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Heather N. Watson
Researcher at Exponent
Publications - 38
Citations - 2141
Heather N. Watson is an academic researcher from Exponent. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Population. The author has an hindex of 12, co-authored 32 publications receiving 1735 citations.
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Economic Burden of Periprosthetic Joint Infection in the United States
Steven M. Kurtz,Steven M. Kurtz,Edmund Lau,Heather N. Watson,Jordana K. Schmier,Javad Parvizi +5 more
TL;DR: The patient and clinical factors influencing the economic burden of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) in the United States are characterized and the annual cost of infected revisions to US hospitals increased from $320 million to $566 million during the study period and was projected to exceed $1.62 billion by 2020.
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Dairy consumption and CVD: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Dominik D. Alexander,Lauren C. Bylsma,Ashley J. Vargas,Sarah S. Cohen,Abigail Doucette,Muhima Mohamed,Sarah R. Irvin,Paula E. Miller,Heather N. Watson,Jon P. Fryzek +9 more
TL;DR: The results of this meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies of dairy intake and CVD have shown that dairy consumption may be associated with reduced risks of CVD, although additional data are needed to more comprehensively examine potential dose-response patterns.
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Infection risk for primary and revision instrumented lumbar spine fusion in the Medicare population.
Steven M. Kurtz,Edmund Lau,Kevin L. Ong,Leah Y. Carreon,Heather N. Watson,Todd J. Albert,Steven D. Glassman +6 more
TL;DR: The high incidence of infection following instrumented lumbar fusion warrants increased focus on infection risk mitigation, especially for patients with comorbid conditions.
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Use of electronic medical records (EMR) for oncology outcomes research: assessing the comparability of EMR information to patient registry and health claims data
Edmund Lau,Fionna Mowat,Michael A. Kelsh,Jason C. Legg,Nicole M. Engel-Nitz,Heather N. Watson,Helen L. Collins,Robert J. Nordyke,Joanna L. Whyte +8 more
TL;DR: Assessing the utility of using EMR data in population-based cancer research by comparing a database of EMRs from community oncology clinics against Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) cancer registry data and two claims databases (Medicare and commercial claims).
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Liposomal Bupivacaine: A Comparative Study of More Than 1000 Total Joint Arthroplasty Cases.
John W. Barrington,Oluseun Olugbode,Scott Lovald,Kevin L. Ong,Heather N. Watson,Roger H. Emerson +5 more
TL;DR: A large series of patients who had TJA experienced pain relief after the introduction of liposomal bupivacaine as part of an established multimodal protocol.