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Megan Von Isenburg

Megan Von Isenburg

Prof Library Staff
School of Medicine
megan.vonisenburg@duke.edu
Box 3702 Med Ctr, Durham, NC
103 Seeley Mudd Bldg, Durham, NC 27710
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Selected Publications

Management and outcomes of pediatric traumatic brain injury in Nigeria: a systematic review.

Journal Article J Neurosurg Pediatr · June 1, 2025 OBJECTIVE: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally, with children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) contributing a sizable share. In Nigeria, where there is a large unmet need for neurosurgical interven ... Full text Link to item Cite

The role of information science within the clinical translational science ecosystem.

Journal Article Journal of clinical and translational science · January 2025 Academic health sciences libraries ("libraries") offer services that span the entire research lifecycle, positioning them as natural partners in advancing clinical and translational science. Many libraries enjoy active and productive collaborations with Cl ... Full text Cite

Exploring the Evolution of Research Connectivity and Funding in Global Neurosurgical Publications.

Journal Article World Neurosurg · December 2024 BACKGROUND: There are critical disparities in the neurosurgical care provided around the globe due to challenges in resource allocation, training, and infrastructure. Global neurosurgical collaborations have replaced classical mission trips to address thes ... Full text Link to item Cite

2023 Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Consensus Conference on Precision Emergency Medicine: Development of a policy-relevant, patient-centered research agenda.

Journal Article Acad Emerg Med · August 2024 OBJECTIVES: Precision medicine is data-driven health care tailored to individual patients based on their unique attributes, including biologic profiles, disease expressions, local environments, and socioeconomic conditions. Emergency medicine (EM) has been ... Full text Link to item Cite

The Scope, Trends, and Challenges of Neurosurgical Research in Nigeria: A Bibliometric Review.

Journal Article World Neurosurg · May 2024 OBJECTIVE: This study investigates the scope, trends, and challenges of neurosurgical research in Nigeria since inception of the specialty in 1962. METHODS: A bibliometric review of the neurosurgical literature from Nigeria was performed. Variables extract ... Full text Link to item Cite

Profile of Pediatric Neurosurgery in Nigeria from 1962 to 2021: A Systematic Review.

Journal Article World Neurosurg · May 2024 OBJECTIVE: This study aims to provide a comprehensive overview of pediatric neurosurgery in Nigeria, since 1962, by assessing epidemiological data, management strategies, and case outcomes. METHODS: A systematic bibliometric review of Nigerian neurosurgica ... Full text Link to item Cite

The Role of International Collaborations in Sustainable Neurosurgical Development in Nigeria.

Journal Article World Neurosurg · May 2024 OBJECTIVE: Despite 6 decades of existence, neurosurgery is still in the developing stages in Nigeria. In this era of collaborative health system capacity-building in low- and middle-income countries, this article reviews past efforts and future prospects f ... Full text Link to item Cite

Epidemiological Burden of Neurotrauma in Nigeria: A Systematic Review and Pooled Analysis of 45,763 Patients.

Journal Article World Neurosurg · May 2024 OBJECTIVE: Neurotrauma is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in Nigeria. We conducted this systematic review to generate nationally generalizable reference data for the country. METHODS: Four research databases and gray literature sources were ... Full text Link to item Cite

Epidemiology and Management Trends of Neuro-Oncology in Nigeria: A Systematic Review and Pooled Analysis.

Journal Article World Neurosurg · May 2024 OBJECTIVE: Access to neuro-oncologic care in Nigeria has grown exponentially since the first reported cases in the mid-1960s. In this systematic review and pooled analysis, we characterize the growth of neurosurgical oncology in Nigeria and build a referen ... Full text Link to item Cite

The Epidemiological Burden of Neurovascular Pathology in Nigeria: A Systematic Review and Pooled Patient-Level Analysis.

Journal Article World Neurosurg · May 2024 OBJECTIVE: Vascular neurosurgery has developed significantly in Nigeria, but its burden and challenges remain unclear. This study systematically reviewed vascular neurosurgical literature from Nigeria. METHODS: Four research databases and gray literature s ... Full text Link to item Cite

The Epidemiology of Spinal Neurosurgery in Nigeria: A Systematic Review and Patient-Level Analysis.

Journal Article World Neurosurg · May 2024 OBJECTIVE: Spinal pathologies are prevalent in Nigeria, though epidemiological data remains sparse. This systematic review used pooled patient-level data from across the country to generate a standardized epidemiological reference. METHODS: Four research d ... Full text Link to item Cite

Correlates of Intimate Partner Violence Victimization and Perpetration in Adolescents and Young Adults in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review.

Journal Article Trauma Violence Abuse · April 2024 Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a global public health crisis with long-term adverse consequences for both victims and perpetrators. Patterns of violence often begin during adolescence, yet most interventions target adult relationships. A systematic rev ... Full text Link to item Cite

Opportunities to Retrofit, Reform, and Reimagine Systematic Reviews for Racial Equity.

Journal Article Health equity · January 2024 Systematic reviews are used for synthesizing and summarizing published research on any given topic and population of interest. These reviews can expand knowledge within a content area but are limited by place and time values, which can perpetuate bias and ... Full text Cite

Fulfilling the specialist neurosurgical workforce needs in Africa: a systematic review and projection toward 2030.

Journal Article J Neurosurg · April 1, 2023 OBJECTIVE: Africa contributes significantly to the global neurosurgical disease burden but has only 1% of the neurosurgery workforce. This study appraises the neurosurgical workforce and training capacity in Africa and projects the workforce capacity by 20 ... Full text Link to item Cite

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the United States Emergency Medical Services Workforce: A Scoping Review.

Journal Article Prehosp Emerg Care · 2023 OBJECTIVE: Emergency medical services (EMS) workforce demographics in the United States do not reflect the diversity of the population served. Despite some efforts by professional organizations to create a more representative workforce, little has changed ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Disparities in Emergency Medical Services Care Delivery in the United States: A Scoping Review.

Journal Article Prehosp Emerg Care · 2023 BACKGROUND: Emergency medical services (EMS) often serve as the first medical contact for ill or injured patients, representing a critical access point to the health care delivery continuum. While a growing body of literature suggests inequities in care wi ... Full text Link to item Cite

Prepandemic Antivaccination Websites' COVID-19 Vaccine Behavior: Content Analysis of Archived Websites.

Journal Article JMIR formative research · January 2023 BackgroundThe onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the concurrent development of vaccines offered a rare and somewhat unprecedented opportunity to study antivaccination behavior as it formed over time via the use of archived versions of websites. Full text Cite

Searching the medical literature

Chapter · December 24, 2022 This is an ideal guide for residency program directors and core faculty, either within internal medicine or more broadly in family medicine, pediatrics, surgery, OB-gyn, as well as medical school faculty for use with students. ... Cite

Systematic reviews and meta-analysis

Chapter · December 24, 2022 This is an ideal guide for residency program directors and core faculty, either within internal medicine or more broadly in family medicine, pediatrics, surgery, OB-gyn, as well as medical school faculty for use with students. ... Cite

The Scope, Growth, and Inequities of the Global Neurosurgery Literature: A Bibliometric Analysis.

Journal Article World Neurosurg · November 2022 BACKGROUND: Here, we evaluate the evolution and growth of global neurosurgery publications over time, further focusing on the contributions and impact of authors in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). METHODS: In this systematic bibliometric analysis ... Full text Link to item Cite

Assessing the Success and Sustainability of Global Neurosurgery Collaborations: Systematic Review and Adaptation of the Framework for Assessment of InteRNational Surgical Success Criteria.

Journal Article World Neurosurg · November 2022 BACKGROUND: The high unmet neurosurgical burden in low- and middle-income countries has necessitated multiple global neurosurgical collaborations. We identified these collaborations and their peer-reviewed journal publications and evaluated them using a mo ... Full text Link to item Cite

When medical practice meets medical myth: confronting misinformation in the clinical encounter

Chapter · October 15, 2022 "The book, written from the e-Health literacy perspective, is unique in its nuanced approach to misinformation. ... Cite

HIV Prevalence among Injury Patients Compared to Other High-Risk Groups in Tanzania

Journal Article Trauma Care · September 9, 2022 Sixty-eight percent of persons infected with HIV live in Africa, but as few as 67% of those know their infection status. The emergency department (ED) might be a critical access point to HIV testing. This study sought to measure and compare HIV pre ... Full text Cite

COVID-19 interventional trials: Analysis of data sharing intentions during a time of pandemic.

Journal Article Contemp Clin Trials · April 2022 BACKGROUND: This survey of COVID-19 interventional studies encompasses, and expands upon, a previous publication [1] examining individual participant level data (IPD) sharing intentions for COVID-related trials and publications prior to June 30, 2020. METH ... Full text Link to item Cite

Patient-level interventions to reduce alcohol-related harms in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-summary.

Journal Article PLoS Med · April 2022 BACKGROUND: Disease and disability from alcohol use disproportionately impact people in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). While varied interventions have been shown to reduce alcohol use in high-income countries, their efficacy in LMICs has not bee ... Full text Link to item Cite

Library involvement in health informatics education for health professions students and practitioners: a scoping review.

Journal Article Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA · July 2021 ObjectiveThe purpose of this scoping review is to evaluate the extent of library or librarian involvement in informatics education in the health domain.MethodsWe searched eight databases from their inception to 2019 for reports of informa ... Full text Cite

Risk of Transmitting Coronavirus Disease 2019 During Nebulizer Treatment: A Systematic Review.

Journal Article J Aerosol Med Pulm Drug Deliv · June 2021 Rationale: There is an urgent need to understand the risk of viral transmission during nebulizer treatment of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Objectives: To assess the risk of transmitting severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Mental health interventions for persons living with HIV in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review.

Journal Article Journal of the International AIDS Society · June 2021 IntroductionAddressing the intersection between mental health and HIV is critical for the wellbeing of persons living with HIV (PLWH). This systematic review synthesized the literature on mental health interventions for PLWH in low- and middle-inc ... Full text Cite

Digital Health Strategies for Cervical Cancer Control in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Systematic Review of Current Implementations and Gaps in Research.

Journal Article J Med Internet Res · May 27, 2021 BACKGROUND: Nearly 90% of deaths due to cervical cancer occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). In recent years, many digital health strategies have been implemented in LMICs to ameliorate patient-, provider-, and health system-level challenges ... Full text Link to item Cite

Global neurosurgery: a scoping review detailing the current state of international neurosurgical outreach.

Journal Article J Neurosurg · March 1, 2021 OBJECTIVE: Global neurosurgery is a rapidly emerging field that aims to address the worldwide shortages in neurosurgical care. Many published outreach efforts and initiatives exist to address the global disparity in neurosurgical care; however, there is no ... Full text Link to item Cite

COVID-19 trials: declarations of data sharing intentions at trial registration and at publication.

Journal Article Trials · February 2021 BackgroundThe sharing of individual participant-level data from COVID-19 trials would allow re-use and secondary analysis that can help accelerate the identification of effective treatments. The sharing of trial data is not the norm, but the unpre ... Full text Cite

Access to care solutions in healthcare for obstetric care in Africa: A systematic review.

Journal Article PLoS One · 2021 BACKGROUND: Emergency Medical Services (EMS) systems exist to reduce death and disability from life-threatening medical emergencies. Less than 9% of the African population is serviced by an emergency medical services transportation system, and nearly two-t ... Full text Link to item Cite

COVID-19-associated psychosis: A systematic review of case reports.

Journal Article Gen Hosp Psychiatry · 2021 OBJECTIVES: To describe the comorbidities, presentations, and outcomes of adults with incident psychosis and a history of COVID-19. METHODS: We completed a descriptive systematic review of case reports according to PRISMA guidelines, including cases of adu ... Full text Link to item Cite

Digital Health Strategies for Cervical Cancer Control in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Systematic Review of Current Implementations and Gaps in Research (Preprint)

Journal Article · August 17, 2020 BACKGROUNDNearly 90% of deaths due to cervical cancer occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). In recent years, many digital health strategies have been implemented in LMICs to ... Full text Cite

Introducing a health information literacy competencies map: connecting the Association of American Medical Colleges Core Entrustable Professional Activities and Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Common Program Requirements to the Association of College & Research Libraries Framework.

Journal Article Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA · July 2020 BackgroundLibrarians teach evidence-based medicine (EBM) and information-seeking principles in undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate medical education. These curricula are informed by medical education standards, medical education competencie ... Full text Cite

Management of Functional Esophagogastric Junction Outflow Obstruction: A Systematic Review.

Conference J Clin Gastroenterol · January 2020 GOALS: Awareness of functional esophagogastric junction outflow obstruction (fEGJOO) has increased, but because there is no consensus on its management, we performed a systematic review of the literature to explore treatment strategies and outcomes. BACKGR ... Full text Link to item Cite

Prevention of childhood unintentional injuries in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review.

Journal Article PLoS One · 2020 Injuries are a leading cause of death and disability among children. Numerous injury prevention strategies have been successful in high-income countries, but the majority of unintentional injuries happen to children living in low- and middle-income countri ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Building Social Capital to Foster Interprofessional Education: The Interprofessional Educator Academy.

Journal Article Acad Med · November 2019 Interprofessional education (IPE) is promoted as a necessary precursor to the implementation of the collaborative practices in patient care thought to improve teamwork and communication among health care providers, patients, their families, and communities ... Full text Link to item Cite

Bibliometric mapping for current and potential collaboration detection.

Journal Article Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA · October 2019 This project characterized current research and collaboration patterns in pain research at one institution after researchers working on a grant application approached the library to better understand current institutional research and publishing about that ... Full text Cite

Plagiarism Detection Software and Its Appropriate Use

Journal Article Nurse Author & Editor · March 2019 Full text Cite

Does information from ClinicalTrials.gov increase transparency and reduce bias? Results from a five-report case series.

Journal Article Syst Rev · April 16, 2018 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: We investigated whether information in ClinicalTrials.gov would impact the conclusions of five ongoing systematic reviews. METHOD: We considered five reviews that included 495 studies total. Each review team conducted a search of ClinicalTrials ... Full text Link to item Cite

Chronic kidney disease care models in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review.

Journal Article BMJ global health · January 2018 Featured Publication IntroductionThe number of persons with chronic kidney disease (CKD) living in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) is increasing rapidly; yet systems built to care for them have received little attention. In order to inform the development of s ... Full text Cite

Management of Functional Esophagogastric Junction Outflow Obstruction: A Systematic Review

Journal Article American Journal of Gastroenterology · October 2017 Full text Cite

Autism spectrum disorder in sub-saharan africa: A comprehensive scoping review.

Journal Article Autism Res · May 2017 Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is recognized as a global public health concern, yet almost everything we know about ASD comes from high-income countries. Here we performed a scoping review of all research on ASD ever published in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) i ... Full text Link to item Cite

Writing Together to Get AHEAD: an interprofessional boot camp to support scholarly writing in the health professions.

Journal Article J Med Libr Assoc · April 2017 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: Writing for publication is an integral skill for both sharing research findings and career advancement, yet many faculty lack expertise, support, and time to author scholarly publications. Health professions educators identified writing as an a ... Full text Link to item Cite

Library training to promote electronic resource usage: A case study in information literacy assessment

Journal Article Information and Learning Science · January 1, 2017 Purpose: The purpose of this paper in information literacy assessment is to explore how library training can promote electronic resource usage. Increasing the usage of electronic resources is an issue of concern for many libraries all over the world. Sever ... Full text Cite

CKD of Uncertain Etiology: A Systematic Review.

Journal Article Clin J Am Soc Nephrol · March 7, 2016 BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Epidemics of CKD of uncertain etiology (CKDu) are emerging around the world. Highlighting common risk factors for CKD of uncertain etiology across various regions and populations may be important for health policy and public heal ... Full text Link to item Cite

Road Traffic Injury Prevention Initiatives: A Systematic Review and Metasummary of Effectiveness in Low and Middle Income Countries.

Journal Article PLoS One · 2016 BACKGROUND: Road traffic injuries (RTIs) are a growing but neglected global health crisis, requiring effective prevention to promote sustainable safety. Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) share a disproportionately high burden with 90% of the world's ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Faculty Development EXPRESS: Tools for Time-Challenged Faculty

Journal Article MedEdPORTAL · January 19, 2015 Full text Cite

Systematic Review of the Impact of Transition Interventions for Adolescents With Chronic Illness on Transfer From Pediatric to Adult Healthcare.

Journal Article J Pediatr Nurs · 2015 Transfer from pediatric to adult care is a critical component of a high-quality transition experience for adolescents and young adults (AYA) with chronic illness. To examine the current evidence regarding the effect of transition interventions on care tran ... Full text Link to item Cite

Going Green: One Library's Journey Toward Sustainability

Journal Article Journal of Hospital Librarianship · January 1, 2014 The Duke University Medical Center Library created and implemented a sustainability plan as a way of contributing to the University's institutional goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2024. An internal working group coordinated efforts to implement more env ... Full text Cite

Global Health Sources

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Exploring e-readers to support clinical medical education: two case studies.

Journal Article Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA · April 2011 QuestionCan e-readers loaded with medical textbooks and other relevant material benefit medical students, residents, and preceptors in clinical settings?SettingsThe settings are North Carolina community clinics served by Duke University M ... Full text Cite

College Students in an Experimental Study Took Longer to Achieve Comprehension when Instant Messaging while Reading

Journal Article Evidence Based Library and Information Practice · September 27, 2010 A Review of: Bowman, L. L., Levine, L. E., Waite, B. M., & Gendron, M. (2010). Can students really multitask? An experimental study of instant messaging while reading. Computers & Education, 54, 927-931. Objective – To e ... Full text Cite

Undergraduate Student Use of the Physical and Virtual Library Varies according to Academic Discipline

Journal Article Evidence Based Library and Information Practice · March 17, 2010 A Review of: Bridges, L.M. (2008). Who is not using the library? A comparison of undergraduate academic disciplines and library use. portal: Libraries and the Academy, 8(2), 187-196. Objective – To determine differences in under ... Full text Cite

Scholars in International Relations Cite Books More Frequently than Journals: More Research is Needed to Better Understand Research Behaviour and Use

Journal Article Evidence Based Library and Information Practice · September 21, 2009 A Review of: Zhang, Li. "Citation Analysis for Collection Development: A Study of International Relations Journal Literature." Library Collections, Acquisitions, and Technical Services 31.3-4 (2007): 195-207. Objective – To dete ... Full text Cite

PubMed instruction for medical students: searching for a better way.

Journal Article Medical reference services quarterly · July 2009 In 2007, Duke University Medical Center Library instituted an interactive, online PubMed tutorial and quiz for medical students to replace an in-person lecture. This article describes the events leading to this educational paradigm shift and how the tutori ... Full text Cite

Undergraduate Students Perceive Reference Encounters to be Teaching and Learning Activities

Journal Article Evidence Based Library and Information Practice · March 8, 2009 A Review of: Gremmels, G. S., and K. S. Lehmann. “Assessment of Student Learning from Reference Service." College & Research Libraries 68.6 (2007): 488-501. Objective – The study explores the instructional nature of referen ... Full text Cite

Revolution at the Library Service Desk

Journal Article Medical Reference Services Quarterly · September 29, 2008 This article will describe how a revolution in customer service provision beginning in 2002 has led to an evolution of library services. When the reference and circulation desks were merged to create a single service point, responsibilities were broadened, ... Full text Link to item Cite

Electronic resources reviews - HubMed

Journal Article JOURNAL OF THE MEDICAL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION · January 1, 2007 Link to item Cite