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Decreasing Inappropriate Usage Of The Emergency Department (Creating Alliances To Deliver Population Health To Seasonal Workforce), Olivia Foster, Lynley Steele-Miller

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Aromatherapy For First Line Treatment Of Postoperative Nausea And Vomiting In Pacu, Michelle Leiby, Katie Trottier

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Moral Distress To Moral Courage, A Pathway To Success For Resident Nurses, Melinda Furrer

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Building A Culture Committed To Fall Prevention, Mary Uppinghouse, Queena Kim, Marissa Evans

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Cdc Wound Classification: Accuracy Equals Determination Of Surgical Site Infection (Ssi), Theodore J. Walker

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Creating An Effective Poster: Research Versus Evidenced-Based Practice Projects, The Ena Institute For Emergency Nursing Research Advisory Council

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Purpose Provide information regarding the: Advantages/disadvantages of a poster presentation, Differences between a research and evidence-based poster, and Key elements of a research and evidenced-based poster. Advantages of a Poster Presentation Allows the emergency nurse to communicate innovative and useful information to peers on a one-to-one basis. ENA conference poster sessions are scheduled over several days so that posters are available for previewing and then interested persons can prepare questions and meet the presenter later Allows the audience to view the poster at their own pace. Presented as “stand alone” or with narrative from presenter who remains with the poster. …

Effects Of Sedation Vacations And Sedation Level Quality Improvement Project, Gisele Bazan, Bo Ewing, Cynthia Grissman, April Marpa, August Montgomery, Tana Overman

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Post-Pyloric Feeding Tube Placement, Patrick Arenivar, Michelle Bradberry, Nikki L. Galaviz, Stephan R Smith, Lauren Johnston, Christi Robnett, Jamie Roney

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Powder 'Bites The Dust': Elimination Of Body Powder From Patient Care, And Introducing Healthier Alternatives, Janet Thorson-Mador

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Brushing Away Pathogens: An Oral Care Initiative To Tackle Nv-Hap, Sarah Mcafee, Lari Johnson

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The Use Of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (Eras) To Decrease Length Of Stay And Increase Patient Satisfaction: An Integrative Research Review, Kelsey Mcmurry

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Improving Access & Quality Of Care For Rural Inpatients Requiring Hemodialysis, Louise Dyjur, Teresa Mcconnell, Patty Harmon

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Patient Fall Reduction Quality Improvement Project, Stephanie Dunkle, Lauren English, Alexa Baughman, Casey Hernandez, Sarah Langley, Mindy Starch, Jamie Roney

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Empowering Clinical Nurses: Decreasing Clostridium Difficile, Danielle N. Sloane, Michelle Mcsherry

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Target Zero: Implementing And Sustaining A Successful Clabsi Prevention Program, Erica Mccartney, Giselle Deibler, Patty Palmer

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Quality Review And Education As Method Of Improving Guideline Adherence For Medication Prescription And Outcomes Among Vascular Interventionalists Performing Non-Cardiac Vascular Surgeries, Alejandro Perez, Shih-Ting Chiu, A Manning, Brant W Ullery

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Background: Medical management of patients undergoing non-cardiac vascular procedures often sub-optimally follow evidence based guidelines. We hypothesized that feedback to practitioners in regards to outcomes and medications prescribed would improve care.

Methods: With conversion to new database in 2015 that allowed for more comprehensive tracking of vascular surgery outcomes, a decision was made to share these data with practitioners on regular basis as well as relay medications prescribed at discharge. Carotid and abdominal aortic surgeries were evaluated. The most frequent format for presentation of data was vascular morbidity and mortality conference. Medications included in presentations were antiplatelet and statin therapies. …

Process Improvement For Simethicone Use During Endoscopic Procedures, Airene D. Albutra, Mary Estelle De Vera, Sarah J. Wyrick

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Achieving Increased Quality Outcomes For Pediatric Oncology Through Psychosocial Screening: An Integrative Research Review, Kaitlyn Williams

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Gestational Diabetes Prevention, Shelly Johnson

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Trauma Pause, Melissa Leighty, Carol Reed, Lance Somerfield, Dawn Rohrbach

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The Effects Of Music Medicine On Reducing Distress, Anxiety, And Pain During Bone Marrow Biopsy Procedures, Betsy Hartman, Sharon Mast, Judy Delismon

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Improving Quality Of Patient Care By Reducing The Prevalence Of Surgical Site Infections, Gina Dashiell, Luanna Hansen

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Improving Ed Sepsis Bundle Compliance, Jen Selby

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Exploring The Effect Of Inpatient Diabetes Education On Readmission Rates, Cynthia Chun

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Complementary And Alternative Medicine Attitudes And Use In Caregivers Of Patients With Lung Cancer, Trisha Saul, Lorraine Evangelista, Jung-Ah Lee, Sangyhuk Shin, Michelle Fortier

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Efficacy And Safety Of First-Line Avelumab In Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Results From A Phase Ib Cohort Of The Javelin Solid Tumor Study., Claire F Verschraegen, Guy Jerusalem, Edward F Mcclay, Nicholas Iannotti, Charles H Redfern, Jaafar Bennouna, Franklin L Chen, Karen Kelly, Janice Mehnert, John C Morris, Matthew H Taylor, David Spigel, Ding Wang, Hans Juergen Grote, Dongli Zhou, Neru Munshi, Marcis Bajars, James L Gulley

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INTRODUCTION: Avelumab, an antiprogrammed death ligand-1 antibody, is approved as a monotherapy for treatment of metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma and advanced urothelial carcinoma, and in combination with axitinib for advanced renal cell carcinoma. We report the efficacy and safety of first-line avelumab in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

METHODS: In a phase I expansion cohort of the JAVELIN Solid Tumor trial, patients with treatment-naive, metastatic, or recurrent NSCLC received 10 mg/kg avelumab intravenously every 2 weeks. Endpoints included best overall response, duration of response (DOR), progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), and safety.

RESULTS: Overall, 156 patients were enrolled …

Defining The Proteolytic Landscape During Enterovirus Infection., Mohsan Saeed, Sebastian Kapell, Nicholas T Hertz, Xianfang Wu, Kierstin Bell, Alison W Ashbrook, Milica Tesic Mark, Henry A Zebroski, Maxwell L Neal, Malin Flodström-Tullberg, Margaret R Macdonald, John D Aitchison, Henrik Molina, Charles M Rice

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Viruses cleave cellular proteins to remodel the host proteome. The study of these cleavages has revealed mechanisms of immune evasion, resource exploitation, and pathogenesis. However, the full extent of virus-induced proteolysis in infected cells is unknown, mainly because until recently the technology for a global view of proteolysis within cells was lacking. Here, we report the first comprehensive catalog of proteins cleaved upon enterovirus infection and identify the sites within proteins where the cleavages occur. We employed multiple strategies to confirm protein cleavages and assigned them to one of the two enteroviral proteases. Detailed characterization of one substrate, LSM14A, a …

Third-Generation Medium Cross-Linked Polyethylene Demonstrates Very Low Wear In Total Hip Arthroplasty., Omid Jalali, Travis S Scudday, Marie-Claire Fickenscher, Steven L Barnett, Robert S Gorab

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Background: Cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) liners have shown lower wear rates than conventional polyethylene liners in total hip arthroplasty. The primary aim of our study was to report our most recent analysis of wear rates and clinical outcomes of a third-generation XLPE liner. Secondary aims were to investigate the rate of adverse events related to mechanical failure or oxidation of this liner.

Methods: A series of 266 total hip arthroplasties using a specific XLPE liner were retrospectively reviewed. Radiographs were examined to determine linear and volumetric wear rates and presence of osteolysis. Clinical outcomes, revision rates, mechanical failures, and risk factors …

Neoantigen-Specific Cd4(+) T-Cell Response Is Critical For The Therapeutic Efficacy Of Cryo-Thermal Therapy, Peng Peng, Hong-Ming Hu, Ping Liu, Lisa X Xu

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Background: Traditional tumor thermal ablations, such as radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and cryoablation, can result in good local control of tumor, but traditional tumor thermal ablations are limited by poor long-term survival due to the failure of control of distal metastasis. Our previous studies developed a novel cryo-thermal therapy to treat the B16F10 melanoma mouse model. Long-term survival and T-cell-mediated durable antitumor immunity were achieved after cryo-thermal therapy, but whether tumor antigen-specific T-cells were augmented by cryo-thermal therapy was not determined.

Methods: The long-term antitumor therapeutic efficacy of cryo-thermal therapy was performed in B16F10 murine melanoma models. Splenocytes derived from mice …

Nonrecurrent Early Post-Transplantation Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis., Momina M Ahmed, Massini A Merzkani, Matthew R D'Costa, Muhannad A Leghrouz, Mary E Fidler, Haraldur Bjarnason, Patrick G Dean, Fernando C Fervenza, Sanjit Reddy, Hatem Amer

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