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Research Mentorship Models in Hospital Medicine: A Narrative Review Open

Nidhi Rohatgi, Valerie M. Vaughn, Ebrahim Barkoudah, Blair P. Golden, Farah Acher Kaiksow , et al. · 2025

Aims/Background Mentorship is crucial to research success, but a detailed assessment and evaluation of the different types of mentorship models in hospital medicine have not been conducted. We sought to identify and define research mentors…

Clinicians' interpretation of thresholds in hospital antibiograms for gram‐negative rod infections: A survey and contingent valuation study of hospitalists Open

Shinya Hasegawa, Ché Matthew Harris, Vineet Gupta, Matthew A. Pappas, Valerie M. Vaughn , et al. · 2024

Clinical guidelines suggest that hospital antibiograms are a key component when deciding empiric therapy, but little is known about how often clinicians use antibiograms and how they influence clinicians' empiric therapy decisions. We surv…

Table of Contents Open

Elvira Mukhametova, Alena Militskova, Artur Biktimirov, Никита Харин, É. N. Semenova , et al. · 2024

Physical Restraint Usage in Hospitals Across the United States: 2011-2019 Open

Ishaan Gupta, Ilana Nelson-Greenberg, Scott M. Wright, Ché Matthew Harris · 2024

Overall, PR rates did not decrease across the study period, suggesting that messaging and promulgating best practice guidelines have yet to translate into a substantive change in practice patterns.

Re-hospitalizations within 30-days and mortality outcomes among severely visually impaired and blind patients: analysis of the National Readmission Database Open

Michael Fatuyi, Oladipupo Anibire, Ché Matthew Harris · 2023

Background Readmissions and in-hospital mortality among patients with severe vision impairment or blindness (SVI/B) has not been fully studied. We investigated hospital outcomes for adults with SVI/B in the United States. Methods Using the…

Outcomes among hospitalized patients with dementia and behavioral disturbances when physical restraints are introduced Open

Amteshwar Singh, Ishaan Gupta, Scott M. Wright, Ché Matthew Harris · 2023

Background Physical restraint use among patients hospitalized with dementia and behavioral disturbances has not been studied nationally in the United States. Methods National Inpatient Sample database years 2016 through 2020 were used to c…

Prevalence of Workplace Violence and Effects of De-escalation Training Among Hospitalists: A pilot study Open

Ishaan Gupta, Shaker M. Eid, Ché Matthew Harris, Regina Kauffman, Catherine Washburn , et al. · 2023

Hospitalists are at high risk for WPV. Structured in-person de-escalation training may provide the sustained ability for hospitalists to cope with WPV.

Inpatient outcomes comparing White and Black patients with obesity hospitalized for COVID-19 infection Open

Ché Matthew Harris, Scott M. Wright · 2023

Re-hospitalizations within 30-days and Mortality Outcomes Among Severely Visually Impaired and Blind Patients: Analysis of the National Readmission Database Open

Michael Fatuyi, Oladipupo Anibire, Ché Matthew Harris · 2022

Background Readmissions among patients with severe vision impairment or blindness (SVI/B) has not been fully studied. We investigated hospital outcomes for adults with SVI/B in the United States. Methods Using the Nationwide Readmission Da…

Hereditary Angioedema presenting as Isolated Jejunal Swelling Open

Rizwan Ishtiaq, Jerome Gnanaraj, Ché Matthew Harris, Susrutha Kotwal, Waseem Khaliq · 2022

Hereditary Angioedema (HAE) is a rare disorder caused by C1 esterase inhibitor deficiency or dysfunction. Patients with HAE usually present without urticaria or pruritis affecting the skin, upper airway, or the gastrointestinal tract. They…

D-26 | Gender Disparities in Outcomes of Cardiac Procedures with Amyloidosis using the National Inpatient Sample 2016-2019 Open

Aditya Iyer, Nakeya Dewaswala, Ché Matthew Harris, Huzefa Bhopalwala, Rezwan Munshi , et al. · 2022

BackgroundWe aimed to study the gender disparities in outcomes of select cardiac procedures in patients with a secondary diagnosis of amyloidosis.MethodsWe conducted a retrospective analysis using National Inpatient Sample databases 2016 t…

Perspectives about COVID-19 among obese African Americans hospitalized during the pandemic Open

Evelyn Gathecha, Thang Nguyen, Regina Kauffman, Scott M. Wright, Ché Matthew Harris · 2022

Utility of a Diagnostic Time-Out to Evaluate an Atypical Pneumonia Open

Zaw Phyo, Ché Matthew Harris, Amteshwar Singh, Susrutha Kotwal · 2021

Healthcare distrust among hospitalised black patients during the COVID-19 pandemic Open

Thang Nguyen, Evelyn Gathecha, Regina Kauffman, Scott M. Wright, Ché Matthew Harris · 2021

Study purpose Distrust of the healthcare system is longstanding in the black community. This may especially threaten the health of the population when a highly contagious infection strikes. This study aims to compare COVID-19-related persp…

The Impact of Obesity in Patients Hospitalized with Opioid/Opiate Overdose Open

Paul Archibald, Kavitha Subramoney, Hind A. Beydoun, Ché Matthew Harris · 2021

Background: Although a direct link between opioid use in obese patients and risk of overdose has not been established, obesity is highly associated with higher risk for opioid/opiate overdose. Evidence for clinical impact of obesity on pat…

Severe vision impairment and blindness in hospitalized patients: a retrospective nationwide study Open

Ché Matthew Harris, Scott M. Wright · 2021

Background Outcomes among hospitalized patients with severe vision impairment or blindness have not been extensively explored. This study sought to determine clinical and resource utilization outcomes in patients with severe vision impairm…

Regional variation in outcomes and healthcare resources utilization in, emergency department visits for syncope Open

Waseem Khaliq, Moeen Aboabdo, Ché Matthew Harris, Noor Bazerbashi, Eric Moughames , et al. · 2021

Severe Vision Impairment and Blindness in Hospitalized Patients: A Nationwide Study Open

Ché Matthew Harris, Scott M. Wright · 2020

Background: Outcomes among hospitalized patients with severe vision impairment or blindness have not been extensively explored. This study sought to determine clinical and resource utilization outcomes in patients with severe vision impair…

In-Hospital acute ischemic stroke following ST-elevation myocardial infarction Open

Aiham Albaeni, Ché Matthew Harris, Hesham Nasser, Sirhley Sifontes, Syed Mustajab Hasan , et al. · 2020

In the United States, the incidence of acute in-hospital stroke remained stable from 2003 to 2014 following STEMI with significant decrease of in-hospital mortality trends. Despite slight improvement in mortality trends, in-hospital mortal…

Severe Vision Impairment and Blindness in Hospitalized Patients: A Nationwide Study Open

Ché Matthew Harris, Scott M. Wright · 2020

Background: Outcomes among hospitalized patients with severe vision impairment or blindness have not been extensively explored. This study sought to determine clinical and resource utilization outcomes in patients with severe vision impair…

Impact of Malnutrition in Patients With Infective Endocarditis Open

Ché Matthew Harris, Aiham Albaeni, Keith C. Norris · 2020

Background Effects of malnutrition on patients with infective endocarditis (IE) have not been fully studied. Because malnutrition is associated with poor health, we hypothesized that among patients with IE, those with malnutrition would ha…

Correction to: The influence of race in older adults with infective endocarditis Open

Ché Matthew Harris, Waseem Khaliq, Aiham Albaeni, Keith C. Norris · 2020

The influence of race in older adults with infective endocarditis Open

Ché Matthew Harris, Waseem Khaliq, Aiham Albaeni, Keith C. Norris · 2020

Background Age is a risk factor for infective endocarditis, and almost half of diagnosed patients are age ≥ 60 years. Large national studies have not evaluated inpatient mortality and surgical valvular interventions between older White and…

Additional file 2 of The influence of race in older adults with infective endocarditis Open

Ché Matthew Harris, Waseem Khaliq, Aiham Albaeni, Keith C. Norris · 2020

Additional file 2: Table S2. Demographics and hospital outcomes comparing White and Black patients age ≥ 18 and older hospitalized with infective endocarditis, National Inpatient Sample (2013–2014). Table S3. Adults age 18 years and older:…

Obesity as a Risk Factor Among Hospitalized Patients with Infective Endocarditis Open

Ché Matthew Harris, Aiham Albaeni, Scott M. Wright, Keith C. Norris · 2019

Objective Obesity contributes to diagnostic and management challenges for many hospitalized patients. The impact of obesity on in-hospital outcomes in patients with infective endocarditis has not been studied and was the focus of this inve…

Racial factors and inpatient outcomes among patients with diabetes hospitalized with foot ulcers and foot infections, 2003-2014 Open

Ché Matthew Harris, Aiham Albaeni, Roland J. Thorpe, Keith C. Norris, Marwan S. Abougergi · 2019

Major foot amputations declined among Black and White patients hospitalized with Diabetic foot complications between 2003 and 2014. The observed difference for amputations in 2003-2004 was absent by 2013-2014. Future research to determine …

Response to “Underdocumentation of Obesity by Medical Residents Highlights Challenges to Effective Obesity Care” Open

Ché Matthew Harris, Susrutha Kotwal, Flora Kisuule · 2018

The study conducted by Srivastava et al. highlights an important and underrecognized gap in care management of patients with obesity who require hospitalization (1). Srivastava et al.’s work suggests that internal medicine residents in tra…

Clinical outcomes among morbidly obese patients hospitalized with diabetic foot complications Open

Ché Matthew Harris, Marwan S. Abougergi, Scott M. Wright · 2018

Summary The aim of the study is to investigate effects of morbid obesity on patients hospitalized with diabetic foot ulcers and infections (DFU/Is). This retrospective cohort study of hospitalized adults investigated patients with a princi…

Linking care of patients with obesity to outpatient weight control clinics following acute hospitalizations Open

Ché Matthew Harris, Lawrence J. Cheskin, Trina L. Gipson-Jones, Jennifer A. Hartfield, Flora Kisuule · 2018

Despite obesity impacting over one-third of US adults, guideline recommendations have not been effectively utilized by health care providers in hospital settings. Initiation of weight loss plans for obese patients during hospitalizations f…

Assessment of Posaconazole Salvage Therapy in Chronic Pulmonary Aspergillosis by Using Predefined Response Criteria Open

Goncer IR, Ché Matthew Harris, Chris Kosmidis, Muldoon EG, Pj Newton , et al. · 2018

Objective: Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis (CPA) is a progressive infection that destroys lung tissue in immune competent patients. First-line therapies for CPA (itraconazole and/or voriconazole) are often curtailed due to toxicity or the …

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