immune-compromised patients. Cytokines and chemokines are…”
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Innate immunity and pulmonary host defense by Zhang, Ping, Summer, Warren R., Bagby, Gregory J., Nelson, Steve

“…The lung, in order to facilitate gas exchange, represents the largest epithelial surface area of the body in contact with the external environment. As normal…”
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Metastatic bone cancer of the foot: a case report by Zagrocki, Laura, Ford, Timothy C, Willis, W Summer, Sizemore, Hillarie S

“…Metastasis to the foot is rarely presented in the literature. We describe a 56-year-old woman with nonspecific pain in the left foot, ankle, and knee for 3…”
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Review: Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor—Role and Relationships in Infectious Diseases by Dale, David C., Liles, W. Conrad, Summer, Warren R., Nelson, Steve

“…The discovery of the growth factors stimulating neutrophil production has carried the greatest therapeutic implications. This review focuses on the role of one…”
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Invasive diagnostic testing is not needed routinely to manage suspected ventilator-associated pneumonia by Niederman, M S, Torres, A, Summer, W

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Early transition to oral antibiotic therapy for community-acquired pneumonia: duration of therapy, clinical outcomes, and cost analysis by Omidvari, K., de Boisblanc, B.P., Karam, G., Nelson, S, Haponik, E., Summer, W.

“…Our objective was to compare therapeutic outcome and analyse cost-benefit of a ‘conventional’ (7-day course of i.v. antibiotic therapy) vs. an abbreviated…”
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The Effects of Ibuprofen on the Physiology and Survival of Patients with Sepsis by Bernard, Gordon R, Wheeler, Arthur P, Russell, James A, Schein, Roland, Summer, Warren R, Steinberg, Kenneth P, Fulkerson, William J, Wright, Patrick E, Christman, Brian W, Dupont, William D, Higgins, Stanley B, Swindell, Bridget B

“…Sepsis is associated with a mortality rate of 30 to 50 percent and with substantial morbidity. 1 The relative contributions of the inflammatory response and…”
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Keratinocyte growth factor increases transalveolar sodium reabsorption in normal and injured rat lungs by Guery, B P, Mason, C M, Dobard, E P, Beaucaire, G, Summer, W R, Nelson, S

“…Keratinocyte growth factor (KGF) prevents alpha-naphthylthiourea (ANTU)-induced permeability edema ex vivo. To explore the mechanisms in this involved effect,…”
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Adenovirus-Mediated Blockade Of Tumor Necrosis Factor In Mice Protects Against Endotoxic Shock Yet Impairs Pulmonary Host Defense by Kolls, Jay K., Lei, Dinghua, Nelson, Steve, Summer, Warren R., Greenberg, Stanley, Beutler, Bruce

“…A replication-deficient recombinant adenovirus encoding a chimeric protein capable of binding tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and lymphotoxin was given to mice…”
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The Effects of Acute and Chronic Alcoholism on Tumor Necrosis Factor and the Inflammatory Response by Nelson, Steve, Bagby, Gregory J., Bainton, Bruce G., Summer, Warren R.

“…Ethanol intoxication has been shown to suppress selected functions of the immune system, thereby compromising host defenses against bacterial infections…”
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Innate immunity, cytokines, and pulmonary host defense by Nelson, S, Summer, W R

“…Effective host defense against bacterial infection is dependent on the activation and recruitment of phagocytic cells. The initiation, maintenance, and…”
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Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor Modulates the Pulmonary Host Response to Endotoxin in the Absence and Presence of Acute Ethanol Intoxication by Zhang, Ping, Bagby, Gregory J., Stoltz, David A., Summer, Warren R., Nelson, Steve

“…Alcohol impairs neutrophil function and predisposes the host to infectious complications. Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) increases both the…”
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Efficacy of computerized decision support for mechanical ventilation: results of a prospective multi-center randomized trial by East, T D, Heermann, L K, Bradshaw, R L, Lugo, A, Sailors, R M, Ershler, L, Wallace, C J, Morris, A H, McKinley, B, Marquez, A, Tonnesen, A, Parmley, L, Shoemaker, W, Meade, P, Thaut, P, Hill, T, Young, M, Baughman, J, Olterman, M, Gooder, V, Quinn, B, Summer, W, Valentine, V, Carlson, J, Steinberg, K

“…200 adult respiratory distress syndrome patients were included in a prospective multicenter randomized trial to determine the efficacy of computerized decision…”
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Differential effects of in vivo ethanol on LPS-induced TNF and nitric oxide production in the lung by Kolls, J K, Xie, J, Lei, D, Greenberg, S, Summer, W R, Nelson, S

“…Alcohol (EtOH) has been shown to suppress lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced nitric oxide (NO) generation and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) production in the lung…”
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The Effects of Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor and Neutrophil Recruitment on the Pulmonary Chemokine Response to Intratracheal Endotoxin by Zhang, Ping, Bagby, Gregory J, Kolls, Jay K, Welsh, David A, Summer, Warren R, Andresen, Jeff, Nelson, Steve

“…Although G-CSF has been shown to increase neutrophil (polymorphonuclear leukocyte, PMN) recruitment into the lung during pulmonary infection, relatively little…”
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Loss of compartmentalization of alveolar tumor necrosis factor after lung injury by Tutor, J D, Mason, C M, Dobard, E, Beckerman, R C, Summer, W R, Nelson, S

“…Tumor necrosis factor (TNF), a compartmentalized cytokine, is a key mediator in the systemic inflammatory response syndrome and may play a role in multiorgan…”
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Adrenomedullin dilates the pulmonary vascular bed in vivo by Lippton, H, Chang, J K, Hao, Q, Summer, W, Hyman, A L

“…The present study was undertaken to investigate the effects of adrenomedullin (ADM), a newly discovered peptide in normal human plasma, in the pulmonary and…”
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Acute Ethanol Intoxication Suppresses the Pulmonary Inflammatory Response in Rats Challenged with Intrapulmonary Endotoxin by Zhang, Ping, Nelson, Steve, Summer, Warren R., Spitzer, Judy A.

“…The effects of acute ethanol intoxication on the functional activities of circulating and lung‐recruited polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) and alveolar…”
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