Interdisciplinary Team Pilot to Reduce Time to Administration of Piperacillin/Tazobactam in the Emergency Department at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center by DiVittorio MM, Fisher T, Steadman B, Cone B, Elfessi Z

“…Madeline M DiVittorio,1 Tracy Fisher,2 Brendan Steadman,2 Brian Cone,2 Zane Elfessi1– 3 1Department of Pharmacy, Jesse Brown Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA; 2Department of Emergency Medicine, Jesse Brown Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA; 3University of Illinois-Chicago College of Pharmacy, Chicago, IL, USACorrespondence: Zane Elfessi, Email zane.elfessi@va.govBackground: Sepsis is a condition of life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to an infection. …”
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Retrospective analysis of US veterans with inclusion body myositis: initial findings from the Veterans Affairs Corporate Data Warehouse by Vladimir M. Liarski

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Patient Surgical Outcomes When Surgery Residents Are the Primary Surgeon by Intensity of Surgical Attending Supervision in Veterans Affairs Medical Centers by T. Michael Kashner, PhD, JD, MPH, Paul B. Greenberg, MD, MPH, Andrea D. Birnbaum, MD, PhD, John M. Byrne, DO, Karen M. Sanders, MD, Mark A. Wilson, MD, PhD, Marjorie A. Bowman, MD, MPA

“…Using health records from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the largest healthcare training platform in the United States, we estimated independent associations between the intensity of attending supervision of surgical residents and 30-day postoperation patient outcomes. …”
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National assessment on the frequency of pain medication prescribed for intrauterine device insertion procedures within the Veterans Affairs Health Care System. by Anna D Ware, Terri L Blumke, Peter J Hoover, Zach P Veigulis, Jacqueline M Ferguson, Malvika Pillai, Thomas F Osborne

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The Efficacy of a 6-month Pain Mentoring Program on Pain Knowledge, Beliefs, and Confidence within the United States Department of Veterans Affairs by Wesley Kurszewski, Edward Eichelsdoerfer, Kristin Eneberg-Boldon, Jennifer Gansen, Mark Havran, Molly J. Lahn, Kerry E. Mazzone, Bradley Schaack, Kathryn Schopmeyer, Rebecca Vogsland, Damian Keter

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Harnessing national data systems to understand circumstances surrounding veteran suicide: linking Department of Veterans Affairs and National Violent Death Reporting System Data by Claire A. Hoffmire, Alexandra L. Schneider, Laurel A. Gaeddert, Joseph Logan, Julie A. Kittel, Ryan Holliday, Lindsey L. Monteith

“…Data sources and analyses to inform prevention efforts, especially for those who do not use Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare services, are needed. …”
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Is Everyone Beating Around the Bush?: A Qualitative Study Examining the Status of Shared Decision-Making Between Veterans Affairs Providers and Surgical Patients in the ICU by M. Andrew Millis, MD, MPH, C. Ann Vitous, MA, MPH, Cara Ferguson, BS, Maedeh Marzoughi, BS, Erin Kim, BS, Sarah E. Bradley, PhD, MPH, CPH, Ashley Duby, MS, Pasithorn A. Suwanabol, MD, MS

“…Forty-eight providers across 14 Veterans Affairs hospitals were interviewed. These participants were diverse with respect to age, race, and sex. …”
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The Quality of Veterans Healthcare Administration Cardiovascular Care by D. Elizabeth Le, MD, Bhaskar L. Arora, MBBS, Faith R. Kelly, MD, Stephen W. Waldo, MD, Merritt Raitt, MD, Paul Heidenreich, MD, MS, Samit M. Shah, MD, PhD, Ali E. Denktas, MD, Kreton O. Mavromatis, MD

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Evaluating the Safety of Empiric Tamsulosin to Prevent Postoperative Urinary Retention in a Colorectal Surgery Recovery Pathway by Kurt S. Schultz, MD, Samuel D. Butensky, MD, Thomas R. Hickey, MD, MS, Vanita Ahuja, MD, MPH, MBA, Melissa F. Perkal, MD, Shilpa S. Murthy, MD, MPH, Jaime A. Cavallo, MD, MPHS, Ira L. Leeds, MD, MBA, ScM

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The Propensity for Inducing Atrial Fibrillation: A Comparative Study on Old versus Young Rabbits by Hongliang Li, Benjamin J. Scherlag, David C. Kem, Caitlin Zillner, Shailesh Male, Sorkko Thirunavukkarasu, Xiaohua Shen, Alexandria Benbrook, Jan V. Pitha, Ralph Lazzara, Xichun Yu

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Prevalence and Risk Factors for Opioid-Induced Constipation in an Older National Veteran Cohort by Fern FitzHenry, Svetlana K. Eden, Jason Denton, Hui Cao, Aize Cao, Ruth Reeves, Guanhua Chen, Glenn Gobbel, Nancy Wells, Michael E. Matheny

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Bringing MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD to traditional healthcare systems: tending to set and setting by Dimitri Perivoliotis, Dimitri Perivoliotis, Kayla Knopp, Kayla Knopp, Shannon Remick, Allie Kaigle, Allie Kaigle, Christopher S. Stauffer, Christopher S. Stauffer, Chandra Khalifian, Chandra Khalifian, Tamara R. Wachsman, Bettye E. Chargin, Andrew W. Bismark, Andrew W. Bismark, Al Alam, Al Alam, Leslie Morland, Leslie Morland, Leslie Morland

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Pelvic Nephroureterectomy for Renal Cell Carcinoma in an Ectopic Kidney by Kevin G. Baldie, Usama A. Al-Qassab, Chad W. Ritenour, Muta M. Issa, Adeboye O. Osunkoya, John A. Petros

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Obesity Hypertension: The Regulatory Role of Leptin by Shilpa Kshatriya, Kan Liu, Ali Salah, Tamas Szombathy, Ronald H. Freeman, Garry P. Reams, Robert M. Spear, Daniel Villarreal

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An Interdisciplinary Pain Rehabilitation Program for Veterans with Chronic Pain: Description and Initial Evaluation of Outcomes by Nidhi S. Anamkath, Sarah A. Palyo, Sara C. Jacobs, Alain Lartigue, Kathryn Schopmeyer, Irina A. Strigo

“…To leverage the biopsychosocial model of pain and comprehensively serve Veterans with chronic pain, the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Healthcare System has implemented the interdisciplinary pain rehabilitation program (IPRP). …”
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Cognitive Rehabilitation for Executive Dysfunction in Parkinson's Disease: Application and Current Directions by Jessica Calleo, Cristina Burrows, Harvey Levin, Laura Marsh, Eugene Lai, Michele K. York

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Feasibility of Using Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation for Pain in Persons with Parkinson's Disease by Diana H. Rintala, Gabriel Tan, Pamela Willson, Mon S. Bryant, Eugene C. H. Lai

“…Randomized, controlled, double-blind trial. Setting. Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Community. Participants. …”
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Association between HIV status and Positive Prostate Biopsy in a Study of U.S. Veterans by Wayland Hsiao, Katrina Anastasia, John Hall, Michael Goodman, David Rimland, Chad W. M. Ritenour, Muta M. Issa

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Denosumab Chemotherapy for Recurrent Giant-Cell Tumor of Bone: A Case Report of Neoadjuvant Use Enabling Complete Surgical Resection by Amit Agarwal, Brandon T. Larsen, Lawrence D. Buadu, Jack Dunn, Russell Crawford, Jonathan Daniel, Maria C. Bishop

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Intraabdominal Compartment Syndrome Complicating Transurethral Resection of Bladder Tumor by Sachin Narain, Jadelis Giquel, Armando Ariza, Ricardo Martinez-Ruiz, Bruce R. Kava, Christina Matadial

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