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Leila Ledbetter

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Selected Publications

Experiences of cancer-related stigma in Africa: A scoping review.

Journal Article Int J Cancer · June 15, 2025 Cancer is a major health issue, particularly in low- and middle-income countries where 70% of cancer deaths occur. Stigma and barriers to screening and treatment lead to poor outcomes. We conducted structured searches of PubMed, Embase, MEDLINE, CINAHL, an ... Full text Link to item Cite

Social determinants of health, diet, and symptom experiences in colorectal cancer survivors: A scoping review.

Journal Article Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · May 2025 PurposeColorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in the United States, and many colorectal cancer survivors often experience various symptoms significantly influenced by diet. Although it is known that social determinants of health can lea ... Full text Cite

ASRA pain medicine narrative review and expert practice recommendations for gastric point-of-care ultrasound to assess aspiration risk in medically complex patients undergoing regional anesthesia and pain procedures.

Journal Article Reg Anesth Pain Med · April 18, 2025 Gastric point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) may offer clinical value in assessing aspiration risk among medically complex patients undergoing regional anesthesia and pain procedures. While the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) preoperative fasting g ... Full text Link to item Cite

Are "Alternative to Discipline" Programs for Nurses With Alcohol and Other Drug Challenges Relevant to Global Contexts? A Scoping Review.

Journal Article International journal of mental health nursing · April 2025 Alternative to discipline programs, defined as programs for nurses 'impaired' by issues such as alcohol and/or drug use, provide treatment and support to return to the profession. This paper aims to explore alternative to discipline programs for nurses to ... Full text Cite

Exploring the landscape of palliative care provision for black patients with hematologic cancers: A scoping review.

Journal Article Palliative & supportive care · April 2025 ObjectivesPatients with cancer benefit greatly from receiving palliative care (PC), improving their overall survival and quality of life. Despite its benefits, PC is underutilized among patients with hematologic malignancies (HMs), particularly am ... Full text Cite

A scoping review of surface wipe sampling for antineoplastic drug contamination in patient care areas.

Journal Article Journal of occupational and environmental hygiene · April 2025 Antineoplastic drug (AD) exposure can cause adverse health effects for healthcare workers. AD contamination on surfaces persists despite interventions to reduce it. The United States Pharmacopeial Convention recommends surface sampling as a measure of expo ... Full text Cite

Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) infections following intravesical BCG immunotherapy: a systematic review protocol.

Journal Article Syst Rev · January 22, 2025 BACKGROUND: Although intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) immunotherapy usually exhibits a favorable safety profile, it can lead to the development of BCG infections, both localized and disseminated. Understanding of BCG infections following intrave ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Does age of ADHD medication initiation predict long-term risk of anxiety? A scoping review

Journal Article PLOS Mental Health · January 10, 2025 Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is associated with mental health comorbidities, including anxiety. The purpose of this review is to describe evidence regarding the relationship between timing of ADHD medication initiation and long-t ... Full text Cite

Racism, homophobia, and the sexual health of young Black men who have sex with men in the United States: A systematic review.

Journal Article PloS one · January 2025 Black gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (BMSM) experience the highest rates of HIV acquisition annually out of any population in the United States, and young BMSM (YBMSM) are heavily impacted by this inequity as they enter adulthood. Despi ... Full text Cite

Understanding the Multidimensionality of Caregiving Appraisal: A Concept Analysis

Journal Article Nursing Forum · January 1, 2025 Caregiving appraisal refers to how caregivers evaluate their caregiving situation. However, this concept, first introduced by Lawton et al. in 1989, has been inconsistently defined (e.g., often inaccurately interchanged with caregiving burden) over the pas ... Full text Cite

Adjuvant therapy and recurrence risk in non-myoinvasive high-grade (stage IC) endometrial cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Journal Article Gynecol Oncol · December 2024 OBJECTIVE: To summarize practice patterns and outcomes among patients with non-myoinvasive high-grade (formerly stage IA, now stage IC) endometrial cancer. METHODS: We conducted a systematic search using MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane, Web of Science, and Clini ... Full text Link to item Cite

The impact of language discordance on pediatric cancer care outcomes: A systematic review.

Journal Article Pediatr Blood Cancer · December 2024 Language discordance between clinicians and families in pediatrics has been associated with adverse events and lower quality of care. We aimed to summarize the existing literature evaluating the impact of language discordance among healthcare professionals ... Full text Link to item Cite

Interventions addressing systemic racism in the US: A scoping review.

Journal Article Social science & medicine (1982) · December 2024 Previous studies have reported on the health impact of systemic racism among historically oppressed populations. In fact, there is an emerging body of literature, including systematic reviews, which describe the negative health consequences of systemic rac ... Full text Cite

Barriers and Facilitators Along the PrEP Continuum of Care Among Latinx Sexual Minoritized Men and Transgender Women: A Systematic Review.

Journal Article AIDS and behavior · November 2024 Latinx cisgender sexually minoritized men (SMM) and transgender women (TW) in the U.S. are disproportionately affected by HIV. Although pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a highly effective strategy for HIV prevention, rates of PrEP use among Latinx SMM an ... Full text Cite

Factors associated with medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) treatment success during the pregnancy and postpartum periods: A scoping review.

Journal Article Drug and alcohol dependence · November 2024 BackgroundMedications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) are a crucial intervention for pregnant and postpartum individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD). However, there is paucity of data on the factors associated with MOUD treatment success in this ... Full text Cite

Impact of Cognitive Rehabilitation on Cognitive and Functional Outcomes in Adult Cancer Survivors: A Systematic Review.

Journal Article Seminars in oncology nursing · October 2024 ObjectivesThis systematic review (PROSPERO CRD42021275421) synthesized evidence on the efficacy of cognitive rehabilitation on cognitive and functional outcomes in adult cancer survivors.MethodsArticles were identified though PubMed/MEDLI ... Full text Cite

Artificial Intelligence and Admissions to Health Professions Educational Programs: A Scoping Review.

Journal Article Nurse educator · October 2024 BackgroundThe use of large language models (LLMs) and artificial intelligence (AI) tools to prepare health professions admissions applications is increasing. These tools can improve writing significantly but raise ethical concerns about applicatio ... Full text Cite

Endpoints and outcomes for localized scleroderma/morphea: a scoping literature review.

Journal Article Pediatr Rheumatol Online J · August 21, 2024 BACKGROUND: Current treatment for localized scleroderma (LS) has been shown to halt disease activity, but little is still known about patient experiences with these treatments, nor is there consensus about optimal measurement strategies for future clinical ... Full text Link to item Cite

Bibliometric analysis of nursing education reviews.

Journal Article Nurse education today · August 2024 BackgroundWhile the number of reviews of nursing education research has increased over the years, bibliometric studies about these reviews are limited.ObjectivesThe purposes were to: (1) examine the number of reviews of nursing education ... Full text Cite

Understanding the Stigma Experience of Men Living with HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Qualitative Meta-synthesis.

Journal Article AIDS and behavior · August 2024 Men living with HIV (MLWH) in sub-Saharan Africa experience poor health outcomes and increased AIDS-related deaths due to stigma influencing testing and treatment uptake and adherence. PRISMA 2020 was used to report a meta-synthesis of the stigma experienc ... Full text Cite

Cyberincivility among Adolescents: A Systematic Review of Qualitative Evidence.

Journal Article The Journal of school health · August 2024 BackgroundThe ubiquitous use of social media places adolescents at high risk for cyberincivility (disrespectful, insensitive, or disruptive online behaviors). Adolescents who experience cyberincivility can have mental health issues including depre ... Full text Cite

Participant Diversity in United States Randomized Controlled Trials of Antibacterials for Staphylococcus aureus Infections, 2000-2021.

Journal Article Clin Infect Dis · July 19, 2024 BACKGROUND: Equitable representation of members from historically marginalized groups is important in clinical trials, which inform standards of care. The goal of this study was to characterize the demographics and proportional subgroup reporting and repre ... Full text Link to item Cite

Parental presence, participation, and engagement in paediatric hospital care: A conceptual delineation.

Journal Article Journal of advanced nursing · July 2024 AimTo delineate between the concepts of parental presence, participation, and engagement in paediatric hospital care.DesignThe concepts' uses in the literature were analysed to determine attributes, influences, and relationships.Metho ... Full text Cite

Adherence to PRISMA 2020 reporting guidelines and scope of systematic reviews published in nursing: A cross-sectional analysis.

Journal Article Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing · July 2024 IntroductionSystematic reviews are considered the highest level of evidence that can help guide evidence-informed decisions in nursing practice, education, and even health policy. Systematic review publications have increased from a sporadic few i ... Full text Cite

De-novo immune-mediated thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura following surgical and non-surgical procedures: A systematic review.

Journal Article Blood reviews · July 2024 When de-novo immune-mediated thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is diagnosed following an invasive procedure, clinical presentation patterns and outcomes are poorly defined. Therefore, in a systematic literature review of patients diagnosed with TTP ... Full text Cite

Managing surgical relapse risk in acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: a systematic review.

Journal Article Res Pract Thromb Haemost · July 2024 •Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) may relapse after surgery.•In a systematic review, we assessed preoperative TTP prophylaxis.•Pre-emptive ADAMTS-13 activity measurement prior to surgery may improve relapse risk.•Preoperative TTP prophylaxis may l ... Full text Link to item Cite

An examination of retracted articles in nursing literature.

Journal Article Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing · May 2024 IntroductionThe output of scholarly publications in scientific literature has increased exponentially in recent years. This increase in literature has been accompanied by an increase in retractions. Although some of these may be attributed to publ ... Full text Cite

A profound absence of counseling interventions for suicide prevention among youth in Africa: A call to action based on an empty scoping review.

Journal Article Suicide & life-threatening behavior · April 2024 ObjectiveOne-third of all global suicide deaths occur among adolescents and young adults, making suicide the second leading cause of death among young people. Nearly 80% of suicide deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries, and many African ... Full text Cite

The association between the gut microbiome and fatigue in individuals living with cancer: a systematic review.

Journal Article Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · April 2024 PurposeFatigue is the most distressing symptom for individuals with cancer. While numerous studies have investigated biological pathways that could underlie the mechanism of fatigue, the cause of fatigue remains unclear. This review aimed to inves ... Full text Cite

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Return to Sport after Injury Scale (ACL-RSI) Scores over Time After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis.

Journal Article Sports medicine - open · April 2024 BackgroundPsychological readiness is an important consideration for athletes and clinicians when making return to sport decisions following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). To improve our understanding of the extent of deficits in ... Full text Cite

Rapport between nurses and adult patients with cancer in ambulatory oncology care settings: A scoping review.

Journal Article International journal of nursing studies · January 2024 BackgroundAlthough the importance of the nurse-patient relationship in oncology is established, a consolidated body of research describing nurse-patient rapport, especially in ambulatory care, is lacking.ObjectivesThis scoping review aime ... Full text Cite

Factors associated with memory of informal caregivers: A scoping review protocol.

Journal Article PloS one · January 2024 The ability to retain and remember information (memory) is essential to caregiving tasks. There is evidence that caregivers are at greater risk for experiencing deteriorations in cognitive status than non-caregivers, especially memory; however, we have a l ... Full text Cite

Primary Whole-gland Ablation for the Treatment of Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer: A Focal Therapy Society Best Practice Statement.

Journal Article Eur Urol · December 2023 CONTEXT: Whole-gland ablation is a feasible and effective minimally invasive treatment for localized prostate cancer (PCa). Previous systematic reviews supported evidence for favorable functional outcomes, but oncological outcomes were inconclusive owing t ... Full text Link to item Cite

Exploration of Cyberethics in Health Professions Education: A Scoping Review.

Journal Article International journal of environmental research and public health · November 2023 As digital technologies rapidly integrate into Health Professions Education (HPE), understanding cyberethics is increasingly crucial. This scoping review explores the pedagogy of cyberethics in HPE, highlighting a significant gap in explicit definitions an ... Full text Cite

Mitigating Racial And Ethnic Bias And Advancing Health Equity In Clinical Algorithms: A Scoping Review.

Journal Article Health Aff (Millwood) · October 2023 In August 2022 the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking prohibiting covered entities, which include health care providers and health plans, from discriminating against individuals when using clinical algorith ... Full text Link to item Cite

Postpartum symptom clusters in birthing individuals: A systematic review.

Journal Article Journal of clinical nursing · August 2023 BackgroundBirthing individuals experience various postpartum symptoms which have been associated with adverse health outcomes. Previous systematic reviews have focused on the examination of individual symptoms and their impact on health, which hav ... Full text Cite

Interventions to Improve Adolescent HIV Care Outcomes.

Journal Article Current HIV/AIDS reports · August 2023 Purpose of reviewThis review of recent studies evaluating interventions to improve HIV care outcomes among adolescents with HIV (AHIV) was conducted to provide a comprehensive overview of the recent evidence, highlight promising approaches, and su ... Full text Cite

The experience of resilience in newly graduated nurses: A qualitative metasynthesis.

Journal Article Nurse education in practice · July 2023 AimThe aim of the present study was to understand the experiences and perceptions of newly graduated nurses in relation to resilience by providing an interpretive synthesis of the existing qualitative literature on this topic.BackgroundRe ... Full text Cite

A scoping review of counseling interventions for suicide prevention in Africa: Few studies address this life-saving aspect of mental health treatment.

Journal Article J Affect Disord · May 1, 2023 BACKGROUND: Nearly 800,000 people die by suicide each year, with 77 % occurring in low- and middle-income countries. Suicide is underestimated in many African settings due to challenges in data collection, stigma, and policies that promote silence; nonethe ... Full text Link to item Cite

Evaluation of DNP program essentials of doctoral nursing education: A scoping review.

Journal Article Journal of professional nursing : official journal of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing · May 2023 BackgroundIn 2021, the American Association of Colleges of Nurses revised the core competencies for professional nursing education. The revision includes a call for a transformation from a traditional approach to a competency-based approach for te ... Full text Open Access Cite

An exploration of language: How nurses describe social factors that contribute to health.

Journal Article Nursing outlook · March 2023 BackgroundOver the last two centuries nurses have been practicing, teaching, and conducting research on social factors that contribute to health and the language has evolved over this time.PurposeTo explore how social factors that contrib ... Full text Cite

Systematic Review and Meta-analysis for Surgery Versus Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Jugular Paragangliomas.

Journal Article Otol Neurotol · March 1, 2023 OBJECTIVE: Comprehensively analyze tumor control and treatment complications for jugular paraganglioma patients undergoing surgery versus stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS). DATABASES REVIEWED: EMBASE, Medline, and Scopus. METHODS: The databases were searched ... Full text Link to item Cite

Ossicular Chain Reconstruction With Titanium Prostheses: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Journal Article Otol Neurotol · February 1, 2023 OBJECTIVES: This review sought to establish expectations for hearing improvement with specifically titanium partial (PORP) and total ossicular replacement prostheses (TORP) to give surgeons an acceptable goal for postoperative hearing results and to counse ... Full text Link to item Cite

A Bibliometric Analysis of Review Types Published in the Nursing Scientific Literature.

Journal Article ANS. Advances in nursing science · January 2023 Reviews in the nursing scientific literature have steadily expanded in scope and range. This has resulted in a variety of terms used to describe these reports found in bibliographic databases, creating confusion. This study investigated the status of revie ... Full text Cite

A systematic review of videoconferencing in health professions education: the digital divide revisited in the COVID-19 era.

Journal Article International journal of nursing education scholarship · January 2023 ObjectivesDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, educators shifted from traditional lectures to videoconferencing. This systematic review explored the use of videoconferencing as a teaching tool in response to the pandemic as well as issues related to digi ... Full text Cite

Kinesiophobia, Knee Self-Efficacy, and Fear Avoidance Beliefs in People with ACL Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Journal Article Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · December 2022 BackgroundTo improve the understanding of the psychological impacts of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury, a systematic review synthesizing the evidence on knee self-efficacy, fear avoidance beliefs and kinesiophobia following ACL injury is n ... Full text Cite

Systematic Review of Otologic and Neurotologic Surgery Using the 3-dimensional Exoscope.

Journal Article Otology & neurotology open · December 2022 ObjectiveThe 3D exoscope is an emerging technology that has been met with success in neurosurgery and is now increasingly used in otologic and neurotologic surgery. There is currently no consensus on its safety, efficiency, and utility, compared t ... Full text Open Access Cite

How to identify predatory journals in a search: Precautions for nurses.

Journal Article Nursing · April 2022 AbstractNursing journals offer important content on new practices and approaches to care. Unfortunately, predatory journals that use unsavory publication practices have emerged. This article shares guidance to help nurses effectively appraise info ... Full text Cite

Are there differences in symptoms experienced by midlife climacteric women with and without metabolic syndrome? A scoping review.

Journal Article Women's health (London, England) · January 2022 IntroductionMidlife climacteric women with metabolic syndrome are at high risk for experiencing a complex array of symptoms. The aim of this scoping review was to identify the prevalence, types, and clustering of symptoms in midlife climacteric wo ... Full text Cite

The Association Between Cardiometabolic Risk Factors and Frailty in Older Adults: A Systematic Review.

Journal Article Innovation in aging · January 2022 Background and objectivesEnhanced management and prevention of frailty depend on our understanding of the association between potentially modifiable risk factors and frailty. However, the associations between potentially modifiable cardiometabolic ... Full text Cite

Social relationships and their associations with affective symptoms of women with breast cancer: A scoping review.

Journal Article PloS one · January 2022 BackgroundProblems in affective and cognitive functioning are among the most common concurrent symptoms that breast cancer patients report. Social relationships may provide some explanations of the clinical variability in affective-cognitive sympt ... Full text Cite

Blood product transfusion and lung transplant outcomes: A systematic review.

Journal Article Clin Transplant · October 2021 The perioperative transfusion of blood products has long been linked to development of acute lung injury and associated with mortality across both medical and surgical patient populations.1,2 The need for blood product transfusion during and after lung tra ... Full text Link to item Cite

Examining the Effect of Travel Distance to Pediatric Cancer Centers and Rurality on Survival and Treatment Experiences: A Systematic Review.

Journal Article J Pediatr Hematol Oncol · July 1, 2021 Accessing pediatric cancer treatment remains problematic for rural families or those living at increased distances from specialized centers. Rural adult cancer patients or those living far removed from treatment may present with later stage disease, receiv ... Full text Link to item Cite

Systematic Review of Preoperative Patient Readiness.

Journal Article AORN journal · July 2021 Preoperative readiness indicates the patient's capacity to process information, consider possible outcomes, and decide to undergo a surgical procedure. This systematic review examines how the term "patient readiness" is used in the literature and synthesiz ... Full text Cite

Rapport between nurses and adult patients in ambulatory oncology care settings: a scoping review protocol.

Journal Article JBI evidence synthesis · June 2021 ObjectiveThe primary objective of this scoping review is to explore what is known about cultivating rapport between nurses and adult patients in ambulatory oncology care. A bibliometric analysis will be performed to explore whether this method enh ... Full text Cite

Integrity of Databases for Literature Searches in Nursing: Avoiding Predatory Journals.

Journal Article ANS. Advances in nursing science · April 2021 The quality of literature used as the foundation to any research or scholarly project is critical. The purpose of this study was to analyze the extent to which predatory nursing journals were included in credible databases, MEDLINE, Cumulative Index to Nur ... Full text Cite

Reverse total shoulder arthroplasty clinical and patient-reported outcomes and complications stratified by preoperative diagnosis: a systematic review.

Journal Article J Shoulder Elbow Surg · April 2021 OBJECTIVE: This systematic review aimed to investigate differences in clinical outcomes, patient-reported outcomes (PROs), and complication types and rates among preoperative diagnoses following reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (RTSA): rotator cuff tear ... Full text Link to item Cite

Return to Play After Revision Anterior Shoulder Stabilization: A Systematic Review.

Journal Article Orthop J Sports Med · March 2021 BACKGROUND: Revision shoulder stabilizations are becoming increasingly common. Returning to play after revision shoulder stabilizations is important to patients. PURPOSE: To evaluate the return-to-play rate after revision anterior shoulder stabilization us ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

An Evaluation of Websites Offering Caregiver Education for Tracheostomy and Home Mechanical Ventilation.

Journal Article Journal of pediatric nursing · January 2021 BackgroundParental and familial caregivers of a child with a tracheostomy, and possibly home mechanical ventilation (HMV), face the overwhelming task of learning to medically care for their child prior to discharge. Caregivers may cope by seeking ... Full text Cite

Reporting and utilization of Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System® (PROMIS®) measures in orthopedic research and practice: a systematic review.

Journal Article J Orthop Surg Res · November 23, 2020 BACKGROUND: The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information SystemⓇ (PROMISⓇ) is a dynamic system of psychometrically sound patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures. There has been a recent increase in the use of PROMIS measures, yet little has been w ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Analysis of Citation Patterns and Impact of Predatory Sources in the Nursing Literature.

Journal Article Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing · May 2020 PurposeThis study was undertaken to learn how predatory journal articles were cited in articles published in legitimate (nonpredatory) nursing journals. The extent of citation and citation patterns were studied.DesignA two-phase approach ... Full text Cite

Outcomes After Revision Anterior Shoulder Stabilization: A Systematic Review.

Journal Article Orthop J Sports Med · May 2020 BACKGROUND: Primary shoulder stabilization is successful, but there continues to be a risk of recurrence after operative repair, particularly in the young athlete. It is important for surgeons to understand the outcomes after various revision stabilization ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

The clinical impact of arthroscopic vs. open osteocapsular débridement for primary osteoarthritis of the elbow: a systematic review.

Journal Article J Shoulder Elbow Surg · April 2020 BACKGROUND: Primary elbow osteoarthritis (PEOA) is a debilitating disease that can be difficult to treat. Osteocapsular débridement (OD) has been described through various approaches, including arthroscopic and open approaches, with successful outcomes in ... Full text Link to item Cite

Hop Testing Lacks Strong Association With Key Outcome Variables After Primary Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Systematic Review.

Journal Article Am J Sports Med · February 2020 BACKGROUND: Single-legged hop tests are commonly used assessments in return to sport (RTS) testing after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). Although these tests are commonly used, their predictive validity has not yet been established. PURPO ... Full text Link to item Cite

Patients' perceptions with musculoskeletal disorders regarding their experience with healthcare providers and health services: an overview of reviews.

Journal Article Arch Physiother · 2020 OBJECTIVES: This overview of reviews aimed to identify (1) aspects of the patient experience when seeking care for musculoskeletal disorders from healthcare providers and the healthcare system, and (2) which mechanisms are used to measure aspects of the pa ... Full text Link to item Cite

Proceedings from the 2018 International Consensus Meeting on Orthopedic Infections: evaluation of periprosthetic shoulder infection.

Journal Article Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery · June 2019 The Second International Consensus Meeting on Orthopedic Infections was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in July 2018. More than 800 experts from all 9 subspecialties of orthopedic surgery and allied fields of infectious disease, microbiology, and epide ... Full text Cite

Proceedings from the 2018 International Consensus Meeting on Orthopedic Infections: management of periprosthetic shoulder infection.

Journal Article Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery · June 2019 The Second International Consensus Meeting on Orthopedic Infections was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in July 2018. A multidisciplinary team of international experts from all 9 subspecialties of orthopedic surgery and allied fields of infectious dise ... Full text Cite

Rotator Cuff Matrix Augmentation and Interposition: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Journal Article Am J Sports Med · May 2019 BACKGROUND: Surgical management of rotator cuff tears is controversial and complex, ranging from nonoperative management to reverse shoulder arthroplasty. PURPOSE: To systematically review and evaluate the outcomes of graft augmentation or interposition ve ... Full text Link to item Cite

Effects of therapeutic plasma exchange on anticoagulants in patients receiving therapeutic anticoagulation: a systematic review.

Journal Article Transfusion · May 2019 Therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) removes coagulation proteins, but its impact on therapeutic anticoagulation is unknown. We performed a systematic review of the literature to determine the coagulation effects of TPE in patients receiving systemic anticoag ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

A Systematic Review of Proposed Rehabilitation Guidelines Following Anatomic and Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty.

Journal Article The Journal of orthopaedic and sports physical therapy · May 2019 BackgroundTotal shoulder arthroplasty (TSA) is indicated for patients with glenohumeral arthritis. In this procedure, the humeral head and glenoid surface are replaced with prosthetic components. Reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (RTSA) is indic ... Full text Cite

The Utilization of Video Technology in Surgical Education: A Systematic Review.

Journal Article J Surg Res · March 2019 BACKGROUND: The use of surgical video has great potential to enhance surgical education, but there exists limited information about how to effectively use surgical videos. We performed a systematic review of video technology in surgical training and provid ... Full text Link to item Cite

The Association Between Passing Return-to-Sport Criteria and Second Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Risk: A Systematic Review With Meta-analysis.

Journal Article J Orthop Sports Phys Ther · February 2019 BACKGROUND: There is no consensus on the components of return-to-sport (RTS) testing following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction or whether passing RTS criteria can reduce a patient's risk of reinjury. OBJECTIVES: To determine whether imparti ... Full text Link to item Cite

Arthroscopic Remplissage for Anterior Shoulder Instability: A Systematic Review of Clinical and Biomechanical Studies.

Journal Article Arthroscopy : the journal of arthroscopic & related surgery : official publication of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Arthroscopy Association · February 2019 PurposeTo examine the clinical outcomes and biomechanical data supporting the use of the remplissage procedure.MethodsA query of the Embase, PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science databases was performed according to the Preferred Reporting I ... Full text Cite

The Effect of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs on Tendon-to-Bone Healing: A Systematic Review with Subgroup Meta-Analysis.

Journal Article The Iowa orthopaedic journal · January 2019 BackgroundThere is some concern that non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) may impair the healing of certain musculoskeletal tissues. However, the effect of NSAIDs on the specialized fibrocartilaginous transition at the tendon-to-bone int ... Cite

Effects of Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation on Clinical Pain Intensity and Experimental Pain Sensitivity Among Individuals with Central Post-Stroke Pain: A Systematic Review.

Journal Article J Pain Res · 2019 PURPOSE: Central post-stroke pain (CPSP) is a neuropathic disorder resulting in pain and disability. An emerging treatment for CPSP is non-invasive brain stimulation including direct current stimulation [tDCS] and repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulati ... Full text Link to item Cite

Shoulder Range of Motion and Baseball Arm Injuries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Journal Article J Athl Train · December 2018 OBJECTIVE: Arm injuries in baseball players are a common problem. The identification of modifiable risk factors, including range of motion (ROM), is essential for injury prevention. The purpose of this review was to assess the methodologic quality and leve ... Full text Link to item Cite

Outcomes After Arthroscopic Rotator Interval Closure for Shoulder Instability: A Systematic Review.

Journal Article Arthroscopy · November 2018 PURPOSE: (1) To systematically assess the clinical outcomes of arthroscopic rotator interval closure (RIC) procedures for shoulder instability and (2) to report the different technical descriptions and surgical indications for this procedure. METHODS: Two ... Full text Link to item Cite

The clinical and radiographic impact of center of rotation lateralization in reverse shoulder arthroplasty: a systematic review.

Journal Article J Shoulder Elbow Surg · November 2018 BACKGROUND: Reverse shoulder arthroplasty (RSA) has been widely adopted in the United States since its approval by the United States Food and Drug Administration in 2003. Advancements in metallurgy and design (including locking screws) have yielded clinica ... Full text Link to item Cite

Changes in Physical Activity After Total Hip or Knee Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Six- and Twelve-Month Outcomes.

Journal Article Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) · June 2018 OBJECTIVE: Little is known about the extent to which physical activity (PA) levels change following total knee or hip joint replacement relative to pain, physical function, and quality of life. Our objective was to conduct a systematic review and meta-anal ... Full text Link to item Cite

Neuromuscular electrical stimulation is effective in strengthening the quadriceps muscle after anterior cruciate ligament surgery.

Journal Article Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc · February 2018 PURPOSE: Reduced ability to contract the quadriceps muscles is often found immediately following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgery. This can lead to muscle atrophy and decreased function. Application of neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) ma ... Full text Link to item Cite

Does shared decision making results in better health related outcomes for individuals with painful musculoskeletal disorders? A systematic review.

Journal Article J Man Manip Ther · July 2017 Background: Shared Decision-Making (SDM) is a dynamic process by which the health care professional and the patient influence each other in making health-related choices or decisions. SDM is strongly embedded in today's health care approaches, and is advoc ... Full text Link to item Cite

The prevalence and effect of burnout on graduate healthcare students.

Journal Article Can Med Educ J · June 2017 Burnout is a growing epidemic among professional healthcare students. Unaddressed burnout has been shown to have psychological and performance related detriments. The purpose of this scoping literature review was to investigate the prevalence of burnout an ... Link to item Cite

An Integrative Review of Cybercivility in Health Professions Education.

Journal Article Nurse educator · September 2016 Although incivility in higher education has been widely described, little evidence exists regarding incivility among health professions students in online environments. This study aims to integrate literature on cybercivility in health professions educatio ... Full text Cite

Civil Use of Social Media Technology in Health Professional Education

Conference · July 13, 2016 Session presented on Saturday, July 23, 2016: Purpose: Uncivil and discourteous use of social media technology, such as Facebook, blogs or wikis, online courses with discussion boards, chat rooms, or emails, is a global and pervasive concern among general ... Link to item Cite

The association between lumbar spine radiographic features and low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Journal Article Semin Arthritis Rheum · April 2015 BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: Low back pain (LBP) is a prevalent musculoskeletal condition and represents a substantial socioeconomic burden. Plain film radiography is a commonly used imaging technique. Radiographic features (RFs) such as disc space narrowing, osteo ... Full text Link to item Cite

Eccentric training for prevention of hamstring injuries may depend on intervention compliance: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Journal Article Br J Sports Med · March 2015 BACKGROUND: Hamstring injury is a prevalent muscle injury in sports. Inconclusive evidence exists for eccentric hamstring strengthening to prevent hamstring injuries. One reason for this discrepancy may be the influence intervention non-compliance has on i ... Full text Link to item Cite

Diagnostic accuracy of clinical tests for assessment of hamstring injury: a systematic review.

Journal Article J Orthop Sports Phys Ther · April 2013 STUDY DESIGN: Systematic literature review. BACKGROUND: The diagnosis of a hamstring injury has traditionally relied on various clinical measures (eg, palpation, swelling, manual resistance), as well as the use of diagnostic imaging. But a few studies have ... Full text Link to item Cite

Acupuncture for the treatment or management of chronic pain.

Journal Article N C Med J · 2013 Evidence supports the safety and efficacy of acupuncture compared with no treatment, but it is unclear what role the placebo effect plays in acupuncture's efficacy. In determining whether acupuncture is indicated for a given individual or patient populatio ... Link to item Cite

Proceedings, Ninety-seventh Annual Meeting Medical Library Association, Inc. Seattle, Washington May 24-28, 1997

Journal Article Bulletin of the Medical Library Association · January 1998 Cite