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  • Sheps Center publications from PubMed

    Failure to Rescue After Surgery for Pancreatic Cancer: A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis of Risk Factors and Safety Strategies
    - Masashi Uramatsu

    Background: Failure to rescue (FTR), defined as death after major postoperative complications, is a critical quality indicator in pancreatic cancer surgery. Despite advances in surgical techniques and perioperative care, FTR rates remain high and vary across institutions. Methods: This systematic review uses a narrative synthesis followed by PRISMA 2020. A PubMed search (1992-2025) identified 83 studies; after screening, 52 studies (2010-2025) were included. Eligible designs were registry-based, [...]

    Defining the evolving field of culinary medicine across multiple domains
    - Caitlin A Hildebrand

    Culinary medicine is an evolving field that spans multiple professions and settings. Prior definitions of culinary medicine may not reflect the expansion of this discipline or the variety of key stakeholders engaged in culinary medicine. To address the need for an updated definition of what culinary medicine means, a working group consisting of a variety of roles and professional/community settings was assembled to reach a consensus definition that is reflective of the current landscape of [...]

    Clinical Consequences Associated With Bypassing Local Surgical Care for Urgent and Emergent Surgery
    - Mustafa Abid

    CONCLUSIONS: Rural patients bypassing local surgery have an increased ICU admission risk and prolonged LOS. The bypass effect on clinical outcomes is sensitive to bypass definitions. [...]

    Food Insecurity Interventions to Improve Blood Pressure: The Healthy Food First Factorial Randomized Clinical Trial
    - Seth A Berkowitz

    CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: In this randomized comparative effectiveness trial, a food subsidy produced a moderate reduction in SBP and DBP compared with a delivered food box. Offering lifestyle counseling and a longer benefit duration did not produce better blood pressure outcomes. Food insecurity declined from baseline in all groups, but did not differ between groups. [...]

    Acceptance and Adoption of Artificial Intelligence Among Cancer Survivors Seeking Information: A Literature Review
    - Prabal Chourasia

    With artificial intelligence (AI) on the rise in healthcare, we investigated the acceptance and adoption of AI among cancer survivors who are seeking information. We searched 3 databases-PubMed, Scopus, and CINAHL for original research studies examining cancer survivors' acceptance and adoption of AI while seeking information. We screened 858 articles, resulting in the inclusion of 12 studies. Cancer survivors' perceived benefits of AI include diagnostic accuracy, improved healthcare access, and [...]