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Vol 309, No. 23
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging Screening to Identify Spinal and Paraspinal Infections Associated With Injections of Contaminated Methylprednisolone Acetate. Malani et al.

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Time to Treatment With Intravenous Tissue Plasminogen Activator and Outcome From Acute Ischemic Stroke. Saver et al.

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  • Original Contribution |  June 19, 2013

    Endosonography vs Bronchoscopy for Diagnosis of Sarcoidosis

    von Bartheld and coauthors conducted a randomized controlled multicenter trial in 304 patients to compare conventional bronchoscopy with endosonography for the detection of granulomas in patients with suspected pulmonary sarcoidosis.

  • Original Contribution |  June 19, 2013

    Seroconversion and Diabetes Progression in Children

    In this prospective cohort study, Ziegler et al pooled data from 3 studies conducted in Colorado, Finland, and Germany to determine the rate of progression to diabetes from islet autoantibody seroconversion in children. In an Editorial, Skyler and Sosensko discuss the contribution of the study findings and the need for the development of effective prevention studies.

  • Original Contribution |  June 19, 2013

    Finding Infections After Contaminated Injections

    Malani and coauthors report on magnetic resonance imaging screening to identify spinal and paraspinal infections associated with injections of contaminated methylprednisolone acetate. In an accompanying Editorial, Thompson and coauthors discuss real-word experience in the midst of the Exserohilum meningitis outbreak.

  • Original Contribution |  June 19, 2013

    MMR Booster in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

    Heijstek conducted a randomized trial among 137 children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis to assess whether measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) booster vaccination affects disease activity and to describe MMR booster immunogenicity.

  • Original Contribution |  June 19, 2013

    Time to Treatment With IV tPA and Ischemic Stroke

    Saver and colleagues evaluate the degree to which onset to treatment time is associated with outcome among 58 353 acute ischemic stroke patients treated with intraveneous tissue-type plasminogen activator.

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Interview with Jeffrey L. Saver, MD, author of Time to Treatment With Intravenous Tissue Plasminogen Activator and Outcome From Acute Ischemic Stroke

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Bariatric Surgery Complications Before vs After Implementation of a National Policy Restricting Coverage to Centers of Excellence

Justin B. Dimick, MD, MPH; Lauren H. Nicholas, PhD; Andrew M. Ryan, PhD; Jyothi R. Thumma, MPH; John D. Birkmeyer, MD

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Interview with Justin B. Dimick, MD, MPH, author of Bariatric Surgery Complications Before vs After Implementation of a National Policy Restricting Coverage to Centers of Excellence. Summary Points:

  • Bariatric surgery has become much safer over the past decade, likely due to better techniques, training in advanced laparoscopy, and tighter credentialing of surgeons.
  • The CMS policy of restricting care to Centers of Excellence has not improved outcomes, but may have had the unintended consequence of reducing access to care.
  • Referring patients to Centers of Excellence for bariatric surgery will not lower the risk of adverse outcomes and decisions should be based on other factors, such as a surgeon’s training, experience, and outcomes.


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