Rush University Medical Center

Association between exposure to air pollution and age at natural menopause: The Study of Women's Health Across the Nation.

CONTEXT: Air pollution is a recognized risk factor for women's subfertility, yet its association with the timing of natural menopause remains understudied. OBJECTIVES: To examine the association between exposure to ambient air pollution and age at natural menopause (ANM). DESIGN...

A brucellosis-associated vasculopathy presenting with focal neurological deficit: a case report in a pediatric patient with unique imaging

Brucellosis is the most prevalent bacterial zoonosis worldwide. While neurobrucellosis occurs in 5–7% of the affected adults, it is a rare pediatric complication, with an estimated incidence of 0.8%. Limited knowledge of its presentations, diagnosis, and management leads to a sig...

suPAR Identifies Treatment-Resistant Inflammatory Risk Beyond hs-CRP in Type 2 Diabetes With Coronary Artery Disease: An Ancillary Analysis of BARI 2D

OBJECTIVE To determine whether soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) is modified by randomized diabetes and revascularization strategies in patients with type 2 diabetes and coronary artery disease and whether combined suPAR and hs-CRP classification refines re...

Impact of Immunosuppression Type on 30-Day Postoperative Outcomes Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: A Retrospective National Cohort Study of 66,162 Patients

Study DesignRetrospective Cohort Study.ObjectivesPerioperative immunosuppression management in spine surgery lacks robust evidence. Most NSQIP-based ACDF models utilize a binary steroid variable, failing to distinguish corticosteroids from biologics or synthetic DMARDs. This stud...

Examining Sex-Based Inequities in Pediatric Sports Medicine Research: A Systematic Review

BACKGROUND: Inequalities in the inclusion of male and female athletes have been documented in the sports medicine literature. However, the extent to which this phenomenon exists in studies of pediatric athletes remains poorly defined. The purpose of this study is to characterize...

Total Elbow Arthroplasty: Tips and Tricks in the Setting of Arthritis and Fracture Care

Abstract The aim of this article is to illustrate our technique for total elbow arthroplasty, acknowledging the key technological advancements and evidence‐based techniques that have emerged in the last 2 decades. In this technical note, we describe our pearls for a reproducible...

Hospital-Level Variations in Outcomes and Readmissions Among Patients With STEMI and Cardiogenic Shock Receiving Mechanical Circulatory Support: Insights From a National Cohort.

BACKGROUND: The utilization of mechanical circulatory support (MCS) in patients presenting with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) complicated by cardiogenic shock (CS) has increased substantially in recent years. However, it remains unclear whether the spectrum of MCS de...