Jeegan Parikh

Physical Activity Patterns Among Adults in the United States with Diabetes and Prediabetes: Differences by Country of Birth

Rebecca Duarte, Jeegan Parikh, Ismael Hoare

Background: Physical activity is a crucial component of diabetes prevention and management, yet participation varies across populations. Differences by country of birth may reflect cultural, socioeconomic, and structural factors that influence health behaviors among individuals with diabetic conditions. Objective: To examine the …

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Evaluating the Relationship Between the Introduction of the Acellular Pertussis Vaccine and Whooping Cough Resurgence in the United States

Jeegan Parikh, Ismael Hoare, Ricardo Izurieta

Background/Objectives: The whole cell pertussis vaccine was introduced in the United States in the 1940s and switched to the acellular pertussis vaccine partially in 1992 and completely in 1997. This study examines the relationship between the resurgence of pertussis in the United …

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Acellular Pertussis Vaccine Behind the Reemergence of the Whooping Cough

Jeegan Parikh, Miguel Reina Ortiz, Benjamin M. Jacob, Ricardo Izurieta

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Ecuador Towards Zero Leprosy: A Twenty-Three-Year Retrospective Epidemiologic and Spatiotemporal Analysis of Leprosy in Ecuador

Santiago Hernández‐Bojorge, Tatiana Gardellini, Jeegan Parikh, Neil Rupani et autres

Ecuador has gone through a significant reduction in new cases from 2000 (106) to 2023 (12), suggesting a trend towards zero leprosy. An ecological spatiotemporal study design was used to describe the epidemiological distribution of the disease in the country during 2000-2023. …

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96 The Influence of Consulting Child Protective Care Services on Patients’ Length of Stay in Burns

Bilal Koussayer, Timothy E Nehila, William West, Julia A Morris et autres

Abstract Introduction Child endangerment commonly involves abuse, including burns. Healthcare professionals may feel that consulting Child Protective Services (CPS) unnecessarily prolongs a patient’s length of stay (LOS), as most cases are determined to be not significant for abuse. This study was conducted …

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The prevalence and risk factors of PTSD symptoms among nurses during the COVID‐19 pandemic—A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Santiago Hernández‐Bojorge, Adriana Campos, Jeegan Parikh, Jason W. Beckstead et autres

Since the first reported outbreak in China, the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has raised serious concerns globally. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a severe psychological impact on healthcare workers (HCWs), and especially nurses, who are the most numerous and exposed frontline group. …

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Immediate Lymphatic Reconstruction in 77 Consecutive Breast Cancer Patients: 2-year Follow-up

Nicole K. Le, Brielle Weinstein, Jeegan Parikh, Lokesh A. Coomar et autres

Abstract Background Breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL) is a cyclical, progressive disease that begins at the time of axillary dissection and worsens in the setting of adjuvant oncologic therapies. The paradigm of lymphedema management in these patients is shifting from therapeutic surgeries and …

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Reliable Location of Upper Extremity Lymphatic Channels for Use in Immediate Lymphatic Reconstruction

D’Arcy J. Wainwright, Brielle Weinstein, Nicole K. Le, Jeegan Parikh et autres

BACKGROUND: Breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL) is a limiting sequelae of breast cancer treatment that may negatively impact 30% to 50% of high-risk breast cancer survivors. Risk factors for development of BCRL include axillary lymph node dissection (ALND), and recently, axillary reverse lymphatic …

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Efficacy of Immediate Lymphatic Reconstruction in Prevention of Breast Cancer–Related Lymphedema

Nicole K. Le, Langfeier Liu, Rachel Jesus Cruz, Jeegan Parikh et autres

INTRODUCTION: Breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL) is a chronic condition that can negatively affect the quality of life of breast cancer survivors. Immediate lymphatic reconstruction (ILR) at the time of axillary lymph node dissection is emerging as a technique for the prevention of …

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Efficacy of Immediate Lymphatic Reconstruction in Prevention of Breast Cancer Related Lymphedema

Nicole K. Le, Langfeier Liu, Rachel Cruz, Jeegan Parikh et autres

INTRODUCTION: Breast cancer related lymphedema (BCRL) is a chronic condition resulting in the accumulation of interstitial fluid that can negatively affect the quality of life of breast cancer survivors. Immediate lymphatic reconstruction (ILR) at the time of axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) …

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Biological Determinants of Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 Variants

Ricardo Izurieta, Tatiana Gardellini, Adriana Rolim Campos, Jeegan Parikh

In epidemic and pandemic circumstances, mutant RNA viruses go into a Darwinian selection of species with the predominance of the most transmissible, pathogenic, and virulent variants. Nevertheless, our current knowledge about the determinants of emergence of the new mutants is limited. The …

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Trends in industry-sponsored research in plastic surgery since implementation of the Sunshine Act

Sumun Khetpal, Nicole K. Le, Maham Ahmad, Jeegan Parikh et autres

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