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View article: Institute of Clinical Bioethics’ Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program: A Paradigm for Educating and Empowering Ethically Oriented Future Healthcare Professionals
Institute of Clinical Bioethics’ Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program: A Paradigm for Educating and Empowering Ethically Oriented Future Healthcare Professionals Open
Since the 1960s, bioethics has emerged as a field to address the increasingly prevalent clinical ethical dilemmas that accompany advancements in medical capabilities. Nowadays, over 97% of U.S. hospitals benefit from healthcare ethics serv…
View article: Training Tomorrow’s Hand Surgeons: Clinical, Leadership, and Structural Trends in Fellowship Education
Training Tomorrow’s Hand Surgeons: Clinical, Leadership, and Structural Trends in Fellowship Education Open
View article: Integrating Group and Individual Fairness in Clinical AI: A Post-Hoc, Model-Agnostic Framework for Fairness Auditing
Integrating Group and Individual Fairness in Clinical AI: A Post-Hoc, Model-Agnostic Framework for Fairness Auditing Open
Ensuring fairness across diverse patient populations is a fundamental challenge for clinical AI systems, yet current fairness evaluation approaches create critical blind spots. Group-level metrics capture systemic disparities but miss pati…
View article: Evaluating the impact of data biases on algorithmic fairness and clinical utility of machine learning models for prolonged opioid use prediction
Evaluating the impact of data biases on algorithmic fairness and clinical utility of machine learning models for prolonged opioid use prediction Open
Objectives The growing use of machine learning (ML) in healthcare raises concerns about how data biases affect real-world model performance. While existing frameworks evaluate algorithmic fairness, they often overlook the impact of bias on…
View article: Predicting falls using electronic health records: a time series approach
Predicting falls using electronic health records: a time series approach Open
Objective To develop a more accurate fall prediction model within the Veterans Health Administration. Materials and Methods The cohort included Veterans admitted to a Veterans Health Administration acute care setting from July 1, 2020, to …
View article: TEMPORARY REMOVAL: What Do Patients Want? Outcome Measures in a Diverse World
TEMPORARY REMOVAL: What Do Patients Want? Outcome Measures in a Diverse World Open
This article has been removed: please see Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal (https://www.elsevier.com/about/policies-and-standards/article-withdrawal).This article has been removed at the request of the authors.
View article: Post-operative pain management in elders
Post-operative pain management in elders Open
Background: The U.S. elder population is rapidly growing. It is well known that the pain and surgical experience changes with age. The aim of this study was to examine the association between patients’ age and post-operative pain experienc…
View article: A scoping review of machine learning models to predict risk of falls in elders, without using sensor data
A scoping review of machine learning models to predict risk of falls in elders, without using sensor data Open
Objectives This scoping review assesses machine learning (ML) tools that predicted falls, relying on information in health records without using any sensor data. The aim was to assess the available evidence on innovative techniques to impr…
View article: Breastfeeding Counseling Practices Among Plastic Surgeons: Results From a National Survey
Breastfeeding Counseling Practices Among Plastic Surgeons: Results From a National Survey Open
Background: Breastfeeding has well-established benefits for maternal and infant health. Difficulty with breastfeeding is a possible complication after breast surgery and can have detrimental maternal psychological consequences. Although la…
View article: After great pain: a journey to understanding pain and nerve compression syndromes, with a focus on athletes
After great pain: a journey to understanding pain and nerve compression syndromes, with a focus on athletes Open
View article: Applications of artificial intelligence in ultrasound imaging for carpal-tunnel syndrome diagnosis: a scoping review
Applications of artificial intelligence in ultrasound imaging for carpal-tunnel syndrome diagnosis: a scoping review Open
View article: Predicting Falls Using Electronic Health Records: A Time Series Approach
Predicting Falls Using Electronic Health Records: A Time Series Approach Open
Background and Aims: Inpatient falls are a major cause of injury within hospitals and are known to delay recovery and increase patient length of stay. The Morse Fall Scale is a commonly utilized tool to assess fall-risk and is broadly impl…
View article: Improving postsurgical fall detection for older Americans using LLM-driven analysis of clinical narratives
Improving postsurgical fall detection for older Americans using LLM-driven analysis of clinical narratives Open
Postsurgical falls have significant patient and societal implications but remain challenging to identify and track. Detecting postsurgical falls is crucial to improve patient care for older adults and reduce healthcare costs. Large languag…
View article: Towards global model generalizability: independent cross-site feature evaluation for patient-level risk prediction models using the OHDSI network
Towards global model generalizability: independent cross-site feature evaluation for patient-level risk prediction models using the OHDSI network Open
Background Predictive models show promise in healthcare, but their successful deployment is challenging due to limited generalizability. Current external validation often focuses on model performance with restricted feature use from the or…
View article: The Urgent Need to Define HbA1C Cutoffs in Hand Surgery
The Urgent Need to Define HbA1C Cutoffs in Hand Surgery Open
View article: FairEHR-CLP: Towards Fairness-Aware Clinical Predictions with Contrastive Learning in Multimodal Electronic Health Records
FairEHR-CLP: Towards Fairness-Aware Clinical Predictions with Contrastive Learning in Multimodal Electronic Health Records Open
In the high-stakes realm of healthcare, ensuring fairness in predictive models is crucial. Electronic Health Records (EHRs) have become integral to medical decision-making, yet existing methods for enhancing model fairness restrict themsel…
View article: Comparing surgeries to restore upper extremity function in tetraplegia: Impact on function during the perioperative period
Comparing surgeries to restore upper extremity function in tetraplegia: Impact on function during the perioperative period Open
Surgeons and rehabilitation providers must recognize differences in the perioperative needs of people with cervical SCI who chose to have restorative UE surgery. Future work should focus on further investigation of health outcomes, change …
View article: Postoperative opioid prescribing patients with diabetes: Opportunities for personalized pain management
Postoperative opioid prescribing patients with diabetes: Opportunities for personalized pain management Open
Background Opioids are commonly prescribed for postoperative pain, but may lead to prolonged use and addiction. Diabetes impairs nerve function, complicates pain management, and makes opioid prescribing particularly challenging. Methods Th…
View article: Prediction of opioid-related outcomes in a medicaid surgical population: Evidence to guide postoperative opiate therapy and monitoring
Prediction of opioid-related outcomes in a medicaid surgical population: Evidence to guide postoperative opiate therapy and monitoring Open
Background Treatment of surgical pain is a common reason for opioid prescriptions. Being able to predict which patients are at risk for opioid abuse, dependence, and overdose (opioid-related adverse outcomes [OR-AE]) could help physicians …
View article: Caregiving for People With Spinal Cord Injury Undergoing Upper Extremity Reconstructive Surgery: A Prospective Exploration of Lived Experiences, Perioperative Care, and Change Across Time
Caregiving for People With Spinal Cord Injury Undergoing Upper Extremity Reconstructive Surgery: A Prospective Exploration of Lived Experiences, Perioperative Care, and Change Across Time Open
Background Nerve transfer (NT) and tendon transfer (TT) surgeries can enhance upper extremity (UE) function and independence in individuals with cervical spinal cord injury (SCI). Caregivers are needed to make this surgery possible, yet ca…
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View article: Management of Brachial Plexus Birth Palsies: The Stanford Experience
Management of Brachial Plexus Birth Palsies: The Stanford Experience Open
The start of Stanford's brachial plexus birth palsy (BPBP) experience dates back to 1983, when Dr. Vincent Rod Hentz visited Dr. Alain Gilbert on sabbatical. Since then, our principles of care for patients with BPBP have evolved based on o…
View article: The Impact of Virtual Reality on the Patients and Providers Experience in Wide-Awake, Local-Only Hand Surgery
The Impact of Virtual Reality on the Patients and Providers Experience in Wide-Awake, Local-Only Hand Surgery Open
View article: Assessment of a wearable fall prevention system at a veterans health administration hospital
Assessment of a wearable fall prevention system at a veterans health administration hospital Open
Objective In-hospital falls are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has designated fall prevention as a major focus area. The objective of this report is to assess the performance of a n…
View article: Changes in postoperative opioid prescribing across three diverse healthcare systems, 2010–2020
Changes in postoperative opioid prescribing across three diverse healthcare systems, 2010–2020 Open
Objective The opioid crisis brought scrutiny to opioid prescribing. Understanding how opioid prescribing patterns and corresponding patient outcomes changed during the epidemic is essential for future targeted policies. Many studies attemp…
View article: An overview of common peroneal nerve dysfunction and systematic assessment of its relation to falls
An overview of common peroneal nerve dysfunction and systematic assessment of its relation to falls Open
View article: Prescription quantity and duration predict progression from acute to chronic opioid use in opioid-naïve Medicaid patients
Prescription quantity and duration predict progression from acute to chronic opioid use in opioid-naïve Medicaid patients Open
Opiates used for acute pain are an established risk factor for chronic opioid use (COU). Patient characteristics contribute to progression from acute opioid use to COU, but most are not clinically modifiable. To develop and validate machin…
View article: Analysis of Website Accessibility and Content for All 92 Accredited Hand Surgery Fellowship Programs in the United States: An Update
Analysis of Website Accessibility and Content for All 92 Accredited Hand Surgery Fellowship Programs in the United States: An Update Open
Our study provides an impetus for improving the accessibility and content of hand surgery fellowship websites. A website that incorporates criteria examined in this study can serve as an effective recruitment tool by providing consistent b…
View article: Peripheral Nerve Injury After Upper-Extremity Surgery Performed Under Regional Anesthesia: A Systematic Review
Peripheral Nerve Injury After Upper-Extremity Surgery Performed Under Regional Anesthesia: A Systematic Review Open
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View article: PC6. COMPARING GAINS IN FUNCTION AFTER TRADITIONAL TENDON AND NOVEL NERVE TRANSFER FOR PEOPLE WITH CERVICAL-LEVEL SPINAL CORD INJURY
PC6. COMPARING GAINS IN FUNCTION AFTER TRADITIONAL TENDON AND NOVEL NERVE TRANSFER FOR PEOPLE WITH CERVICAL-LEVEL SPINAL CORD INJURY Open
PURPOSE: Tendon (TT) and nerve transfer (NT) surgery may improve function in people with cervical-level spinal cord injury (SCI)—but which is best? The purpose of this study was to quantify the degree of improvement after TT, NT, and no su…