Toxin assay is more reliable than ICD-9 data and less time-consuming than chart review for public reporting of Clostridium difficile hospital case ratesJames A Welker
University of Maryland School of Medicine, MedStar Research Institute, Anne Arundel Health System, Baltimore, MD, USA
J Hosp Med 7:170-5. 2012
..1% mortality. Governmental agencies have recommended surveillance, but reporting increases health care costs. We sought to identify a reliable method of reporting CDAD that will not significantly increase health care costs...
The percutaneous needle biopsy is safe and recommended in the diagnosis of musculoskeletal massesJ A Welker
Washington Cancer Institute, Washington, District of Columbia 20010, USA
Cancer 89:2677-86. 2000
..The purpose of this study was to analyze the role of percutaneous core needle biopsy in the diagnosis of musculoskeletal sarcomas...
- Repeat needle biopsies combined with clinical observation are safe and accurate in the management of a solitary pulmonary nodule
James A Welker
Hospitalist Section, Department of Internal Medicine, Harbor Hospital Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Cancer 103:599-607. 2005
..Sixty percent of removed solitary pulmonary nodules (SPNs) are benign. An approach that reduces the unnecessary excision of benign nodules is consistent with the oncologic objective of organ preservation...
- Implementation of electronic data capture systems: barriers and solutions
James A Welker
University of Maryland School of Medicine, and Franklin Square Clinical Research Center, Franklin Square Hospital Center, 9000 Franklin Square Drive, Baltimore MD 21237, USA
Contemp Clin Trials 28:329-36. 2007
..This review discusses these barriers and potential solutions that can assist the clinical trial industry in achieving more wide-spread EDC use and the resulting improvement in operating efficiencies...
- Antibiotic timing and errors in diagnosing pneumonia
James A Welker
Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, and Franklin Square Clinical Research Center, Franklin Square Hospital Center, Baltimore, MD 21237, USA
Arch Intern Med 168:351-6. 2008
..We asked whether these time pressures might also have negative effects on the accuracy of diagnosis of pneumonia...
- Diagnosis of primary bone tumors with image-guided percutaneous biopsy: experience with 110 tumors
James S Jelinek
Department of Radiology, Washington Hospital Center, 110 Irving St NW, Washington, DC 20010, USA
Radiology 223:731-7. 2002
..To determine the diagnostic accuracy of image-guided percutaneous biopsy in 110 primary bone tumors of varying internal compositions...
- An approach to the diagnosis and treatment of cryofibrinogenemia
Tshering D Amdo
Hospitalist Section, Department of Internal Medicine, Harbor Hospital Center, Baltimore, Maryland 21225, USA
Am J Med 116:332-7. 2004
..Diagnostic criteria are outlined, and therapies are assessed critically. This information should help clinicians in establishing a diagnosis of cryofibrinogenemia and initiating treatment...
