Harborview Medical Center

Associations between substance use by type and HIV viral suppression across multiple cohorts in the US

Substance use among people with HIV (PWH) represents an important obstacle to further reductions in HIV transmission. Using data from a diverse collection of five studies including people with HIV in care and those in community cohorts, we report results for analyses of the assoc...

A Surgical Algorithm for Upper Cervical Trauma Based on the AO Spine Upper Cervical Injury Classification System

Study Design. Global cross-sectional survey Objective. To establish a surgical algorithm for upper cervical spine injuries using the AO Spine Upper Cervical Injury Classification (UCIC) system, defining operative thresholds using a novel proposed Upper Cervical AO-Spine Injury Sc...

From IV to oral: clinical outcomes in Staphylococcus aureus osteomyelitis

Outcomes for patients receiving oral antibiotics for Staphylococcus aureus (SA) osteomyelitis, including methicillin-resistant SA (MRSA), are poorly characterized. We evaluated outcomes in patients treated with partial oral therapy at a public safety-net hospital. We identified o...

Validation of the AO Spine Osteoporotic Fracture Classification—effect of geographical region on reliability and reproducibility

Regional differences affect the reliability of the AO Spine-DGOU Osteoporotic Fracture Classification. European participants showed the highest agreement. This study underscores the need for addressing regional factors to improve the system’s global clinical utility. To evaluate...

Duration of Therapeutic Hypothermia After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Importance Therapeutic hypothermia is widely used for neuroprotection following cardiac arrest, but clinical trials have not consistently demonstrated improved neurological outcomes, and the optimal duration of cooling remains uncertain. Objective To determine the duration of the...