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Machine Learning: the Future of Total Knee Replacement. 机器学习:全膝关节置换术的未来。

Federal practitioner : for the health care professionals of the VA, DoD, and PHS Pub Date : 2022-02-01 DOI: 10.12788/fp.0224

H. Dossett

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Naloxone Dispensing in Patients at Risk for Opioid Overdose After Total Knee Arthroplasty Within the Veterans Health Administration. 退伍军人健康管理局全膝关节置换术后阿片类药物过量风险患者的纳洛酮处方。

Federal practitioner : for the health care professionals of the VA, DoD, and PHS Pub Date : 2022-02-01 DOI: 10.12788/fp.0227

S. Lahidji, Elizabeth Oliva, Mary L Jarzebowski, Seshadri C. Mudumbai, Tamar Lake, V. Krishnamoorthy, K. Raghunathan, William E. Bryan

{"title":"Naloxone Dispensing in Patients at Risk for Opioid Overdose After Total Knee Arthroplasty Within the Veterans Health Administration.","authors":"S. Lahidji, Elizabeth Oliva, Mary L Jarzebowski, Seshadri C. Mudumbai, Tamar Lake, V. Krishnamoorthy, K. Raghunathan, William E. Bryan","doi":"10.12788/fp.0227","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12788/fp.0227","url":null,"abstract":"Background\u0000Naloxone prescribing among patients undergoing surgery is not well described. This cohort study was designed to examine patients' risk factors for opioid overdose and their association with naloxone prescribing among veterans undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) after a systemwide Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution (OEND) initiative.\u0000\u0000\u0000Methods\u0000A retrospective analysis of Veterans Health Administration (VHA) records was performed and consisted of 38,011 veterans undergoing primary TKA from 2013 to 2016. Patient overdose risk was determined using a validated risk index for overdose or serious opioid-induced respiratory depression (RIOSORD) based on patient diagnoses, health care utilization, and prescription drug use. Naloxone dispensing was examined from the year before surgery until 7 days after discharge. These rates were examined the year prior to implementation of a national OEND initiative (2013), the year of implementation (2014), and 2 years following implementation (2015-2016).\u0000\u0000\u0000Results\u0000In 2013, 3.3% of patients presenting for TKA had moderate or high risk for overdose and none were prescribed naloxone. By 2016, after OEND implementation, 2.2% of patients presenting for TKA had moderate or high risk for overdose, but only 10.9% of the moderate-risk and 12.7% of the high-risk patients were prescribed naloxone.\u0000\u0000\u0000Conclusions\u0000Patients presenting for TKA routinely have risk factors for opioid overdose and significant proportions are at moderate or high risk for overdose. Despite this, most patients at moderate and high risk do not receive perioperative naloxone. Risk mitigation strategies using validated tools such as RIOSORD may help identify surgical patients at greatest risk for opioid overdose who could benefit from OEND.","PeriodicalId":94009,"journal":{"name":"Federal practitioner : for the health care professionals of the VA, DoD, and PHS","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49527134","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Integrating Massage Therapy Into the Health Care of Female Veterans. 将按摩疗法融入女退伍军人保健。

Federal practitioner : for the health care professionals of the VA, DoD, and PHS Pub Date : 2022-02-01 DOI: 10.12788/fp.0223

A. Mitchinson, Carol E Fletcher, Erika L Trumble

{"title":"Integrating Massage Therapy Into the Health Care of Female Veterans.","authors":"A. Mitchinson, Carol E Fletcher, Erika L Trumble","doi":"10.12788/fp.0223","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12788/fp.0223","url":null,"abstract":"Background\u0000Female veterans experience higher rates of chronic pain, depression, and anxiety than do male veterans. Gynecologic examinations and procedures can be stressful, painful, and anxiety provoking. Research has shown that massage can help reduce pain and anxiety. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between massage and well-being in female veterans.\u0000\u0000\u0000Methods\u0000A pre- and postvisit study design was used. In advance of their clinic visit, female veterans were asked by clinic staff whether they would like a relaxation massage in conjunction with their visit. Effleurage massages were administered by licensed volunteer massage therapists in a private space and performed on the back, neck, hands/arms, legs/feet. Patients rated their pain intensity, pain unpleasantness, anxiety, shortness of breath, relaxation, and inner peace pre- and postmassage on 0 to 10 scales. Demographics and data were abstracted from the medical records.\u0000\u0000\u0000Results\u0000Results are based on the first massage received by 96 individuals: A majority of participants were aged ≤ 40 years (53%) and were White women (68%). Most (70%) were scheduled for an invasive procedure (eg, pelvic examination, biopsy). Seventy-nine percent had a history of chronic pain; 65% had a diagnosis of depression. Mean scores for pain intensity decreased by 1.9 points, pain unpleasantness by 2.0, and anxiety by 2.4. Relaxation increased by 4.3 points and sense of inner peace by 3.5 points. These changes were all statistically significant (P < .001).\u0000\u0000\u0000Conclusions\u0000Results from this pilot study suggest massage therapy may be an effective, inexpensive, and safe treatment for pain and/or anxiety in female veterans attending a gynecology appointment. Further research should assess the effects of massage therapy in female veterans with chronic pain and coexistent mental health conditions.","PeriodicalId":94009,"journal":{"name":"Federal practitioner : for the health care professionals of the VA, DoD, and PHS","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42184503","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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PTSD Disability Examination Reports: A Comparison of Veterans Health Administration and Contract Examiners. 创伤后应激障碍残疾检查报告：退伍军人健康管理局和合同审查员的比较。

Federal practitioner : for the health care professionals of the VA, DoD, and PHS Pub Date : 2022-02-01 DOI: 10.12788/fp.0225

A. W. Meisler, M. Gianoli

{"title":"PTSD Disability Examination Reports: A Comparison of Veterans Health Administration and Contract Examiners.","authors":"A. W. Meisler, M. Gianoli","doi":"10.12788/fp.0225","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12788/fp.0225","url":null,"abstract":"Background\u0000An enormous increase in disability claims for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has occurred over the past decade. To meet the demand for examinations required to determine diagnosis, causation, and impairment, the US Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has increasingly relied on contract examiners. Despite anecdotal reports of poor-quality examinations by contractors, no systematic study comparing VA and contract examinations has been reported.\u0000\u0000\u0000Methods\u0000Data from 113 initial PTSD examination reports were coded and rated on variables related to content and quality. Administrative disability decisions rendered by VHA were identified and coded independently.\u0000\u0000\u0000Results\u0000Contract examinations reported more symptoms and a greater degree of impairment, resulting in higher VHA disability ratings compared with VHA examiner reports. Contractor examinations were rated as having poorer quality than were VHA examinations on 2 of 3 metrics and included several examination reports that contained no relevant history or discussion required to support opinions about diagnosis or impairment.\u0000\u0000\u0000Conclusions\u0000The findings provide the first systematic evidence of greater symptom/impairment reporting and poorer overall quality in contract examinations for PTSD disability claims compared with those conducted by VHA examiners, with resulting differential outcomes in VHA disability ratings. The findings have implications for the quality, integrity, and reliability of the VHA PTSD disability claims process and support the need for program oversight, examiner training, and quality assurance.","PeriodicalId":94009,"journal":{"name":"Federal practitioner : for the health care professionals of the VA, DoD, and PHS","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46417579","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Rapid Desensitization after a Type I Hypersensitivity Reaction to Ceftazidime/ Avibactam. 头孢他啶/阿维巴坦I型超敏反应后的快速减敏。

Federal practitioner : for the health care professionals of the VA, DoD, and PHS Pub Date : 2022-02-01 DOI: 10.12788/fp.0220

Col Christopher A Coop, Maj Joshua R Berg

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Evaluating the Impact of a Urinalysis to Reflex Culture Process Change in the Emergency Department at a Veterans Affairs Hospital. 退伍军人事务医院急诊科尿液分析对反射培养过程变化的影响评估。

Federal practitioner : for the health care professionals of the VA, DoD, and PHS Pub Date : 2022-02-01 DOI: 10.12788/fp.0221

U. Patel, G. Ismail, K. Suda, Rabeeya K. Sabzwari, S. Pacheco, S. Bhoopalam

{"title":"Evaluating the Impact of a Urinalysis to Reflex Culture Process Change in the Emergency Department at a Veterans Affairs Hospital.","authors":"U. Patel, G. Ismail, K. Suda, Rabeeya K. Sabzwari, S. Pacheco, S. Bhoopalam","doi":"10.12788/fp.0221","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12788/fp.0221","url":null,"abstract":"Background\u0000Although automated urine cultures (UCs) following urinalysis (UA) are often used in emergency departments (EDs) to identify urinary tract infections (UTIs), results are often reported as no organism growth or the growth of clinically insignificant organisms, leading to the overdetection and overtreatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB).\u0000\u0000\u0000Methods\u0000A process change was implemented at a US Department of Veterans Affairs medical center ED that automatically cancelled UCs if UAs had < 5 white blood cells per high-power field (WBC/HPF). An option for do not cancel (DNC) UC was available. Data were prospectively collected for 3 months postimplementation and included UA/UC results, presence of UTI symptoms, antibiotics prescribed, and health care utilization.\u0000\u0000\u0000Results\u0000Postintervention, 684 UAs (37.2%) were evaluated from ED visits. Postintervention, of 255 UAs, 95 (37.3%) were negative with UC cancelled, 95 (37.3%) were positive with UC processed, 43 (16.9%) were ordered as DNC, and 22 (8.6%) were ordered without a UC. UC processing despite a negative UA significantly decreased from 100% preintervention to 38.6% postintervention (P < .001). Inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics for ASB was reduced from 10.2% preintervention to 1.9% postintervention (odds ratio = 0.17; P = .01). In patients with negative UA specimens, antibiotic prescribing decreased by 25.3% postintervention. No reports of outpatient, ED, or hospital visits for symptomatic UTI were found within 7 days of the initial UA postintervention.\u0000\u0000\u0000Conclusions\u0000The UA to reflex culture process change resulted in a significant reduction in processing of inappropriate UCs and unnecessary antibiotic use for ASB. There were no missed UTIs or other adverse patient outcomes.","PeriodicalId":94009,"journal":{"name":"Federal practitioner : for the health care professionals of the VA, DoD, and PHS","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43975288","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The Balance of Truth-Telling and Respect for Confidentiality: The Ethics of Case Reports. 讲真话与尊重保密的平衡:案例报告的伦理。

Federal practitioner : for the health care professionals of the VA, DoD, and PHS Pub Date : 2022-02-01 Epub Date: 2022-02-08 DOI: 10.12788/fp.0233

Cynthia Geppert

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Repeat Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for Duplicated Gallbladder After 16-Year Interval. 重复胆囊切除术治疗重复胆囊16年。

Federal practitioner : for the health care professionals of the VA, DoD, and PHS Pub Date : 2022-02-01 DOI: 10.12788/fp.0213

The-Hong Wang, J. Shriki, Deborah Marquardt

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Hypercalcemia Is of Uncertain Significance in Patients With Advanced Adenocarcinoma of the Prostate. 高钙血症在晚期前列腺腺癌患者中的意义尚不明确。

Federal practitioner : for the health care professionals of the VA, DoD, and PHS Pub Date : 2020-07-01 DOI: 10.12788/fp.0018

G. Alhatemi, Rafal Alhatemi, H. Aldiwani, Marwah Hussein, E. Levi, P. Jasti

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Retreatment of Hepatitis C Infection With Direct-Acting Antivirals. 直接作用抗病毒药物对丙型肝炎感染的再治疗。

Federal practitioner : for the health care professionals of the VA, DoD, and PHS Pub Date : 2020-07-01 DOI: 10.12788/fp.0014

M. Segarra‐Newnham, Nathalie See, Gail A Fox-Seaman

{"title":"Retreatment of Hepatitis C Infection With Direct-Acting Antivirals.","authors":"M. Segarra‐Newnham, Nathalie See, Gail A Fox-Seaman","doi":"10.12788/fp.0014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12788/fp.0014","url":null,"abstract":"Background\u0000Treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection with direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) results in sustained virologic response (SVR) in > 90% of patients. However, some patients required retreatment with newer DAA options. Treatment was selected after consultation with a clinical pharmacy specialist.\u0000\u0000\u0000Methods\u0000A retrospective chart review of patients at the West Palm Beach Veterans Affairs Medical Center (WPBVAMC) in Florida retreated from January 2015 to December 2019 was conducted. Data collected included HCV genotype, previous therapy, newly prescribed medications, and treatment outcomes.\u0000\u0000\u0000Results\u0000Since 2015, > 900 patients have been treated at WPBVAMC, including 22 patients who had previously failed interferon combined with DAA regimens and 46 patients who needed retreatment after failure with an all-oral therapy. This review documents the outcomes of retreatment with DAA after initial failure to achieve SVR Of 28 patients treated with a boceprevir-based regimen, 10 ended in failure. All 10 were retreated, and all achieved SVR with ledipasvir/sofosbuvir. Of 53 patients treated with a sofosbuvir-based interferon regimen, 12 failed treatment. All 12 were retreated and all achieved SVR. Thirty patients were retreated after failure with an all-oral DAA. Of 27 tested, 21 achieved SVR. All patients who failed therapy again had cirrhosis.\u0000\u0000\u0000Conclusions\u0000Veterans retreated with DAAs for HCV infection had a high success rate. Repeat failures of DAAs were rare, but cirrhosis seems to be common among these patients.","PeriodicalId":94009,"journal":{"name":"Federal practitioner : for the health care professionals of the VA, DoD, and PHS","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44206035","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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