Objectives: Obesity in the U.S. population is a major public health problem with important clinical and economic implications. Bariatric surgery is currently the most effective long-term weight loss treatment for morbid obesity but less than 2% of the potentially eligible population has undergone the procedure. Our aims were ...

BACKGROUND: Despite Acute Bacterial Skin and Skin Structure Infections (ABSSSI) being among the most common infections, and the requirement to track hospital quality measures associated with readmissions, there is no risk stratification tool to guide clinical decision-making processes in the Emergency Department (ED) for ...

<bold>Background:</bold> Next generation sequencing (NGS) panels are used frequently for the evaluation of colorectal cancer and polyposis (CRCP) syndromes in specialized cancer genetics clinics. We evaluated the cost-effectiveness of NGS panels as a first diagnostic step in the evaluation of these patients, and of adding ...

<italic>Objective</italic>: To assess survival up to 5 years in patients who develop severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and evaluate differences in characteristics and outcomes for patients selected for treatment with a rescue therapy (inhaled nitric oxide, inhaled epoprostenol or prone position ventilation) ...

INTRODUCTION: Diabetic Macular Edema (DME) is the leading cause of blindness amongst working age adults in most developed countries. Diagnosis and treatment of DME involves many visits to specialists, numerous medications, and great cost. The primary objective of this study was to describe the economic burden of DME in a ...