2005
SIROLIMUS (SLR) THERAPY IN KIDNEY RECIPIENTS WITH PAST CANCER PREVENTS RECURRENCE OF CANCER AFTER TRANSPLANTATION: 3 YEAR POST TRANSPLANT EXPERIENCE., Michael J. Moritz MD (Article)
STEROID AVOIDANCE IN CADAVER KIDNEY RECIPIENTS OLDER THAN 60 YEARS WITH BASILIXIMAB INDUCTION: A CONTROLLED STUDY, Michael J. Moritz MD (Article)
STEROID AVOIDANCE IN HCV POSITIVE KIDNEY TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS PREVENTS OR MINIMIZES NEW ONSET DIABETES MELLITUS (NODM) WITHOUT ADVERSE EFFECT ON ACUTE REJECTION(AR), AND 3 YEAR PATIENT AND GRAFT SURVIVAL, Michael J. Moritz MD (Article)
TACROLIMUS (Tac) BASED STEROID FREE IMMUNOSUPPRESSION IN AFRICAN AMERICAN (AA)RECIPIENTS OF CADAVER KIDNEYS (CAD) PROVIDES EQUIVALENT RESULTS COMPARED TO NON AA GROUP., Michael J. Moritz MD (Article)
URETERAL STENOSIS REQUIRING INTERVENTIONS AFTER KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION: ANALYSIS OF RISK FACTORS, Michael J. Moritz MD (Article)
A patient with mosaic partial trisomy 18 resulting from dicentric chromosome breakage., Jennifer J D Morrissette, Livija Medne, Tyrone Bentley, Nancy L Owens, Elizabeth Geiger, Mary Pipan, Elaine H Zackai, Tamim Shaikh, and Nancy B Spinner (Article)
Keynote review: epithelial and endothelial barriers in human disease., James M Mullin, Nicole Agostino, Erika Rendon-Huerta, and James J Thornton (Article)
EVALUATION OF CARDIAC ARREST DURING SEVERE EXACERBATIONS OF CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD), Ganesan Murali MD (Article)
PARAGANGLIOMA: A CASE OF PULMONARY NODULES, Ganesan Murali MD (Article)
The double density technique of increased visualization of cement during vertebroplasty: a technical note., Kieran Murphy, Amit Malhotra MD, Raymond Fryrear, and Philippe Gailloud (Article)
Defining the PACS profession: an initial survey of skills, training, and capabilities for PACS administrators., Paul Nagy, George Bowers, Bruce I Reiner, and Eliot L Siegel (Article)
N0234: Phase II study of erlotinib (OSI-774) plus gemcitabine as first-or second-line therapy for metastatic breast cancer (MBC), Suresh G. Nair MD (Article)
Improving Outcomes for Diabetic Patients Undergoing Vascular Surgery, Joyce Najarian MSN, RN, CDE; Deborah Swavely MSN; Eric Wilson MD; Larry N. Merkle MD; Thomas Wasser PhD; Angela Hesener Quinn BS; Sallie Urffer MHA; and Mark J. Young MD (Article)
Three-Dimensional Sonography in the Evaluation and Management of Fetal Goiter, Carl A. Nath MD; Yinka Oyelese MD; Martin R. Chavez MD; Eftichia V. Kontopoulos MD; Gregg Giannina MD; John C. Smulian MD, MPH; and Anthony M. Vintzileos MD (Article)
Opioid analgesia and assessment of the sonographic Murphy sign., Bret P Nelson, Emily L Senecal, Christine Hong, Thomas Ptak MD, and Stephen H Thomas (Article)
Treatment of painful polyneuropathies., Bruce Nicholson MD (Article)
Treatment of neuropathic pain with KADIAN® in poor responders to other pain medications, Bruce Nicholson MD, J Sasaki, A Weil, and E Ross (Article)
Poster 49: Long-Term Effects of Sustained-Release Morphine Sulfate Versus Controlled-Release Oxycodone HCl on Relief of Moderate-to-Severe Pain, Bruce Nicholson MD, Arnold Weil, Edgar Ross, and John Sasaki (Article)
Passive cannabis smoke exposure and oral fluid testing. II. Two studies of extreme cannabis smoke exposure in a motor vehicle., R Sam Niedbala, Keith W Kardos, Dean F Fritch, Kenneth P Kunsman, Kristen A Blum, Gregory A Newland, Joe Waga, Lisa Kurtz, Matth Bronsgeest, and Edward J Cone (Article)
Impact of in-hospital acquired thrombocytopenia in patients undergoing primary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction., Eugenia Nikolsky, H Mehrdad Sadeghi, Mark B Effron, Roxana Mehran, Alexandra J Lansky, Yingbo Na, David A Cox, Eulogio Garcia, James E Tcheng, John J Griffin, Thomas D Stuckey, Mark Turco, John D Carroll, Cindy L Grines, and Gregg W Stone (Article)
Protein tyrosine phosphatase gene PTPN22 polymorphism in psoriasis: lack of evidence for association., Ioana Nistor MD, Rajan P Nair, Philip Stuart, Ravi Hiremagalore, Rachel A Thompson, Stefan Jenisch, Michael Weichenthal, Gonçalo R Abecasis, Zhaohui S Qin, Enno Christophers, Henry W Lim, John J Voorhees, and James T Elder (Article)
Genetic variations in IL6 associate with intervertebral disc disease characterized by sciatica., Noora Noponen-Hietala, Iita Virtanen, Riitta Karttunen, Susanne Schwenke, Eveliina Jakkula, Hong Li, Riitta Merikivi, Sandra Barral, Jürg Ott, Jaro Karppinen, and Leena Ala-Kokko (Article)
Hormone Replacement Therapy Is Safe in Women Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting, Nancy A. Nussmeier MD; Christina Mora-Mangano MD; Manuel Fontes MD; Nanette M. Schwann MD; Dennis T. Mangano MD, PhD; Ischemia Research and Education Foundation; and Multicenter Study of Perioperative Ischemia Research Group (Article)
Outcome of radiation therapy for renal transplant rejection refractory to chemical immunosuppression., Joost J Nuyttens, Jennifer Harper, Joseph M Jenrette, and Andrew T Turrisi (Article)
A multicenter study to provide evidence of construct validity in a computer-based outcome measure of neurology clinical skills., Vivian T Obeso, David Lee Gordon, S Barry Issenberg, Joan W Baker, Ronald G Clark, Patrick S Reynolds, Steven L. Lewis MD, Jaffar Khan, and Emil R Petrusa (Article)
Costs and savings associated with community water fluoridation programs in Colorado., Joan M O'Connell, Diane Brunson, Theresa Anselmo, and Patrick W Sullivan (Article)
Recurrence and Bleeding in Hibernomas., Christian M. Ogilvie MD, Jesse T. Torbert MD, Harish S. Hosalkar MD, Richard D. Lackman MD, and Gary A. Stopyra MD (Article)
A model program for youth suicide prevention., Hatim Omar MD (Article)
Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA, Depo-Provera) in adolescents: what is next after the FDA black box warning., Hatim Omar MD and Sari Kives (Article)
Extended use of the oral contraceptive pill--is it an acceptable option for the adolescent?, Hatim Omar MD, Sari Kives, and Lisa Allen (Article)
Prevalence of obesity and lack of physical activity among Kentucky adolescents., Hatim Omar MD and Kristin Rager (Article)
Extended survival by urgent liver retransplantation after using a first graft with metastasis from initially unrecognized donor sarcoma., Jorge A Ortiz, Cosme Manzarbeitia, Khristian A Noto, Kenneth D Rothstein, Victor A Araya, Santiago J Munoz, and David J Reich (Article)
Delayed Interval Delivery in Twin Pregnancies in the United States: Impact on Perinatal Mortality and Morbidity, Yinka Oyelese MD; Cande V. Ananth PhD, MPH; John C. Smulian MD, MPH; and Anthony M. Vintzileos MD (Article)
Perfusion safety: defining the problem., David A Palanzo (Article)
Robot-assisted laparoscopic dismembered pyeloplasty., Michael A Palese, Ravi Munver, Courtney K Phillips, Caner Dinlenc, Michael Stifelman, and Joseph J DelPizzo (Article)
BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations account for a large proportion of ovarian carcinoma cases., Tuya Pal MD, Jenny Permuth-Wey MS, Judith A. Betts RN, Jeffrey P. Krischer PhD, James V. Fiorica MD, Hector Arango MD, James LaPolla MD, Mitchel S. Hoffman MD, Martin A. Martino MD, Katie Wakeley MD, George D. Wilbanks MD, Santo Nicosia MD, Alan B. Cantor PhD, and Rebecca Sutphen MD (Article)
Using the Gastroscope for Incomplete Colonoscopy., Nina J. Paonessa DO; Lester Rosen MD, FACS; and John J. Stasik MD (Article)
Thirteen years of Colorectal Surgery in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: Do trends show a change in outcome?, N Paonessa, L Rosen, and T Wasser (Article)
Oncolytic herpes simplex virus mutants are more efficacious than wild-type adenovirus Type 5 for the treatment of high-risk neuroblastomas in preclinical models., Nehal S Parikh MD, Mark A Currier, Yonatan Y Mahller, Lisa C Adams, Betsy Di Pasquale, Margaret H Collins, and Timothy P Cripe (Article)
A young girl with hemolytic anemia and elevated hemoglobin F., Nehal S Parikh MD, James D Hoyer, and Timothy P Cripe (Article)
UTILIZATION OF NATIONAL TRAUMA DATA BANK (NTDB) TO DETERMINE IMPACT OF AGE AND COMORBIDITY ON MORTALITY RATES IN ISOLATED HEAD INJURY. 151-S, Michael D. Pasquale MD, FACS, FCCM; Mark Cipolle MD; Tamara Masiado; and Thomas Wasser (Article)
The John Charnley Award: prevention of readmission for venous thromboembolic disease after total hip arthroplasty., Vincent D Pellegrini, Christopher T Donaldson, Daniel C. Farber MD, Erik B Lehman, and C McCollister Evarts (Article)
Effect of Suture Material on the Outcome of McDonald Cerclage in Singleton Gestations, L Pereira, C Levy, Orion Rust MD, and V Berghella (Article)
Tracheomalacia secondary to obstructive sleep apnea., Christopher A Peters, Murray D Altose, and James M Coticchia (Article)
Robot-assisted laparoscopic partial nephrectomy: the NYU technique., Courtney K Phillips, Samir S Taneja, and Michael D Stifelman (Article)
Early postinfarction ventricular restraint improves borderzone wall thickening dynamics during remodeling., James J Pilla, Aaron S Blom, Joseph H Gorman, Daniel J Brockman, John Affuso, Landi M Parish, Hiroaki Sakamoto, Benjamin M Jackson MD, Michael A Acker, and Robert C Gorman (Article)
Lack of utility of telemetry monitoring during transport to inpatient beds for identification of dysrhythmias for emergency department patients with potential and known acute coronary syndromes., Jesse M Pines, Victoria L Rich, Anna R Schwartz, Rex Mathew, Ashley E Kurz, Elizabeth M Datner, Frank D Sites, and Judd E Hollander (Article)
Neurosurgical management of medically intractable epilepsy associated with hypomelanosis of Ito., Dimitris G Placantonakis, Gershon Ney, Mark Edgar, Mark Souweidane, Syed Hosain, and Theodore H Schwartz (Article)
Screening for Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms: A Cost-Effective Analysis, Joseph Platnick MD (Article)
Intravenous cyclosporine for the treatment of severe steroid refractory ulcerative colitis: what is the cost?, Lisa S Poritz, William A Rowe, Brian R Swenson, Christopher S Hollenbeak, and Walter A Koltun (Article)
Impact of diabetes mellitus on myocardial perfusion after primary angioplasty in patients with acute myocardial infarction., Abhiram Prasad, Gregg W Stone, Thomas D Stuckey, Costantino O Costantini, Peter J Zimetbaum, Michael McLaughlin, Roxana Mehran, Eulogio Garcia, James E Tcheng, David A Cox, Cindy L Grines, Alexandra J Lansky, and Bernard J Gersh (Article)
Peripheral vascular disease and depression., Alicia G Pratt; Edward R. Norris MD, FAPA, FAPM; and Michael Kaufmann MD (Article)
Objective Versus Subjective Assessment of Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) Cardiac Perfusion Scans to Assess for Radiation Therapy (RT)-Induced Cardiac Injury, Robert G. Prosnitz MD, MPH (Article)
Studies on the Safety and Efficacy of an in Vivo Dosimeter During Radiation Therapy, Robert G. Prosnitz MD, MPH (Article)
Cardiac toxicity following thoracic radiation., Robert G. Prosnitz MD, MPH; Yu Husuan Chen; and Lawrence B Marks (Article)
Radiation-induced heart disease: vigilance is still required., Robert G. Prosnitz MD, MPH and Lawrence B Marks (Article)
Pretreatment anemia is correlated with the reduced effectiveness of radiation and concurrent chemotherapy in advanced head and neck cancer., Robert G. Prosnitz MD, MPH; Bin Yao; Catherine L Farrell; Robert Clough; and David M Brizel (Article)
Splenic injury after colonoscopy: conservative management using CT., Joan C Prowda, Susan Garrett Trevisan MD, and Anna S Lev-Toaff (Article)
360-degrees: Medicine Should Come Full Circle in Peer Assessment., David Pryluck (Article)
Transcriptional network of multiple capsule and melanin genes governed by the Cryptococcus neoformans cyclic AMP cascade., Read Pukkila-Worley, Quincy D Gerrald, Peter R Kraus, Marie-Josée Boily, Matthew J Davis, Steven S Giles, Gary M Cox, Joseph Heitman, and J Andrew Alspaugh (Article)
Thromboprophylaxis after cesarean delivery: a decision analysis., Joanne Quiñones MD, MSCE; Denise N James; David M Stamilio; Kirsten Lawrence Cleary; and George A Macones (Article)
Is fetal gender associated with adverse perinatal outcome in intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR)?, Joanne Quiñones MD, MSCE; David M Stamilio; Kara Coassolo MD; George A Macones; and Anthony O Odibo (Article)
The effect of prematurity on vaginal birth after cesarean delivery: success and maternal morbidity., Joanne Quiñones MD, MSCE; David M Stamilio; Emmanuelle Paré; Jeffrey F Peipert; Erika Stevens; and George A Macones (Article)
A comparison of high-dose and standard-dose epinephrine in children with cardiac arrest, Eileen Quintana MD (Article)
A Randomized, Multicenter, Double Blind, Double Dummy Trial of Single Dose Azithromycin Versus High Dose Amoxicillin for Treatment of Uncomplicated Acute Otitis Media, Eileen Quintana MD (Article)
Effectiveness of Oral Dexamethasone in the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Pharyngitis in Children, Eileen Quintana MD (Article)
Epidemiology and Etiology of Malpractice Lawsuits Involving Children in US Emergency Departments and Urgent Care Centers, Eileen Quintana MD (Article)
Intraosseous Access in the Setting of Pediatric Critical Care Transport, Eileen Quintana MD (Article)
Oral Versus Intravenous Rehydration of Moderately Dehydrated Children: A Randomized, Controlled Trial, Eileen Quintana MD (Article)
The Risk of Child Abuse in Infants and Toddlers With Lower Extremity Injuries, Eileen Quintana MD (Article)
Second-trimester tubal pregnancy: a case report., Beth W Rackow; Joanne Quiñones MD, MSCE; and Kurt Barnhart (Article)
Recurrence rates after abdominal surgery for complete rectal prolapse: a multicenter pooled analysis of 643 individual patient data., Yannis Raftopoulos MD; Anthony J. Senagore MD; Giuseppe Di Giuro MD; Roberto Bergamaschi MD, PhD; and Rectal Prolapse Recurrence Study Group. (Article)
Hormonal contraception: noncontraceptive benefits and medical contraindications., Kristin M Rager and Hatim Omar MD (Article)
Renal outcomes in high-risk hypertensive patients treated with an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor or a calcium channel blocker vs a diuretic: a report from the Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial (ALLHAT)., Mahboob Rahman MD, MS; Sara Pressel MS; Barry R. Davis MD, PhD; Chuke Nwachuku MA, MPH, DrPH; Jackson T. Wright Jr MD, PhD; Paul K. Whelton MD, MSC; Joshua Barzilay MD; Vecihi Batuman MD; John H. Eckfeldt MD, PhD; Michael Farber MD; Mario Henriquez MD; Nelson Kopyt DO, FASN, FACP; Gail T. Louis RN; Mohammad Saklayen MD; Carol Stanford MD; Candace Walworth MD; Harry Ward MD; Thomas Wiegmann MD; and ALLHAT Collaborative Research Group (Article)
Local bone graft harvested from the distal tibia or calcaneus for surgery of the foot and ankle., Steven M Raikin and Kenneth Brislin MD (Article)
Late effects of breast radiotherapy in young women., Katelyn A Raj; Lawrence B Marks; and Robert G. Prosnitz MD, MPH (Article)
Pregnancy Interruption After Second Trimester Diagnosis of Fetal Structural Anomalies: The New Jersey Fetal Abnormalities Registry, Eden R. Rauch MD, MPH; John C. Smulian MD, MPH; Kristin DePrince MS, CGC; Cande V. Ananth PhD, MPH; and Stephen W. Marcella MD, MPH (Article)
Occult mediastinal great vessel trauma: the value of aortography performed during angiographic screening for blunt cervical vascular trauma., Charles E Ray, Jason R Bauer, C Clay Cothren, James H Turner, and Ernest E Moore (Article)
The Effect of Body Mass Index on Patient Outcomes in a Medical ICU., Daniel E Ray MD; Stephen C. Matchett MD; Kathy Baker MPH, RN; Thomas Wasser PhD; and Mark J. Young MD (Article)
CORRELATION OF THE QUALITY OF DYING AND DEATH QUESTIONNAIRE AND THE CRITICAL CARE FAMILY SATISFACTION SURVEY IN A MULTI-SPECIALTY INTENSIVE CARE UNIT, Daniel Ray MD; Cathy Fuhrman RN, MSN; Darryl Arnold; Tamara Masiado; Jack Geracci; Thomas Wasser; Robert Kruklitis MD; and Lynn M. Deitrick RN, PhD (Article)
USE OF AN INTERNET BASED SYSTEM TO COLLECT BENCHMARKING DATA ON ICU PERFORMANCE USING THE CRITICAL CARE FAMILY SATISFACTION SURVEY (CCFSS). 114-S, Daniel Ray MD, Thomas Wasser, Thomas Ahrens, Robert Taylor, Thomas Ahrens, James Thomas, and Charles Owen (Article)
VALIDATION OF THE CRITICAL CARE FAMILY SATISFACTION SURVEY BY USE OF INTERNET DATA ENTRY. 116-S, Daniel Ray MD, Thomas Wasser, T M. Ahrens, R W. Taylor, T S. Ahrens, J Thomas, and C Owen (Article)
Current practice patterns in urologic management of upper-tract transitional-cell carcinoma., Sanjay Razdan, James Johannes MD, Michael Cox, and Demetrius H Bagley (Article)
Prospective evaluation of the quality of laparoscopic sigmoid resection for diverticular disease., Nicolas Regenet, Patrick Pessaux, Jean-Jacques Tuech, Stephanie Hennekinne, Emilie Lermite, Catherine Ridereau-Zins, Christophe Aube, Roberto Bergamaschi, and Arnaud Jean-Pierre (Article)
Multi-institutional analysis of computed and direct radiography: part II. Economic analysis., Bruce I Reiner, David Salkever, Eliot L Siegel, Frank J Hooper, Khan M Siddiqui, and Amy Musk (Article)
Multi-institutional analysis of computed and direct radiography: part I. Technologist productivity., Bruce I Reiner, Eliot L Siegel, Frank J Hooper, Khan M Siddiqui, Amy Musk, Larry Walker, and Anna Chacko (Article)
Pharma PR or medical education?, Christy A Rentmeester (Article)
The status of appendiceal CT in an urban medical center 5 years after its introduction: experience with 753 patients., James T Rhea, Elkan F Halpern, Thomas Ptak MD, James N Lawrason, Richard Sacknoff, and Robert A Novelline (Article)
INFLAMMATORY PSEUDOTUMOR ASSOCIATED WITH MYCOBACTERIUM-AVIUM COMPLEX (MAC) INFECTION, Vanessa Ribaudo Kaufman MD (Article)
IN-HOSPITAL CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (IHCPR): RESULTS OF A PROGRAM TO IMPROVE TEAM LEADER SKILLS USING A COMPUTERIZED PATIENT SIMULATOR (CPS), Vanessa Ribaudo Kaufman MD (Article)
Low-dose bexarotene and low-dose interferon alfa-2b for adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma associated with human T-lymphotropic virus 1., Stephen Richardson; Jeanne B Budgin; Jacqueline M Junkins-Hopkins; Carmela C Vittorio; Jason B. Lee, MD; Wallace T Miller; Alain H Rook; and Ellen J Kim (Article)
Safety and efficacy of living donor liver preservation with HTK solution., B Ringe, F Braun, Michael J. Moritz MD, G Zeldin, H Soriano, and W Meyers (Article)
What is the best immunosuppression in living donor liver transplantation?, B Ringe, Michael J. Moritz MD, G Zeldin, and H Soriano (Article)
PhD, DNSc, ND The ABCs of Nursing Doctoral Degrees, Wendy Waldspurger Robb RN (Article)
Lymphocyte subset differences in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome, multiple sclerosis and major depression., M J Robertson; R S Schacterle; Glenn Mackin MD, FAAN, FACP; S N Wilson; K L Bloomingdale; J Ritz; and A L Komaroff (Article)
Is surgery safe for a patient with hemophilia?, Paula Robinson MSN, RN, BC (Article)
Invasive procedures in multifetal pregnancies., Meredith Rochon MD, Keith A Eddleman, and Joanne Stone (Article)
Risk factors predictive of glyburide failure for the treatment of gestational diabetes, Meredith Rochon MD, L Rand, L Roth, and S Gaddipati (Article)
Preformed antibodies to alpha1,3-galactosyltransferase gene-knockout (GT-KO) pig cells in humans, baboons, and monkeys: implications for xenotransplantation., P P M Rood, H Hara, M Ezzelarab, J Busch, X Zhu, Zuhaib Ibrahim MD, S Ball, D Ayares, M Awwad, and D K C Cooper (Article)
Comparison of Reperfusion Times in Patients Transferred for Primary Angioplasty for ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Prior to and After Instituting a Regional MI Alert Protocol, Michael A. Rossi MD, MBA; Michael J. Durkin MD; J Patrick Kleaveland MD; Richard S. MacKenzie MD; Bruce Feldman DO; Frank Penatar; Deborah Neff; Jo A. Wells; Vincent Tallarico; Tamara Masiado MA; and Thomas Wasser PhD (Article)