Gregory Graham

TL;DR: The importance of upper and lower respiratory problems and obesity as risk factors for sleep-disordered breathing in children and adolescents is suggested, and increased risk in African Americans appears to be independent of the effects of obesity or respiratory problems.

TL;DR: This study indicates that patient demographic factors, such as race, income level, education and age seem to influence the amount of time physicians spend in almost all communication categories with patients.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the reasoning behind donation decisions of donor-eligible patients' next-of-kin through chart review at hospitals in Ohio and Pennsylvania, and interviewed family decision makers of donor eligible patients (N = 420).

TL;DR: The value of specialty certification and the importance of empowerment amongcritical care nurses are affirmed and the next step in the continued journey toward increasing retention of critical care nurses, and thereby improving patient care, is to evaluate existing programs focused on retention and identify needed enhancements.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors evaluated the feasibility and utility of using acoustic pharyngometry in children, including assessment of the variation of pharyngeal measurements with height, sex, ethnicity, prematurity, and indices of sleep-disordered breathing.