Mayo Clinic proceedings
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Mayo Clinic proceedings · May 2021
Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies in a Multistate Academic Medical Center.
To estimate the seroprevalence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antibodies in health care personnel. ⋯ The seroprevalence for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies through August 8, 2020, was found to be lower than previously reported in other health care organizations. There was an observation that seroprevalence may be associated with community disease burden.
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Mayo Clinic proceedings · May 2021
Comparative StudyAn International, Mixed-Methods Study of the Perceived Intrusiveness of Remote Digital Diabetes Monitoring.
To assess the relationship between remote digital monitoring (RDM) modalities for diabetes and intrusiveness in patients' lives. ⋯ RDM is intrusive when it includes food monitoring, real-time human feedback, and private-sector data handling.
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Mayo Clinic proceedings · May 2021
Multicenter Study Clinical TrialLong-term Success With Diminished Opioid Prescribing After Implementation of Standardized Postoperative Opioid Prescribing Guidelines: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis.
To assess longitudinal prescribing patterns for patients undergoing urologic surgery in the nearly 2-year time frame before and after implementation of an evidence-based opioid prescribing guideline to accurately characterize the impact on postoperative departmental practices. ⋯ In a multi-institutional follow-up prospective study of adult urologic surgery-specific evidence-based guidelines for postoperative prescribing, we demonstrate sustained reduction in OMEs prescribed secondary to guideline implementation and adherence by our providers.
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Mayo Clinic proceedings · May 2021
Initiation of a Robotic Program in Spinal Surgery: Experience at a Three-Site Medical Center.
To highlight the early experience of implementing a robotic spine surgery program at a three-site medical center, evaluating the impact of increasing experience on the operative time and number of procedures performed. ⋯ Early experience at our institution using a spinal robot has demonstrated no requirement for postoperative screw revisions and no complications related to screw malposition. The increased operative times were reduced as the frequency of procedures increased. Moreover, procedural times diminished over a short period with a weekly increasing number of procedures.
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Microscopic colitis (MC) is an inflammatory disease of the colon and a common cause of chronic watery diarrhea, predominantly in older patients. Microscopic colitis encompasses 2 different subtypes, lymphocytic colitis and collagenous colitis. The colon typically appears normal endoscopically in MC, and the diagnosis requires histologic evaluation. ⋯ In patients with mild symptoms, antidiarrheals such as loperamide are the initial choice; for moderate-severe disease, budesonide is recommended for induction of clinical remission. In those with recurrent symptoms, low-dose budesonide may be required for maintenance therapy with close monitoring for potential adverse effects. In rare cases, immunomodulators may be required.