Publications by authors named "Kristin Sheaffer"
Background: Food insecurity (FI) has been defined as a lack of consistent access to enough food for a healthy active lifestyle. As of 12.7% of the United States are suffering from FI, which has been correlated with increased hospital costs and poorer health outcomes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To (1) measure surgical outcomes associated with stereotactic radiosurgery treatment of cerebellopontine angle meningiomas, and (2) determine if differences in radiation dosages or preoperative tumor volumes affect surgical outcomes.
Methods: A systematic search was performed on the PubMed, Medline, Embase and Cochrane Library databases searching for patients under stereotactic radiosurgery for meningiomas of the cerebellopontine angle. After data extraction and Newcastle-Ottawa scale quality assessment, meta-analysis of the data was performed with Review Manager 3.
Interventional radiology is a procedural specialty that performs minimally invasive operations under image guidance. Currently, there are inadequate ergonomic protocols for work-related musculoskeletal disorder (WMSD) prevention in interventional radiology (IR), and there is a paucity of information discerning gender differences in WMSDs. This article reviews current literature that addresses WMSDs in female physicians practicing interventional and fluoroscopic procedures, including interventional radiology, interventional cardiology, electrophysiology, vascular surgery, orthopedic surgery, neurosurgery, and gastroenterology.
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- Neuromodulation is becoming a popular method for managing chronic pain, with new waveforms like high-frequency 10 kHz spinal cord stimulation (SCS) showing better outcomes than traditional methods.
- A study reviewed data from 21 patients who experienced chronic pain, finding that 85.7% reported pain relief after the procedure and significant reductions in pain scores 12 months post-op.
- The findings suggest that high-frequency SCS is effective for various chronic pain conditions and supports its use as a first-line treatment option in clinical settings.
Hereditary multiple exostoses (HME) are an autosomal dominant skeletal disorder characterized by the development of multiple benign osteochondromas (exostoses) that frequently involve long bones of the body. Less commonly, the ribs are a site of involvement, and long-term friction between an exostosis and pleura can produce a hemothorax or pneumothorax. The purpose of this study is to provide a comprehensive review of existing literature on pneumothorax or hemothorax secondary to costal exostosis in HME patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFStudy Design: This was a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Objective: The objective was (1) to measure rates of successful resolution of dysphagia in patients after undergoing surgical intervention for diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH); and (2) to determine if older age, longer duration of preoperative symptoms, or increased severity of disease was correlated with unsuccessful surgical intervention.
Summary Of Background Data: DISH, also known as Forestier disease, is an enthesopathy affecting up to 35% of the elderly population.