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007). Within each ethnic and racial group, age and male gender were independently predictive of hospitalization. Previously reported preexisting comorbidities contributed to the need for hospitalization in all racial and ethnic groups (

 < .05). However, the observed disparities were less likely related to reported comorbidities, with Latinx and African American patients being admitted at twice the rate of Whites, regardless of such comorbidities.

Latinx and African American patients with COVID-19 have higher rates of hospitalization and ICU admission than White patients. The etiologies of such disparities are likely multifactorial and cannot be explained only by reported comorbidities.

Latinx and African American patients with COVID-19 have higher rates of hospitalization and ICU admission than White patients. The etiologies of such disparities are likely multifactorial and cannot be explained only by reported comorbidities.

Understanding health worker awareness, attitudes, and self-confidence in the workplace can inform local and global responses toward emerging infectious threats, like the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Availability of accessible personal protective equipment (PPE) is vital to effective care and prevention.

We conducted a cross-sectional survey from February 24 to 28, 2020, to assess COVID-19 preparedness among health workers. In addition, we assessed trends from search engine web crawling and text-mining data trending over the Sina Weibo platform from January 1 to March 3, 2020. Data were abstracted on Chinese outbreak preparedness.

In the survey, we engaged 6350 persons, of whom 1065 agreed to participate, and after an eligibility logic check, 1052 participated (16.6%). We accessed 412 internet posts as to PPE availability. Health workers who were satisfied with current preparedness to address COVID-19 were more likely to be female, to obtain knowledge about the severe acute respiratory s in China.

Human papillomavirus (HPV) infections are the etiologic agents of genital warts (GW). HPV is one of the most frequent sexually transmitted viral infections, and nearly 65% of individuals with partners who have GW also develop GW. In Russia, as in many other countries, overall GW prevalence data are scarce. Given the lack of Russian data, our study estimated GW prevalence in physician practices and GW-related health care resource use in Russia among male and female patients aged 18-60 years.

Russian physicians recorded daily patient logs for a two-week period and conducted a 30-minute survey to estimate GW prevalence and related resource use between January and June 2012. Age, gender, and GW diagnosis status was recorded. Prevalence was obtained for each physician and calculated into a single estimate across all physician types. Overall prevalence estimate and 95% confidence interval were weighted by the estimated number of physicians in each specialty and the proportion of total patients visiting each spevalence estimate in Russia not previously available.

GW is a significant public health concern in Russia, and the GW prevalence was higher in female patients compared to male patients.

GW is a significant public health concern in Russia, and the GW prevalence was higher in female patients compared to male patients.

The association of geriatric syndromes and economic outcomes among patients who are undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) remains unknown.

A retrospective observational study using the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) from 2011 to 2014 was conducted with 7078 patients who were 65 years or older and underwent TAVR. The average hospital cost was US$58 703 (± SD 29 777) and length of stay (LOS) was 8.1 days (±7.20). The rates of delirium, dementia, and frailty were 8.0%, 6.1%, and 10.5%, respectively. From a multivariable generalized linear regression, delirium increased the cost by 31.5% (95% CI 25.41~37.92) and LOS by 70.3% (95% CI 60.20~83.38). Frailty increased the cost by 7.4% (95% CI 3.44~11.53) and the LOS by 22.6% (95% CI 15.15~30.55). Dementia had no significant association with either outcome. When the interactions of the geriatric syndromes were tested for association with the outcomes, delirium in the absence of dementia but presence of frailty showed the strongest association wfor health care providers and administrators in planning for efficient care strategy to lower health care expenditure in the hospital for older adults who underwent TAVR.[This corrects the article DOI 10.1177/2325967120920851.].

Return to sports is an important outcome in ensuring patient satisfaction after knee-replacement surgery. However, few studies have directly compared unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA), total knee arthroplasty (TKA), and patellofemoral arthroplasty (PFA).

TKA will result in lower rates of return to sports than either UKA and PFA due to increased complexity and invasiveness.

Cohort study; Level of evidence, 3.

Patients who underwent UKA, TKA, or PFA with 1 to 2 years of follow-up were sent a questionnaire regarding return to sports, satisfaction with return to sports, pain, the University of California, Los Angeles activity scale, and the High Activity Arthroplasty Score (HAAS). The patients who underwent either TKA or UKA were matched 21 with regard to age and sex to patients who underwent PFA. Differences were compared using analysis of variance,

tests, and chi-square tests.

A total of 202 patients were eligible. After matching, the final cohort consisted of 23 PFA patients, 46 UKA patient TKA and PFA. No differences were found in improvement after surgery, suggesting that preoperative differences were reflected postoperatively. AS1842856 clinical trial These findings inform shared decision making and can help to manage patient expectations after surgery.

Superior capsular reconstruction (SCR) for massive, irreparable rotator cuff tears has become more widely used recently; however, ideal tensioning of the graft and the influence on joint kinematics remain unknown.

The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of graft tensioning on glenohumeral joint kinematics after SCR using a dermal allograft. The hypothesis was that a graft fixed under tension would result in increased glenohumeral abduction motion and decreased cumulative deltoid forces compared with a nontensioned graft.

Controlled laboratory study.

A total of 10 fresh-frozen cadaveric shoulders were tested using a dynamic shoulder simulator. Each shoulder underwent the following 4 conditions (1) native, (2) simulated irreparable supraspinatus (SSP) tear, (3) SCR using a nontensioned acellular dermal allograft, and (4) SCR using a graft tensioned with 30 to 35 N. Mean values for maximum glenohumeral abduction and cumulative deltoid forces were recorded. The critical shoulder angle (CSA) was also assessed.