Southern medical journal
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Southern medical journal · Oct 2021
Trends in Incidence and Mortality Rates of Uterine Cancer in Kentucky.
The objective of this analysis was to gauge how the incidence and mortality of uterine cancer in Kentucky have changed from 1995 through 2017. An assessment of the trends in incidence and mortality across different geographic areas and between different races was also performed. ⋯ The incidence of uterine cancer is higher in rural and Appalachian Kentucky, without a corresponding geographic trend in mortality. Uterine cancer mortality is significantly higher in Black women.
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Southern medical journal · Oct 2021
Sugammadex Reduces PACU Recovery Time after Abdominal Surgery Compared with Neostigmine.
This study blindly evaluated sugammadex compared with neostigmine on length of stay in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU). ⋯ Sugammadex patients had a significantly shorter PACU stay.
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Southern medical journal · Oct 2021
Observational StudyDo We Know Where They Go? Obtaining Travel History in Pediatric Patients.
To determine how often travel histories are obtained in pediatric patients. ⋯ Travel histories are rarely asked for in pediatric patients. Missed diagnoses may not only affect the patient but also have broader public health implications. Simulation is an effective tool to improve history-taking skills, yet more work is still needed.
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Southern medical journal · Oct 2021
National Resident Matching Program Rank Order and Performance in an Internal Medicine Residency.
Prospective first-year house staff and residency program leaders spend substantial time, effort, and expense preparing a rank order list for the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP). Previous studies have mostly shown minimal or no relation between rank order and subsequent resident performance, raising questions about the value of this process. Furthermore, no previous studies have been done with Internal Medicine residencies. As such, the purpose of this study was to compare NRMP rank order to multiple objective outcomes of an Internal Medicine residency. ⋯ Higher USMLE score was statistically significantly associated with multiple favorable objective residency outcomes in an Internal Medicine residency. A better NRMP rank was correlated with favorable ACGME milestones in univariate analysis, but USMLE score emerged as the strongest predictor in multivariate analysis.