Changes in laboratory value improvement and mortality rates over the course of the pandemic: an international retrospective cohort study of hospitalised patients infected with SARS... by Ramakanth Kavuluru, Xuan Wang, Paul Avillach, Florence Bourgeois, Kee Yuan Ngiam, Gabriel A Brat, Isaac Kohane, Tianxi Cai, Yuk-Lam Ho, Yuan Luo, Harrison G Zhang, Kelly Cho, Vincent Benoit, Antoine Neuraz, Chuan Hong, Sehi L'Yi, Griffin Weber, Bryce W Q Tan, Alba Gutiérrez-Sacristán, Clara-Lea Bonzel, Nathan P Palmer, Alberto Malovini, Valentina Tibollo, Meghan R Hutch, Molei Liu, Riccardo Bellazzi, Luca Chiovato, Fernando J Sanz Vidorreta, Trang T Le, William Yuan, Bertrand Moal, Michele Morris, David A Hanauer, Sarah Maidlow, Kavishwar Wagholikar, Shawn Murphy, Hossein Estiri, Adeline Makoudjou, Patric Tippmann, Jeffery Klann, Robert W Follett, Nils Gehlenborg, Gilbert S Omenn, Zongqi Xia, Arianna Dagliati, Shyam Visweswaran, Lav P Patel, Danielle L Mowery, Emily R Schriver, Malarkodi Jebathilagam Samayamuthu, Sara Lozano-Zahonero, Daniela Zöller, Amelia L M Tan, Byorn W L Tan, John H Holmes, Petra Schubert, Brett K. Beaulieu-Jones, Miguel Pedrera-Jiménez, Noelia García-Barrio, Pablo Serrano-Balazote, Andrew South

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Development of a guide for continuous positive airway pressure use - A good fit: Making continuous positive airway pressure work for you by Adeel Meraj, Lauren Koep, Muhammad R. Baig

“…# Background Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is highly prevalent in veterans with mental illnesses such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). …”
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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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7-Day Nonbismuth-Containing Concomitant Therapy Achieves a High Eradication Rate for Helicobacter pylori in Taiwan by Sung-Shuo Kao, Wen-Chi Chen, Ping-I Hsu, Kwok-Hung Lai, Hsien-Chung Yu, Hui-Hwa Cheng, Nan-Jing Peng, Chiun-Ku Lin, Hoi-Hung Chan, Wei-Lun Tsai, Huay-Min Wang, Tzung-Jiun Tsai, Kung-Hung Lin, Feng-Woei Tsay

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Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections due to Asymptomatic Colonic Diverticulitis by Evangelos Falidas, Georgios Anyfantakis, Stavros Boutzouvis, Michail Kyriakopoulos, Stavros Mathioulakis, Konstantinos Vlachos, Constantinos Villias

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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

“…In this article, we describe the importance of set and setting in MDMA-AT for PTSD and outline the advantages and challenges of implementing this novel intervention in large healthcare settings such as the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Mostly derived from our experience conducting clinical trials of MDMA-AT for PTSD in VHA, we present specific and practical suggestions for optimizing set and setting from both the participant’s and clinician’s perspective in a manner that both leverages the opportunities of such settings and adapts to their challenges. …”
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Prognostic Factors on the Graft-versus-Host Disease-Free and Relapse-Free Survival after Adult Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation by Yao-Chung Liu, Sheng-Hsuan Chien, Nai-Wen Fan, Ming-Hung Hu, Jyh-Pyng Gau, Chia-Jen Liu, Yuan-Bin Yu, Liang-Tsai Hsiao, Tzeon-Jye Chiou, Cheng-Hwai Tzeng, Po-Min Chen, Jin-Hwang Liu

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A deep learning analysis for dual healthcare system users and risk of opioid use disorder by Ying Yin, Elizabeth Workman, Phillip Ma, Yan Cheng, Yijun Shao, Joseph L. Goulet, Friedhelm Sandbrink, Cynthia Brandt, Christopher Spevak, Jacob T. Kean, William Becker, Alexander Libin, Nawar Shara, Helen M. Sheriff, Jorie Butler, Rajeev M. Agrawal, Joel Kupersmith, Qing Zeng-Trietler

“…Abstract The opioid crisis has disproportionately affected U.S. veterans, leading the Veterans Health Administration to implement opioid prescribing guidelines. …”
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Transient Femoral Nerve Palsy Complicating “Blind” Transversus Abdominis Plane Block by Dimitrios K. Manatakis, Nikolaos Stamos, Christos Agalianos, Michail Athanasios Karvelis, Michael Gkiaourakis, Demetrios Davides

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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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Pneumoperitoneum, Retropneumoperitoneum, Pneumomediastinum, and Diffuse Subcutaneous Emphysema following Diagnostic Colonoscopy by Evangelos Falidas, Georgios Anyfantakis, Konstantinos Vlachos, Christina Goudeli, Boutzouvis Stavros, Constantinos Villias

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Incidence and Mechanisms of Coronary Perforations during Rotational Atherectomy in Modern Practice by Yen-Hsiang Wang, Wei-Jhong Chen, Yu-Wei Chen, Chih-Hung Lai, Chieh-Shou Su, Wei-Chun Chang, Chi-Yen Wang, Kae-Woei Liang, Tsun-Jui Liu, Wen-Lieng Lee

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Pain Reports by Older Adults in Long-Term Care: A Pilot Study of Changes Over Time by Margaret C Gibson, M Gail Woodbury, Kim Hay, Nancy Bol

“…PURPOSE: To document self-reported pain descriptions throughout residency in a long-term care facility for a convenience sample of older adults (Canadian war veterans).…”
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The Prevalence and Risk Factors of Gastric Polyp in Asymptomatic Patients Receiving Health Examination by Fu-Wei Wang, Su-Chi Young, Ru-Yih Chen, Kung-Hung Lin, Yan-Hua Chen, Ping-I Hsu, Hsien-Chung Yu

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Renal function and clinical outcomes in survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest by Hao-Wei Lee, Ming-Jen Kuo, Pai-Feng Hsu, I-Hsin Lee, Chih-Yu Yang, Teh-Fu Hsu, Chorng-Kuang How, Yenn-Jiang Lin, Chin-Chou Huang

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Rectus Abdominis Muscle Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma Causing a Large Abdominal Wall Defect: Reconstruction with Biological Mesh by Evangelos Falidas, Stavros Gourgiotis, Christina Goudeli, Stavros Mathioulakis, Konstantinos Vlachos, Constantinos Villias

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Clinicians’ user experience with health information exchange technologies during simulated medication reconciliation by Himalaya Patel, April Savoy, Steven L. Sanchez, Morgan Traylor, Khoa A. Nguyen, Kenneth S. Boockvar, Vincent S. Fan, Emily R. Locke, Bryan Gibson, Amanda S. Mixon, Susan H. Byerly, David A. Haggstrom, Teresa M. Damush, Michael Weiner, Alissa L. Russ-Jara

“…Methods: Our simulation-based observational study included three successive generations of HIE technologies used in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system: Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS); VistA Web; and Joint Longitudinal Viewer (JLV). …”
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Pathways to motherhood: A single-center retrospective study on fertility preservation and reproductive outcomes in patients with breast cancer by Chao-Ying Chen, Yu-Chiao Yi, Hwa-Fen Guu, Ya-Fang Chen, Hsiao-Fan Kung, Jui-Chun Chang, Li-Yu Chen, Chih-Chiang Hung, Ming-Jer Chen

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The pitfall of treatment for superimposed hemopneumothorax secondary to metastatic epithelioid sarcoma by Sen-Ei Shai, Hung-Ju Kuo, Yi-Ling Lai, Chi-Wei Hsieh

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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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