Browsing Research Day 2019 by Title
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Is the research you value a waste of money?
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2019-02-22)Introduction and Hypothesis: Eighty-five percent of health research may be wasted, resulting in $170 billion annually in wasteful research spending worldwide. Given the increased use of randomized trials and their influence ... -
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 ... -
Legacy for Children and the medical home: An audit of Legacy for Children's impact on children's health and family medical compliance
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2019-02-22)Introduction: Legacy for Children has been studied and shown to improve the parent-child relationship and make positive change in parenting practices. This study is a review to determine the program's impact on children's ... -
Long term consumption of high fructose and high salt diet did not induce blood pressure elevation in female mice. Is estrogen protective against dietary-induced high blood pressure?
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2019-02-22)Introduction: High fructose and high salt (HFHS) consumption are linked to hypertension, which is now the leading cause of death worldwide. Results from a previous study showed that the effect of HFHS on blood pressure ... -
Monitoring among patients at risk for metabolic syndrome secondary to concomitant antiretroviral and second-generation antipsychotic therapy in an HIV patient population
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2019-02-22)Purpose: Second-generation antipsychotics (SGAs) and protease inhibitors (PIs) have significant metabolic side effect profiles. These risks are compounded with concomitant therapy, both due to additive side effects and as ... -
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and maternal mental health
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2019-02-22)Admittance of newborns into a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is a common, though often unexpected, occurrence. Prior research on the psychological impacts of a NICU admittance for new mothers has utilized hospital ... -
Pediatric resident physicians perceptions of competency in pediatric palliative care
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2019-02-22)Introduction: The American Academy of Pediatrics advises pediatric residencies to address end-of-life care in their curricula1. However, studies show pediatric residents do not feel prepared to deliver or discuss end-of-life ... -
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, ... -
Prevention of lacerations at time of operative delivery: An evaluation of quality improvement interventions
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2019-02-22)Objective: To test the ability of a targeted intervention to decrease rates of vaginal or perineal lacerations occurring at the time of operative delivery. We used available evidence to implement an educational and clinical ... -
Prevention of syncope during IUD placement, a quality improvement project
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2019-02-22)Syncope is a common experience that patients within the medical community experience. The syncope and the sensation of syncope is secondary to a vagal response that causes excessive pooling in the peripheral vasculature ... -
Proficiency testing for the thermal sensitivity of pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN) and cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine (RDX) utilizing Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2019-02-22)Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) is a method of testing the thermal sensitivity of energetic materials. DSC is the most commonly used thermal analysis technique due to its ease of operation and rapid analysis. ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Standardization of SCAT-5 scores in college-aged individuals
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2019-02-22)Concussions and their long-term effects have grown in prevalence in the sports industry in recent years, increasing from thousands to millions. Most clinicians and researchers believe more work can still be done to improve ... -
Statistical significance and orthopaedic traumatology
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2019-02-22)Purpose of Study: A recent proposal suggests changing the threshold for statistical significance from a P value of .05 to .005 to minimize bias and increase reproducibility of future studies. The present study explores how ... -
Statistical significance and sports medicine trials
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2019-02-22)Objectives: Lowering the threshold for statistical significance in medical research from a P value of .05 to .005 was recently proposed to reduce misinterpretation of study results. What effect this proposal would have on ... -
Strengthening rural primary care clinics using the 3i's
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2019-02-22)Most urban designed and tested health care solutions fail to consider rural primary care challenges. Rural practices face multiple hurdles and a lack of resources compound their barriers. This effort supports rural primary ... -
Systematic reviews in the prevention of research waste in emergency medicine randomized controlled trials
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2019-02-22)Before a randomized controlled trial (RCT) is performed, systematic reviews (SR) of the topic need to be cited to ensure new, meaningful information is being added. Studies that do not do this can cause wasted resources ... -
Trends of MRSA/ORSA from 2000-2013, Cerner data base
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2019-02-22)Introduction: We have seen an increase in MRSA isolates in staphylococcal infections for the past forty years and the past twenty years we are seeing an increase in community acquired resistant infections.