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Andrew J Borgert

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Peschman J, Fitzsimmons A, Borgert A, Buisman C, Waller C, Khan F
WMJ . 2024 Nov; 123(5):356-360. PMID: 39509620
Introduction: Tube thoracostomy (TT) is used to drain the pleural cavity in the setting of both traumatic and nontraumatic pathologies. Literature has shown that inappropriate tube positioning occurs in 30%...
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Miller J, Borgert A, Fitzsimmons A, Mellion K, Pfeiffer J, Grover B
Surg Obes Relat Dis . 2024 Apr; 20(7):644-651. PMID: 38614928
Background: Many types of cancer have been found to be associated with being overweight or obese. Literature has demonstrated a reduction in cancer risk in patients who have undergone bariatric...
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Sieloff M, Tokarski A, Elliott A, Jacobs P, Borgert A
J Foot Ankle Surg . 2023 Apr; 62(4):610-617. PMID: 37097272
The Scarf osteotomy is a surgical procedure performed to correct a hallux valgus deformity. Multiple studies have supported use of the procedure with favorable outcomes. In contrast, there have been...
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Bomkamp B, Borgert A, Fitzsimmons A, Smith T, Shakhnovich I, Peschman J
WMJ . 2023 Mar; 122(1):38-43. PMID: 36940120
Background: Temporal artery biopsy is ordered when clinical symptoms and an elevated C-reactive protein values and/or erythrocyte sedimentation rates suggest giant cell arteritis. The percentage of temporal artery biopsies positive...
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Meller M, Pfaff B, Borgert A, Richmond C, Athas D, Kenny P, et al.
Am J Infect Control . 2022 Jul; 50(10):1118-1124. PMID: 35868457
Background: While dialysis patients are at greater risk of serious SARS-CoV-2 complications, stringent infection prevention measures can help mitigate infection and transmission risks within dialysis facilities. We describe an outbreak...
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Seiler R, Kallies K, Borgert A, Reetz S, Jarman B
Am Surg . 2022 May; 89(6):2200-2206. PMID: 35567279
Background: Residents of plain communities constitute an underserved minority population that is not reliably captured in contemporary surgical outcomes research. We hypothesized that plain communities (PC) patients would have higher...
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Pfaff B, Richmond C, Sabin A, Athas D, Adams J, Meller M, et al.
Am J Infect Control . 2021 Aug; 49(10):1232-1236. PMID: 34375700
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic poses a particularly high risk for End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) patients so rapid identification of case clusters in ESRD facilities is essential. Nevertheless, with high...
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Agger W, Deviley J, Borgert A, Rasmussen C
Open Forum Infect Dis . 2021 Feb; 8(2):ofaa647. PMID: 33598502
Background: Varicella zoster virus (VZV) has been associated with giant cell arteritis (GCA). The introduction of a live attenuated vaccine against this virus (ZVL) might have changed the incidence of...
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Koball A, Borgert A, Kallies K, Grothe K, Ames G, Gearhardt A
Obes Surg . 2021 Jan; 31(4):1533-1540. PMID: 33405178
Background: The Yale Food Addiction Scale (YFAS) was developed in 2009 to assess food addiction (FA); a revised version was released in 2016 (YFAS 2.0). The objective of this study...
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Rasmussen J, Cogbill T, Borgert A, Frankki S, Kallies K, Roberts J, et al.
Am Surg . 2020 Dec; 88(6):1062-1070. PMID: 33375834
Background: Hypothermia is an uncommon, potentially life-threatening condition. We hypothesized (1) advanced rewarming techniques were more frequent with increased hypothermia severity, (2) active rewarming is increasingly performed with smaller intravascular...