The effect of patients' understanding of sling necessity and home assistance on sling wear after shoulder surgery

…, TB Weir, JL Addona, RA Curto… - … American Journal of …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Perioperative education and socioeconomic factors influence patient behavior.
Recent evidence has suggested that sling compliance is associated with improved …

Spinal anesthesia for geriatric lumbar spine surgery: a comparative case series

…, CL Dean, OH Waxter, C Lin, RA Curto… - International Journal of …, 2020 - ijssurgery.com
Background: The use of spinal anesthesia (SA) as opposed to general anesthesia (GA)
during elective lumbar spine surgery is an emerging technique and represents a potentially …

[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine induced higher antibody affinity and IgG titers against variants of concern in post-partum vs non-post-partum women

…, L Kirchoff, A Lankford, S Cipriano, RA Curto… - …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Limited knowledge exists in post-partum women regarding durability of SARS-CoV-2
vaccine-induced antibody responses and their neutralising ability against SARS-CoV-…

Does local steroid reduce dysphagia after cervical disc replacement? A prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded study

RA Curto, CC Edwards - Clinical Spine Surgery, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Study Design: A prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded study.
Objective: To examine the effect of intraoperatively administered local Depo-Medrol on the …

[HTML][HTML] Lengthy complex lumbar fusion surgery in high-risk elderly patient under spinal anesthesia: A case report

RA Curto, CC Edwards II, C Lin, CH Brown IV - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Introduction Spinal Anesthesia (SA) continues to be an emerging technique for lumbar
fusion surgery in the elderly population. SA is an appealing option in the high-risk geriatric …

[HTML][HTML] Treatment of cervical non-union with cervical disc replacement: A case series

ST Kujala, H Song, RA Curto, CC Edwards II - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction Cervical disc replacement (CDR) has become prevalent in the treatment of
cervical pathology. CDR is an appealing option for several reasons, including improvement of …

Spinal anesthesia with targeted sedation based on bispectral index values compared with general anesthesia with masked bispectral index values to reduce delirium …

…, Y Gorashi, R Skelton, D Kaganov, R Curto… - …, 2021 - pubs.asahq.org
Background Reducing depth of anesthesia and anesthetic exposure may help prevent delirium,
but trials have been conflicting. Most studies were conducted under general anesthesia …

[HTML][HTML] Pulmonary co-infections detected premortem underestimate postmortem findings in a COVID-19 autopsy case series

…, S Singireddy, N Hays, J Wu, K Raja, R Curto… - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
Bacterial and fungal co-infections are reported complications of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
in critically ill patients but may go unrecognized premortem due to diagnostic …

[HTML][HTML] Does Epidural Corticosteroid Application During Spinal Surgery Reduce Postoperative Pain?: An Adjunct to Multimodal Analgesia

H Song, II Charles Edwards, R Curto… - Clinical Spine …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Study Design: A prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded study.
Objective: To examine the effect of intraoperative epidural administration of Depo-Medrol on …

433. Thromboinflammation in COVID-19 and association with death in patients on ECMO

…, J Wu, N Hays, K Raja, R Curto… - Open Forum …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background Critical illness in COVID-19 may require mechanical support with Extra-Corporeal
Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO). Thromboinflammation, the interaction of thrombotic and …