School of Medicine Projects and Posters: Recent submissions
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Risk Factors Related to Anastomotic Leak and Incidence of Atrial Fibrillation in Minimally Invasive Transhiatal Esophagectomy
Research Question: What are the pre-operative risk factors connected with increased incidence of anastomotic leak in minimally invasive transhiatal esophagectomy, and are these risk factors also associated with increased ... -
Stigma as a Barrier to Care Among Justice-Involved Individuals Living With or At-Risk for HIV and Substance Use Disorder
Research Question: Do the sociodemographics among justice-involved individuals living with or at risk for HIV and substance use disorder impact baseline stigma scores? -
Categorization of Usage Patterns of an Emergency Department Telehealth Follow-up Program during the COVID-19 Pandemic
(5/1/2023)Research questions: Our overarching questions are: In patients discharged from Texas Health emergency departments, how is the Hospital2Home app-based follow-up program utilized? How has this utilization changed when comparing ... -
Endovascular Stenting vs Open Endarterectomy to Treat Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease in the Common Femoral Artery
(5/1/2023)Research Question: Do patients with significant lower extremity peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAD) involving the common femoral artery (CFA) requiring treatment have similar or better patency and safety outcomes ... -
Cannabis Usage and Patient Perception: Assessing Risks Versus Benefits during Pregnancy and the Six-Month Postpartum Period
(5/1/2023)Research Question: What are the perceptions of the risks and benefits of Cannabis use during pregnancy of patients who are pregnant or in the six-month postpartum period with a social history of cannabis usage? Furthermore, ... -
Association Between Body Mass Index and Treatment Response to Intranasal Esketamine in an Outpatient Clinical Setting
(5/1/2023)Research Questions: This study aims to determine if body mass index influences response rates of patients treated with intranasal esketamine after 8 treatments in the non-trial outpatient clinical setting. -
Development and Implementation of Sustainable Air Ventilation Systems for Rural Nicaragua
(5/1/2023)Research Questions: There are four essential questions: Is it possible to build, install, and maintain an air ventilation system in rural Nicaragua? Will such a system be accepted by and utilized by participant households? ... -
Relationship between Physical Activity and Fatigue and Sleep in Pediatric Brain Tumor Survivors
(5/1/2023)Research Question: The primary aim of the proposed study is in a cohort of 8-17-year-old brain tumor survivors studied at six months through five years after the completion of their therapy, will physical activity be ... -
Barriers to Care in Homeless Patients with Diabetes Mellitus
(5/1/2023)Research Question: Between access to medication, access to diabetic-friendly food, and access to healthcare services, what are the primary barriers affecting diabetes management for patients experiencing homelessness in ... -
The Phenotypic-to-Genotypic Association of Novel Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms in the Collagen Matrix-Encoding Gene ZNF469 in Arterial Aneurysmal Diseases
(5/1/2023)Research Question: In patients with a strong personal and or family history of aortic and or aneurysmal events, in the absence of known syndromic mutations, is there be a genetic basis for disease? -
Evaluating the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on patient management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in a rural population
(5/1/2023)Research Question: This research project compares patient’s Hemoglobin A1C (HbA1c), Weight and Body Mass Index (BMI) pre- vs. post-COVID-19 pandemic to investigate whether the COVID-19 pandemic affected the patient's ... -
Lessons from A Volunteer Covid-19 Information Line
(5/1/2023)Research Question: Based on the experience of volunteers, were the calls predominantly related to infection (symptoms, testing) or alternatively, did questions regarding lifestyle and quality of life (financial status, ... -
Anatomic Variations in the Giraffe Conferring Protection from Intracranial Hemorrhage and Orthostatic Hypotension
(5/1/2023)Research Question: Can our understanding of human cerebral hypertensive and hypotensive disorders be improved by utilizing the giraffe as a model to study vascular adaptations? Background/Significance/Rationale: Humans can ... -
Historical Data Retrieval in Relation to Screen Failure Rate at Central Rater Call: A Retrospective Comparative Analysis of Three Clinical Trials
(5/1/2023)Research Question: What is the effect of central rater interviews on screen failure rate in clinical trials for major depressive disorder compared to screen failure rate at on-site interview? -
30 Day Readmission Rates After Cardiac Surgery, a Single-Center QI Study
(5/1/2023)Research Question: Are there significant demographic differences between patients aged 18-90 who were readmitted within 30 days after discharge from cardiac surgery, and are there any specific systemic changes that can be ... -
The Mental Health Effects in Adolescent/Young Adult (AYA) Patients Coping with Cardiotoxicity Related to Cancer Treatment: A proof-of-principle study
(5/1/2023)Research Question: Are adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors with chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity at an increased risk of developing depression and anxiety than AYA cancer survivors with less severe ... -
Children with Drug Resistant Epilepsy Referred for Resective Surgery: Characteristics Delaying Surgical Referral and Advanced Neuroimaging in Improving Outcome
(5/1/2023)Research Question: Two questions will be addressed: “Are there certain characteristics in children with DRE in the US that delay their evaluation for epilepsy surgery despite failing three or more ASMs?” and “In children ... -
Exploring automated pupillometry in comparison to the Withdrawal Assessment Tool-1 for the evaluation of opiate abstinence syndrome in pediatric critical care patients
(5/1/2023)Research Question: In pediatric critical care patients tolerant to opiates, is automated pupillometry more sensitive in detecting opiate abstinence syndrome when compared to the gold standard observational scoring system? -
May-Thurner Syndrome and Other Pelvic Vein Compression Syndromes: Early Detection with Duplex Ultrasound and Venography
(5/1/2023)Research Question: This study aims to identify duplex ultrasound and venography imaging findings that can identify May-Thurner Syndrome (MTS) and other pelvic vein compression syndromes at an earlier stage of disease for ... -
Esophagectomy in Octogenarians: Does it come at a cost?
(5/1/2023)Research Question: Do octogenarians, or patients above the age of 80, who undergo esophagectomy have a higher mortality and morbidity in comparison to patients younger than the age of 80 years? Is surgical intervention in ...