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Analysis of the use of systematic reviews to justify otolaryngology clinical trials - Is research being wasted?
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2019-02-22)
Objective of Research: Avoiding poor research methodology such as research waste through duplicative research certainly provides a more cost effective approach to achieving high quality methodologic studies. The purpose ...
Does public interest in specific injuries increase when they occur during mixed martial arts bouts? A study of Google search patterns
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2019-02-22)
Introduction: Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a combat sport that combines fighting techniques from many disciplines, such as wrestling, boxing, karate, Muay Thai, and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. In the early 1990s MMA entered the ...
Performance of RTPCR kits for reproducible production of cDNA libraries
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2019-02-22)
Introduction: To quantify RNA, the RNA sample must first be converted into cDNA, a form less susceptible to degradation than RNA, through the process of reverse transcription (RT). The enzyme that converts RNA to cDNA, ...
Justification of oromaxillofacial trials using systematic reviews
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2019-02-22)
Aims: In 2017 alone, $12.7 billion was spent on clinical trial research, though basis for conducting these trials is often questionable, absent, or based in industry interest. Systematic reviews (SR's) provide summaries ...
Accurate reporting of obstetrical history at initial prenatal visit: Retrospective case study
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2019-02-22)
Background: The potential for recall bias at initial intake visit of multiparous obstetrical patients is a common concern. Accuracy of initial obstetrical history reporting can drastically alter the course of pregnancy ...
Retrospective, matched cohort study of the effectiveness of common COPD drug treatments on 30-day readmissions
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2019-02-22)
Introduction: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a prevalent lung disease that represents an important public health challenge. Pharmacological treatment of COPD continues to be a challenge in the US, especially ...
Reamer Irrigator Aspirator intraoperative ruler accuracy of femoral isthmus diameter
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2019-02-22)
Introduction: Over the past two decades, bone graft harvest with the Reamer Irrigator Aspirator (RIA) from the femoral canal has grown in popularity. Intra-operative measurement of the femoral canal is taken with a metallic ...
Projection of Oklahoma's pediatric transportation need and financial benefits of transporting them to primary care
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2019-02-22)
Children that do not have access or transportation to the doctor's office tend to miss appointments. Often they end up in the emergency room (ER) which results in avoidable ER cost which is incurred by the insurance companies ...
Influence of cell surface hydrophobicity properties on susceptivity to triclosan sensitization by outer membrane permeabilization in opportunistically pathogenic Serratia species
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2019-02-22)
Unlike most hydrophobic molecules, the biocide triclosan is able to penetrate the gram-negative bacterial outer membrane. The nosocomial opportunists Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Serratia marcesens are typically resistant ...