Mayo Clinic proceedings
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Mayo Clinic proceedings · Dec 2023
Diet Quality and Incident Frailty in Adults 65 Years or Older: The Israeli Longitudinal Study on Aging.
To prospectively examine the association between diet quality and frailty incidence in the oldest-old age group. ⋯ In this cohort study of oldest-old participants, improved diet quality was inversely associated with frailty incidence in a dose-dependent manner.
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Mayo Clinic proceedings · Dec 2023
Acute Adverse Events After Iodinated Contrast Agent Administration of 359,977 Injections: A Single-Center Retrospective Study.
To assess the effects of patient variables, examination variables, and seasonality on allergic-like and physiologic reactions to iodinated contrast material (ICM). ⋯ Non-White patients and patients administered iopromide had higher rates of acute reactions compared with White patients and patients administered iohexol. Younger patients (<50 years vs 51 to 60 years), female sex, history of ICM allergy or other allergies, ICM dose, and contrast-enhanced CT location and type also correlated with higher acute reaction rates.
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Mayo Clinic proceedings · Dec 2023
Benefit of Anticoagulation Early After Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement Using Bioprosthetic Valves.
To compare all-cause mortality and thromboembolic events in patients undergoing surgical aortic valve replacement (sAVR) receiving anticoagulation with warfarin versus patients with no systemic anticoagulation. ⋯ During the prescription coverage period, warfarin use after bioprosthetic sAVR was associated with lower all-cause mortality and decreased risk of thromboembolism compared with not receiving warfarin. However, warfarin use was associated with an increased risk of major bleeding events.
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Mayo Clinic proceedings · Dec 2023
Analysis of Medicare Expenditure for Discarded Infused Cancer Therapeutics From 2017-2020.
To explore patterns in Medicare reimbursement for wasted oncologic and hematologic infusion drugs from 2017 to 2020 and estimate the savings that implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) would have had. ⋯ The IIJA could potentially significantly reduce waste or encourage redistribution to treat thousands of additional patients. We propose that a fusion of fixed and weight-based dosing may help reduce wasteful medication administration by offering doses that better accommodate most patients. We anticipate that manufacturers will adapt to the IIJA perhaps by adjusting fixed doses or simply increasing drug prices. If price changes from dose delivery adjustment occur, rebates offered to pharmacy benefit managers and insurers will likely follow suit and may alter formulary positioning.
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Mayo Clinic proceedings · Dec 2023
The Changes of Summer, Swiftly Go the Days, and Fields and Trees, by Rob van Hoek.
Art is integrated into the Mayo Clinic environment. Since the original Mayo Clinic Building was finished in 1914, many pieces have been donated or commissioned for patients and staff to enjoy. Each issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings features a work of art (as interpreted by the author) that is displayed in a building or on the grounds of Mayo Clinic campuses.