Los Angeles Medical Center

Enhanced screening and bacterial sexually-transmitted infection diagnoses after HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis initiation

BACKGROUND: Recipients of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) experience higher rates of gonorrhea and chlamydia diagnoses than non-recipients. However, it is unclear if these observations reflect a causal relationship between PrEP initiation and acquisition of sexually transmitt...

Predictive Performance of Screening Methods for Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome

BACKGROUND: Routine urine substance screening (USS) in pregnant women for perinatal substance exposure is associated with bias and has limited evidence supporting its use. We evaluated agreement between maternal disclosure, maternal and neonatal USS, and their predictive abilitie...

Rosacea in Patients with Skin of Color: Diagnosis and Management

Rosacea is a chronic central face dermatosis caused by a combination of dysregulated innate and adaptive immunity and hyperreactive cutaneous neurovasculature. Although classically associated with lighter skin phototypes, rosacea may affect up to 2–4% of Black, Asian, Pacific Isl...

Evaluation of a Rapid Immunoassay for Molecular Subphenotype Classification in Pediatric Acute Cardiorespiratory Failure

OBJECTIVES: Molecular subphenotypes, identified through latent class analysis (LCA) of biomarker profiles, have the potential to guide targeted therapeutics in critical care. We have previously published that intensive insulin management has subphenotype-specific beneficial effec...

Predicting 5-Year Mortality After Prosthetic Joint Infection Using a 30-Item Accumulated Frailty Index in a 13,371-Patient Multicenter Cohort

Background Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) involves a significant mortality risk, with 26-30% of patients dying within 5 years. Current risk assessment tools offer limited prognostic accuracy for PJI patients. This study aimed to develop a prognostic model for 5-year all-cause m...

Opioid prescription patterns for hidradenitis suppurativa in the emergency versus ambulatory care settings

Abstract Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is associated with significant pain. However, there is a paucity of literature examining opioid prescription patterns in HS in different healthcare settings. We aim to determine differences in opioid prescription patterns between HS patients...

Management of Infantile Epileptic Spasms Syndrome: A survey of US pediatric hospitals

Abstract Objective To evaluate the management practices of Infantile Epileptic Spasms Syndrome (IESS) across tertiary pediatric hospitals in the United States using a survey‐based approach. Methods A 21‐question survey focused on management setting, work‐up, follow‐up and treatme...

Expectations and Utilization of Paternity Leave Among Male Partners in a Postpartum Public Hospital Setting in Los Angeles, California.

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