Background The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to widespread
implementation of public health measures, such as stay-at-home orders, social distancing, …

Study Design. This was an observational cohort study of patients receiving multilevel thoracic
and lumbar spine surgery. Objective. The aim of this study was to identify which patients …

Study Design Retrospective Case Series. Objective This study aims to evaluate readmission
rates, risk factors, and reason for unplanned 30-day readmissions after thoracolumbar …

Study Design: Retrospective cohort study. Objective: As hospital compensation becomes
increasingly dependent on pay-for-performance and bundled payment compensation models, …

Background: Hospitals seek to reduce costs and improve patient outcomes by decreasing
length of stay (LOS), 30-day all-cause readmissions, and preventable complications. We …

IN March 1850 Nathaniel Hawthorne introduced completed novel The Scarlet Letter with a
short p tled" The Custom-House." In it, Hawthorne offere his audience through" this old town …

Purpose Many studies have analyzed the cost-effectiveness of implantable cardioverter
defibrillators (ICDs), but hospital costs have not been as thoroughly reported. This study …

Background Anticoagulation (AC) for atrial fibrillation (AF) is a cornerstone of management,
and the benefit of mitigating stroke risk is accompanied by an increased risk of bleeding. The …

In 1991, the Marvel Comics Group published the first issue of X-Force, a new monthly comic
book spun off from the well-established se-ries The Uncanny X-Men. This was not unusual; …

… I focus this book around the idea of honest bodies to highlight Sokolow’s emphasis on
believable, raw vulnerability in performance; her own body as a political, Jewish, and gendered …