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Neurocrit Care ; 2024 May 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38750393

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BACKGROUND: The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services requires Organ Procurement Organizations (OPOs) to verify and document that any potential organ donor has been pronounced dead per applicable legal requirements of local, state, and federal laws. However, OPO practices regarding death by neurologic criteria (DNC) verification are not standardized, and little is known about their DNC verification processes. This study aimed to explore OPO practices regarding DNC verification in the United States. METHODS: An electronic survey was sent to all 57 OPOs in the United States from June to September 2023 to assess verification of policies and practices versus guidelines, concerns about policies and practices, processes to address concerns about DNC determination, and communication practices. RESULTS: Representatives from 12 OPOs across six US regions completed the entire survey; 8 of 12 reported serving > 50 referral hospitals. Most respondents (11 of 12) reported comparing their referral hospital's DNC policies with the 2010 American Academy of Neurology Practice Parameter and/or other (4 of 12) guidelines. Additionally, most (10 of 12) reported independently reviewing and verifying each DNC determination. Nearly half (5 of 12) reported concerns about guideline-discordant hospital policies, and only 3 of 12 thought all referral hospitals followed the 2010 American Academy of Neurology Practice Parameter in practice. Moreover, 9 of 12 reported concerns about clinician knowledge surrounding DNC determination, and most (10 of 12) reported having received referrals for patients whose DNC declaration was ultimately reversed. All reported experiences in which their OPO requested additional assessments (11 of 12 clinical evaluation, 10 of 12 ancillary testing, 9 of 12 apnea testing) because of concerns about DNC determination validity. CONCLUSIONS: Accurate DNC determination is important to maintain public trust. Nearly all OPO respondents reported a process to verify hospital DNC policies and practices with medical society guidelines. Many reported concerns about clinician knowledge surrounding DNC determination and guideline-discordant policies and practices. Educational and regulatory advocacy efforts are needed to facilitate systematic implementation of guideline-concordant practices across the country.

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J Med Ethics ; 43(8): 524-529, 2017 08.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28039285

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OBJECTIVE: Seeking prospective informed consent is difficult in clinical trials for emergent conditions such as acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Prior data suggest that enrolment decisions of patients are often poorly informed in AMI trials but that patients prefer to be asked permission before enrolment. It is unknown whether this is true across trial designs or in comparative effectiveness research (CER) with approved treatments. METHODS: Structured interviews were conducted with 30 patients with AMI. Participants considered three scenarios: (1) a CER trial of approved antiplatelet drugs; (2) a placebo-controlled trial of a novel drug to reduce myocardial injury and (3) a CER trial of an intra-aortic balloon pump versus medication. Participants were asked their desired involvement in enrolment decisions and willingness to participate. Descriptive analysis was performed of Likert scale data, and qualitative descriptive analysis was performed of textual data. RESULTS: Across scenarios, most participants (73%-80%) preferred to be asked permission prior to trial enrolment. Reasons for involvement included wanting to be the decision maker and a desire for transparency. Willingness to enrol was affected by trial type. Fewer participants stated they would likely enrol in a CER procedural trial than in a CER trial of approved medications (p=0.012). CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that patients prefer prospective involvement in enrolment decisions to enrolment without consent across trial types. However, their desire to participate was affected by trial type. There is a need to develop and evaluate context-sensitive approaches to consent in AMI trials that account for both the acuity of the situation and trial characteristics.


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Atitude , Pesquisa Biomédica , Consentimento Livre e Esclarecido , Infarto do Miocárdio/terapia , Participação do Paciente , Seleção de Pacientes , Projetos de Pesquisa , Idoso , Pesquisa Comparativa da Efetividade , Tomada de Decisões , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estudos Prospectivos , Sujeitos da Pesquisa , Inquéritos e Questionários
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West J Emerg Med ; 24(4): 654-661, 2023 Jun 28.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37527377

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Patients experiencing incarceration face a multitude of healthcare disparities. These patients are disproportionately affected by a variety of chronic medical conditions. Patients who are incarcerated often remain shackled throughout their hospital course, experience bias from members of the healthcare team, and have many barriers to privacy given the omnipresence of corrections officers. Despite this, many physicians report little formal training on caring for this unique patient population. In this narrative review, we examine the current literature on patients who are incarcerated, especially as it pertains to their care in the emergency department (ED).We also propose solutions to address these barriers to care in the ED setting.


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Serviços Médicos de Emergência , Médicos , Humanos , Tratamento de Emergência , Serviço Hospitalar de Emergência , Equipe de Assistência ao Paciente
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Curr Treat Options Neurol ; 25(12): 517-529, 2023 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39055121

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Purpose of review: We investigate the complexities and interplay between the concepts of prognostic uncertainty and patient preferences as they relate to the delivery of goal-concordant care to patients with severe acute brain injuries (SABI) in the Neurological Intensive Care Unit (Neuro-ICU). Recent findings: Patients with SABI in the Neuro-ICU have unique palliative care needs due to sudden, often unexpected changes in personhood and quality of life. A substantial amount of uncertainty is inherent and poses a challenge to both the patient's prognosis and treatment preferences. The delivery of goal-concordant care can be difficult to achieve.

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J Pers Med ; 13(1)2022 Dec 31.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36675758

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Respiratory complications following traumatic spinal cord injury are common and are associated with high morbidity and mortality. The inability to cough and clear secretions coupled with weakened respiratory and abdominal muscles commonly leads to respiratory failure, pulmonary edema, and pneumonia. Higher level and severity of the spinal cord injury, history of underlying lung pathology, history of smoking, and poor baseline health status are potential predictors for patients that will experience respiratory complications. For patients who may require prolonged intubation, early tracheostomy has been shown to lead to improved outcomes. Prediction models to aid clinicians with the decision and timing of tracheostomy have been shown to be successful but require larger validation studies in the future. Mechanical ventilation weaning strategies also require further investigation but should focus on a combination of optimizing ventilator setting, pulmonary toilet techniques, psychosocial well-being, and an aggressive bowel regimen.

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Neurotrauma Rep ; 2(1): 232-244, 2021.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34223554

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Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) remains a diagnostic challenge and therefore strategies for objective assessment of neurological function are key to limiting long-term sequelae. Current assessment methods are not optimal in austere environments such as athletic fields; therefore, we developed an immersive tool, the Display Enhanced Testing for Cognitive Impairment and mTBI (DETECT) platform, for rapid objective neuropsychological (NP) testing. The objectives of this study were to assess the ability of DETECT to accurately identify neurocognitive deficits associated with concussion and evaluate the relationship between neurocognitive measures and subconcussive head impacts. DETECT was used over a single season of two high school and two college football teams. Study participants were instrumented with Riddell Head Impact Telemetry (HIT) sensors and a subset tested with DETECT immediately after confirmed impacts for different combinations of linear and rotational acceleration. A total of 123 athletes were enrolled and completed baseline testing. Twenty-one players were pulled from play for suspected concussion and tested with DETECT. DETECT was 86.7% sensitive (95% confidence interval [CI]: 59.5%, 98.3%) and 66.7% specific (95% CI: 22.3%, 95.7%) in correctly identifying athletes with concussions (15 of 21). Weak but significant correlations were found between complex choice response time (processing speed and divided attention) and both linear (Spearman rank correlation coefficient 0.262, p = 0.02) and rotational (Spearman coefficient 0.254, p = 0.03) acceleration on a subset of 76 players (113 DETECT tests) with no concussion symptoms. This study demonstrates that DETECT confers moderate to high sensitivity in identifying acute cognitive impairment and suggests that football impacts that do not result in concussion may negatively affect cognitive performance immediately following an impact. Specificity, however, was not optimal and points to the need for additional studies across multiple neurological domains. Given the need for more objective concussion screening in triage situations, DETECT may provide a solution for mTBI assessment.

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Sci Rep ; 11(1): 5448, 2021 03 09.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33750853

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To safely re-open economies and prevent future outbreaks, rapid, frequent, point-of-need, SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic testing is necessary. However, existing field-deployable COVID-19 testing methods require the use of uncomfortable swabs and trained providers in PPE, while saliva-based methods must be transported to high complexity laboratories for testing. Here, we report the development and clinical validation of High-Performance Loop-mediated isothermal Amplification (HP-LAMP), a rapid, saliva-based, SARS-CoV-2 test with a limit of detection of 1.4 copies of virus per µl of saliva and a sensitivity and specificity with clinical samples of > 96%, on par with traditional RT-PCR based methods using swabs, but can deliver results using only a single fluid transfer step and simple heat block. Testing of 120 patient samples in 40 pools comprised of 5 patient samples each with either all negative or a single positive patient sample was 100% accurate. Thus, HP-LAMP may enable rapid and accurate results in the field using saliva, without need of a high-complexity laboratory.


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COVID-19/diagnóstico , SARS-CoV-2/genética , Saliva/virologia , COVID-19/virologia , Teste de Ácido Nucleico para COVID-19 , Humanos , Limite de Detecção , Técnicas de Diagnóstico Molecular , Nasofaringe/virologia , Técnicas de Amplificação de Ácido Nucleico , RNA Viral/metabolismo , SARS-CoV-2/isolamento & purificação , Sensibilidade e Especificidade , Temperatura
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AJOB Empir Bioeth ; 9(2): 77-81, 2018.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29611768

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BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to determine whether biospecimen donors believe they should receive compensation. This is the first study to report biospecimen donors' views on compensation and can potentially improve informed consent and recruitment practices. METHODS: Researchers asked patients undergoing surgical removal of tissue to donate biological materials to a biobank; the request was made at their presurgical appointment or in the preoperative clinic of the Emory University Hospital. We interviewed 126 biospecimen donors within 30 days post surgery regarding their perspective on compensation for biospecimen donation. RESULTS: In response to the question "Should you be paid for your participation in the tissue bank?," 95 (95/126, 75%) participants answered "No." Of these, 55 (55/95, 58%) indicated that donating biological materials should be about altruism, not gaining a monetary reward. Only 11 (11/126, 9%) participants unequivocally believed they should receive compensation, while 14 (14/126, 11%) felt entitled to compensation only under specific circumstances. Eleven (11/14) "Depends" participants indicated that donors should only be compensated when researchers perform for-profit research. Responses varied by race and income level, with whites more likely to not feel entitled to compensation and higher income participants more likely to respond "Depends." CONCLUSIONS: The majority of biospecimen donors stated they should not be paid for tissue bank participation. However, a minority believe they should be paid for donating tissue if the tissue is used in revenue-generating projects. These results provide some support for the current biobanking practice of not providing compensation.


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Bancos de Espécimes Biológicos , Compensação e Reparação/ética , Pesquisa sobre Serviços de Saúde/ética , Doadores Vivos/ética , Obtenção de Tecidos e Órgãos/economia , Obtenção de Tecidos e Órgãos/ética , Altruísmo , Atitude Frente a Saúde , Análise Fatorial , Feminino , Humanos , Doadores Vivos/psicologia , Masculino
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IRB ; 40(4): 1-7, 2018.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30387974

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Previous research has focused on the risks of research participation but has rarely considered possible benefits. For a study of family decision-making during pediatric bone marrow transplant, we conducted qualitative interviews with 132 family members across 36 families up to three times over the course of a year, before and after transplant. We concluded the study with qualitative interviews of 70 family members from 21 of the original families one year after the transplants, focusing on benefits and concerns regarding their research participation. Participants, including children and adolescents, reported benefits including the opportunity to talk, be altruistic, reflect, have a safe space, gain understanding or perspective, and express emotions. Sixteen percent expressed concerns, mostly finding aspects of the methodology annoying. We encourage institutional review boards to understand that sensitive conversations with adults, children or adolescents may not always increase the risk of the study and may offer benefits to those who agree to be interviewed. We therefore suggest that language describing potential benefits could be included in consent and assent forms for qualitative studies.


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Comitês de Ética em Pesquisa , Pesquisa Qualitativa , Adolescente , Adulto , Criança , Tomada de Decisões , Emoções , Família , Humanos
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Pediatrics ; 139(2)2017 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28119426

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OBJECTIVE: To describe the strategies families report using to address the needs and concerns of siblings of children, adolescents, and young adults undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT). METHODS: A secondary semantic analysis was conducted of 86 qualitative interviews with family members of children, adolescents, and young adults undergoing HSCT at 4 HSCT centers and supplemented with a primary analysis of 38 additional targeted qualitative interviews (23 family members, 15 health care professionals) conducted at the primary center. Analyses focused on sibling issues and the strategies families use to address these issues. RESULTS: The sibling issues identified included: (1) feeling negative effects of separation from the patient and caregiver(s); (2) experiencing difficult emotions; (3) being faced with additional responsibilities or burdens; (4) lacking information; and (5) feeling excluded. Families and health care providers reported the following strategies to support siblings: (1) sharing information; (2) using social support and help offered by family or friends; (3) taking siblings to the hospital; (4) communicating virtually; (5) providing special events or gifts or quality time for siblings; (6) offering siblings a defined role to help the family during the transplant process; (7) switching between parents at the hospital; (8) keeping the sibling's life constant; and, (9) arranging sibling meetings with a certified child life specialist or school counselor. CONCLUSIONS: Understanding the above strategies and sharing them with other families in similar situations can begin to address sibling issues during HSCT and can improve hospital-based, family-centered care efforts.


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Transplante de Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas/psicologia , Relações Profissional-Família , Irmãos/psicologia , Apoio Social , Adolescente , Adulto , Canadá , Criança , Comunicação , Feminino , Humanos , Entrevistas como Assunto , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Avaliação das Necessidades , Papel (figurativo) , Estados Unidos , Adulto Jovem
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Complement Ther Clin Pract ; 20(4): 213-8, 2014 Nov.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25486856

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PURPOSE: To describe head and neck cancer (HNC) patients' perceptions of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) and their attitudes towards a discussion regarding CAM. METHODS: We interviewed a convenience sample of HNC patients, using a structured interview tool. RESULTS: The participants' perceptions of CAM can be grouped into three categories: positive; open-minded: needing more input; and negative. Almost all of the 14 participants (93%) report that they would be comfortable having a CAM discussion with their physician, although only 43% of the participants had such a conversation. CONCLUSIONS: Participants' willingness to discuss CAM suggests that HNC patients might be open to learning about their options for participating in needed CAM-related research. The reported lack of CAM discussions, despite participants expressed comfort with them, and potential harms of interactions between CAM and conventional therapy, support our recommendation that physicians routinely initiate discussion with HNC patients regarding CAM usage.


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Terapias Complementares/psicologia , Neoplasias de Cabeça e Pescoço/psicologia , Neoplasias de Cabeça e Pescoço/terapia , Terapias Complementares/métodos , Feminino , Neoplasias de Cabeça e Pescoço/epidemiologia , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Projetos Piloto , Pesquisa Qualitativa
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Pediatrics ; 133(5): e1156-62, 2014 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24777206

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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: In 2010, the Bioethics Committee of the American Academy of Pediatrics issued recommendations that pediatric hematopoietic stem cell donors should have an independent advocate. Formulating appropriate guidelines is hindered by the lack of prospective empirical evidence from families about the experience of siblings during typing and donation. Our aim was to provide these data. METHODS: Families with a child scheduled to undergo hematopoietic stem cell transplant were recruited. All family members, including children aged 9 to 22 years, were eligible. Qualitative interviews were conducted within 3 time periods: pretransplant, 6 to 8, and 9 to 11 months posttransplant. Quantitative scales assessing decision satisfaction and regret were administered at time 2. RESULTS: Thirty-three families were interviewed. Of the 119 family members, 76% perceived there was no choice in the decision to HLA-type siblings; 77% perceived no choice in sibling donation; 86% had no concerns about typing other than needle sticks; and 64% had no concerns about donation. Common concerns raised were dislike of needle sticks (19%), stress before typing results (14%), and fear of donation (15%). Posttransplantation, 33% of donors wished they had been given more information; 56% of donors stated they benefited from donation. Only 1 donor expressed regret posttransplant. CONCLUSIONS: Most family members did not view sibling typing and donation as a choice, were positive about the experience, and did not express regrets. We recommend education for all siblings before typing, comprehensive education for the donor by a health care provider pretransplant, and systematic donor follow-up after transplantation.


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Necessidades e Demandas de Serviços de Saúde , Transplante de Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas/psicologia , Irmãos/psicologia , Doadores de Tecidos/psicologia , Adaptação Psicológica , Adolescente , Criança , Ética Médica , Medo , Feminino , Seguimentos , Transplante de Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas/ética , Teste de Histocompatibilidade/psicologia , Humanos , Consentimento Livre e Esclarecido/ética , Consentimento Livre e Esclarecido/psicologia , Entrevista Psicológica , Masculino , Ferimentos Penetrantes Produzidos por Agulha/psicologia , Defesa do Paciente/ética , Estresse Psicológico/complicações , Doadores de Tecidos/educação , Doadores de Tecidos/ética , Adulto Jovem
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