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Meet the Minnies 2024 finalists

AuntMinnie

His research interests include using structural and functional MRI -- particularly ultrahigh-field, 7-tesla MRI -- to map brain microstructure and develop neurosurgical treatment of brain tumors, epilepsy, and neurodegenerative and movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, and dystonia.

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The RAMPP Trial: Randomised Ambulatory Management of Primary Pneumothorax

REBEL EM

Previous studies regarding ambulatory management included randomized trials that lacked adequate power, and recently, a 2013 systematic review that, although showed promise in the ambulatory approach, had poor data quality with a high risk of bias. 2001 Dec;18(6):565-8. PMID: 15916457 Yaphe J, Edman R, Knishkowy B, Herman J.

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Is Pip-Tazo Harming Sepsis Patients?

REBEL EM

They analyzed the electronic health records of patients presenting to the ED who met modified Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sepsis surveillance criteria and received empiric treatment with either vancomycin/piperacillin-tazobactam or vancomycin/cefepime. Chronic Pulmonary Disease : More in cefepime (25.7% vs. 15.3%).