Search Results - "Vega, Maria C Franco"
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Improving handoff with the implementation of I-PASS at a tertiary oncology hospital
Published in BMJ open quality (06-10-2023)“…BackgroundLack of consistent and standardised handoffs is a leading cause of patient harm. With increased census in our hospital medicine (HM) service, failure…”
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Enhancing Implementation of the I-PASS Handoff Tool Using a Provider Handoff Task Force at a Comprehensive Cancer Center
Published in Joint Commission journal on quality and patient safety (01-08-2024)“…Communication failures are among the most common causes of harmful medical errors. At one Comprehensive Cancer Center, patient handoffs varied among services…”
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Treatment patterns and outcomes of high-grade immune checkpoint inhibitor-related pneumonitis in an oncology hospitalist service
Published in Supportive care in cancer (01-03-2024)“…Purpose Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) have become standard of care for some types of lung cancer. Along with expanding usage comes the emergence of…”
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Distinct patterns of auto-reactive antibodies associated with organ-specific immune-related adverse events
Published in Frontiers in immunology (12-12-2023)“…The roles of preexisting auto-reactive antibodies in immune-related adverse events (irAEs) associated with immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy are not well…”
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Practice Changes in Checkpoint Inhibitor-Induced Immune-Related Adverse Event Management at a Tertiary Care Center
Published in Cancers (01-01-2024)“…Understanding of immune-related adverse events (irAEs) has evolved rapidly, and management guidelines are continually updated. We explored temporal changes in…”
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A case of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease following cataract surgery: sporadic versus iatrogenic cause
Published in Connecticut medicine (01-06-2013)“…Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) is a fatal neurologic disorder caused by an infectious agent called a human prion protein. CJD can be classified as sporadic…”
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