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Ann C. Long

Researcher at University of Washington

Publications -  36
Citations -  3662

Ann C. Long is an academic researcher from University of Washington. The author has contributed to research in topics: Palliative care & End-of-life care. The author has an hindex of 15, co-authored 33 publications receiving 2390 citations. Previous affiliations of Ann C. Long include University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio & Harborview Medical Center.

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Estimating the Effect of Palliative Care Interventions and Advance Care Planning on ICU Utilization: A Systematic Review*

TL;DR: Patients who received advance care planning or palliative care interventions consistently showed a pattern toward decreased ICU admissions and reduced ICU length of stay and provides a basis for modeling impact on healthcare costs.
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Glutamate causes a loss in human cerebral endothelial barrier integrity through activation of NMDA receptor

TL;DR: Evidence is provided that human cerebral endothelial cells express the message and protein forNMDA receptors, consistent with a model where glutamate, at excitotoxic levels, may lead to a breakdown in the blood brain barrier via activation of NMDA receptors.