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  1. Article ; Online: COVID-19 Pandemic Origins: Bioweapons and the History of Laboratory Leaks.

    Knight, Dacre

    Southern medical journal

    2020  Volume 114, Issue 8, Page(s) 465–467

    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Biohazard Release/history ; Biological Warfare Agents/history ; COVID-19/virology ; China ; History, 20th Century ; History, 21st Century ; Humans ; SARS-CoV-2/pathogenicity ; Viral Zoonoses/history ; Virology/history
    Chemical Substances Biological Warfare Agents
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-06-15
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Historical Article ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 185329-6
    ISSN 1541-8243 ; 0038-4348
    ISSN (online) 1541-8243
    ISSN 0038-4348
    DOI 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001283
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  2. Article: High Variability in the Duration of Chest Compression Interruption is Associated With Poor Outcomes in Pediatric Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.

    Han, Peggy / Rasmussen, Lindsey / Su, Felice / Dacre, Michael / Knight, Lynda / Berg, Marc / Tawfik, Daniel / Haileselassie, Bereketeab

    Pediatric critical care medicine : a journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies

    2024  

    Abstract: Objectives: To determine the association between chest compression interruption (CCI) patterns and outcomes in pediatric patients undergoing extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR).: Design: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) data were ... ...

    Abstract Objectives: To determine the association between chest compression interruption (CCI) patterns and outcomes in pediatric patients undergoing extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR).
    Design: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) data were collected using defibrillator-electrode and bedside monitor waveforms from pediatric ECPR cases between 2013 and 2021. Duration and variability of CCI during cannulation for ECPR was determined and compared with survival to discharge using Fishers exact test and logistic regressions with cluster-robust ses for adjusted analyses.
    Setting: Quaternary care children's hospital.
    Patients: Pediatric patients undergoing ECPR.
    Interventions: None.
    Measurements and main results: Of 41 ECPR events, median age was 0.7 years (Q1, Q3: 0.1, 5.4), 37% (15/41) survived to hospital discharge with 73% (11/15) of survivors having a favorable neurologic outcome. Median duration of CPR from start of ECPR cannulation procedure to initiation of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) flow was 21 minutes (18, 30). Median duration of no-flow times associated with CCI during ECMO cannulation was 11 seconds (5, 28). Following planned adjustment for known confounders, survival to discharge was inversely associated with maximum duration of CCI (odds ratio [OR] 0.91 [0.86-0.95], p = 0.04) as well as the variability in the CCI duration (OR 0.96 [0.93-0.99], p = 0.04). Cases with both above-average CCI duration and higher CCI variability (sd> 30 s) were associated with lowest survival (12% vs. 54%, p = 0.009). Interaction modeling suggests that lower variability in CCI is associated with improved survival, especially in cases where average CCI durations are higher.
    Conclusions: Shorter duration of CCI and lower variability in CCI during cannulation for ECPR were associated with survival following refractory pediatric cardiac arrest.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-01
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2052349-X
    ISSN 1947-3893 ; 1529-7535
    ISSN (online) 1947-3893
    ISSN 1529-7535
    DOI 10.1097/PCC.0000000000003461
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  3. Article ; Online: Patient interest in the development of a center for Ehlers-Danlos syndrome/hypermobility spectrum disorder in the Chicagoland region.

    Wagner, Wendy / Doyle, Tom A / Francomano, Clair A / Knight, Dacre R T / Halverson, Colin M E

    Orphanet journal of rare diseases

    2024  Volume 19, Issue 1, Page(s) 122

    Abstract: Background: The Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes (EDS) are a group of connective tissue disorders that are hereditary in nature and characterized by joint hypermobility and tissue fragility. The complex nature of this unique patient population requires ... ...

    Abstract Background: The Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes (EDS) are a group of connective tissue disorders that are hereditary in nature and characterized by joint hypermobility and tissue fragility. The complex nature of this unique patient population requires multidisciplinary care, but appropriate centers for such care do not exist in large portions of the country. Need for more integrated services has been identified in Chicagoland, or Chicago and its suburbs. In order to explore and begin to address barriers to seeking appropriate care facing EDS patients in this region, we developed an online survey which we circulated through EDS social media groups for Chicagoland patients.
    Results: Three hundred and nine unique respondents participated. We found that there exists a strong medical need for and interest in the development of a center in the region, and participants reported that, if made available to them, they would make extensive and regular use of such a facility.
    Conclusions: We conclude that the establishment of a collaborative medical center specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of EDS, Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder, and related disorders in the Chicagoland area would greatly benefit patients by providing comprehensive care, alleviate the burden on overworked healthcare providers, and contribute to the sustainability of medical facilities.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome/diagnosis ; Connective Tissue Diseases ; Joint Instability/diagnosis ; Surveys and Questionnaires
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-03-14
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2225857-7
    ISSN 1750-1172 ; 1750-1172
    ISSN (online) 1750-1172
    ISSN 1750-1172
    DOI 10.1186/s13023-024-03109-w
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  4. Article: Patient Interest in the Development of a Center for Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome/Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder in the Chicagoland Region.

    Wagner, Wendy / Doyle, Tom / Francomano, Clair / Knight, Dacre / Halverson, Colin

    Research square

    2023  

    Abstract: Background: The Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes (EDS) are a set of connective tissue disorders that are hereditary in nature and characterized by joint hypermobility and tissue fragility. The complex nature of this unique patient population requires ... ...

    Abstract Background: The Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes (EDS) are a set of connective tissue disorders that are hereditary in nature and characterized by joint hypermobility and tissue fragility. The complex nature of this unique patient population requires multidisciplinary care, but appropriate centers for such care do not exist in large portions of the country. Need for more integrated services has been identified in the Chicagoland region. In order to explore and begin to address barriers to seeking out appropriate care facing EDS patients in this region, we developed an online survey which we circulated through EDS social media groups for Chicagoland patients.
    Results: Three hundred and nine unique respondents participated. We found that there exists a strong medical need for and interest in the development of a center in the region, and participants reported that, if made available to them, that they would make extensive and regular use of such a facility.
    Conclusions: We conclude that the establishment of a collaborative medical center specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of EDS, HSD, and related disorders in the Chicagoland area would greatly benefit patients by providing comprehensive care, alleviate the burden on overworked healthcare providers, and generate revenue for medical facilities.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-07-14
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Preprint
    DOI 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3034682/v1
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  5. Article ; Online: COL1A1 and COL1A2 variants in Ehlers-Danlos syndrome phenotypes and COL1-related overlap disorder.

    Venable, Elise / Knight, Dacre R T / Thoreson, Emily K / Baudhuin, Linnea M

    American journal of medical genetics. Part C, Seminars in medical genetics

    2023  Volume 193, Issue 2, Page(s) 147–159

    Abstract: Pathogenic variants in COL1A1 and COL1A2 are involved in osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) and, rarely, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) subtypes and OI-EDS overlap syndromes (OIEDS1 and OIEDS2, respectively). Here we describe a cohort of 34 individuals with ... ...

    Abstract Pathogenic variants in COL1A1 and COL1A2 are involved in osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) and, rarely, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) subtypes and OI-EDS overlap syndromes (OIEDS1 and OIEDS2, respectively). Here we describe a cohort of 34 individuals with likely pathogenic and pathogenic variants in COL1A1 and COL1A2, 15 of whom have potential OIEDS1 (n = 5) or OIEDS2 (n = 10). A predominant OI phenotype and COL1A1 frameshift variants are present in 4/5 cases with potential OIEDS1. On the other hand, 9/10 potential OIEDS2 cases have a predominant EDS phenotype, including four with an initial diagnosis of hypermobile EDS (hEDS). An additional case with a predominant EDS phenotype had a COL1A1 arginine-to-cysteine variant that was originally misclassified as a variant of uncertain significance despite this type of variant being associated with classical EDS with vascular fragility. Vascular/arterial fragility was observed in 4/15 individuals (including one individual with an original diagnosis of hEDS), which underscores the unique clinical surveillance and management needs in these patients. In comparison to previously described OIEDS1/2, we observed differentiating features that should be considered to refine currently proposed criteria for genetic testing in OIEDS, which will be beneficial for diagnosis and management. Additionally, these results highlight the importance of gene-specific knowledge for informed variant classification and point to a potential genetic resolution (COL1A2) for some cases of clinically diagnosed hEDS.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Collagen Type I, alpha 1 Chain ; Mutation ; Collagen Type I/genetics ; Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome/genetics ; Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome/diagnosis ; Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome/pathology ; Osteogenesis Imperfecta/diagnosis ; Osteogenesis Imperfecta/genetics ; Osteogenesis Imperfecta/pathology ; Phenotype
    Chemical Substances Collagen Type I, alpha2 Subunit ; Collagen Type I, alpha 1 Chain ; Collagen Type I ; COL1A2 protein, human
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-03-09
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2108622-9
    ISSN 1552-4876 ; 0148-7299 ; 1552-4868
    ISSN (online) 1552-4876
    ISSN 0148-7299 ; 1552-4868
    DOI 10.1002/ajmg.c.32038
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  6. Article ; Online: SARS-CoV-2 serological testing changes disease management in a PCR-negative patient.

    Knight, Dacre / Irizarry-Alvarado, Joan

    BMJ case reports

    2020  Volume 13, Issue 8

    Abstract: Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare providers worldwide have faced many obstacles in the diagnostic evaluation of patients for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, the causative virus. Even with the application of ... ...

    Abstract Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare providers worldwide have faced many obstacles in the diagnostic evaluation of patients for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, the causative virus. Even with the application of statistical inference by Bayes' theorem to estimate the probability of a diagnosis, with and without testing capabilities, some cases may still carry a degree of uncertainty. This has important implications for limiting the spread of disease. The basis for isolation and quarantine is a known diagnosis. This case is an example of a diagnostic conundrum that required more thorough use of testing methods, particularly serological testing, to guide the isolation recommendations for a patient with COVID-19. This will be helpful to other diagnosticians by providing an example of how serological findings may be effectively applied in the course of individual COVID-19 management.
    MeSH term(s) Bayes Theorem ; Betacoronavirus ; COVID-19 ; Coronavirus Infections/blood ; Coronavirus Infections/diagnosis ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Female ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Pandemics ; Pneumonia, Viral/blood ; Pneumonia, Viral/diagnosis ; Polymerase Chain Reaction ; Reproducibility of Results ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Serologic Tests/methods
    Keywords covid19
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-08-11
    Publishing country England
    Document type Case Reports ; Journal Article
    ISSN 1757-790X
    ISSN (online) 1757-790X
    DOI 10.1136/bcr-2020-237239
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  7. Article ; Online: Religion in the US during the time of a Pandemic: A Medical Perspective.

    Knight, Dacre / Dudenkov, Daniel V / Cheshire, William P

    Journal of religion and health

    2021  Volume 60, Issue 5, Page(s) 3177–3192

    Abstract: Approximately 80% of Americans identify as religious. As physicians caring for patients with COVID-19, we have seen both positive and negative effects of religious activity during the pandemic. Religious worship generally supports close social ... ...

    Abstract Approximately 80% of Americans identify as religious. As physicians caring for patients with COVID-19, we have seen both positive and negative effects of religious activity during the pandemic. Religious worship generally supports close social interaction, which provides many benefits, especially in mental health, but it can also contradict infection control measures. These forces do not necessarily have to be in opposition to each other. Herein, we present three case vignettes of religious patients who were infected with and recovered from COVID-19. We review the potential benefits and risks of religious activity in the current pandemic, as supported by the medical literature. Finally, we offer some thoughts on how to engage with patients so that the benefits of both religious activity and public health measures are optimized.
    MeSH term(s) COVID-19 ; Humans ; Mental Health ; Pandemics/prevention & control ; Religion ; SARS-CoV-2 ; United States
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-08-02
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2017250-3
    ISSN 1573-6571 ; 0022-4197
    ISSN (online) 1573-6571
    ISSN 0022-4197
    DOI 10.1007/s10943-021-01366-8
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  8. Article: A retrospective analysis of the prevalence and impact of associated comorbidities on fibromyalgia outcomes in a tertiary care center.

    Rivera, Fernando A / Munipalli, Bala / Allman, Madeleine E / Hodge, David O / Wieczorek, Mikolaj A / Wang, Benjamin / Abril, Andy / Perlman, Adam / Knight, Dacre / Bruce, Barbara

    Frontiers in medicine

    2024  Volume 10, Page(s) 1301944

    Abstract: Background: This retrospective study was designed to analyze the prevalence and impact of associated comorbidities on fibromyalgia (FM) outcomes (functionality, pain, depression levels) for patients who participated in an intensive multicomponent ... ...

    Abstract Background: This retrospective study was designed to analyze the prevalence and impact of associated comorbidities on fibromyalgia (FM) outcomes (functionality, pain, depression levels) for patients who participated in an intensive multicomponent clinical program in a tertiary care center.
    Methods: Participants included a sample of 411 patients diagnosed with FM at a large tertiary medical center using the 2016 ACR criteria. Patients completed an intensive 2-day cognitive behavioral treatment (CBT) program, filled out the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire Revised (FIQR), the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D), the Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS), and were followed for 6 months after treatment completion.
    Results: The FM associated comorbidities in this cohort that had significant impact on the measured outcome domains after treatment program completed were Obesity (FIQR
    Conclusion: The present study suggests that addressing obesity may significantly impact outcomes in FM patients.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-15
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2775999-4
    ISSN 2296-858X
    ISSN 2296-858X
    DOI 10.3389/fmed.2023.1301944
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  9. Article ; Online: Post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC): a meta-narrative review of pathophysiology, prevalence, and management.

    Munipalli, Bala / Seim, Lynsey / Dawson, Nancy L / Knight, Dacre / Dabrh, Abd Moain Abu

    SN comprehensive clinical medicine

    2022  Volume 4, Issue 1, Page(s) 90

    Abstract: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Over 220 countries and territories have been affected by this virus, and the infection rate has continued to rise. As patients recover from the ...

    Abstract Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Over 220 countries and territories have been affected by this virus, and the infection rate has continued to rise. As patients recover from the virus, many are experiencing lingering symptoms. Understanding the impact of demographics and comorbidities on symptom prevalence, manifestations, and severity is not only relevant during acute infection, it is critical to the clinical management of patients with post-acute sequelae of COVID-19, also known as PASC. Herein, we provide a comprehensive review on the most recent research related to PASC. Specifically, we focus on the description of the disorder itself, compared to acute COVID-19, and which types of patients are most affected by long-term sequelae. Further, we share recommendations for management of the most common complications of PASC.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-04-04
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2947211-8
    ISSN 2523-8973 ; 2523-8973
    ISSN (online) 2523-8973
    ISSN 2523-8973
    DOI 10.1007/s42399-022-01167-4
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  10. Article: SARS-CoV-2 serological testing changes disease management in a PCR-negative patient

    Knight, Dacre / Irizarry-Alvarado, Joan

    BMJ case reports

    Abstract: Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare providers worldwide have faced many obstacles in the diagnostic evaluation of patients for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, the causative virus. Even with the application of ... ...

    Abstract Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare providers worldwide have faced many obstacles in the diagnostic evaluation of patients for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, the causative virus. Even with the application of statistical inference by Bayes' theorem to estimate the probability of a diagnosis, with and without testing capabilities, some cases may still carry a degree of uncertainty. This has important implications for limiting the spread of disease. The basis for isolation and quarantine is a known diagnosis. This case is an example of a diagnostic conundrum that required more thorough use of testing methods, particularly serological testing, to guide the isolation recommendations for a patient with COVID-19. This will be helpful to other diagnosticians by providing an example of how serological findings may be effectively applied in the course of individual COVID-19 management.
    Keywords covid19
    Publisher WHO
    Document type Article
    Note WHO #Covidence: #713638
    Database COVID19

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