Content Posted in 2025
A Case Report of Calcium-Alkali Syndrome, Michael Bennett, Emma Patterson, and Spencer Powers
Adherence to American College of Surgeons Best Practices Guidelines in Imaging for Pediatric Patients with Trauma, Tara Hadlock, Kelsey Han, Carolyne Falank, Anya Cutler, and Christopher Turner
Adolescent Substance Use: Current Challenges, Treatment Options and the Role of Primary Care, Jeff Aalberg MD, MS and Deborah Hagler MD, MPH
Advancing Delirium Assessment in Neurocritically Ill Adults, John W. Devlin and Richard R. Riker
Aging alters the effect of adiponectin receptor signaling on bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells, Hanghang Liu
A Hot Topic: Standardization of Fire Safety Training in Perioperative Areas, Megan Benner MSN-Ed, RN, CPAN, NPD-BC
AI Diabetic Retinopathy Screening in a Primary Care Setting in Rural Maine, Rachel Heuer, Emma DayBranch, Anastasia Tsomides, Jessica F. DiBiase, Neil Korsen, and Brian Nolan
AI Supported Precision Medical Education, Kalli Varaklis
Alarm Fatigue: Alarm Management/Intervention Education vs. Current State, Keegan Dodge Dodge RN BSN
A "Most Interesting Journey" to America for the International Society of Surgery in 1914, David E. Clark
A Scoping Review on Pathways of Care for Children with Acquired Brain Injury, Jessica Salley Riccardi and Paige Kavanaugh
Assessing the Accuracy of ECG Chest Electrode Placement By EMS and Clinical Personnel Using Two Evaluation Methods, Edwin L. Clopton and Kristiina Hyrkäs
Associations of maternal per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance plasma concentrations during pregnancy with offspring polycystic ovary syndrome and related characteristics in project viva, Zifan Wang, Abby Fleisch, Sheryl L. Rifas-Shiman, Antonia M. Calafat, Tamarra James-Todd, and Brent A. Coull
Associations of PFAS concentrations during pregnancy and midlife with bone health in midlife: Cross-sectional and prospective findings from Project Viva, Pi-I Debby Lin, Andres Cardenas, Lisa B. Rokoff, Sheryl L. Rifas-Shiman, Mingyu Zhang, Julianne Botelho, Antonia M. Calafat, and Diane R. Gold
Baby Doll Therapy for Older Adults with Dementia, Ashley Holmes RN BSN and Naimo Ukash RN BSN
Betamethasone and the effects on newborns of various gestations, Julie Allen, Hanna Freeman, and Kristina Smith
Bone Marrow Adipocytes as Novel Regulators of Metabolic Homeostasis: Clinical Consequences of Bone Marrow Adiposity, Hanghang Liu, Linyi Liu, and Clifford J. Rosen
Brief Report: Genital Microbiome, Inflammation, and Tenofovir Levels in Transgender Men and Cisgender Women Taking Oral PrEP, Elizabeth Hastie, Megha S. Srivatsa, Sara Gianella, Mackenzie Cottrell, Kyra Forsyth, Magali Porrachia, and Stephen Rawlings
Buprenorphine in the Intensive Care Unit: Commentary on the Unanswered Questions, David J. Gagnon, Melody J. Glenn, Aurora A. Quaye, and Brian L. Erstad
Burnout in Healthcare, Katie Bernard RN BSN, Kiana Fuller RN ADN, and Ashley Rhoades RN BSN
Burns: A Standardized Approach for Resuscitation of Burn Patients in the Critical Care Setting, Joshua Cole RN BSN, Marcus Leo RN ADN, Kyle Jacques RN BSN, and Lauren Miller RN BSN
Canagliflozin-induced adaptive metabolism in bone, Sher Bahadur Poudel
Comparing the Efficacy of Different Wound Care Modalities (topical solution) in the Prevention of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa growth in Burn Soft Tissue Populations, Suzy Bryan BSN RN, Hajra Chand BSN RN, Brooke Sorbello BSN RN, Kiah Newton BSN RN, and Grace Boisvert BSN RN
Comparison of Lysis and Amplification Methodologies for Optimal 16S rRNA Gene Profiling for Human and Mouse Microbiome Studies, Farzaneh Rastegari
Complementary Therapies for Chemotherapy Induced Side Effects in Oncology Patients, Alyssa Gravel RN and Tori Welch RN
Constipation in Postoperative Cardiovascular Patients, Jessica Diaz BSN, Samuel Mulunda RN, Jacob Rudolph RN, and Emily Lovejoy RN
Conversion from Minimally Invasive Surgical Approaches to Open Surgery Among Patients with Endometrial Cancer in the SGO Clinical Outcomes Registry, Abdelrahman Yousif
Correction: Spatial and temporal distribution of Ixodes scapularis and tick-borne pathogens across the northeastern United States, Lucas E. Price
C-Reactive Protein Changes in Adult and Pediatric People With Cystic Fibrosis During Treatment of Pulmonary Exacerbations, Jonathan B. Zuckerman, Alexandra C. Hinton, Thomas Lahiri, Charlotte C. Teneback, Shijing Jia, and Joel Mermis
Cross-titration from risperidone to clozapine utilizing clozapine serum concentrations: A case report, Nicolette Centanni, Kayla Garvey, Elizabeth Mullany, and Stephanie Nichols
Data Collection Variability Across Neonatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy Registries, Eric S. Peeples
Dedicated Turn Teams Make the Difference, Madeline Gill RN BSN, McKenzie Kelly RN BSN, and Phaelan Mead RN BSN
Delirium Protocols and the Impact on Patient's Extended Stays and Care, Devin Cheetham-Wilmot RN, Aislinn Murphy RN, Bronson Kieltyka RN, and Molly Dall RN
Diaper Destiny, Delilah Graffam BSN RN and Liz Yeaton BSN RN
Digital Storytelling to Communicate COVID-19 Research Efforts, Carolyn E. Gray, Kelly Waters, Kathyrn Bizier, and Brenda M. Joly
Does plain language key information on informed consent forms improve the informed consent experience for study participants?, Sabrina Kurtz-Rossi, Ifechi Augusta Okonkwo, Ye Chen, Noe Duenas, Timothy Bilodeau, Alice Rushforth, and Andreas Klein
Early Mobilization in Mechanically Ventilated ICU Patients, Garrett LaFrance BSN RN, Jasmine Olshin BSN RN, Olivia Powers BSN RN, and Lauren Baecher BSN RN
Effect of a Quality Improvement Initiative on Procedural Abortion Pain and Anxiety Using a Standardized Patient-Focused Sedation Options Counseling Guide, Stephanie Small PhD, WHNP, ANP
Efficacy and safety of LAU-7b in a Phase 2 trial in adults with cystic fibrosis, Michael W. Konstan
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Silicone Foam Dressing in Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Intensive Care Settings, Farah Ibrahim RN BSN
Fall Reduction: Using Exercise Interventions to Reduce the Number of Falls Among People with Parkinson's Disease, Michael D. Healy RN
Feasibility of Continuous Home Monitoring of Particulate Matter and Lung Function in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease Who are Exposed to Wood Smoke, S Wayne, K Cowan, L.M. Paulin, J Emery, and D.A. Kaminsky
February 12th, 2025: Artificial Intelligence and Medical Education, Robert Hayden MD
February 26th, 2025: Point-of-Care Ultrasound: An Opportunity for Healthcare Innovation to Bridge Medical Education & Patient Care, Matthew Buttarazzi and Monica Thim
February 5th, 2025: Updates on Valvular Heard Disease, Benjamin Wessler MD
Female patients have fewer limb amputations compared to male patients in the BEST-CLI trial, Katharine L. McGinigle, Gheorghe Doros, Olamide Alabi, Benjamin S. Brooke, Ageliki Vouyouka, Jade Hiramoto, and Kristina Giles
Financial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on immigrant communities in Portland Maine: a qualitative study, Eilish W. Carpenter
Handoff Report & Standardizing Report Sheets, Isabella Santeramo RN ADN, Caitlin Salas RN ADN, Samantha Neilhart RN ADN, and Debra Harmon RN ADN
Health Sciences Libraries: A Changing Landscape, Janet Bolduc, Elizabeth J. Dyer, Linda Kerecman, and Dina J. McKelvy
Hospitalist Use of Point-of-Care Ultrasound During the COVID-19 Pandemic at a Single Academic Tertiary Care Center, Emily Thunberg, Monica Thim, Kristen Barlett, and Matthew Buttarazzi
How is Telehealth Used to Increase Access to Specialty Palliative Care? A Systematic Review, Rebecca N. Hutchinson, Eric J. Chiu, Shane C. Belin, Michele Klein-Fedyshin, Carolyn R. Impagliazzo, and Lucia Costanza
Impact of Sleep Comfort Measures on Patient Experience, Elizabeth Cotsifas RN, Lydia Gordon RN, Lillian Renier RN BSN, and Emily Schade RN
Impacts of Fluid Restriction in Heart Failure Patients, Monica Lopez RN, Jacob Maxwell-Couch RN, Jennifer Perry RN, and Barbara Shea RN
Improving VTE Risk Assessment: Education and Prophylaxis in Rural Cancer Clinics, Heather M. Feldman, Eswar Tipirneni, Shamima Khan, Steven Ades, Allison Holm, and Chris E. Holmes
Inhibition of acyl-CoA synthetase long-chain isozymes decreases multiple myeloma cell proliferation and causes mitochondrial dysfunction, Connor S. Murphy, Heather Fairfield, Victoria E. DeMambro, Samaa Fadel, Carlos A. Gartner, and Michelle Karam
Intermediate Care Registered Nurse Curriculum and Learning Objective Development Using a Modified Delphi Method, Nora Fagan and Eira Kristiina Hyrkas
Interventions to Boost Child Development, Rachel Rockers
Interventions to Improve Mental Health in New Graduate Nurses, Katherine Lewis RN BSN, Cordelia Inman RN BSN, Hannah LeClair, and Caroline Spencer RN BSN
Is Pathogen Molecular Testing Reshaping Outpatient Antibiotic Prescribing?, Barbara D. Alexander, William D. Irish, Adriana E. Rosato, Barry I. Eisenstein, Maren S. Fragala, and Steven E. Goldberg
January 15th, 2025: Three Thyroid Hormone Stories: On Injury Response, Congenital Defects and Neurodevelopmental and Endocrine Disease, Arturo Hernandez PhD
January 29th, 2025: Achieving Health Equity by Addressing the Harms of Incarceration, Benjamin A. Howell MD
Low vs. High Patient Ratio Effects on Medical Errors, Katelynn Watkins RN, Chris Strong RN, and Najmo Ali RN
Medicaid‑Insured Children with Medical Complexity in a Rural State, James Bohnhoff, Chelsea Bodnar, Jon Graham, Jonathon Knudson, Erika Fox, Cindy Leary, Lauren Cater, and Curtis Noonan
Medical Play, Sophie Dugas RN and Michella Canning RN
MITE Tips November 2024 - January 2025
Morphometric vertebral fractures at hospitalization associate with Long COVID occurrence, Luigi di Filippo
My Bad, You Got This: witnessing, therapist attitude and the synergy between psychedelics and inner healing intelligence in the treatment of trauma, Lawrence Fischman
Net Promoter Score as a Reflection of Patients' Opinions About Telemedical Visits: A Mixed Methods Analysis, Mike Kohut, Tracy Jalbuena, Rachel Alfiero, John DiPalazzo, Eric Anderson, and Jasmine Bishop
Noise audit of device selection for peripheral vascular interventions in the Vascular Quality Initiative, William K. Robinson, Peter W. Callas, Jens Eldrup-Jorgensen, and Daniel J. Bertges
Noise Levels in the Operating Room, Olivia Bruzkova RN, Jaime Gore RN, Jennifer Suttles RN, and Sarah Trinward RN
Noncoding variants and sulcal patterns in congenital heart disease: Machine learning to predict functional impact, Enrique Mondragon-Estrada
Outpatient Care for Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Ina St. Onge MD
Part 1-Non-Pharmacologic Management of the Substance Exposed Newborn Part 2-Safe Sleep Efforts at the Barbara Bush Children's Hospital, Meg Curran MD and Meredith Jackson MD
Pediatric Interfacility Transfers, Bailey O'Donnell MD
Perfluoroalkyl substances and preterm birth, Anne M. Mullin
Performance of transesophageal echocardiography probe at temperature monitoring during simulated hypothermia and rewarming, Madeline Larochelle, Margarita Popova, David Mackenzie, Andrew Fried, Peter Croft, and Joshua Rehberg
Period Poverty: Breaking the Cycle, Jessica Iyer MBBCh
Physicians preference for carotid revascularization impacts postoperative stroke and death outcomes, Hanaa D. Aridi, Geneva Frank, Ashley R. Gutwein, Mackenzie Madison, Marc L. Schermerhorn, Vikram S. Kashyap, and Jens Eldrup-Jorgensen
Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation, Ryan Thurlow RN BSN, Olya Tucci RN BSN, and Lily Williams RN BSN
Prior Authorization in Joint Arthroplasty Surgery: Navigating Challenges, Ramakanth Yakkanti
Q2 Turns and Air Fluidized Therapy Beds, Fartun Hirsi RN, Audrey Iradukunda RN, and Krissia Walker RN
Reaching Structurally Vulnerable Populations Using Low-Barrier COVID-19 Testing Clinics Co-Created with Community Based Organizations, David Ngandu, Gloria Sclar, Ambia Ahmed, Sumayo A Awale, Caroline Fernandes, Joshua Goldstein, Hina Hashmi, Shruti Joshi, and et al.
Reducing Implicit Bias in Nursing to Decrease Maternal Racial Health Disparities and Improve Patient Outcomes, Robin Illian BSN and Julianne Andreades BSN
Rupture and Repair: DEIA Accountability Measures in Practice, Tonya Bailey-Curry LCSW
Rural School-Based Health Centers: Meeting Children Where They Are to Improve Asthma Outcomes, James C. Bohnhoff, Abby Fleisch, and Jill S. Halterman
Stay Calm, Teach On: Managing Stress while Precepting, Frank Bailey EdD
Stethoscope Cleansing, Addie Brinkman RN and Eric Langland RN
Subcutaneous Anticoagulation Administration vs Ecchymosis, Ethan Langlois RN
Symptom management in isocitrate dehydrogenase mutant glioma, Tobias Walbert, Edward K. Avila, Florien W. Boele, Caroline Hertler, Christine Lu-Emerson, and Pim B. van der Meer
Telemedicine consultations in community hospitals improve neonatal encephalopathy assessment, Anya Cutler
The Benefits of Heat Application and Range of Motion vs. Ice Therapy, Jared Proulx RN BSN and Alejandro Canales RN
The Benefits of Psychosocial Interventions on the Inpatient Pediatric Population Diagnosed with Eating Disorders, Melissa Guzzi, Samantha Pelkey, Rebekah Reny, and Molly McCluskey
The Bibliometric Evolution of Neurosurgery Publications From 1977 to 2023, Michael M. Covell
The Complexity of PRN Psychotropic Medications in the Acute Care Setting, Morgan Pasquali BSC RN
The Effects of Care Handoffs and Hospital-Wide Flow, Abbey Siulinski BSN, Kaitlyn Leavitt RN, Ryan Pullen BSN, and Katie Schmid BSN
The impact of climate change induced natural disasters on healthcare: Rethinking intravenous fluids, Elizabeth A. Cerceo, Katherine T. Liu, Evans K. Brown, and Catherine Chen
The Importance of Rural Health Education, Annie Derthick and Kalli Varaklis
The Need and Impact of Child Life Interventions and Support on Night Shift, Meranda Martin RN, Elise Moloney RN BSN, and Natani Condo RN BSN
The Osmolal Gap: A Valuable Test for Identifying Toxic Alcohol-Induced Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis, James D. Whitledge, Emily Guy, and Christopher James Watson
The Use of Nitrous Oxide in Adult Inpatient Populations for Analgesic and Anxiety Management During Bedside Procedures, Avery Low RN, Frances Brown RN, and Hannah Lewis RN
Time Until Operation for Elective Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair in Canadian Vascular Centers Using the Canadian Vascular Quality Initiative Registry, Nadia O. Trabelsi
Trauma-Informed Care for NICU Parents, Emma Stahl BSN RN and Elise Tilton BSN RN
Treatment Protocol for Withdrawal of Alcohol, Kendra Bishop, Simone Lauture, Benita Ehomo, and Andrey Popov
Trends in Orthopaedic Surgeon Compensation: A Comparative Analysis over Twenty Years, Daniel E. Pereira
Trends in Osteoporosis Drug Therapy Receipt Among Commercial and Medicare Advantage Enrollees in the United States, 2011-2022, Alexander O. Everhart, Juan P. Brito, Bart L. Clarke, Jeph Herrin, Pinar Karaca-Mandic, Kurt A. Kennel, and Clifford J. Rosen
Understanding the Role of Misinformation in COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in a Rural State, Ann Marie Hess, Colin T. Waters, Elizabeth A. Jacobs, Kerri L. Barton, and Kathleen M. Fairfield
Value of Dermoscopy and Skin Biopsy Training for Primary Care Internists, Elizabeth Seiverling, Dilshad Sachedina, Peggy Cyr, Kathryn Stevens, Tom Gearan, Kristen Sciacca, and Zhydylz Kabaeva
Virtual Reality in Pain Management and its Role in Replacing Traditional Pharmacological Therapies, Jessica Dupler RN BSN and Morgen Allain RN BSN
Vitamin A deficiency and male-specific effects on heart function in mice, Ian M. Gans, Elena Chepurko, Vadim Chepurko, Grazina A. Mangoba, Mary Ann Asson-Batres, and Calvin P. Vary
Why did some rural Mainers accept novel COVID-19 vaccines when rolled out in 2021, while others did not?, Michael Kohut PhD, Liz Scharnetzki, Joseph Pajka, Elizabeth Jacobs, and Kathleen Fairfield
Why do we care about safety with TBI patients?, Delaney Loring RN BSN, Haley Greenleaf RN, Olivia Kaczmarek RN BSN, and Michaela Ryerson-Wing RN
Working with Community Health Workers for Improved Clinical Care: Overview of Development and Outcomes of a Unique Project ECHO Series, Brendan Prast, Emily Follo, Tina Holt, Renee Wolff, Marin Johnson, Grace Lapika, and Kelly Barnes