School of Medicine Projects and Posters: Recent submissions
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Examination of Feeding Difficulties and Dysphagia in Children With and Without Autism Who Present for Sleep Evaluation
Research Question: In children with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), how does the presence of various feeding difficulties influence the spectrum of sleep difficulties? -
The Relationship Between Alcohol Misuse and Fracture Outcome in the Elderly
Research Question: Do elderly patients (> 60 years old) admitted to the hospital with fractures and chronic alcohol misuse demonstrate differing healing outcomes, in comparison to those with fractures and no chronic alcohol ... -
Diagnostic Utility of Tracheal Aspirate Cultures in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Research Question: Are neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) clinicians accurately discriminating between infection and colonization of the upper respiratory tract based on results from endotracheal aspirate cultures (ETAs) ... -
Diving Our Way to Empathy: Evaluating Standardized Empathy Training in the Handicapped Scuba Association¿s Adaptive Dive Buddy Training Course
Research Question: Our research question is centered around this challenging training. We aim to explore the effectiveness of HSA empathy training on raising participants¿ objective empathy. -
Evaluation of Exogenous Estrogen on IUI Success Rates
Research Question: The research question that drove our research was the following: What effect does estrogen supplementation during the ovulation cycle have on pregnancy outcomes compared to patients not receiving estrogen ... -
Health?Related Quality of Life in Youth with Hypercholesterolemia
Research Question: Is the perceived quality of life different in youth <18 years?of?age with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) compared to healthy peers? -
The Impact of Anxiety, Depression, and Perceived Social Support on Postoperative Pain After Hysterectomy
Research Question: Do women scheduled for benign hysterectomy who score highly on preoperative assessment of anxiety, depression, and perceived low social support report higher pain scores after surgery compared to women ... -
ERAS Protocols for Elective Spine Surgery: A Retrospective Review
Research Question: Do adults undergoing elective spine surgery in the two years following the implementation of our new ERAS protocol (July 2018 ¿ March 2020) demonstrate better clinical outcomes compared to patients treated ... -
The Impact of Alternative to Opioids (ALTO) Protocol on Opioid Reduction in the Community Emergency Department ¿ and the Impact of the COVID?19 Pandemic on the ALTO Protocol for Opioid Reduction in the Emergency Department
Research Question: In patients visiting the Emergency Department (ED), is an Alternative To Opioid (ALTO) protocol for pain management effective in reducing opioid administration in the ED? -
Effectiveness of Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) in Reducing Opioid Consumption in Patients with Chronic Non-Cancer Pain
Research Question: Do adults taking prescription opioids for chronic, non-cancer, pain have a reduction in opioid usage following spinal cord stimulator (SCS) implantation?] -
The Effect of Covid-19 on Length of Stay for Non-Covid-19 Patients: A Single Center Study
Research Question: How does the number of admitted Covid-19 patients affect the length of stay (LOS) for non-Covid-19 patients in acute care and intensive care units? -
Investigating the Differential Impact of Hydrocortisone on Depressive Symptoms: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Crossover Study
Research Question: The study investigates: "Will depressed patients experience a reduction in depressive symptoms, measured by the Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology (QIDS), when treated with hydrocortisone as ... -
Acute Cross?over Effects of Lower Limb Muscle Fatigue on Movement Strategies of Young Adults During Upright Standing
(5//1/2024)Research Question: Are there acute cross-over effects of lower limb muscle fatigue on movement strategies of young adults during upright standing? -
Comparing the Impact of the COVAX Initiative on COVID?19 Vaccination Rates in Low? and Lower?Middle Income Countries
Research Question: Will the global initiative COVAX improve access to COVID?19 vaccinations for populations in lower?income countries in comparison to lower?middle income countries across three WHO regional divisions? -
The Usability of Virtual Reality as a Complimentary Pain Management Therapy in a Pediatric Population Undergoing Urodynamic Testing: A PILOT Study
Research Question: The research question we are posing is, ¿In pediatric patients undergoing urodynamic testing, is the use of virtual reality feasible as a complementary pain management therapy in comparison to standard care? -
Anxiety and Depression Among Different Races with Chronic Conditions in the US Prior to and During COVID-19
Research Question: Did different racial/ethnic groups with chronic conditions in the United States experience anxiety and depression differently during the COVID-19 pandemic, compared to pre-COVID? -
Comparative Analysis of Cemented vs Press-fit Fixation in Total Hip Arthroplasty
Research Question: In patients undergoing hip arthroplasty, does the restricted access of the Direct Anterior (DA) approach negatively impact the cementing technique compared to cemented arthroplasty with press-fit fixation, ... -
Malnutrition and Surgical Outcomes: Making a Connection for Patients in Total Pancreatectomy with Islet Autotransplantation
Research Question: How does presurgical nutritional status for patients undergoing total pancreatectomy with autoislet transplantation correlate with intraoperative and postoperative complications? -
Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia: A Retrospective Analysis of a Single Center Large Cohort Yielding Novel Clinical Diagnostic Criteria
Research Question: Limited data currently exists to characterize and predict the clinical phenotype of inappropriate sinus tachycardia (IST), with few large cohort analyses available. To determine if any demographic or ... -
The Use of Preoperative CRP and ESR as Predictive Markers of Prosthetic Joint Infection in Primary Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty
Research Question: Do patients who undergo primary total hip arthroplasty (THA) or total knee arthroplasty (TKA) with elevated pre-operative C-reactive protein (CRP) and/or erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) produce a ...