tbuckley/cabot-search huggingface dataset:
Glucose-Independent, Black–White Differences in Hemoglobin A<sub>1c</sub>Levels
Authors: David C. Ziemer
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2010)

Background: A previous study of participants with prediabetes found that hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels differed between black and white participants with no differences in glucose concentration. Objective: To determine whether black–white differences in HbA1c level are present in other populations and across the full spectrum of glycemia. Design: Cross-sectional, retrospective. Setting: Outpatient. Participants: 1581 non-Hispanic black and white participants between 18 and 87 years of age without known diabetes in the SIGT (Screening for Impaired Glucose Tolerance) study and 1967 non-Hispanic black and white participants older than 40 years without known diabetes in the NHANES III (Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey). Measurements: HbA1c levels, anthropometry, and plasma glucose levels during oral glucose tolerance testing. Results: Hemoglobin A1c levels were higher in black than in white participants with normal glucose tolerance (0.13 percentage point [P < 0.001] in the SIGT sample and 0.21 percentage point [P < 0.001] in the NHANES III sample), prediabetes (0.26 percentage point [P < 0.001] and 0.30 percentage point [P < 0.001], respectively), or diabetes (0.47 percentage point [P < 0.020] and 0.47 percentage point [P < 0.013], respectively) after adjustment for plasma glucose levels and other characteristics known to correlate with HbA1c levels. Limitation: The mechanism for the differences is unknown. Conclusion: Black persons have higher HbA1c levels than white persons across the full spectrum of glycemia, and the differences increase as glucose intolerance worsens. These findings could limit the use of HbA1c to screen for glucose intolerance, indicate the risk for complications, measure quality of care, and evaluate disparities in health. Primary Funding Source: National Institutes of Health and National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases.
COMPARISON OF ENDOSCOPIC HEALING, MUCOSAL BARRIER HEALING AND HISTOLOGIC HEALING FOR THE PREDICTION OF MAJOR CLINICAL EVENTS IN PATIENTS WITH INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES
Authors: T Rath, E Klenske, R Atreya, S Zundler, S Fischer, MF Neurath
Journal: Endoscopy (2020)

Aims Probe-based confocal laser endomicroscopy (pCLE) enables microscopic imaging during ongoing endoscopy and can visualize mucosal barrier dysfunction (MBD) in IBD patients. Herein, we compared the prognostic value of endoscopic healing, mucosal barrier healing by pCLE and histologic healing for the prediction of major clinical events (MCE) in IBD patients.
OUTCOMES OF ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASOUND (EUS)-GUIDED MICROFORCEPS BIOPSY OF PANCREATIC CYST LESIONS-A SINGLE CENTER EXPERIENCE
Authors: J Ishtiaq, M Hussain, F Gordon, S Norton, A Strickland, N Wong, S Alexandridis
Journal: Endoscopy (2020)

Aims: Background EUS-guided microforceps biopsy (MFB) targeting wall of pancreatic cyst or a mural nodule can increase diagnostic yield of pancreatic cystic lesions (PCLs) and provides an adjunctive tool to FNA in an attempt to increase diagnostic accuracy.
SINGLE CENTER EXPERIENCE OF ENDOSCOPIC PAPILLECTOMY
Authors: I Nedoluzhko, E Khon, K Shishin, L Shumkina, N Kurushkina
Journal: Endoscopy (2020)

Aims Operative endoscopy have significantly impacted the clinical approach to the patients with ampullary tumors. Pancreaticoduodenectomy or transduodenal papillectomy have been performed to treat ampullary tumors. However, endoscopic papillectomy (EP) is becoming the procedure of choice in the selected group of patients.
ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASOUND-GUIDED THROUGH-THE-NEEDLE MICROBIOPSY OF PANCREATIC CYSTIC LESIONS
Authors: B Kovacevic, E Kalaitzakis, P Klausen, L Brink, HH Al-Hashemi, JG Karstensen, P Vilmann
Journal: Endoscopy (2020)

Pancreatic cystic lesions are frequently encountered and diagnostically challenging. EUS-guided through-the-needle microbiopsy (EUS-TTNB) of the cyst wall has recently been introduced as an alternative to fine-needle aspiration (FNA) cytology. The technique provides histological samples which outperform cyst fluid cytology and/or carcinoembryonic antigen concentration, but may be associated with a higher adverse event rate compared to EUS-FNA. In this video, we describe the procedure in detail and discuss technical aspects. The method requires some procedural considerations but can, following a short learning curve, be performed with high technical success. Further studies are needed in order to define proper indications for EUS-TTNB.
EUS-GUIDED TISSUE ACQUISITION IN CHRONIC PANCREATITIS: DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS BETWEEN PANCREATIC CANCER AND PSEUDOTUMORAL MASSES USING EUS-FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION OR CORE BIOPSY
Authors: R Grassia, N Imperatore, P Capone, F Cereatti, E Forti, F Antonini, CB Conti, GP Tanzi, M Martinotti, F Buffoli, M Mutignani, G Macarri, G Manes, M Vecchi, G DeNucci
Journal: Endoscopy (2020)

Aims Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS)-guided fine needle aspiration (FNA) sensitivity for malignancy in parenchymal masses of patients with concurrent chronic pancreatitis (CP) has been reported to be unsatisfactory. The aim of the present study was to directly compare the diagnostic accuracy of EUS-FNA and EUS-fine needle biopsy (FNB) in differentianing between inflammatory masses and malignancies in the setting of CP.
Congestion in heart failure: a contemporary look at physiology, diagnosis and treatment
Authors: Eva M. Boorsma, Jozine M. ter Maaten, Kevin Damman, Wilfried Dinh, Finn Gustafsson, Steven Goldsmith, Daniel Burkhoff, Faiez Zannad, James E. Udelson, Adriaan A. Voors
Journal: Nature Reviews Cardiology (2020)
Characterization of eight novel full-length genomes of SARS-CoV-2 among imported COVID-19 cases from abroad in Yunnan, China
Authors: Yuanyuan Jia, Cuixian Yang, Mi Zhang, Xianyao Yang, Jianjian Li, Jiafa Liu, Ying Liu, XinPing Yang, Yue Feng, Xingqi Dong, Xueshan Xia
Journal: Journal of Infection (2020)
Emergence of the Zika virus Asian lineage in Angola: an outbreak investigation
Authors: O Pybus, S C Hill, J Vasconcelos, Z Neto, D Jandondo, L Ze-Ze, R S Aguiar, J Xavier, J Theze, M Mirandela, A L Micolo Candido, F Vaz, S Cruz dos Santos, Wu C-H., M U Kraemer, A Melo, Schamber-Reis Blf., G S de Azevedo, A Tanuri, L M Higa, C Clemente, S Pereira da Silva, D Da Silva Candido, I M Claro, D Quibuco, C Domingos, B Pocongo, A G Watts, K Khan, L C Alcantra, E C Sabino, E Lackritz, Alves M-J., J Afonso, N Faria
Journal: The Lancet Infectious Diseases (2019)
Decreased Vision and Headache as the Initial Symptoms of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Authors: Tingting Xu, Xinyi Zhang, Jianpeng Cao, Yue Chen
Journal: Clinical Nuclear Medicine (2020)

Abstract Sphenoid sinus metastasis is extremely rare. Herein, we report a case of occult hepatocellular carcinoma with initial symptoms of decreased vision and headache, which were caused by sphenoid sinus metastasis. A 44-year-old man recently complained of bilateral decreased vision and headache. Head MRI showed a soft tissue mass in the sphenoid sinus. Pathological examination of the resected sphenoid sinus mass indicated metastatic carcinoma. Subsequently, 18 F-FDG PET/CT and immunohistochemical analysis of the sphenoid sinus mass confirmed the hepatic origin of the primary lesion.
Expression of the FOXP1 Transcription Factor Is Strongly Associated with Inferior Survival in Patients with Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma
Authors: Alison H. Banham, Joseph M. Connors, Philip J. Brown, Jacqueline L. Cordell, German Ott, Gayatri Sreenivasan, Pedro Farinha, Douglas E. Horsman, Randy D. Gascoyne
Journal: Clinical Cancer Research (2005)

Abstract Gene expression profiling studies have reported up-regulated mRNA expression of the FOXP1 forkhead transcription factor in response to normal B-cell activation and high expression in a poor prognosis subtype of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). The purpose of this study was to investigate the prognostic importance of FOXP1 protein expression in an independent series of DLBCL. First, the specificity of our FOXP1 monoclonal antibody was verified by confirming that it did not recognize the closely related FOXP2, FOXP3, or FOXP4 proteins. FOXP1 protein expression was then analyzed by immunohistochemistry using a DLBCL tissue microarray constructed from 101 previously untreated de novo cases from the British Columbia Cancer Agency. FOXP1 expression was scored as either positive (&amp;gt;30% positive nuclei) or negative (&amp;lt;30% positive nuclei). The overall survival curves clearly showed that patients grouped as FOXP1-positive (40%) had a significantly decreased overall survival (P = 0.0001). FOXP1-positive patients had a median overall survival of 1.6 years compared with 12.2 years in FOXP1-negative cases. In addition, FOXP1-positive patients showed a clear trend to earlier progression in comparison to the FOXP1-negative patients. The analysis of FOXP1 expression within low, medium, and high International Prognostic Index groupings found that FOXP1-negative patients had better overall survival within each group indicating that FOXP1 expression has predictive value independent of the International Prognostic Index subgrouping, a finding that was confirmed in multivariate analysis. These initial results suggest that FOXP1 expression may be important in DLBCL pathogenesis.
DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM USING THE STANDARD 8 REGION IMAGING METHOD FOR THE QUALITY CONTROL OF ESOPHAGODUODENOGASTROSCOPY
Authors: SJ Choi, HS Choi, A Khan, J Choo, KW Lee, S Kim, HJ Jeon, JM Lee, ES Kim, B Keum, YT Jeen, HJ Chun, HS Lee, CD Kim
Journal: Endoscopy (2020)

Aims Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) plays an important role in diagnosis and treatment of upper gastrointestinal disease. Complications of EGD have been increased, and this highlights the necessity of quality control of endoscopy. Complete visualization and photodocumentation of upper gastrointestinal (UGI) tracts is an important measure to prove the performance of each EGD. Based on recent success of AI (artificial intelligence) application in endoscopic images, we developed an AI-drived quality control system for EGD through convolutional neural network (CNN) using documented endoscopic images.
COVID-19 in persons with chronic myeloid leukaemia
Authors: Weiming Li, Danyu Wang, Jingming Guo, Guolin Yuan, Zhuangzhi Yang, Robert Peter Gale, Yong You, Zhichao Chen, Shiming Chen, Chucheng Wan, Xiaojian Zhu, Wei Chang, Lingshuang Sheng, Hui Cheng, Youshan Zhang, Qing Li, Jun Qin, Li Meng, Qian Jiang
Journal: Leukemia (2020)
Atorvastatin Treatment for Three Days Before CABG Improves Myocardial Redox State, by Modifying NADPH-Oxidase Activity and NOS Coupling
Authors: M Demosthenous, C Antoniades, D Tousoulis, M Margaritis, A Antonopoulos, A Paschalis, G Ekonomopoulos, S Reilly, B Cassadei, C Stefanadis
Journal: Circulation (2010)
MCH Neurons Regulate Permeability of the Median Eminence Barrier
Authors: Hong Jiang, Sarah Gallet, Paul Klemm, Pia Scholl, Kat Folz-Donahue, Janine Altmüller, Jens Alber, Christian Heilinger, Christian Kukat, Anne Loyens, Helge Müller-Fielitz, Sivaraj Sundaram, Markus Schwaninger, Vincent Prevot, Jens C. Brüning
Journal: Neuron (2020)

Melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH)-expressing neurons are key regulators of energy and glucose homeostasis. Here, we demonstrate that they provide dense projections to the median eminence (ME) in close proximity to tanycytes and fenestrated vessels. Chemogenetic activation of MCH neurons as well as optogenetic stimulation of their projections in the ME enhance permeability of the ME by increasing fenestrated vascular loops and enhance leptin action in the arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus (ARC). Unbiased phosphoRiboTrap-based assessment of cell activation upon chemogenetic MCH neuron activation reveals MCH-neuron-dependent regulation of endothelial cells. MCH neurons express the vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGFA), and blocking VEGF-R signaling attenuates the leptin-sensitizing effect of MCH neuron activation. Our experiments reveal that MCH neurons directly regulate permeability of the ME barrier, linking the activity of energy state and sleep regulatory neurons to the regulation of hormone accessibility to the ARC.
CAN IT BE RECOMMENDED TO DECREASE THE AGE TO BEGIN COLORECTAL CANCER POPULATION SCRENING AT 45 YEARS OLD?
Authors: RM Fernandez, LM Ron, AJ Cuadrado, AQ Castiñeira, D de la Iglesia García, AMA Castro, JI García
Journal: Endoscopy (2020)

Aims The current screening age covers 50-69 years, however, the possibility of starting screening at 45 years has been suggested from the American Society of Clinical Oncology. The objective of our study has been to evaluate the impact of this measure by comparing the endoscopic findings between the groups of subjects aged 45-49 and 50-54 years. Our working hypothesis was that patients between 45-49 years present a rate of neoplastic or preneoplastic lesions similar to the group of patients between 50-54 years old, which would justify a decrease in the age of onset of screening.
NATIONWIDE PRACTICE AND OUTCOMES OF ENDOSCOPIC BILIARY DRAINAGE IN RESECTABLE PANCREATIC HEAD AND PERIAMPULLARY CANCER
Authors: AEJ Latenstein, TM Mackay, NCM van Huijgevoort, BA Bonsing, K Bosscha, L Hol, MJ Bruno, ME van Coolsen, S Festen, E van Geenen, B Groot Koerkamp, GJM Hemmink, IHJT de Hingh, G Kazemier, H Lubbinge, VE de Meijer, IQ Molenaar, R Quispel, HC van Santvoort, TCJ Seerden, MWJ Stommel, NG Venneman, RC Verdonk, MG Besselink, JE van Hooft
Journal: Endoscopy (2020)

Aims International guidelines advise self-expanding metal stents (SEMS) over plastic stents in case preoperative endoscopic biliary drainage (EBD) is indicated in malignant extrahepatic biliary obstruction. This study aims to assess the current nationwide practice and outcomes of EBD in resectable pancreatic head and periampullary cancer.
Association Between Legal Performance-Enhancing Substances and Use of Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids in Young Adults
Authors: Jason M. Nagata, Kyle T. Ganson, Sasha Gorrell, Deborah Mitchison, Stuart B. Murray
Journal: JAMA Pediatrics (2020)

This cohort study uses data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health database to describe the association between anabolic-androgenic steroid use and legal performance-enhancing substances in young adults.
SALIVA STRESS BIOMARKERS CAN RELIABLY ESTIMATE ENDOSCOPY NOVICES’ PERFORMANCE IN A HIGH-END SIMULATOR
Authors: N Boyanov, K Georgiou, T Deneva, K Toutouzas, N Oussi, L Enochsson, B Marinov
Journal: Endoscopy (2020)

Aims The absence of a reliable detection method makes estimating endoscopists’ mental stress difficult to quantify. Although several non-invasive stress measuring methods have been proposed, most studies have used only one or two stress estimation parameters and produced conflicting results. This study concomitantly measures the responses of all previously reported non-invasive stress indices and compares them to the video score (VS) achieved by novice endoscopists in a reproducibly stressful simulation environment.
ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASOUND-GUIDED RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION (EUSRFA) AS FOCAL THERAPY FOR PANCREATIC METASTASES FROM RENAL CELL CARCINOMA: A MONOCENTRIC EXPERIENCE
Authors: M Giovannini, B Chanez, JP Ratone, F Caillol, C Pesenti, J Walz, G Pignot, G Gravis
Journal: Endoscopy (2020)

Aims Pancreatic metastases (PM) from renal cell carcinoma (RCC) are rare but associated with good prognosis. The usual management of PM is surgery or tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) with sides effects. Endoscopic radiofrequency ablation (EUSRFA) is an innovative approach to focally treat deep metastasis and could be a relevant technic to control PM from RCC.
A COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF RENAL FUNCTION IN INPATIENTS TAKING 4L- AND 1- PEG-BASED BOWEL PREPARATION: A POST-HOC ANALYSIS OF A MULTICENTRE PROSPECTIVE STUDY
Authors: ML Marca, S Piccirelli, E Rondonotti, A Mussetto, L Frazzoni, O Triossi, F Bazzoli, F Radaelli, L Fuccio, C Hassan, C Spada
Journal: Endoscopy (2020)

Aims Recently, a new 1-Liter polyethylene glycol (PEG) plus ascorbate bowel purge has been approved for bowel preparation (Plenvu). Concerns about the safety profile of this very-low preparation have been risen due to electrolyte shifts (in particular high serum sodium level) reported in registration trials. However, real-life data on safety profile of Plenvu are lacking. Aim of the study was to compare renal function and serum electrolytes levels in inpatients scheduled for colonoscopy prepared either with 4L- or 1L-PEG based purge.
RISK FACTORS FOR RECURRENCE OF STONE AFTER COMMON BILE DUCT STONES REMOVAL
Authors: HJ Kim, JS Kim
Journal: Endoscopy (2020)

Aims Recurrent common bile duct stones (CBDS) after treatment by endoscopic sphincterotomy (ES) is not rare. Although loss of the function of sphincter or papillary stenosis and bile stasis may be an important factor contributing to the recurrence of CBDS, long-term complication of large ES remains controversial. The aim of this study was to compare the clinical characteristics in patients with or without recurrent CBDS after complete ES treatment.
The composition and richness of the gut microbiota differentiate the top Polish endurance athletes from sedentary controls
Authors: Maria Kulecka, Barbara Fraczek, Michal Mikula, Natalia Zeber-Lubecka, Jakub Karczmarski, Agnieszka Paziewska, Filip Ambrozkiewicz, Katarzyna Jagusztyn-Krynicka, Paweł Cieszczyk, Jerzy Ostrowski
Journal: Gut Microbes (2020)

Little data are available on the subject of gut microbiota composition in endurance athletes as well as connections between diet and specific bacteria abundance. However, most studies suggest that athletes' microbiota undergoes major alterations, which may contribute to increased physical performance. Therefore, we decided to investigate differences in gut microbiota between healthy controls and endurance athletes.Stools samples were collected from 14 marathon runners, 11 cross-country skiers and 46 sedentary healthy controls. The athletes' diet evaluation was performed with 24-h diet recall, using the Aliant programme. The 16S gene sequencing was performed using the Ion 16S Metagenomics Kit on Ion Torrent PGM sequencer. Taxonomic classification and diversity indices computation was performed with Mothur.20 and 5 taxa differentiated healthy controls from marathon runners and cross-country skiers, respectively. Both groups presented a lowered abundance of major gut microbiota genus, Bacteroidetes and higher abundance of Prevotella. The athletes' microbiome was also more diverse in cross-country skiers than the one of sedentary controls (Simpson index p-value at 0.025). Thirty-one strong correlations (Spearman's coefficient > 0.6) were uncovered between bacteria abundance and diet, including inverse correlation of Prevotella with sucrose intake, Phascolarctobacterium with polyunsaturated fatty acids as well as positive correlation of Christensenellaceae with folic acid intake and Agathobacter with fiber amount in diet.The excessive training associates with both differences in composition and promotion of higher bacterial diversity. Taxons enriched in athletes are known to participate in fiber fermentation.
DNA sequence analysis of known cancer genes in the NCI-60 cell lines.
Authors: O Ikediobi, S Edkins, C Stevens, S O'Meara, G Bignell, J Teague, A Butler, G Buck, K Gray, K Halliday, V Kosmidou, R Lugg, A Menzies, J Perry, R Petty, K Raine, W Reinhold, R Shepherd, A Small, S Widaa, J Varian, J Weinstein, M Stratton, A Futreal, R Wooster
Journal: Cancer Research (2006)
STARK STUDY: MACHINE LEARNING APPROACH TO PREDICT POST-ERCP PANCREATITIS IN AN INTERNATIONAL MULTICENTER PROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY
Authors: L Archibugi, G Ciarfaglia, K Cárdenas-Jaén, G Poropat, T Korpela, P Maisonneuve, JR Aparicio, JA Casellas, PG Arcidiacono, A Mariani, D Stimac, G Hauser, M Udd, L Kylänpää, M Rainio, ED Giulio, G Vanella, M Lohr, R Valente, U Arnelo, ND Pretis, A Gabbrielli, L Brozzi, E De-Madaria, G Capurso
Journal: Endoscopy (2020)

Aims Post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography(ERCP) acute pancreatitis(PEP) is ERCP most frequent complication. Predicting PEP onset risk can be determinant in reducing its incidence. However, studies conducted so far identified single risk factors that have never been used together to predict the risk effectively. The aim of our study was to build a mathematical model to predict PEP probability through machine learning techniques.
Treatment of Ventricular Fibrillation
Authors: Mickey S. Eisenberg
Journal: JAMA (1984)

We compared the effect of rapid defibrillation by emergency medical technicians (EMTs) combined with paramedic care with that of standard EMT and paramedic care on survival from 540 witnessed episodes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest caused by ventricular fibrillation. More than 400 EMTs were trained in the recognition of ventricular fibrillation and operation of a defibrillator. For a portion of the three-year study, emergency care for 179 cases was randomized between the two types of services. For randomized cases, when the time interval between EMT and paramedic arrival was greater than four minutes there was significantly improved survival with EMT defibrillation and paramedic care (42%) compared with basic EMT and paramedic care (19%). Similar findings occurred when all cases were considered (38% v 18%). Defibrillation by EMTs combined with paramedic services can enhance survival from ventricular fibrillation, compared with basic EMT and paramedic care. (<i>JAMA</i>1984;251:1723-1726)
Association of atopic dermatitis severity with cognitive function in adults
Authors: Jonathan I. Silverberg, Donald Lei, Muhammad Yousaf, Sherief R. Janmohamed, Paras P. Vakharia, Rishi Chopra, Rajeev Chavda, Sylvie Gabriel, Kevin R. Patel, Vivek Singam, Robert Kantor, Derek Y. Hsu, David Cella
Journal: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology (2020)
Natural Language Processing Improves Detection of Nonsevere Hypoglycemia in Medical Records Versus Coding Alone in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes but Does Not Improve Prediction of Severe Hypoglycemia Events: An Analysis Using the Electronic Medical Record in a Large Health System
Authors: Anita D. Misra-Hebert, Alex Milinovich, Alex Zajichek, Xinge Ji, Todd D. Hobbs, Wayne Weng, Paul Petraro, Sheldon X. Kong, Michelle Mocarski, Rahul Ganguly, Janine M. Bauman, Kevin M. Pantalone, Robert S. Zimmerman, Michael W. Kattan
Journal: Diabetes Care (2020)

OBJECTIVE To determine if natural language processing (NLP) improves detection of nonsevere hypoglycemia (NSH) in patients with type 2 diabetes and no NSH documentation by diagnosis codes and to measure if NLP detection improves the prediction of future severe hypoglycemia (SH). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS From 2005 to 2017, we identified NSH events by diagnosis codes and NLP. We then built an SH prediction model. RESULTS There were 204,517 patients with type 2 diabetes and no diagnosis codes for NSH. Evidence of NSH was found in 7,035 (3.4%) of patients using NLP. We reviewed 1,200 of the NLP-detected NSH notes and confirmed 93% to have NSH. The SH prediction model (C-statistic 0.806) showed increased risk with NSH (hazard ratio 4.44; P &amp;lt; 0.001). However, the model with NLP did not improve SH prediction compared with diagnosis code–only NSH. CONCLUSIONS Detection of NSH improved with NLP in patients with type 2 diabetes without improving SH prediction.
Do Clinicians Know Which of Their Patients Have Central Venous Catheters
Authors: Vineet Chopra, Sushant Govindan, Latoya Kuhn, David Ratz, Randy F. Sweis, Natalie Melin, Rachel Thompson, Aaron Tolan, James Barron, Sanjay Saint
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2014)

Complications associated with central venous catheters (CVCs) increase over time, and the extent to which clinicians are aware that their patients have a CVC is unknown. This multicenter, cross-sec...